krell & dyns - what next?

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Got some dynaudio 72s which seemed too much for my old aura 50 amp.

So bought a 2nd hand krell kav300i for £930. Difference is huge. Has the muscle to really whip those babies into line! Especially in the base.

So now have a dyn 72, kav300i, rega planet cd set-up.

What next? my cables/interconnects etc are nothing special. Would a cd upgrade make much difference.

What about seperation (squash balls etc), speaker levelling, placement.

Just looking for some tips to make the sound even better.....
 
Originally posted by bobby
Got some dynaudio 72s which seemed too much for my old aura 50 amp.

So bought a 2nd hand krell kav300i for £930. Difference is huge. Has the muscle to really whip those babies into line! Especially in the base.

So now have a dyn 72, kav300i, rega planet cd set-up.

What next? my cables/interconnects etc are nothing special. Would a cd upgrade make much difference.

What about seperation (squash balls etc), speaker levelling, placement.

Just looking for some tips to make the sound even better.....
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You need a good HiFi rack. It is a sure thing to buy. Interconnects are risky to buy unless you have them and make A/B comparisons. I recommend Mana Acoustics for support. Try the webpage and see if you like them. All my Naim are on Mana. Mana supports are excellent.
 
Bobby, I'm in a similar situation to yourself. I have a Rega Planet CD player into a Krell 300i into Leema Acoustics Xavier speakers.

Which cables do you currently use? Are you using a dedicated mains cable on the 300i at all?

I've been thinking about upgrading the Planet but there's nothing under £1000 (new anyway) that will provide a noticeable upgrade IMO.

I'm looking at second hand players that originally retailed at the £2000+ mark or possibly a DAC.
 
A decent rack is a good place to start.

You could put a Townshend Seismic Sink under the planet.

Add, for example, Audusa Eupen 05/2.5 mains leads and maybe an Olson Sounds Fantastic! filter/distribution block.
 
bobby,
you don;t actually say what you dislike about the sound of your system. i'd say your first thing to do would be to listen to some other systems or get to a hi-fi show and have a good listen. then once you know what you're aiming at take a listen to some cd players and some racks - although demmoing the latter can be a pain.
cheers


julian
 
It's not that i don't like. it sounds fantastic compared to what i'm used to. but i just want to push my system even further.

How about a list of improvements, starting with the cheapest/most efficeint (best improvement per pund):
eg
1. Upgrade interconnect.
2. upgrade speaker cable
3. upgrade cd player
4. upgrade house
5. upgrade wife (prohibitively expensive)

thanks
 
WM, to echo JRibee, and others', remarks on pfm: I KNOW Mana is the best by a mile, but saying so goes down very badly with the great unwashed/deaf.
 
You forgot one of the most important things - the mains. How about a decent power conditioner like a Trichord powerblock or some decent (not necessarily expensive) mains cables?
 
bobby,
if you're happy with the sound of your kit i suggest you put your plastic to work doubling the size of your cd collection and exploring musical genres you though you didn;t like.
cheers


julian
 
Originally posted by bobby
It's not that i don't like. it sounds fantastic compared to what i'm used to. but i just want to push my system even further.

How about a list of improvements, starting with the cheapest/most efficeint (best improvement per pund):
eg
1. Upgrade interconnect.
2. upgrade speaker cable
3. upgrade cd player
4. upgrade house
5. upgrade wife (prohibitively expensive)

thanks
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Replace #4 with Mana support (from Mana Acoustics). :D
 
I have some 50, 000 year old woolly mammoth sperm to rub on your cd/s,with a small 2cm piece of the mammoths fur, rare as, well mammoth sperm, £1000 for a 2ml phial, your cds will never be the same again. pm me, I fear my box will be inundated tho.
 

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