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changing overall tone

have a mid-fi system and would like to know what to do next to make sound more alive and not so nuetral to dull sounding. I play vinyl on a original rega 2 and use audioquest type 4 speaker cable with a jaguar audioquest IC into a phono amp. Have dali ikon 2 speakers and rotel ra 1062. Should I be looking at different IC or speaker cable? Thanks.
danovak
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stringreen
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You have a system that brings music to you. It has no pretense to be high end...work toward a new amp, preamp, speakers...then think about cable, power conditioners, resonance control devices, etc. If you don't have the budget now, just enjoy your system until your budget permits.
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stringreen
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..another thought.... Use headphones. You can get state of the art sound very inexpensively. Check out www.headphone.com
learsfool
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What phono amp are you using? The rest of your system seems to be good products for the money. I would definitely agree that you should not be looking to wire to help make the system sound better. Audioquest is a respected brand.
carl109
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Stringreen's headphone suggestion is an excellent thought. I like my system, but it's in a difficult room (you know, wife and kids involved).

A sub-$200 pair of headphones (eg Grado SR-80 or 125) can add a new dimension to a mid-fi system; I love my SR-80's.

On another note, don't those Dali's have the twin tweeter? I'm surprised you find them "neutral to dull sounding"; I more often read of them being accused of being too bright.
face
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Goertz AG series speaker cable will definitely add more high end tilt.
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