Amps and pre amps to improve on VMPS RM40 system

I am sure a dedicated pre and 2 Ch Amp (plenty of choices) would improve sonic presentation from the RM40s. HOwever, before that I hop your RM40 has mid-panel upgrade and you have taken time to fine-tune RM40s (bass by removing/adding mass/putty, hi/mids tweaking using pots back of speakers)?..

Do call Brian-he will offer solid advice :)

Oh yeah RM40s are very revealing-once I started using them I had to discard couple of poor CD recordings! ... :)

Cheers,
Kishore

Brian currently uses the AMPzilla 2000 amps and has retired the Plinius.

His current thinking is that the AMPzilla 2K is the best amp (top to bottom) he has heard with his RM40.

First question is do you have a source other than the CDP?

If not, suggest you look into the Spectron Musician II amp
with it's digital input and remote volume control. Use your Wadia as a tranport and pump 500 watt/ch into your
speakers. Cost $4000. retail.

You have good components.Led zepplin cd are compressed and do not do sound well with hi end components.You need good softare when you are in this hobby or else you will not reach full pontential of your components.

Wow, our systems are close. I think my VMPS RM 40 are amaizing. Only 1 problem, crap in, crap out. Some CD's are just not made very well. Some of my favorite CD's now collect dust because of poor record quality. However, some of my CDs that had been collecting dust the past 15 years are now played often. Some of the old stuff has been re-mastered and sometimes that helps.

I feel you should invest your $$$ with a mod from Great Northern Sound on your Wadia 21 and forget about the pre-amp.

Having the right balanced connects, speaker cables, and fine tuning the RM 40s makes a huge differance.

I don't know about your amp, I use an Audio Research and I think it sounds great, although I know it can be improved.

I think for the $$$, we have a pretty good system.