Canton Chrono 70 - $1895
NAD C388 w/ Blu OS Card $2199
NAD C538 CD Player $349
NAD C588 Turntable $899 (Comes with Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge)
NAD PP2e Phono Stage $189
Total is $5531
The C388 would have the Blu OS streaming from the unit or you can connect a PC to it directly if you prefer to stream off of a PC.
Most retailers will give you 10% off which would put you on budget at $4978. One perk is that all the parts would fit together aesthetically and it would look good. The other thing is you should get between 30 and 60 days as an in-home demo and your only obligation would be return shipping. Which, in fairness would not be insignificant.
The reality is you don't NEED an external phono stage as the C388 has one built in but the PP2e is a nice unit, will give you better sound and would give you more flex if you wanted to try a different cartridge, especially a MC like a Denon DL 301 or something like it in the future.
Full disclosure, I am a Canton and NAD dealer. If you are interested PM me.
NAD C388 w/ Blu OS Card $2199
NAD C538 CD Player $349
NAD C588 Turntable $899 (Comes with Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge)
NAD PP2e Phono Stage $189
Total is $5531
The C388 would have the Blu OS streaming from the unit or you can connect a PC to it directly if you prefer to stream off of a PC.
Most retailers will give you 10% off which would put you on budget at $4978. One perk is that all the parts would fit together aesthetically and it would look good. The other thing is you should get between 30 and 60 days as an in-home demo and your only obligation would be return shipping. Which, in fairness would not be insignificant.
The reality is you don't NEED an external phono stage as the C388 has one built in but the PP2e is a nice unit, will give you better sound and would give you more flex if you wanted to try a different cartridge, especially a MC like a Denon DL 301 or something like it in the future.
Full disclosure, I am a Canton and NAD dealer. If you are interested PM me.