RDO-198 vs amp upgrade?

Gerres26
Gerres26 Posts: 862
in 2 Channel Audio
Let's say I have 3 or 4 hundred bucks burning a hole in my pocket and I naturally want to upgrade my main stereo setup a little. My setup consists of a B&K Ref 30 pre/pro, B&K Ref 200.2 amp and my 1.2tls that have been recapped but still have oem tweets.

Would I be best off upgrading my 1.2tl tweeters to the RDO-198s or selling off my amp or pre and upgrading one of those? Obviously I would take that $ to put towards the new piece. ( also trying not to hoard gear anymore)

What says the hive??
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,677
    I would say tweeters now, and amp later on.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,640
    Tweeters. That B&K 200.2 is still a solid amp.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,067
    I'd upgrade that preamp before your amp as well. I had one of those two channel B&K preamps for a while, it had to go.
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  • Gerres26
    Gerres26 Posts: 862
    DSkip wrote: »
    Tweeters. If you haven't done crossovers, I'd have that next in line before an amp upgrade.

    I redid the crossover with Clarity ESA caps and mills resistors a few months back so I'm good there. Just trying to figure out the best bang for my buck for now I guess....I've upgraded to the RDO 194s in monitor 7 and other SDA's before but have never heard the 198's so wasn't sure if that should be my next step or not...and that's where you all come in ;)
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,548
    Tweeters
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    Tweeters then a new preamp.
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    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,752
    The Ref 30 I believe is a 7.1 preamp. I was running a similiar setup for quite awhile....but with the Ref 50/ 200.2 combo. Used that with the 2B TL, then the 2.3 TL...its a nice matchup for the TL upgrade along with the complete crossover upgrade.

    I would definitely say get the 198's and upgrade the crossovers. Otherwise your just supercharging your corvette with the same worn out, cupped tires.
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    tweeters
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  • Gerres26
    Gerres26 Posts: 862
    Ok, looks like an overwhelming vote for tweeters already so that will be the first thing on the list for now.

    I seen a couple comments about a pre upgrade next. I really do enjoy the sound from this B&K pre/pro compared to the Rotel Rc-1070 i had before, not to mention the flexibilty with the built in dac. I know a few people on here speak highly of them but what would be a step in the "upgrade" direction from a pre with a similar sound signature?
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