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Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
So I thought i would give a short update to all the kind advisors in the thread after I went ahead and bought the SF Guarneri Evolutions which arrived late last week First impressions - what a beautiful pair of speakers in person - more like cabi... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
So thanks again for all the help - what a great community! I have been leaning Sonus Faber for a long time now, and thanks @skchun for pointing me at the Guarneri Evolutions on TMR - i had a think, and for that price point, I decided to pull the ... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
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Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
Thanks everyone for the thoughtful responses.. I'll try to cover everything i've read..and my thoughts So lets go 1. I think i'm leaving a lot of performance untapped with my current system unless i try some room treatment. Its a pretty small in... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
Thanks all!  @mijostyn & @paradisecom - I think its a great point about the dealer - not sure they would do an in home setup/trial on the Sonus Fabers as they are used/demo, but worth asking for sure. The Wilsons would have to be a purchase a... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
Thanks for the great advice @kota1 ​​@ghdprentice - really smart stuff @kota1 I have looked at room treatment but for my small listening room/office , i don't really play loud at all ~ 80-85 DB, and often late at night, and haven't noticed any ov... 
Pass XA 25 versus Parasound A21+ - anyone compare?
So is it an improvement over the a21+? I have the Jc5 and like it, but I’m tempted to get a pass labs int-60 as I’m curious if the pass will bring a larger soundstage and richer mid bass. I have Dynaudio heritage specials btw, only an 11x11x8 prim...