You can assemble a pretty nice system for 2 grand. Here is my suggestion:
-Speakers: wharfedale diamond 225’s (read the reviews) currently $299 use to be $449, it was selected as the budget component of the year by both stereophile and absolute sound....
-Integrated amp: marantz pm5005 (underated/ great amp/all analog) $499
-turntable: pro-ject x1/ includes sumiko Rainier cartridge (michael fremer calls it the best under $1000 turntable) $899
-CD player: marantz cd5005 $399/or hd CD-1 on sale $399 @ music direct...
-Dac: musical fidelity v90 dac $299, a class a component in stereophile...
All this can be assembled for $2395, even less as sometimes you can find the above on sale. The diamond 225’s as mentioned were originally $449, Music Direct has then @ $299. Please read the stereophile review of them as well as the absolute sound review. They will be much more enjoyable in the long run than the B&W’s, which I find fatiguing after long listening....to replace the marantz integrated mentioned above, I would suggest the audiolab 6000a integrated. It contains a very good dac, so you could forgo the above mentioned MF dac and have it all in one chassis. The 6000a is $899 but can be had for less, sometimes on sale for $699-$799....
-Speakers: wharfedale diamond 225’s (read the reviews) currently $299 use to be $449, it was selected as the budget component of the year by both stereophile and absolute sound....
-Integrated amp: marantz pm5005 (underated/ great amp/all analog) $499
-turntable: pro-ject x1/ includes sumiko Rainier cartridge (michael fremer calls it the best under $1000 turntable) $899
-CD player: marantz cd5005 $399/or hd CD-1 on sale $399 @ music direct...
-Dac: musical fidelity v90 dac $299, a class a component in stereophile...
All this can be assembled for $2395, even less as sometimes you can find the above on sale. The diamond 225’s as mentioned were originally $449, Music Direct has then @ $299. Please read the stereophile review of them as well as the absolute sound review. They will be much more enjoyable in the long run than the B&W’s, which I find fatiguing after long listening....to replace the marantz integrated mentioned above, I would suggest the audiolab 6000a integrated. It contains a very good dac, so you could forgo the above mentioned MF dac and have it all in one chassis. The 6000a is $899 but can be had for less, sometimes on sale for $699-$799....