Improving music sound help

olilugo

Hi all, I am continuing my journey to slowly improve my setup.
Today it is mostly used for home theater; however my music does not sound anywhere close to what I have in mind from what I can remember from a long time ago.
As you can see from my signature these are all the components I have.
Other measurements are as follows:
Front and center speakers are inside a built-in home entertainment center and the distance between the front speakers is 7 feet, listening position is 14 feet, room is 16 feet L x 19 feet W.

I also have to say I am please with the sound as a home theater setup. I even like the sound track when the movie is playing.
If I need to add more components I would like to keep it to a minimum, say I could add a new CD player, and keep or change my dvd for a new BR player. I could change the receiver to add HDMI. Better would be if I can add a dvd player that can do BR, DVD and CD with better sound whether I am using a cd, dvd or br.

However I don’t really want to start again and my speaker are less than 9 months old so I not considering changing them.

So finally the question: what can I add to my set up to improve the cd music. I hope based on my setup I can still get big bang and not just settle changes. I have hear a few people talk about the Rotel 1072 CD player and that got me thinking I could do the same.

I have seen many people say if you have an amp get a lesser receiver or pre-amp, which is what I have. I have also read that the receiver is OK and I can get a good CD player that has an excellent DAC and therefore a better music experience.

Any comments suggestions are appreciated.

Last, I want to define good sound as many people could have different interpretations.
To me good sound is a sound that it is closely true to say a real person singing; it is not really loud however it is very clear and therefore it projects, it is clear that you can hear the scratchy voice if it had one. The instruments don’t overwhelm, for example I was watching a movie that happen to have fire works and they sounded to real it was very impressive. I know I am mumbling at this point but I hope you all get my vision…

Ern Dog

Here's my 2 cents:
I think the weakest link for music is your $80 Panasonic DVD player. In my first rig I started with a $150 Onkyo DVD player and when I upgraded to a dedicated CD Player it was a night and day improvement. I chose a $500 NAD C-542 CD Player. In comparison, the Onkyo sounded tinny, brittle and constricted. I would definitely buy something used.

Early B.

Begin by maximizing what you already have. For instance, if your front speakers are inside a built in HT center, then your music is gonna sound marginal, at best. Get yourself some speaker stands and play around with placement. You'll be amazed by the improvement.