where should i go from here?

i have a denon avr3802 with energy veritas speakers, tried hooking up a conrad johnson mf2100 to see if i could get more majic(cleaner and more overhead)the denon was my pre. it did not have the brilliance i was looking for. the room is basically 15by 15.using outdoor electrical wire as speaker wire. i hav a paradigm pw1200 powered sub,plenty of low end 1 to 3k price range thanks ahead of time for the help. do i need more power? better amp? are those speakers capible? bryon lundberg