new bas-x a100 emotiva receiver has dac, phono preamp am-fm tuner, 50 wpc amp that will blow away that older nad stuff in its price range for 399 bucks on amazon pair it with whatever floats your boat out there for 300 bucks a pair and there is your 700 dollar system.
Just getting started on a budget and need bookshelf speakers/receiver now
I am poor and need some bookshelf speakers and a receiver, all for around $600-$700. I know this is a surely a travesty for most of you because you are professionals, but... I have to start somewhere and won't come into much more money anytime soon. I currently have Infinity Reference 2000-3 speakers and a Yamaha RX-395 receiver. I listen to CLASSICAL music and OPERA. I'd like to have the speakers and a receiver that can handle bluetooth, my cd player, the tv and computer. I've looked at Kanto YU6, Cambridge Audio SX-60, ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 and MartinLogan Motion LX16. But I don't know if these speakers are better than what I've got (I have to think they are since mine are ancient). I know you will probably say "just save your money," but that won't work. Can you please help me?