I think Adam's comment makes a lot of sense. If you are not feeling like something needs to be improved and aren't haunted by something else that you have heard, you might just be in a perfect place to really enjoy your music collection and add to it. There is always something better, but if I could go back in time and not be exposed to better sound systems, I'd be enjoying my old system and would have a lot more money...and perhaps be just as happy. Reminds me of Pandora's box.
One positive for active speakers is that the manufacturer has matched the amplifier to the speaker and possibly put the crossover before the amplifiers so that the amplifiers are operating in a more efficient manner. IMHO I think this lends itself to a better cost to value ratio than finding your own amp to match. The Transporter makes a fantastic pre-amp to drive an amplifier or active speakers directly, and a dedicated preamp that would surpass the performance of this setup is extremely expensive, so I think you are focusing on the right areas. You might also want to review your acoustics and see if minor, inexpensive changes might increase your performance more than the other upgrades you mentioned. ________________________________________________ Transporter -> ATC SCA2 -> ATC SCM100ASLT Ayre C5xe -> ATC SCA2 -> ATC SCM100ASLT adamslim;234685 Wrote: > Do you answer your own question? > > You can always get something better, but surely it's best to wait until > you have heard something so hauntingly good that you've just got to have > it? In that case, rather than try to tweak what you have or undertake > things that 'should' improve your system, you can make whatever step > change is necessary. I'd save your money right now. > > HTH > > Adam -- musiklov3r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ musiklov3r's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13166 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39239 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
