A rookie with 10K, seeking advise


I'm new to the HiFi world. I listen to a lot of female vocal and classical music. I like both digital and vinyl. I am using a pair of Wharfedale Linton heritage and PS Audio Stellar Strata. 

I know this is too broad a question, but with 10K budget, where can I wisely spend my money? I don't mind tubes and I don't mind used either.

Any advise is greatly appreciated!

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Showing 1 response by kingdeezie

I would shop speakers. I've never heard the Wharfdale Linton speakers so I am not making a value judgment on how they sound. 

While money doesn't always translate into better sound, the point of diminishing returns with speakers is, IME, much higher than the Linton's cost.

Both your PS Audio Strata and Terminator DAC are multiples more expensive than your speakers. Outside of acoustic treatment, speakers tend to have the most direct impact on what you hear. 

For 10K you can get some great speakers. Depending on what type of sound you prefer there are dozens of excellent companies. Salk, Daedalus, Spatial Audio, Magnepan, etc, etc.