Sound System on $10K Budget

Speakers $ 4.5k 

SB G90 M2 Technics 

Integrated $ 2.5k 

SU G700 M2 Technics 

Speaker Cable $ 400 - 800 

Ascent 12TC Kimber Kable 

Base    12VS Kimber Kable  

I would absolutely wait for M2 Products when available. 

Music Direct  

Given – reluctance to spend more for cable I included two options. 

Just good solid simple tech – high quality material. 

My System consists of a mix of two Technics Class Components. 

Premium SB C700 > Grand SU G90 > 12 TC 

While my total is a bit N of $10K it includes Prime TT > Assortment of ICs. 

My front burner goals are to step up to Ascent and settle on a Power Cable. 

Yes … Power Cable as well. 

MO you will not regret spending $ 1k on Ascent 12TC. 

Some of the users here have SB C700 … search Virtual Systems. 

with a matching center channel for tv... then a decent av receiver

Oh please no.

35+ years of audio, had 100W receivers, etc, they clip, and distort , don’t waste your money 

You are right 100 watt receivers are crap but a 25 watt tube amp can work very well in a lot of systems. 

A excellent loudspeaker is the Spatial audio ,X3 or X5 open baffle with dual powered bass channels midBass drivers and the excellent Beyma AMT midrange-Tweeter in a 7 inch wave guide minimal Xover using VH audio Odam capacitors 

are a great buy and very dynamic and most of all very musical . 

Like most of the previous posters have said, settling on a speaker sound first is the best choice along with dedicating 50% or so of your budget to them.  That being said, the Philharmonic BMR Towers are a fantastic choice at around $4k.  Looking at your headphones, you seem to like a clean clear sound instead of an overly warm sound.  Consider the Revel F228Be or the F328Be (if you can find a deal on them under $7k instead of their normal nearly $9k price).

Since you already have a nice headphone set up, can you describe your music sources now?  Is it an all digital locally stored media system or are you streaming or is it a turntable or CDs?  What are you planning to use with these speakers?

A subwoofer (or two) paired with stand mount speakers is nicely flexible.

I have recently built a system from scratch and have paired a set of Fritz Carbon 7 SE Mk2 speakers with a single F12SE Rythmik Sub. 

Rythmik Subwoofers: https://www.rythmikaudio.com/

Fritz Speakers: http://fritzspeakers.com/

The powered sub (s) relieves a lot of burden from the power amp.

I went with a Van Alstine SET 120 Control Amp to start with, but then added a Van Alstine Transcendence 10 Tube Preamp when I got the sub. I run the signal from the preamp into the sub, then using the "High Pass Filter" from the sub, I go back to the power amp, which drives the speakers.

AVA: https://avahifi.com/

I'm very happy with this system and you might enjoy reviewing those brands.