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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. 

cdhumiston
bubinga
117 posts
 

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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cdhumiston OP
45 posts
 

@bubinga thanks, if I were to choose one of those flavors it would be Chocolate. I would never eat Strawberry. My favorite is actually Peanut Butter.

I have always had an issue when I get into anything I go a little crazy, but I've been collecting vinyl since the mid 70's.

My old system was an Onkyo 506RS Power Amp with a 306RS Pre-Amp with Klipsch Heresy II's, a Nakamichi Dragon Cassette deck and a Thorens Turntable. 

Unfortunately, I had a period when I kind of quit listening and sold everything to build a home theatre.

I still kick myself. I lived in Japan from 1984 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1998. I got all my equipment for an incredible price. I sold it all when I returned to the states.

celtic66
1,945 posts
 

Puritan Labs PS106 is about $1300 and also quite good.  I run one of those also. https://www.puritanaudiolabs.com/ps106/

Good hunting.

nrthomas2
48 posts
 

I think trying other speaker cables would be worthwhile. I'm a big believer in cables making a difference. Not that they solve all problems but, for me, they have added significant improvements in systems that already had good component synergy.  

microdude
21 posts
 

Option No. 1. Contact The Cable Company and audition any cable, at all price points, to your hearts content. Be advised you will only receive credit on any audition.  No money back. However, they do have other audio products available for credit use.

Option No. 2. If you are reasonably happy, don’t bother. Buy your wife a nice present.

Option No. 3. If you choose to be adventurous (some may say neurotic), you have many options.  Many people choose this last one. Seems to be the nature of this hobby. You should determine what is lacking before embarking. Given your posts, I’d recommend No. 1. Have fun.

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