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Do I need speakers upgrade?

I am considering to ugrade my current speakers Proac Studio 140MK2 that will work well in a relatively small listening room. My setup is :
Amp: Mcintosh MC 152
Pre/DAC: Mcintosh D 100
Cables: Tellurium Q, Wireworld, QED & Audioqest .
CD transport : Cambridge Audio CXC .

Room Dimensions:10 ’ W x 13’ L x 9’ H.

The Proac Response D48R is in my first priority .

Second priority : Monitor Audio PL200 II or PSB Imagine t3.

Currently I am very happy with my setup detailed ,neutral and punchy but I feel that my amplification can do much more but I am afraid that my room dimensions is not enough for the speakers I mentioned above for upgrade ? and if do will it be a big step up from my current Proac’s ? and last question what is the best speakers option for me ?




itzhak1969

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sbrownnw
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My room is larger than yours (see my system page for full details on room and components) and I think I have plenty of speaker for where I listen.  I only listed to the ProAc Studio 125 (beautiful midrange) and ProAc D20 before I ordered my 148s.  Why did I go with the 148s?  They have the same (non-ribbon) tweeter as the current D response line, same great midrange (125 still had better) and have better low end control with the 2.5 way design.  I've heard the 148s are a more refined version of the 140 mkII as they went to different drivers.

I would consider the following upgrades for your 140 mkII ProAcs:

1.  Get some Soundocity SEV9 outriggers.  I use these and are much more rigid and stable than the factory ProAc spikes.  The SEV9s are also flexible enough to use with other tower designs.
2.  Upgrade your speaker drivers and crossovers to the 148's configuration.

Does anyone have recommendation for crossover upgrades for my Studio 148s?  I would love to get my 148s even closer to the 125's midrange with an even more refined sound.
sbrownnw
686 posts
 
I disagree the 148s are rough and aggressive. I think they are very accurate (studio characteristics). Itzhak, the 148s you heard must have not been broken in as they do take a while. Or the source electronics or material was poor. 
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