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Looking to build a system for under $5k

Hello,

I am brand new to audio and looking to put a system together for around/under $5k all in. Any recommendations?

This would be mainly for CD audio but expandable for phono in the future. I have a small bedroom that I am dedicating as a music room upstairs in a cape cod style home. So it has angled walls that follow the roof line.

Looking for components that offer the biggest bang for the buck. I've done some research over the last couple of months and it seems like the Vandersteen 1Ci might be a good cornerstone to design a system around.


Thanks,

Joe

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charles1dad
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Racamuti,
Good and wise advice. There terrific low and moderate power amplifiers available  that truly  thrive with this type of speaker. 
Charles 
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charles1dad
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Hello Joe,
You’ve received some very good recommendations and you can’t go wrong with either Vandersteen or Oppo. Given your room size and musical taste I would offer the following combination as a option.
1 Marantz SA 8004/8005 CD player, Well engineered (good power supply and analog output stage) very solidly built chassis and high quality sound. 1200K new.
2 Tekton Lore speaker, higher sensitivity and 8 ohm load (easy to drive) well designed. 1000K new.
3 Coincident Dynamo MK II amplifier, very well made and offers exceptional single ended sound quality. Can easily drive the Tekton Lore. 1500K new. This leaves money available for necessary cables. I believe that these combined components would provide a very lively, dynamic and organic presentation with beautiful tone and emotional involvement. Very good value purchased new  and obviously more so if bought used. 
Good luck,
Charles
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