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Suggestions for econo system

Trying to put together an economical system for a friend with as much bang for the buck as possible, based around Maggie MMG's. Room is 22x14x8. Would prefer receiver/integrated amp and single box cdp. Total price $1500 or less ( I said economical) with the Maggies $550. Considering NAD C-350 int. amp and various cdp's. Any and all suggestions welcome. Thanks, Mark
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fineberg
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You can get a c-370 for under $500 new from some of the NAD discounters like http://800stereo.org/nadc3newmod.html and at that price, it is really worth the $150 difference. To save some money, I would either go with a used ARCAM CD player (I've seen used Alpha 7se players for around $250 on Audiogon) or the Cambridge Audio CD player. This would leave you with about $200 for cables (speaker and an interconnect) which you should probably also get used to save some $$$.

Good Luck
fineberg
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I use Analysis Plus Speaker cables and a mix of analysis plus and TMC interconnects. All of which I have found to be excellent and very reasonable (I got there after much experimenting). I would recommend a TMC white from CD to integrated amp and Analysis Plus oval 9 or 12 to the speakers (you can get these with banana or 'zip' plugs - either of which work well with Maggies). You shouldn't be worried about the Alpha 7, since it has the same transport as the much more expensive Alpha 9se did, it makes an excellent transport for an outboard DAC if and when your friend decides to upgrade.
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