Where to get advice on a new system build

Since you are in Florida, it is well worth your time to visit Ormond Beach and go see Salon1Audio. Eric is the owner. You can see a lot of his used gear here on Audiogon but the store has so much more! Dealer for some of the best gear and a very large inventory of used gear. Great place to build a relationship IMHO. Good luck!

Thank you very much, this is what I am looking for. 

It has dedicated power, and it can be easily accessed to add more if needed. 

Thanks.  The room matters, and it’s not too expensive to get it under control. I struggle when I see high dollar systems that have not addressed their environment.

Johannm. I haven’t used Claude before, but I see how you phrased the problem statement, that’s helpful. 
 

the ai fun keeps me in the magico, Wilson, pass, lumin, world.  I liked the sound of Wilson’s when I sold them.  I’m going to be sensitive to upgrade options, a pass int60 has balanced output that I can use to add an amp.  Streamer can get a dac, etc. 

Dealers can add a lot of value, I need to figure that one out.

rsmith73.  Thank you for the salon1audio contact, they appear to be what I am looking for in a dealership. 

Welcome back to this great hobby and enjoy the ride! 👍

I would first determine what speakers I want. Wilson has never been to my taste so I can’t help you there. My tastes run more to Vandersteen, Audio Physic, and ProAc. I’d be considering allocating $10-12,000 on speakers, and $5000 each on an integrated amp and streamer/dac. I would definitely consider used or demo speakers. For me, I would look at used Ayre for the integrated and the streamer/dac. I also love LUMIN equipment and currently have a T2 which I bought used when the T3 came out. You could put together an excellent system with used equipment from these brands.