My evolving System! What Next?

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Ive recently purchased a set of Epos M16 speakers and have noticed the overall sound is a little too clinical and lacking the warmth and rich sounds that i crave. I am now looking for the next upgrade and would value any suggestions..I was thinking of upgrading to an external DAC or a valve pre amp with a budget of around $1200 (max). The rest of the kit consists of Harmon HD750 cd player, itunes(imac) over airport express, NAD preamp C165BEE, 2 x NAD C275 Power amps in mono mode and various QED cables. Love to hear your suggestions or advice to improve the sound. Cheers in advance.

 

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Hi dexxxy. This is the part of the forum where members post pictures of their system. To get an answer to your question you will have a better chance in the main Hifi section.

 

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dexxxy:Ive recently purchased a set of Epos M16 speakers and have noticed the overall sound is a little too clinical and lacking the warmth and rich sounds that i crave. I am now looking for the next upgrade and would value any suggestions..I was thinking of upgrading to an external DAC or a valve pre amp with a budget of around $1200 (max). The rest of the kit consists of Harmon HD750 cd player, itunes(imac) over airport express, NAD preamp C165BEE, 2 x NAD C275 Power amps in mono mode and various QED cables. Love to hear your suggestions or advice to improve the sound. Cheers in advance. The problem is your speakers. Epos are normally precise and clinical as you describe, and if they don't sound warm and rich with NAD amps they never will. You'll have to change speakers if you want that. I'd think Dynaudio or Totem should give you closer to what you want. Sonus Faber would be my other thought, but they're not cheap.