What would be my next upgrade? advice needed

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Hi all,

I am relatively new to hifi and wanted to get opinions/advice regarding whether a single upgrade would allow me to get more out of my system. I am currently in no way dissatisfied with the sound, however with a bit of extra cash to spend i am wondering if i can improve the sound. I listen exclusively to FLAC music stored on my PC and have tried to keep the signal path as short as possible. My setup is as follows:

• PC (16/44 and 24/96 FLAC)
• USB->SPDIF: M2Tech HiFace (BNC output)
• Beresford Caiman DAC (used also as preamp)
• Roksan Caspian M Series 1 Stereo Power Amp (85w/channel into 8ohms)
• B&W 685 Speakers
• B&W FS700 stands

As for cables I am using a Bluejeans digital coax, Nordost blue heaven analogue RCA interconnect, and Nordost Flatline Gold MK1 Biwire speaker cable (the latter two bought cheaply off ebay).

I am not sure how well balanced of a system this is and have some ideas as to what would be the next step(s), but I would like to get other opinions. I will likely be looking to buy something second hand off ebay to open up more options. Any advice is greatly appreciated

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a nice system. I suppose the upgrade choice would depend if you're looking to just improve the sound or add some new functionality / convenience to your system (pre-amp with a remote control or streaming for example).

 

[Craig M.]

can't specifically offer any advice, but a couple of thoughts crossed my mind when i saw your system. the power amp could probably do justice to some much better speakers, and it could probably use a better preamp while it was at it. you'd probably have to spend quite a bit to significantly better the dac. that's a lot of probablys. an idea of your budget and what you hope to get from any upgrade may help people pitch in.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes should have mentioned that. upgrade would be purely for SQ, the functionality is fine for the moment

as for the budget i would like to spend around £1000-2000

 

[idc]

As Stereolad has said, that is a very good system. What is your budget as I think you need to start spending £1000s to make a noticeable step up.

 

[batonwielder]

This seems like a well thought out system with a sane amount of money.

A dedicated preamp would be a nice addition and a logical step. A little experimentation with cables might give you fuller sound and imaging.