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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.

Crazytubepower

James Eland
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    • Shanling STP-80
    All-tube Int. Amp, 2x el34's per side. Replaced Cheap Chinnese Output tubes with Electro Harmonix el34's
    • Kenwood Hey got it for free
    I got it for free, so what can I say
    • Harmon/Kardon 430
    Using only tuner
    • Klipsch RF-3
    Sounds good, upgrade to come

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Thats a good one. Not just good. Very good. Its worth it I guess. It will last you for a long time. Here are the specs.
Frequency Response : 34Hz - 35kHz +/- 3dB
Frequency Response (active bass) : 22Hz - 35kHz +/- 3dB
Impedance top terminal : 4 - 8 ohms
Impedance lower terminal : 4 ohms
Sensitivity : 88 dB/1 watt/1 meter
Power Handling : 350 watts RMS
Driver: Dual 4" carbon fiber midrange drivers
Custom 10" dual voice coil bass driver
CDT Tweeter: 300° dispersion 3kHz - 3kHz
Midrange Driver Material: Hyperbolic carbon fiber
Dimensions: 36.25" (H) x 8" (W) x 14" (D) with grill
35.5" (H) x 8" (W) x 14" (D) w/out grill
Add 2 to 2.25" for spikes and spike protectors
Weight: 47 lbs each
Connections: Gold plated brass binding posts for secure wire connection
Enclosure: Aluminum/Stainless Steel

kozine

You have a wonderful system. The tubes. Fantastic. Since you are in to floorstander speakers, you might wanna consider the B&W 704 or the B&W DM603 S3. Visit the website at http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/local.main to find out more about them. I suggest that you invest in something that will last you for a long period of time rather then you keep on changing. Since the current speakers are pretty good, you might wanna consider investing your money in Subwoofers instead. Active ones. Not passive. It will enhance your system alot. There is a huge variety of subwoofers available for you to carefully choose from. Trust your ears.

kozine