I am Dan, but I go by Soaring Bear. I am new here.
I have what I called a humble system, but I enjoy it. That said, I am looking at some upgrades. One of the biggest upgrades I made was getting speaker cables by Mapleshade records. They weren't even expensive.
Once upon a time I had Adcom 535 amp and Adcom preamp hooked to Dahlquist bookshelf speakers. Then I upgraded my amp and preamp to B&K, which was an excellent upgrade. I replaced my B&K Components preamp and amp with Emotiva amp and DAC. Upper midrange coloration disappeared and bass tightened up.
I am looking to upgrade my system further. I have auditioned some speakers but keep coming back to my inexpensive 2-ways and thinking that they sound better overall. This has surprised me because some of these speakers were over $5-6K. My speakers are Dahlquist 2-way bookshelf speakers from late 1980s with VIFA dome tweeters. I did like some Paradigm Founder 80F speakers recently.
I enjoy a lot of different types of music. Lately, I notice that live recordings, especially acoustic ones, are giving me the most pleasure.
That's my story. My system isn't expensive, but sounds so good to me. And yet I am searching for whether there are some speakers out there that I can afford that will be an upgrade.
I look forward to sharing ideas and learning a few tricks from you.
