Well this is my system, I am 15 and have been into the hobby for a little under a year now. Just bought the shanling and am really happy with it. I am still not certin if I am going to go with a cd player or tt as a main source. The thing I am worried about with a turntable is the ammount of time I use my system (70 hours a week!). I would like everyone's ideas on what to upgrade first. I currently have $1500 and am planning on spending it on speakers, but if you feel that money is best spend elsewhere let me know.
I love how my system sounds, good bass output, good midrange, killer highs (sometimes too shrill though). Somethings that bug me are the backround noise durring high level listen (rarely listen at high levels, usally only around 70db) I belive this problem has to do with the cdp and interconectors.
So basically I am looking for sugestions on the next upgrade. Be it Speakers (which is what I think will help the most), CD player or turntable (i have equal ammounts of cd's and lp's), or whatever else you suggest.
Bad cables are a common reason for shrill highs. At least they were in my system. The Gallos are very nice speakers although there are posts in various forums saying that the sweet spot tends to be limited to a narrow horizontal band. You have to tilt them up and down to suit your listening position. For about the same money you can get a pair of Zu Druids - like the Gallos, very highly rated by 6moons.com. Since you have a tube amp, you might also look at a pair of Merlins. Hard to ignore the hooting and hollering by the people who own them and like them very much.
