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Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
Hey all,So I did some potential final upgrades of my system.  I sold my beloved Revel F36 Concerta2 Speakers and bought F228Be Speakers.  Wham!  Another giant leap of sound improvement.  Now I can't tell if the SA11S3 or the Revel F228Be was the b... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
I totally agree with you.  In my 25 years of audio upgrades and changes, my Marantz SA-11S3 too was the biggest upgrade that I have ever heard.  It is built like a tank and the sound.  Truly amazing!Due to this thread, I had a scenario in my mind.... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
Another upgrade update on my system. As a skeptical cable fan, I decided to take a chance on upgrading the connection between my Marantz PM-10 Amp to SA-11S3 SACD Player, from Audioquest Cobra RCA interconnects to Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7 XLRs. ... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
Thank you for the inputs. I did not expect this discussion became a hot topic. I am enjoying everyone’s perspectives.@oem-wheels & @curiousjim-I could not test the Dynaudio + Marantz SA11S3 combo since I had to sell the Contour 30 & Oppo 2... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
@larry5729 "Wasting money on Marantz. Not audiophile quality?" Sorry, I beg to differ. I think for the money I spent, they truly sound amazing! Marantz PM-10 Amp (2018 Sound & Image Product of the year)-https://www.avhub.com.au/news/sound-imag... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
@whipsaw: Yes, the new CD player costs 8 times more than the older, but again check out the budget breakdown.Contour 30 @$7500 + CD 5005 @$500=$8000Concerta2 F36 @$2000 + SA11S3 @$4000=$6000.Speakers are $5500 cheaper, $2000 cheaper combo, SO much... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
Thank you for your inputs. Past few months these are the scenarios until yesterday which changed my perspective forever: Dynaudio Contour 30 ($7500) + Marantz 6005 CD Player ($500)=$8000 Dynaudio Contour 30 ($7500) +... 
Full range tower speakers with bass under $10k
@m-db, My amp is Marantz PM-10, it does have "Power Amp In" for Preamp, would that work? I thought I needed an "Out" for sending signal to the powered sub L&R. BTW, the PSB 3Ts does look nice! 
Full range tower speakers with bass under $10k
@dweller, thank you for the tip, but unfortunately my sub only has RCA Line In & Out only. 
Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s!
How do you like your BAT 3000? Did you get a good deal?  Out of my range...  
Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s!
Moon 600i is out of my range :)I really was going for Plinius, but has no headphone jack!Out of many great suggestions, my 3 finalists are:Anthem STR Naim Supernait 2Simaudio 340iI am surprised that nobody suggested Classe 2200i.  
Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s!
Man, some of you audio nuts have serious tastes! Pass Labs? A little out of my range.Started reading Plinius Hautonga reviews since that’s within reach. I heard Classe 2200i has some display issues somewhere.I didn’t hear anything regarding Krell ... 
Cambridge Audio 751 BD or Oppo BDP95?
I chose Oppo 95 due to proven numerous awards and awesome reviews. But another major reason was the dedicated XLR Stereo output.One of the best upgrades I've done in my system!