upgrade from Peachtree Deco 65 to Nova 150s (with Reference 3a MM de Capo-i speakers)?


Hi, I'm wondering if it's time to upgrade my Peachtree Deco 65, which is about 6 years old, to drive my Reference 3a speakers, which are about the same age.  I mainly listen to lossless recordings from my Macbook and the room's about 18 by 20, with 12 foot ceilings. There are pretty good deals on reconditioned Nova 150s at the manufacturer for $1200.  Would this make a noticeable difference in audio quality in the Audiogon community's opinion?  I'm not a real audiophile or anything b!ut love listening to quality music and have learned a lot from posters here.  Thank you very much for your thoughts
rbullock

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Is there something that you feel you are missing and hence the change or is this more of the "audiophile I have to change because I have not changed anything in awhile" feeling? No shame in that as we all have done it, are doing it or will do it soon. The de Capo speakers are pretty efficient if I recall correctly so I am assuming the 65 refers to the current watts per channel? More power is usually not a bad thing but again, your speakers are pretty efficient.
How about this? Are the deals being offered including a free trial? If so, try the 150 and see what you think. If you like it better, great! If not, all you are out is some shipping and a few hours to repack the 150 and ship it back. I can honestly say that for me, there are times that I have made a change even though I was not really all that serious and it was more of a spur of the moment thing, and those often have giving me the most pleasure as opposed to over-thinking something.
I hope that helps somewhat. I cannot recommend the Nova 150 directly but even if I had heard it I would always strongly suggest that you try it in your home with your gear as there is so much to this "system synergy" thing. What is cool in my home might very well be poop in your home.
Good luck!