Upgrade

[anilanand]

Hi. I am looking at upgrading my Bose 301 V speakers and Marantz amp. Your suggestions would be welcome. TKs

 

[chander]

Hey Anil,
Are you looking to upgrade both the amp and speakers? Also what is your preferred & maximum budget?

Thanks!

 

[square_wave]

It would be ideal if you list down some key information so that people can guide you.

-The model of the Marantz amp.
-The size of your room?
-Floorstanding or standmount speakers ?
-What are you missing from the current setup in terms of your expectations ? Or what are you hoping to gain with the upgrade ?
-Budget

Information like this will help people to guide you so that the needle moves in the right direction in terms of value and satisfaction for you.

 

[anilanand]

Thanks for ur replies

Marantz receiver - SR 4023
Speakers. Bose 301 V direct reflecting bookshelf speakers
Room 20’x14’
Prefer floor standing. Looking for enhanced sound quality plus Spotify/ Airplay
Budget around 2.5L
Looking to upgrade Amp n speakers

 

[chander]

Nothing beats - listening and buying.
You are in Mumbai - you should visit - Hifimart.

This is a pretty good budget and should easily accommodate a good AIO & speakers.

for example - you can buy a pair of Wharfedale Lintons with an Audiolab 6000A MKII or Leak Audio 230 & add a simple wiim pro as a streamer.

Or if you are open to used - there are some good Amps & speakers in there as well.
for example there is a Hagel H190 in Mumbai. That is a serious piece of kit.

 

[morerajendra5678]

for example - you can buy a pair of Wharfedale Lintons with an Audiolab 6000A MKII or Leak Audio 230 & add a simple wiim pro as a streamer.

Wharfedale Lintons with Tube amplifier available with hifimart. That's a combination difficult to beat. Add a cheap Dac and WIIM Pro plus(used as a streamer We You can upgrade the DAC later on. Even there is a hidden gem Fosi P3. You can directly connect to it using Bluetooth and use the RCA out from it to connect to the amplifier. Available pretty cheap at 6700 bucks from Amazon. So you can use the Fosi Audio P3 for now (sound will be pretty good) and later on go for a dedicated Dac and streamer.

 

[square_wave]

Consider speakers from Monitor audio, Triangle and Q acoustics (5050) also if you want a different flavour. Lintons are great if you are mostly into acoustic music. They shine with such music. Add Cambridge audio and Nad to amplifier list.