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I need some clarity

Hey guys, can yall give some suggestions on how to brighten the sound of my system. It consists of:
Ah! Njoe Tjeob CDP with the Burr Brown OPA627 Op-amp upgrade
Van Den Hul The Bay C5 IC
Parasound HCA 750 power amp
Acoustic Reasearch speaker wire (to be replaced soon)
Magnepan MMG

The midrange is quite nice and strong, the bass is fine, but I need more clarity and detail. My options in placement is very limited because I live in the dorm at my school, plus I have a roommate so I only have half of the room. I'm hoping I wont have to buy a pre amp with tone controls or brighter speakers. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Thanks
lawbadman

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lawbadman OP
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Since there are not much options with monitors in my price range, should I go for floorstanding speakers?
lawbadman OP
14 posts
 
Hi guys thanks for the responses.
I think I will try a silver IC. How about Nordost Solar Wind, RCA 1m, they are about $70 used. Any other suggestions in my price range (keep in mind that I am a student)?
I currently have sovtek 6922 tubes in my CDP, would replacing them with telefunken 6922 help the situation?
Would buying a better power amplifier also help, like a used Aragon or a classe? I might sell the MMGs and buy new speakers but thats a last resort.

Keep the suggestions comming.
lawbadman OP
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Thanks guys for taking such great interest in my post. Special thanks to Zaikesman for his strong words, which have caused me to think more about getting new speakers.

So I guess my next step is to get rid of the MMGs and get monitors. Now there is the issue of which monitors (used)to buy. Any suggestions (keep in mind that i can only spend about $700)?
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