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What component to upgrade next?

Looking to upgrade a major component. Budget ~5k. 
Here’s my current set up. Listen to 50/50 vinyl/digital.

Parasound P5
Parasouund A21
Revel F208s + Gaia 2s
Project DC Carbon + Isoacoustics Delos
Chord Cutest DAC
Bluesound node 2i
Nordost Blue Heaven interconnects for everything
Nordost Hemidal power cables
Isotek power conditioner

Open to ideas for minor upgrades as well. 

Thanks!
etherscreen
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jjss49
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to what end?

what about the sound of the system needs improvement?
etherscreen OP
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Looking to improve the overall quality of the listening experience - soundstage, sense of space, etc.
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jjss49
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you should try a tube pre or dac

if you like parasound their jc2 would be terrific

lots of tube r2r dacs, more ’real’ musicality than qutest

search the threads for either category, many good ones to choose from
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millercarbon
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Unless you like the lively thin not quite there Nordost sound you might try Synergistic. Much more full, excellent soundstage and sense of space. 

$5k will get you some speaker cables and/or interconnect that will transform your system and redefine what you thought wire could do.
etherscreen OP
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what tube preamps would mate well with the Revel F208s and A21?
big_greg
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When your turntable platform costs almost as much as your turntable, the turntable might be a weak link.
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lowrider57
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+1 big_greg.

Upgrade TT and cart if you really play vinyl 50% of the time.
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millercarbon
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Looking to improve the overall quality of the listening experience - soundstage, sense of space, etc.

You would be shocked at the degree to which you can improve these things for $5k with:Synergistic Orange fuses, HFT, ECT, and PHT. You could do full room and system and have plenty left over for- 

Nobsound springs- turntable, speakers, amp.
Cable Elevators.

And that's just the stuff I'm allowed to talk about on-line.

rikkitik
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what tube preamps would mate well with the Revel F208s and A21?
Unfortunately, I believe the A21 has a 33k input impedance. Most tube pre’s would have a rolled off low end driving that impedance.
You would need to look closely at the coupling caps the pre under consideration is built with.
Though the pre's output impedance will play a role, you would probably want at least 2uf minimum, that would get you to about 25hz.
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