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What equipment should I invest in next?

I think I have a really good setup for my needs (see below). What should I get next to go with my setup for best sound bang for the buck? Am thinking of a PS Audio power regenerator or Townshend seismic platform for my speakers. Anything else o should consider? 
If it helps, I listen exclusively to classical and jazz. I’m a classical violinist, so I hear a bit differently. I want to hear the individual instruments, their separation, clarity and transparency of sound (no coloring of the recorded audio) and the details of the imaging.

Thanks!

Tannoy Kensington GR speakers
First Watt J2 amp
Pass xp 30 preamp
PS Audio Perfect wave DAC and SACD transport
Lumin T2 streamer
Clear audio concept turntable
EAR 834p phono stage
Morrow Audio speaker cables and interconnects

ssmaudio

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mijostyn
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Ssmaudio, don't spend money on those things, they will add nothing.
You are a violinist. You really need to hear a pair of electrostatic speakers
like Sound Labs 545s or Sanders Sound Systems Model 10s. They will send chills up your spine. I love string quartets. I can listen to them for hours. They may have been the singular reason I fell in love with ESLs.
No other speaker I have heard puts the musicians in the room with you like these speakers. No other instrument has the complexity of tone and texture that a violin has. With ESLs you can easily pick out the differences in violins. As you know there are good ones then there are great ones. Some get worse as they age others get better. Save up and get a pair. I promise you will never look back.
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