Amp + Speakers for a 13 ft X 10 ft room


Hi!
I'm new to the world of hi-fi, and I'm looking for some advice.
I'd like to build a stereo setup in a small room (13 ft X 10 ft). Which 'amp-speakers' combos would you recommend for that room size? I would like to get non-fatiguing, dynamic sound with good bass and open soundstage, no harsh treble either. This is going to be my first setup, so the budget is pretty low (about $700-900 per component) as I suspect any moderately good setup would be enough for me at this point.
I guess it would be better to look for vintage gear considering my budget. Am I right?
My listening preferences focus mainly on 60-80s rock music (prog, blues, art, hard, folk, soft, pop, melodic,heavy metal,etc), 50-60s jazz, blues, singer-songwriters, some 80s pop, new wave, alternative, electronic.
freddie99

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Tekton M-Lores $699.00
Shuguange S300I - $799.00 (SET amp that uses 300B Tube) No Remote. Its is being closed out and is on sale for a considerable discount. I think they originally sold for $1000.00 You can upgrade to the Shuguange Tube Set upgrade that Granyt Fidelity sells at a later time. You can buy the S300I directly from Shuguange or Grant Fidelity
You didn't mentioned if you wanted a digital or analogue source.
The best source I can think of in your price range is a used Oppo95, they are selling for $800.00 and under (one listed now for $775.00) Since the release of the Oppo 105, the 95's are starting to sell. Before that you didn't see many (any) used for sale.
You can play all CD formatts, and more and more great music is being released on SACD.
Clear Day Speaker cables would be the ones I would look into ($350.00 for shot gun). My Audio Cable Company has a palladium interconnect ($179.00) that I think are hard to beat for the money. I think that adds up to around $2,800.00. Also you may want consider a Primalua Proloug 2 integrated amp (They sell used for $800.00) instead of the S300I, Its a better build then the S300I. The advantage of the Shuguange is the 300B SET circuit would make those M-Lores sing .
I tried to replace my Triangle Celius ESW twice, each time I kept the Triangle’s. I have since replaced (3rd attempt) the Celius with the newer Triangle 30th Anniversary Antal . The 30 Anniversary Comett was awarded class “B” by Sam Tellig. That speaker may be another one to consider. I bought mine through www.audiowaveshifi.com.
If your considering a PC for your source. There are two DAC's that Absolute Sound awarded the best in there budjet catagory. one was the Audioquest Dragonfly and the other was the MY DAC. You may want to read the reviews on those.
Another that comes to mind is Musical Fidelity, they have an entry level DAC that has seen it's share of good reviews.
Also Grant Fidelity has another 300B SET that has a better warranty and remote, it's a couple hundred more then the close out, may be a better option. The DAC's I refered to above are affordable, the savings may be put towards the newer 300B.
Also Absolute Sound reviewed an SS integrade that cost around $500.00, the reviewer saied it souned as good as anything he heard at $2,500.00 or under. I don,t remember the name but let me know if your interest and I will post it as soon as I can.