Where should I Go Next?
I have built what I believe to be a decent system for the amount I can afford. Here's the list:
Luxman L-509Z Integrated Amp
VPI Prime Turntable with a Hana Umami Blue Cartridge.
Focal Aria Evo X No. 2 speakers
Sutherland 20/20 phono preamp
Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Streamer
Furman Elite-15 PFi Linear Filtering Power Supply
A mix of SKW and Viborg power cables
Blue Jeans speaker cables with Canare 4S11 cable
WBC pro Quad Balanced XLR cable for the streamer
WBC Gotham GAC-4/1 with Amphenol RCA connectors for the turntable and phono preamp
I'm a little concerned about diminishing returns on the cabling...
I'm quite happy with the system, however I'm wondering if upgrading my cabling would make a noticeable difference.
@ericba +1 I agree nice system. I also think, maybe the next step would be a speaker upgrade. I see you added some dampening behind your speakers... good move. I am sure you do not have room to remove the furniture in between the speakers... but that would help imaging greatly. If it were me... I would save for speakers. Typically, if you do your research and find best of class and of a sound family you like then a system will be ~30% investment in speakers. Just something to consider. |
90% vinyl, if you have not already done so, then you might think about a true mono cartridge, a few alternate stereo cartridges, and perhaps two tonearms, here's one of the best ways to do that I helped a friend with his, and a long and short version of Micro Seiki 505 arms. Had I known, perhaps I might have done this myself, but I didn't know about it when I went for my JVC CL-P2 two arm Plinth which is Deeper than normal, while the Luxman is Wider than normal. I'm a big fan of this TT https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11900
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@celtic66 for $3000 I would surely hope it would smoke the Furman. I don't have that kind of money to lay out for a power conditioner right now. I just added the Focal speakers for over $5K and some think I should upgrade those already. I think I'll just listen to what I have for now and then decide what I think may be lacking. I truly appreciate everyone's responses. There are some great suggestions, but money is a factor at this point. |
Good response. If you are happy with what you have, why bother? If you are not, determine what you want to improve and upgrade accordingly. Sounds like you may have the audio neurosis problem. Do you like vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream? Not being facetious. Unfortunately, very common amongst audio types. Why don’t you just listen, enjoy the music and be done with it. With the money you saved, take a nice vacation with your wife.
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