No very little Compromise $20K 5CH System?


Already have an iMac and a 52" flat screen. Old school on the question of cabling in general (some good stout lampcord and a trip to Radio Shack'll do just fine) and am looking to build a nice 2 channel setup with a new VPI Classic TT w/Sumiko Blackbird as centerpiece.....only twist is I want it to be 5 channel with a box to play Blue Ray DVDs on (nothing fancy). You'll know where I'm coming from if you've ever pondered a similar quandry...lol. What sort of system would you assemble here from scratch with a $20,000 limit and in a medium sized room where the speakers can sit no further than a foot or so out from the walls? Wide musical tastes -- mostly 60's-80s pop/rock/jazz/blues........very rarely Country or Classical. Thanks.
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Pre-amp - Cary SLP98p f-1 (used) or McIntosh C2200

Amp(s) - Parasound Halo A51 or Bryston 5 channel (can't remember the number)

Speakers - Paradigm Signature S8 for the fronts, then Pardigm Reference for the center and Surrounds

BluRay - Oppo

Surround Processor - Denon or Onkyo (Maybe the Integra 9.XX processor)

Interconnects and speaker cable, all Kimber (Hero and 8tc (front)/4tc all the rest

Subwoofer - Rel B2 (only easy way to integrat 2 channel and HT due to accepting LFE and high level connections simultaneously) oh yeah, and it rocks.

You still have money left for:

AppleTV

DAC - MHDT Labs Havana, BelCanto DACIII,

Have fun, sounds great to me