Welcome aboard!
I can't stress enough how important your front end really is.
Try not to skimp too badly on the player. A used Jolida CD player would fit nicely into your setup.
$1200 can buy a lot of speaker used. It's a shame you're not able to get out and listen. You could get a speaker of comparable quality for less and put that money into your amplifier and source.
If you have to just use a current DVD player or whatever you have laying around. Wait and add some money to those $200 dedicated for the source. Believe me ..you'll wish you had.
My source and amplifier cost much more than the speakers I use. Spending the majority of your money on speakers isn't always the correct path.
You ever heard that saying sh@t rolls down hill? Well the rules apply to audio as well. ;-)
Just something to think about.
Good luck and have fun!
I can't stress enough how important your front end really is.
Try not to skimp too badly on the player. A used Jolida CD player would fit nicely into your setup.
$1200 can buy a lot of speaker used. It's a shame you're not able to get out and listen. You could get a speaker of comparable quality for less and put that money into your amplifier and source.
If you have to just use a current DVD player or whatever you have laying around. Wait and add some money to those $200 dedicated for the source. Believe me ..you'll wish you had.
My source and amplifier cost much more than the speakers I use. Spending the majority of your money on speakers isn't always the correct path.
You ever heard that saying sh@t rolls down hill? Well the rules apply to audio as well. ;-)
Just something to think about.
Good luck and have fun!