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will a receiver upgrade make a enough difference

I am wondering with my setup if I would really notice the difference in upgrading receivers. Currently I have an older model Mitsubishi pro-logic receiver. I am looking at upgrading to a DD, DTS/ES.... receiver. With my current mid to low-fi speakers will I notice the difference in sound?

My speakers include:
Mission towers (M73) fronts
Polk Monitor CS100 center
Sony SA-WM500 subwoofer
Bose AM 5 satellites rear

Would upgrading my receiver make a noticeable difference in sound, or is it something that I wouldn't notice too much with those speakers?
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tobias
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My experience is that _any_ speaker, except perhaps one that's broken already, will let you hear an improvement in upstream equipment.

To try this out, maybe you could take your speakers in to a store which sells really good stuff--like maybe an Audio Refinement multichannel preamp--and see if they will let you hear the difference when you go _way_ up the scale.

Then decide if a receiver upgrade will make a big enough difference. You may discover you prefer to wait until you can afford to take a giant step.
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