not impresed with my system

Well, the speakers and cd player (probably the 2 most important components) are quite ordinary.

Find a pair of speakers that make you smile.

Everything from there is downhill.

I suggest you try some room treatment, I have yet to hear a system sound realistic without any room treatment regardless of the price. Start with a small amount of treatment and slowly add till you achieve the correct balance for your room and equipment, there are many websites and posts on audiogon which can advise you on which brands and where to begin. If your room is not properely treated you will constantaly be changing equipment and never achieving the required results.I have seen countless adds on Audiogon selling state of the art equipment set up in a bare reflective room which cannot possibly achieve the maximum results the equipment is capable of.
Mike

I'm not familiar with your speakers so I can't speak to whether they are the weak link as others have suggested. One thing I have proven to myself empirically is that the room acoustics can easily overwhelm even the finest equipment, and your electronics (with which I am familiar) are no slouches.

I recently moved and my setup is now in a small room that is nearly square - abysmal acoustics, abysmal results. For the first time I decided to try a setup along the diagonal of the room, which ameliorates many of the first reflection and node problems, and has been used by Merlin, deHavilland, and other manufacturers at shows to overcome hotel room acoustics. The results were great, much better than I anticipated. If you have a few hours, give it a try.

Also, my system's performance used to vary by time of day, sounding great late at night - I found that ensuring that the components receive clean power a big step up and the performance is now consistent throughout the day. I use ExactPower products, but of course there are many choices.

About 6 months ago I replaced HT Pro 9s with 2 pair of Clear Day solid core Silver Shotuns (bi-amping) (<$300/8ft pair). I was amazed at how much of an improvement the new cables made. Just this week I upgraded them to Double Shotguns and am totally blown away ($500/8ft pr).

Speakers you own are not among the most popular within the audiophiles here - and not my favorits as well . I do not think that new cdp or cables will change your attitude towards your setup. Acoustics are very important also but it will not fix your speakers characteristics. It will help if you pull those bi-pols out into the room some more and use some diffusion behind the speakers but it will not fix everythig. But it should help . If you are still not happy with the way they sound - you know what to do.

Cheers