I would recommend used components where possible. And I would recommend a 2-channel music/HT system as your sound quality is likely to be much better since you would be buying less equipment but the quality would be potentially far better.
With that said, I'd recommend the following:
o Odyssey Stratos very highly rated amp new from odysseyaudio.com at $1000.
o Odyssey Tempest pre new from odysseyaudio.com at $1000.
o Sony DVP s9000es DVD/SACD/CD player used for about $600.
o Bag End Infra-sub 18inch subwoofer used for about $800.
o Aerial Acoustic Model 5 or similar speaker used for about $1000.
That puts you at $4400 and you don't have any cables yet which would be about $1000 or so used. But temporarily, you could get by spending about $300 on used cables. In the right room, this would be an excellent sounding budget system for music and HT. And you can always expand or trade later. I also believe that with a system such as this, you may not even consider multi-channel as a good 2-channel system will more than suffice when watching a good movie or concert.
-IMO
With that said, I'd recommend the following:
o Odyssey Stratos very highly rated amp new from odysseyaudio.com at $1000.
o Odyssey Tempest pre new from odysseyaudio.com at $1000.
o Sony DVP s9000es DVD/SACD/CD player used for about $600.
o Bag End Infra-sub 18inch subwoofer used for about $800.
o Aerial Acoustic Model 5 or similar speaker used for about $1000.
That puts you at $4400 and you don't have any cables yet which would be about $1000 or so used. But temporarily, you could get by spending about $300 on used cables. In the right room, this would be an excellent sounding budget system for music and HT. And you can always expand or trade later. I also believe that with a system such as this, you may not even consider multi-channel as a good 2-channel system will more than suffice when watching a good movie or concert.
-IMO