I'd also submit you play with tubes first, if you haven't already. Perhaps that and the addition of either mods to the 840c or the addition of a DAC which reclocks and dejitterizes the signal.
If outright change is the deal, then once done with the tubes, I'm thinking only other monitors will be needed, but I'd tend to say a DAC too. I'm pretty happy with what I've heard of Silverline speakers. My hunch is their top monitors would be great for you.... also, on that note I've heard several folks speak quite highly on the Audio Note monitors too, as to their overall performance being most involving.
Going thru a Lavry DA10, Apogee USB DAC, and now a Bel Canto DAC3, A good DAC was exactly what I needed to introduce to my system.
You've a great many choices here in which way to go... but I honestly don't think you need to throw $5K at your current rig to get noticed gains and definite improvemnets. tubes, a different power cord maybe... or a different power cond.... all will or can provide you the goal you seek for well under 5 large. IMO
'course, if you just want to get other speakers or another int... then by all means... do that. I just am amazed at what power cords, tubes, and DACs can actually do to change a system into sounding like it is another completely different rig.
Enjoy.
If outright change is the deal, then once done with the tubes, I'm thinking only other monitors will be needed, but I'd tend to say a DAC too. I'm pretty happy with what I've heard of Silverline speakers. My hunch is their top monitors would be great for you.... also, on that note I've heard several folks speak quite highly on the Audio Note monitors too, as to their overall performance being most involving.
Going thru a Lavry DA10, Apogee USB DAC, and now a Bel Canto DAC3, A good DAC was exactly what I needed to introduce to my system.
You've a great many choices here in which way to go... but I honestly don't think you need to throw $5K at your current rig to get noticed gains and definite improvemnets. tubes, a different power cord maybe... or a different power cond.... all will or can provide you the goal you seek for well under 5 large. IMO
'course, if you just want to get other speakers or another int... then by all means... do that. I just am amazed at what power cords, tubes, and DACs can actually do to change a system into sounding like it is another completely different rig.
Enjoy.