My first high-end system was just A few years ago I chose the Macintosh MA9000 integrated with focal kanta3 speakers, Puritan power conditioner
Shenyatta Delta speaker cables, I just had to have more and I upgrade it
I'm glad I did.
Macintosh has a very warm sound and it is different
I end up getting a more higher resolution more detail stereo amplifier with preamp
( Separates) I'm glad I did I'm not saying that the Macintosh sounded bad
It served me well for almost 2 years I just needed something with more detail and more dynamics.