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If your were to assemble a vintage system ?

Let’s say you were going to put together a vintage system and your source was primarily vinyl. Your price limit is $1500. What would it be? 
Make it as musical as possible. Super detail or thunderous bass isn’t going to be very high on the list. My first thought would be a 70’s Marantz receiver (50ish wpc is more than adequate) an 80’s AR table, and any iteration of a Vandersteen 2C that didn’t bust the budget. 

Could easily also swap in a Pioneer SX750 instead of a Marantz. 
Cartridge? Not sure- might actually go with something modern/current. AT or Nagaoka 

what would you put together? 
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zavato OP
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Inna Said $1500 isn’t money

that’s in part the point 
corelli
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What great memories of my first system.  There were so many beautiful receivers back in the late 70's.  I would be happy to keep my Pioneer SX-636.  And the Electrovoice Interface B's were ahead of their time.  Would keep those too.  Might upgrade my Pioneer PL-112d table and Shure M91ed.  But it was a first system that owed no apologies.
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asvjerry
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I’d happily return to a 2270 Marantz, an AR with a Stanton 681EE cart, and keep the SAE 2 band parametric eq I still own. Also keep the Behringer UltraCurve to tweak for the room.

I’d cheat and keep my audio ’puters.. ;) That, and my omni’s.

Sometimes vintage has to give sway to the new. *G*

If forced to ’go vint’ on speakers, 4 JBL L100’s and a diy sub for ’boom’s sake...with a D amp. *L*

For ’cans’, a pair of Koss Pro4AA’s....the ones’ I owned literally fell apart on my head, rewired twice....
speakermaster
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Go for a used rega table with a dynavector 10x5 into a vintage integrated amp like a harman kardon or a tandberg with a vintage american speaker made prior to 1979 by a big maker jbl, altec, electrovoice, or dahlquist.
jrpnde
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   If you go vintage especially amp/receiver have it thoroughly inspected and replace any old/tired electronic components. In the 70's, I bought a Pioneer SX850. It suited my needs back then. When the tuner stopped working (no big deal since vinyl was my preference) it played on. Eventually, it died. Rather than repair I moved on. In those "Japanese dominated market days" Sansui had an edge over most. The best I heard back then was a Dynaco a friend had built from one of their kits. Smoked all the others.

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