Went the one house approach recently, and did Acoustic Zen through my whole system, and it never sounded better.
It was inspired by a friend who went Audience AU24 through his whole system, and it sounded fantastic, too.
He uses a Thiel 2.4 system, and I use an NHT Classic 4 system. Both our systems are extended listening, fatigue free fun.
Both companies have a large dealer list in the U.S., both should be in your budget, both companies are great to work with, and both sound very, VERY good.
It was inspired by a friend who went Audience AU24 through his whole system, and it sounded fantastic, too.
He uses a Thiel 2.4 system, and I use an NHT Classic 4 system. Both our systems are extended listening, fatigue free fun.
Both companies have a large dealer list in the U.S., both should be in your budget, both companies are great to work with, and both sound very, VERY good.