Looking for a good system for my apartment. Any advise?

Seems to me you want amp/pre/radio/cd/tt/speakers.  And you want a system that (1) sounds good. (2) is of interest (in some way) to audiophiles.  Now lots of us have systems under 5K that sound fantastic.  But to get what you want on point 2, you're pressing it here:  every component you get means a bit less you can spend on another one, and there will be compromises throughout that system (which will become apparent as/if you upgrade).  Why not look for a reconditioned tube receiver, which will only set you back say 1-1.5K.  Then you don't have to worry about which phono-pre-amp and DAC converter you need or that your $300 interconnects mean you have to downgrade the speakers you want, or go through the whole 'which should I spend on? pre- or power-amp).  You'll have plenty left over to buy the best tt, speakers, and cd-player you want.  And the whole set up will look cool as hell.  (You'll have plenty of power--my amps run from 8-20W and they fill rooms  bigger than that).  And I've found they sound just fine either with modern speakers or old KLH ones.