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The Next Upgrade is What?

Like many I am thinking of the next improvement to my system and want to do so without spending much money. The room has been tuned and tweaked pretty well.
The basic gear is as follows: Snell CV speakers, 2 NAD 2700 amps, Linn Kolektor pre. Rotel RCC 1055 cd, APC H10 conditioner, Straightwire Virtuoso speaker cables and Naim speaker cable. Monster interconnects pre to cd and Straightwire pre to amps.
The wall receptacle is one of Mr Porter's little projects but the power cable to the conditioner is original APC. The power cables on both amps a hard wired in. ouch. So I was thinking what would give me the greatest level of improvement short of replacing components? I have those giant Soundlabs on my wish list with Santa but he just filed bankruptcy I am told. Would the power cord to the APC conditioner be best. Can I rewire the amp pwer cord myself? Hey how about those naim cables on the top half of my speakers? Thanks in advance.
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jtwrace
443 posts
 
Room acoustic treatments. no matter what equipment you put in your room, you will benefit from them. Also, the least amount spent and the biggest gain. Last, the most overlooked part of a stereo.

http://www.gikacoustics.com/index.html
unclejeff
1,313 posts
 
go to www.fatwyre.com

They have a cable lending library (not advertised...you gotta call them) and do some fun trials.

UJ
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thewebgeek
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You need to replace the cable connecting your source to your preamp. That will make the most difference, and is definitely in need of changing.
blindjim
3,092 posts
 
yep... cables. Specifically ICs. Next, speaker cabling. nextly the power cord to the conditioner... and/or another step up in conditioner... in that order.
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