Preamp or power amp has more impact to resolution?

...which upgrade that can provide more impact...

... at the end of day: the Quality of your Speaker Drivers and the sensitivity after
the X-over

speaker upgrade...

you could also add, do consider the integrity of the designer and builder of your prospective speaker.

Wow, seems that I need to change the whole of my system :)
Seems that I have to use my charm to let dealers to show case, see and let my ear to decide.

Thanks again

Two things, source and preamp. I recently replaced a laser in an older Rega Apollo CD Player and that $25 part just made the CDP sound so much better in clarity/resolution. It has me thinking that over time, the laser gets worn out. Clarity and resoltion were a hugh improvement. I will be experimenting with older CDPs to see if this is consistant. That being said, the preamp also has a big impact on clarity/resolution. I build direct heated triode, transfomer coupled preamps and no conventional preamp can match what this does basically because there are no caps in the signal path.

Happy Listening.

Hi Gondo,

You need to find out what is your weakest link and replace it.

The source needs to read ever bit of information on the disc and pass it to the preamp. The preamp must be able to retain this information and allow for volume adjustment without changing a thing and send it along to the amp.

While keeping the signal intact the amp needs to amplify that signal without coloration and be able to drive the speakers well that they are connected to. Something that IMO often is taken too lightly .... and if the speakers are not highly resolving, set up properly and interact with the room well it is all for nothing.

I believe when a system gets to a certain level all these things matter equally. Best of luck to you.

enjoy,
Tom