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Recommendations for a modestly-priced audio system?

Gents,
My friend asked me to put together an audio system for her to replace her very old system.    She wants an integrated amp that will take an input from her TT.  God knows the condition of her cartridge and stylus!  There are boatloads of integrated amps with BT-streaming capabilities, which, when she comes to her senses, with get a Spotify/Tidal subscription and forget about her 40-year old collection of ragged vinyl.  Maybe not.  The amp needs to be BT-compatible... no extra components.  

Hopefully, the system will be simple:  an integrated amp and a pair of passive speakers.  The budget is about $1K but I could twist her arm a bit to get to $1.5K.  Recommendations for either the integrated amp and speakers would be very much appreciated, relying on the wealth of knowledge that you fellas have.  I will say that she has a pretty large LV room, sort of an "open room" arrangement, and will need speakers to sufficiently pressurize her large room.

Thanks for any and all input.      
whitestix
lpd_dk
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Below combination will give you a great sounding system for the money!

Amp: Vista Audio Spark II (389USD)
http://www.vista-audio.com/products/Spark/index.htm

Speakers: triangle borea br03 (499USD)
https://www.amazon.com/triangle-HiFi-Bookshelf-Speakers-Borea/dp/B084M6GTB9/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&...

Streamer: Arylic S50 Pro+ (199USD)
https://www.arylic.com/products/s50pro-wireless-preamplifier
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arcticdeth
1,549 posts
 
http://www.avantonepro.com/cla-200.php

 An amazing amp.
enjoy.
   Buying in 3 weeks, after saving for a a bit.  
 Have proper cables. 
medium_grade
77 posts
 
Klipsch RP-600M and the Vista Audio Spark. The Klipsch monitors really truck with few watts and the Spark is a wonderful class A/B compact amp. Then, add an Emotiva Bluetooth. The Emotiva sounds decent on it's own, but you can feed it to a better DAC via TOS later. 
devilboy
1,172 posts
 
NAD 326bee  is fantastic. Around $300.
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hifihandyman
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This is my area.  I help loads of “cheap” people all the time.  She needs a pair of Klipsch Premiere RP-160M speakers and a Yamaha A-S801 integrated amp in silver.  People can get a lot of satisfaction out of that combo.  It’s perfect.  Unfortunately, many products are still impossible to get right now, but things are slowly improving.  Those speakers are on sale right now and you could add a pair of nice cables and still be under $1,500.  Good luck!
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