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Is the grass greener on the other side?

Hi all,
I'm relatively new to the serious audiophile world for speakers. I've been into audio since I was a kid (getting nice car stereos and headphones etc), but I just recently got my first house so decided to try getting a nice 2.1 system for my living room. I've been blown away by how much more I can enjoy the music as opposed to headphones (even with very nice headphones like my Audezee LCD-3's and Woo amp). But now I have fallen into the trap that many have. I am constantly wondering what I can tweek or change out to make the sound even *better*. So I'd like to solicit thoughts from the community on two questions:

1. How do you deal with the temptation to wonder how much better things could get? 

2. Help feed my addiction ;) What should I *fix* next. (Gear list below)

Source: TIDAL -> Roon
Roon Core: Gaming PC in another room
Roon Endpoint: Surface Book Laptop (tuned to make sure the fan stays off)
Surface is connected via Transparent USB Performance cable to Anthem STR Integrated (my newest toy)
Anthem STR is running ARC
I use Transparent Wave Speaker Cable to connect from the STR to my B&W 704 S2's
I use the Tuneful Audio Cables for jumping between the two posts on the P&W's instead of the brackets they provide.
For power I use a APC H10 and connect everything to it. 
mattlathrop
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audioman58
1,219 posts
 
There are a bunch ways to enhance your system upgrade the Xover parts in your speaker almost allways parts are maybe average at best . Putting in quality name brand capacitors ,
inductors and resistors , and wiring , ifyou  can’t maybe a friend, same goes for electronics I had a $5000mcintosh amp , and  Ayon  integrated amp both weredramatically improved with better resistors and capacitors.   For inexpensive tweaks Ifi Audio  has AC purifiers 
just pluginto wall sockets and on power strip 2-3 and a noticable improvement , fordigital their.  USB -3 purifier regenerates the
signal as well asremoves a lot of noise and theseareonky $100-$130,  with  39 dayor so money back guarantee, just verify .
From store. Orgy direct through Amazon .
jburidan
672 posts
 
Tannoy Prestige speakers are the closest thing to perfection. Nothing else comes close IME. But they are expensive. 

I always recommend saving money until you can afford a pair new or used.
mental
1,029 posts
 
I just grabbed a set of 704 S2’s. Room size is 14 X 17 with furniture clutter and I like the speakers, nice sound stage for a small speaker. Cables are Furutec’s 11 AWG bi-wire with Bryston’d B-135 as the source. I have a Simaudio Moon i3 SE I was going to use but run across a bargain on the Bryston.
I’m a lil biased when it comes to speakers, I like B&W. Started off with 703’s, went to the nautilus 803’s, and eventually the 704’s. Decided enough older speakers and grabbed the latest 704’s this time around. I’ve wasted quite a lot of dinero over the years relocating and and losing audio gear. Krell, McCormack, Cary, Simaudio, just to name a few.
mental
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@mattlathrop

Did you register your speakers? The B&W site has a tab called ’Society of Sound’ with their recommended music downloads you can access.

mattlathrop OP
15 posts
 
@mental Yes I did. It was just a trial when I did it, but it had some neat recordings.
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