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Upgrade B&W speakers or MArantz Receiver?

Hi,
Some serious advice required from the experts.
I have a limited budget and can upgrade either my speakers or my receiver.
Speakers B&W 601 s3....upgrade to B&W cdm 1nt ($800.00used)
Receiver MArantz sr5200..upgrade to Rotel rsx 1055 ($800 used)
OR keep both and just get an external Amp Rtoel rb980 for $ 250.00 (Will this help my currecnt set up?)

I also have a B&W cc6 center/B&W lm1 surrounds/Asw500 subwoofer. I might also be willing to just let go of surround altogether sell all this stuff and get better 2 channel stuff.What do you think?
dharub

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dharub OP
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Excellent...
So here is what I gather.
A good quality Amp will make even my exisiting speakers sound better BUt If I really want good sound start with the speaker upgrade...And then Add a Quality Amp(Used with my existing receiver) and eventually get a separate pre-pro.
Hopefully I can acheive this in a year or 2...
For now Iam selling my surround and center crap and on the hunt for Matrix 805...
Thanks so much guys..
CHEERS!
dharub OP
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Thanks for your responses,
The Rotel for $ 800.00 is a receiver with 75 x 5 watts and I was hoping to use it with a Power amp for the fronts and still be able to use it for surrounds without additional amps for the future.
OR I could just get the $ 250.00 used 120 x 2 amp for now and use it with the marantz receiver and try and get a little more cash to find the Matrix or cdms.

Whaja think?
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