Meaning of 前以上?


I'm confused about something I've read;

> 前以上のスピードで前以上のクオリティでって、思っちゃうのは思っちゃうんですけど。

Is the 前以上 in the above line supposed to mean "more speed than before, more
quality than before" or is it saying "quality comes before speed"?

If someone could explain how the word is affecting that sentence that would be
great, I'd really love to know what the speaker is saying here, thanks!




前以上 is "greater than before" and the structure of (verb)のは(verb) means that
something is not more than what it is but you have to admit that it's the case
anyway if you are asked.

In this case, the speaker admits that s/he certainly thinks that way though
s/he is conscious that it's not necessarily reasonable.

All in all, the example sentence means "I can't help wishing (we could do it)
with greater speed or with greater quality, though".

