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Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions

I am a budget audio guy and currently have following two systems. My room size is 17ft x 14 ft x 8ft and I sit roughly ten feet from speakers.

System1: Harbeth P3ESR + Exposure 2010S2 + Oppo dvd player (this system is used for good quality recorded material)

System2: Tekton 4.5single driver monitors + Dayens Ampino/Miniwatt N3 + DacMagic + Oppo dvd player (mostly used for poorly recorded material and movies)

And I am planning to change the above to either of the following combinations.

Combination1:
System1: Harbeth P3ESR/Usher Be-718 monitors + Exposure 2010S2 + Oppo dvd player (placing the speakers on TV table, roughly 4 ft apart. If this sounds too bad then I don’t mind leaving them on stands)
System2: Omega Super6 XRS/Hoyt-Bedford Type2 floor standers + Dayens Ampino/Miniwatt N3 + DacMagic + Oppo dvd player

Combination2:
System1: Omega Super6/Hoyt-Bedford Type1 monitors + Dayens Ampino/Miniwatt N3 + DacMagic + Oppo (placing the speakers on to TV table, roughly 4 ft apart)
System2: Usher Dancer Mini 1/V 602/ProAc D-18 floor standers + Exposure 2010S2 + Oppo player

Which of the above combinations you guys would recommend. Ideally I want to have one of my systems with good midrange and other system with big and punchy sound.

I mostly listen to Rock, blues, East Asian (Indian) instrumental and East Asian (Indian) songs from 50s, 60s and 70s. All the East Asian material is very poorly recorded and I can’t change that fact nor I can change my music tastes just because of the recording quality!

I know that I should audition myself to see which one suits my requirements. But for above combinations, there is little scope for auditioning where I live.
Any suggestions and comments are highly welcome!
rktxyz
rktxyz OP
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@Inna: I agree i do need to change my CD player. I am in the process of getting a better one. Thought about buying Vinyl. But me sitting in US cant do much about getting old Vinyl Indian recordings.
rktxyz OP
23 posts
 
@Kbarkamian and Kevvwill: Thanks for the excellent inputs. I will try to go thru the sources provided to optmize my speaker placement and extract more out of my system. I live in a rented apt. So room treatments i would consider as last option.

I love the sound from my Harbeths. Exposure amp and Harbeth combo is overall doing good. But i feel like i need a second system for big, and punchy sound. I listen to music at very moderate levels. But I never heard big speakers in my apt setup. So i am thingking of trying floor standers like Proac D-18 or Usher Mini Dancer One.
rktxyz OP
23 posts
 
This is what i will do. First i will get a decent CD player and then try to optmize my Harbeth based system to possible extent. After that also if i crave for a big and punchy sound then i will consider getting floor standers.
inna
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Also, speaker stands and cones or whatever between speakers ans stands can make quite a difference. What do you use now?
I personally treat all my cds with Optrix though it left some harmless residue on a few of them. Some people treat discs with Walker. It is much more expensive but may be worth it; I never tried it.
Personaly, I like the sound of CEC belt drive players and transports. Some Naims are very good too. Ayre as well.
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alfa100
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Being a budget audio guy why do you need 2 systems?
rather start with upgrading the source with a dedicated cd player and slowly work around building one audiophile system. also spend some on cables .
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