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Upgrade order? Preamp, amp, speakers

HI, I am beginning to plan my upgrade from my current midfi system to hopefully a great hifi system that will last me for a while. I will have to do this upgrade over a 2 year period in order to save my bank account and my marriage...so I was wondering in what order people would upgrade their system? I plan on upgrading my preamp, amp, and speakers.
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mapleleafs3
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What is your present source?
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raytheprinter
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I tend to agree with Ejlif ,,very good advice!go out and listen to everything you can!Take your time!
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tboooe OP
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Ejlif, I am leaning towards starting with the preamp, then speakers, then amp. So far I really like the Ayre K-1xe preamp. It gives a nice warm sound with great vocal dimensionality and imaging. I will also look at the Plinius M8. As for speakers, I have no idea where to start. The 802D with Ayre components sounded great to me. The Vienna Acoustics also sounded awesome though maybe a little to laid back for me.

Mapleleafs3: I have a Cary 303/300 cdp and a digital music server.

Any thoughts?
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swampwalker
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I think that the CDP is fine.
I never cared much for B&W speakers
Pre-amp can have a profound effect on the sound.
Speakers are the most "fun" since they are big and will have vastly different sonic signatures.
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ejlif
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I own the K1x, and it is maybe the best piece of gear I've bought. I can highly reccomend it.

I also have the Parasound JC-1 amps and am using Von Schweikert VR4SRs. This is a nice match, I like it a lot.
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