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need advise, which is the weakest link in my audio chain

Hi all, i am new here and this is my first post.

need some opinion and advise, which gear do you think is the weakest link that i should improve/change.

i wish to have sweet sound and detail but not fatiguing

my experience on current setup not really meet my preference  :-

- a bit forward sound 

- sometime may a little dry/harsh sounding when source recording is poor

- lack of sweet top end

pre amp - bryston bp6

power amp - lexicon nt-212 (same as bryston 3bst)

speaker - spendor sp1 

cd player - marantz cd6006

dac - rega dac

tuner - yamaha t1 & sony st-sa5es

sorry for my poor english.

thank you.

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larryi
3,726 posts
 

I would suspect that you would prefer a warmer sounding amp.  Even if your speakers are not that efficient, in a small room you should be able to utilize a tube amp of modest power output.  I think something that runs EL84 tubes, or 6L6, or KT 66 tubes would sound good.  These are nice sounding tubes that can deliver warmth without sounding murky or too polite and lifeless.

I personally find that the amp makes a huge difference in the sound, much more so than the choice of linestage or source components (assuming these are decent choices).  

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