How about a Pass Aleph 30 for the amp & use your Arcam for the pre?
I would also suggest some aftermarket PC's & outlets. If you're happy with the Signal Cable, go that route, although I've not used them myself.
As for tweaks, check out the tweak/DIY section on AA. An audio bud here in town has gone on an "isolation device binge" and has a pretty decent report on affordable tweaks.
I'm guessing your room has you pretty limited with speaker placement but if you're able, you might want to play around with positioning, including toe-in. This can make a huge difference, per the following example. I just finished listening to the VR-1's, as I had new socks put on the top modules of my VR4's. I positioned them on top of the bottom modules & just by changing the toe-in one inch was able to get a substantially better soundstage. I spent 4 months on spkr. positioning, so thought just lining them up with the bottom modules would yield similar results-not quite.
You didn't mention if you had the VR's on stands or not, as with a new "crawler", that might not be practical, although that would give you the best chance for adjustment. You could just put the stands out of reach until you're ready for a serious listening session.
Good luck!
I would also suggest some aftermarket PC's & outlets. If you're happy with the Signal Cable, go that route, although I've not used them myself.
As for tweaks, check out the tweak/DIY section on AA. An audio bud here in town has gone on an "isolation device binge" and has a pretty decent report on affordable tweaks.
I'm guessing your room has you pretty limited with speaker placement but if you're able, you might want to play around with positioning, including toe-in. This can make a huge difference, per the following example. I just finished listening to the VR-1's, as I had new socks put on the top modules of my VR4's. I positioned them on top of the bottom modules & just by changing the toe-in one inch was able to get a substantially better soundstage. I spent 4 months on spkr. positioning, so thought just lining them up with the bottom modules would yield similar results-not quite.
You didn't mention if you had the VR's on stands or not, as with a new "crawler", that might not be practical, although that would give you the best chance for adjustment. You could just put the stands out of reach until you're ready for a serious listening session.
Good luck!