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How important is the amp?

Over the last few year I have upgraded my phono amp (Sensor Prelude), Turntable (SAC Girati Grande) etc.

But I have never upgraded my integrated amp, a Symphonic Line La Musica. At what point do you upgrade your amplifier. I have been looking at a 2nd hand RG10 mk 4 reference or maybe a Kraftwerk.

When I fool around with cable and other items I can still hear improvements. As long as I can still hear changes in my system when I upgrade I think my amp is still fine or is that a wrong train of thought.
mordante

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inna
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If you really like your speakers and plan on keeping them for some time, then amp upgrade is definitely a right move. You might want to upgrade speaker cables too in this case. Without knowing your speakers and taste in sound and music, I'll just mention Gryphon and Rowland, to add to your list.
However, you said you'd never upgraded your integrated - maybe you like it.
inna
7,132 posts
 
I would think that good conventional speakers should sound good with both transistor and tube and hybrid amp, just different. Electrostatic, horns etc may be another matter.
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