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Which one defines sound: Pre amp or Power amp?

I'm just wondering which component would influence the sound that comes out of the speakers more?

I have a Rotel 5chx120w 8 ohm power amp, Yamaha rxv1800 receiver and Energy RC-70 speakers for HT. I'm trying to make use of what I have and want to dable in a 2-channel setup.
Here are my options:

a) Buy a Mcintosh mc 252 power amp and use my receiver as the pre-amp.
b) Buy a Mcintosh c2200 pre amp and use my current amp(Rotel).

Which one would yield me a better overall sound?
veltraz81

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I'm willing to bet that most of the people who told you to upgrade those speakers have never even auditioned the RC-70s in person. You need to shell out some serious dough to improve on these speakers. I should know because I've been looking to upgrade them the past couple years, and the only speaker I would consider is the Dynaudio Focus 360 which is a big jump up in price.

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