Equipment Upgrade

Hi, I'm currently running my system as such and am looking at an equipment upgrade:

Sansui 636 TT with AT440MLA
Kenwood KA5500 Integrated Amp
Mordaunt Short MS10i/Mission 70 MkII

I'll assume that my current weakest link is my Amp and Speakers and will probably need an upgrade. Currently awaiting for my Pioneer SP-BS22-LS speakers to arrive, although I don't think they will be very much of an upgrade but I can sell some of my gear to put money into speakers and a new amp.

Any suggestions? An amp with 2 phono stages would be good as I have a Technics SL-3300 I would like to add to the setup.

Should I got Pre-Power Amp? I kinda like the convenience of an integrated amp. My budget for this would be approximately $800 for the amp and $500 for the speakers.

Many thanks!

 

May I suggest, if you haven't already done so, that you see if speaker and listening chair position will improve the sound you get. In addition you might consider room treatment. Moving speakers about costs nothing but time and can make a huge difference, especially in bass, and so can room treatment. Here's a couple of sources of advice:

http://www.barrydiamentaudio.com/monitoring.htm

http://www.gikacoustics.com/