After years of doing this...The 1st thing is get a electrician to install some dedicated circuts and then contact Albert Porter and order some of his cryoed duplexes.
If you like your speakers move on to the amplifier and audition several tube and SS. Look for a amp that can produce dynamics and spatial ques of the recording. In other words the ability to capture the ambience of the original venue..It sounds live. Next is the Preamp....same criteria and match it with your amp.
There are a couple tube dacs out there. One has a linestage that performs very well to trying different tubes.
Interconnects and cables make a big difference. I would buy cables on Audiogon as they are priced well and can always be resold with out much loss.
I would list importance of equipment as follows: Speakers,Amplifier,Linestage,Cables and then CD player and DAC.
You can find many exceptional equipment pieces used. As a expample...I have a Sony cdp x-707-es player and I have never heard a player produce a quieter background with spatial ques that are as close to live as you can get. I saw one sell for $700 which was a steal.
Have fun it's a great hobby.
If you like your speakers move on to the amplifier and audition several tube and SS. Look for a amp that can produce dynamics and spatial ques of the recording. In other words the ability to capture the ambience of the original venue..It sounds live. Next is the Preamp....same criteria and match it with your amp.
There are a couple tube dacs out there. One has a linestage that performs very well to trying different tubes.
Interconnects and cables make a big difference. I would buy cables on Audiogon as they are priced well and can always be resold with out much loss.
I would list importance of equipment as follows: Speakers,Amplifier,Linestage,Cables and then CD player and DAC.
You can find many exceptional equipment pieces used. As a expample...I have a Sony cdp x-707-es player and I have never heard a player produce a quieter background with spatial ques that are as close to live as you can get. I saw one sell for $700 which was a steal.
Have fun it's a great hobby.