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Looking to build a system for under $5k

Hello,

I am brand new to audio and looking to put a system together for around/under $5k all in. Any recommendations?

This would be mainly for CD audio but expandable for phono in the future. I have a small bedroom that I am dedicating as a music room upstairs in a cape cod style home. So it has angled walls that follow the roof line.

Looking for components that offer the biggest bang for the buck. I've done some research over the last couple of months and it seems like the Vandersteen 1Ci might be a good cornerstone to design a system around.


Thanks,

Joe

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jffyg
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I would go ice based integrated 250 watt drives most any speaker choose your brand. So maybe $1750 for the integrated
Then 1.5k for some used floor standing speakers would probably do some Paradigm studio 100 or old bw or kef or a perfect condition Psb stratus gold i
And then drop a grand on a grace 901 dac and a decent dvd/br player. I think you could have an amazing system for 5k. My biggest advice is go older full range on the speakers and ice amp integrated for the amp! Good luck!!!
Oh yeah and blow a couple hundred bucks on some decent headphones 
Akg 701 to go with that dac/head amp!
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