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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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@Extravaganza: I have started looking at CD players and DACs. I am little bit worried buying used CD players. But if a slighly older model comes up a decent price then i couild consider it.
rktxyz OP
23 posts
 
@Kbarkamian and @Inna: Rega Apollo at my price is definitely attractive proposition. I will check that out.
If needed i may sell my DacMagic and get a decent CD player or DAC.

What about buying a Oppo 83SE or Oppo 95. How does it compare against proffesional CD players from Rega etc?
inna
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Out of curiosity I took a look at what is available here.
A few players caught my attention: Audio Analogue, Cary, Otari, Revox and Naim with asking prices from $500 to $800. I am sure they all sound different, I am not familiar with any of them. Check them out.
I don't like Rega, consider it mid-fi budget company and just not interested in anything they make, be it analog or digital.
rktxyz OP
23 posts
 
A new year revealation!
Just for fun, today evening i have connected following components together and it pleasantly surpised me!

HarbethP3ESR + Dayens Ampino + Dac Magic + Oppo 981 HD

I thought Ampino wont be able to drive Harbeths. It drove Harbeths without any difficultty and the sound was magical! First time i have holographic sound effect in my system. Tomorrow i will experiment little bit more to find is it due to Ampino+DacMagic or something else.
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alfa100
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500 for cdp is low. try Rega apollo ,arcam or naim used
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