Simao - Let me throw you a curve ball . . . all your current gear will sound better with acoustical room treatments! Best darn upgrade you can make. It isn't a bright shiny new toy like an amp or whatever but it can be used to widen soundstage, attentuate bass modal peaks that muddy the mid's and highs, reduce annoying flutter echoes, and much more. Unless you are sitting very near field, what you're hearing is something akin to 50% equipment and 50% room effects. Taking the DIY route allows the most flexibility, cost savings and the option of over engineering it if you like to meet your room's unique requirements. Oh yah, buy yourself an acoustical measurement tool such as Dayton Audio OmniMic which is an essential tool! Goood luck.
What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice?
So, in a qualifying question for the First World problem department, here's my current system:
1. Triangle Titus 202 monitors
2. Rotel 1072 cd player
3. Sophia Electric Baby Amp (upgraded caps, etc; new tubes 10w/ch)
4. Mapleshade speaker cables
5. Nordost IC's
Which component to upgrade? Or should I be happy with the sweet little system I have and deny the audio bug any further entrance? I like my sound, but it's still a bit too little of a presence than I'm looking for.
Any advice? Budget is under $1000
Thank you in advance.
1. Triangle Titus 202 monitors
2. Rotel 1072 cd player
3. Sophia Electric Baby Amp (upgraded caps, etc; new tubes 10w/ch)
4. Mapleshade speaker cables
5. Nordost IC's
Which component to upgrade? Or should I be happy with the sweet little system I have and deny the audio bug any further entrance? I like my sound, but it's still a bit too little of a presence than I'm looking for.
Any advice? Budget is under $1000
Thank you in advance.