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Is my system bottlenecked?

My system is composed of:
anthem avm20v2
anthem tube\hybrid cd player
rotel rb976
rotel rb970
B&W 604s3 lcr600s3 (center)
Mirage omnipolars (rears)
SVS Cs20-39

I'm very happy with my preamp and pretty happy with my cd player. I feel like either my speakers (main) or my amp are the weakest link. I'm bi-amping the mains with the 976 giving them about 120 watts each.

I'd like to make an overall improvement to my sound and am not sure if replacing the speakers or the amps would be more cost effective.
burnsy1
mikej
171 posts
 
I suggest a pair of new speakers. If size isn't a major concern a pair of Vandersteen 2Ces would be perfect with your current system. Later you could add a matching center, etc. as you like.
Enjoy!
s7horton
1,065 posts
 
I think it depends on your budget. You have decent front speakers, and fed the right amplification, can sound very good. I don't think you are currently feeding them enough power. I would try to find a used Classe 200 wpc amp. I don't think you are acheiving what you really want when you bi amp with those Rotel amps.

I think they will come alive if you give them enough power.
burnsy1 OP
16 posts
 
The mid bass and the higher frequencies sound good to me..I think. But I feel like the mids, vocals and etc, may be a bit thick...or muddy....if that makes any sense. I'm thinking my budget for either case would be something around 2k.
mechans
2,999 posts
 
Given the power you are feeding them they "should" be lean sounding, not muddy. I highly disagree that Vandy 2's are the answer. What I think you need are more clinical sounding speakers or a new front end. Also a quick fix can be had by using thinner rather than thicker speaker cables.
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snook2
608 posts
 
Vr4 jr's is a better choice of speaker. Easy to drive with your gear and much more full range.
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