31-Jul-2020, 22:07
(31-Jul-2020, 18:45)Sailor4W Wrote: Two things will be done in the near future: upgrade the Expert 120 to either the Expert Pro 140 or 220 and new speakers. As for speakers, I am eying two options: either the Buchardt S400s, or the Harbeth M30.1. I don‘t know which way to go first.
As you think about other upgrades, I'd suggest spending a bit of time going over the threads from 2016 or so about the Pro & CI upgrades. I went from a D120 to the D220 Pro, and the sonic character of the amps really is different. My thinking is that a Pro CI amp will sound different enough from the D120 Expert that it would, or could, affect your speaker choice.
Tha is just a thought, and you may already know about the sound profile of the Pro amps, but I wanted to mention it.
Nice room, by the way. I can certainly see that stand mount speakers are the right look & feel for your space.
Damon
NAD M32 as streamer and power for kitchen system in-wall speakers, & Cambridge CXC CD transport into a D220 Pro CI, capably carried by Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cable, and thence made expansive by Dali Epicon 2 speakers and juiced by wonderful custom power cords from NRG Custom Cables, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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