Upgrade speakers or DAC


Next upgrade is going to be either Front L/R speakers or streamer. Current speakers are Sonus Faber Olympica III, looking to upgrade to Il Cremonese. Streamer is Cambridge Audio Edge NQ looking to upgrade to dCS Rossini APEX.
Which upgrade will make the most significant improvement?

 

s2ssports

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i only listen to music in 2 channel, but current system:

Dedicated 20amp line

AQ Niagara Edison outlet

AQ Dragon power cords and interconnects throughout

AQ Thunderbird Biwire speaker cables for Front LR 

AQ Thunderbird Zero speaker cable for Center Channel

AQ Vodka Ethernet cable

AQ Niagara 7000

McIntosh C2500

McIntosh MC1.2kw (X3 for LCR)

McIntosh MX160

Mcintosh MC207

McIntosh MCD205

Cambridge Audio Edge NQ

Fisher MT-6225 Turntable

PS5

Sonus Faber Olympica III

Sonus Faber Olympica I

Sonus Faber Vox 

REL 212 SE (X2) 

Thank you all for your input!

@johnread57 yes, significant jump from Cambridge Audio Edge NQ to dCS Rossini Apex. I have taken my CA to a dCS dealer and compared the two using the same components in the same room....and WOW. 

@aewarren this rabbit hole is almost never-ending! I think these two will end up being my last upgrades and then call it quits. 

@soix I've had a couple dealers advise me that the Cambridge is the weakest link in my system as well, even tho it is their top of the line. 

@curiousjim The G5's are amazing speakers, they really are. You will definitely enjoy them. I have compared them without subs to my Olympica III's with dual REL 212 SE's and to my ears, they sound about the same. That is why I am looking further up the line.  

@kerrybh Thanks. The SF Il Cremonese are beautiful to look at and sound amazing. 

@deep_333 I'm looking for just "more" I guess. When I listened to the Rossini Apex there was more separation, more instruments, more voice, more bass, the sound enveloped the room just more. In listening to the Il Cremonese, I guess it did the same in comparison to the Olympica III.