Jeff, welcome to the rabbit hole of audiophilia! I think a lot is possible in building a system on a budget. You will need to become very familiar with Schiit Audio and their products, because, as stated already, they make great stuff, and great stuff for the money. I own many pieces of Schiit 😀. Also you will need to know the market for other equipment because you will find nice things for less than retail here and on other sites. Through study and knowledge and knowing a deal when you see one, you can build a nice system for less. Also one that is upgradable. Read, study and shop! Good luck! RJ
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all the listening I do leads to crazy high prices. anyone out there that can do great high fi on a couple grand budget? I have nad 275bee bridged mono with focal aria 948. I would like to experiment with maybe a tube setup or a really reverby ss if exists. I have a couple rythmik 15 in subs that can do bass. have a few headphone systems that really have opened my eyes on sound. can hifi wonky/tubes be done with subs? and lowest entry point worth the money? would be great to find something under 5k that can play well with aria speakers.