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Upgrade question

I recently bought the Cary 303 cd player and am now thinking about taking my next upgrade step. I have:

Musical Fidelity A220 integ amp
Epos 11 speakers
Home Grown Silver Lace interconnects
Synergistic Research speaker cables

I listen almost exclusively to classical (vocal, instrumental, chamber -- some opera and orchestral)

What should I upgrade next. I was thinking about upgrading the amp. I would like to spend under $3500 for the amp. I've heard good things about the Odyssey Stratos, friends have Pass monoblocks, I've coveted but never heard Rowland Concentra. What would people recommend (either integrated or separates) for this price that would be a good fit witht he Cary cdp?

I've not looked at speakers in a long time so I don't really have a direction or price-range at this time. Any suggestions here would be appreciated.

thanks,
bob
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I would definitely go with seperates. $3500 may not buy you as much true hifi new, but you'd be amazed at what you can pick up on the audiogon line used or wholesale

An amp and preamp from Audio Research, Rogue, Sonic Frontiers, Bat, Joule. Tube preamp and solid state amp is a good combo

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