Integrated Amp Upgrade

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Elizondo19k

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Hi all, quick question for everyone. My current phono set up is a Ortofon 2m Blue/Pro Ject Debut III/U turn Pluto pre amp/yamaha RX v 465/some cheap sony speakers/ or the u turn pluto to a schitt magni 2 uber/Sennheiser HD 650's for a headphone set up. When I have my Schiit hooked up with my CD player (Marantz CC-65) the quality is great and I feel like the headphones are adequately powered while this is not the case for my phono configuration im thinking this is due to an underpowered phono stage.

What I am considering is an upgrade of my Yamaha receiver and cheap sony floor standing speakers to a Marantz PM6005 or 6006 and a set of Dali Zensor 3's. At that point I would ditch my U turn Pluto and headphone amp while using my TT and use the Integrated Amp's built in's. Does this make sense? Or may I still be running into an under powered set up? Also what would you guys recommend as an upgrade first, speakers or the amp? It would be about a month gap in between. Thanks!
 
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I'd try the new Dali speakers on your existing system first. To be honest with a decent set of speakers I'm not sure you'd notice much difference between the Yamaha and the Marantz, (not necessarily because the Yamaha and the Marantz are the same performance-wise, but because to really hear any difference you'd also need to upgrade other elements of your system). If anything once you've upgraded the speakers then you've got a pretty decent setup there (within the price range) - and the next thing to look at rather than $500 on a new amp might be half that on a really good phono pre-amp.
 
Any thoughts on the Yamaha's ability to push the Dalis? I know the Yamaha is rated 105W per channel at 8 Ohms but the Dalis are 6 Ohms. Thanks!
 
Having looked at the specs of the Yamaha RX-V465 I don't think you'll have any serious problems running a pair of Zensor 3s. But until you pair them you can never be certain (on paper specs don't always translate to the real world), so the best thing to do is make sure that wherever you buy the speakers from has a good exchange policy, so you can in effect 'try before you permanently buy'
 
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