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Speaker swap or Amp,which impacts more????

hi,system is:SF-CD1,SF-Line2 Pre,Bryston 4B-ST driving B&W 802S3.Was thinkin'two ways to upgrade-- bryston 14b-sst or some similar amp,or going to 802N speakers.budget only lets me do one.new to hi-fi and am on the fence over this one.will do both in time but callin all for a little advice in the matter.do not like talkin to salesman.thks for any help.

2bigears (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-17-05

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12-17-05 Friend you have great speakers! the bryston....well..... ... Studio1

12-18-05 What you like/dislike about your current setup? for all you ... S23chang

12-18-05 If you haven't considered room acoustics you should. this ca ... Warnerwh

12-18-05 Never once thought of swappin' the line2 ???? do pre amps af ... 2bigears

12-18-05 The preamps has a lot to do with sonic character. that's why ... S23chang

12-18-05 I'm in the amp camp and have found big changes there, even w ... Driver

12-18-05 Couldn't disagree with studio1 more. transducers swamp elec ... Donbellphd

12-18-05 Speakers. Porziob

12-18-05 Got to spend alot more to notice diff in amp...nice speakers ... Usblues

12-18-05 I was right where you are. i went with b&w n802s and i thou ... Bryanhod

12-18-05 You have a great system......a swap would be different, not ... Jaybo

12-18-05 2bigears, if you have not addressed some soft of room tre ... Gsselling

12-18-05 I think the speakers would be more of a impact than chan ... Jsawhitlock

12-18-05 Thks all,gsselling,the tubes are still sf originals.can you ... 2bigears

12-18-05 Hi, i replied to your email. i think your tubes are the maj ... Gsselling

12-18-05 Neither. all you are going to do is just add the new equipme ... Millenium

12-18-05 In regards to your preamp, lv2 and v2 are the most important ... Jsawhitlock

12-19-05 2bigears: whatever your decision in the speakers vs amp que ... Sol322

01-14-06: Memeboy
Changing speakers and adding room treatments and room correction will make far greater improvements than changing amplifiers, unless you are literally running out of power with your current amplifier. In addition, because differences in speakers swamp differences in well designed amps operating within power, it is far better to find the speakers you like first, then build the rest of the system around them.
Memeboy (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-16-06 I have a different opinion,here.---some speakers sound simil ... Avguygeorge