Appreciate all of the responses and assistance so far.
I did do a search, but did not find what I was looking for, perhaps due to my poor IT skills.
Here is more information:
Room dimensions would be approximately 15' X 20'.
Musical tastes run the gamut - classical, classic rock, world music, binaural meditation, hard rock, rap, etc.
I can definitely deal with tubes. From what I have read, it seems as though people are mixed as to the value in my price range vs. solid state.
I like bass, but not so that it is overwhelming. I would rather have full tonal range than thumping bass.
Volume would be moderate, I am definitely not looking to bring the house down.
I would like to run my computer through the system if at all possible.
A remote would be nice, but is certainly not a necessity.
My thought was to invest most of the money in a pair of speakers that I could keep for many years (the new Aperioan Versus Grand Towers seem to get good reviews and I can either wait for them to show up on the secondary market or find a discounted demo model).
Next, I was planning on a used Rega P3, which seems like I am spot on with most of the recommendations given.
I wanted to get "good enough" components for the rest to get much enjoyment for the next several years while I slowly upgrade the electronics.
Is that a good plan or would people suggest an alternate strategy?
I did do a search, but did not find what I was looking for, perhaps due to my poor IT skills.
Here is more information:
Room dimensions would be approximately 15' X 20'.
Musical tastes run the gamut - classical, classic rock, world music, binaural meditation, hard rock, rap, etc.
I can definitely deal with tubes. From what I have read, it seems as though people are mixed as to the value in my price range vs. solid state.
I like bass, but not so that it is overwhelming. I would rather have full tonal range than thumping bass.
Volume would be moderate, I am definitely not looking to bring the house down.
I would like to run my computer through the system if at all possible.
A remote would be nice, but is certainly not a necessity.
My thought was to invest most of the money in a pair of speakers that I could keep for many years (the new Aperioan Versus Grand Towers seem to get good reviews and I can either wait for them to show up on the secondary market or find a discounted demo model).
Next, I was planning on a used Rega P3, which seems like I am spot on with most of the recommendations given.
I wanted to get "good enough" components for the rest to get much enjoyment for the next several years while I slowly upgrade the electronics.
Is that a good plan or would people suggest an alternate strategy?