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Hello everybody,
I'm new to this forum and I am quite a newbie in hi-fi stereo!
Here's my story:
I had a ~3000$ (CAD) budget for my new (and first) stereo system.
I spent a good amount of that budget on new speakers: The Paradigm studio 100. Please don't bother telling me that I made a wrong move spending that much of my budget on speakers... I just fell in love with those speakers and couldn't resist buying them! I even tried the Totem Forest but I like the Paradigm's one better!

That being said, it leaves me with ~800$ ( lets say i can go a little bit over budget, maybe up to 1000$) for my amp and CD player.
Does anyone have any good suggestion?
I am quite aware that my budget is really limited.

I was maybe thinking about the cambridge 640 amp +cd combo...

I also have a turntable so a phono input would be nice!

Thanks for all your help!
elemay

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elemay OP
6 posts
 
Ok guys thanks for all the tips!
I think i'll go for the Rega Brio 3 and for the Oppo DV-980H as my CDP!

I'll be smack on my budget!

Thanks again for your help!

If anybody have other suggestions, feel free to post it here, i'll only buy the amp on friday! I might change my mind since then!
elemay OP
6 posts
 
Thanks for the quick response!

I was not thinking about hooking my stereo system to my TV. It would be more of an audio dedicated system.
Is a DVD/CD player still a good way to go?

I really like the idea of buying only a PowerAmp and connecting the DVD/CD player to it! ... I'll buy the PreAmp later on, but what about my turn table? Can I hook a turntable directly in a poweramp??

Thanks again.
elemay OP
6 posts
 
Thanks for all the suggestions, it's greatly appreceated!!

I'm really tempted with the Rega Brio 3, I went to a dealership nearby and their retail price was 800$.

A friend of mine suggested the Jolida JD 1501A (645$) hybrid tube amp with an Oppo 980 CD/DVD player (180$), which would fit right in my budget.

A tube amp would sound great but then again, I haven't heard a lot about that hybrid one?
Any ideas??

Thanks
elemay OP
6 posts
 
Ahh shoot!
Now i'm pretty much back to square one!

Event though I don't really know what a magnitude of 2.5 ohms means, I'll look for a 100watts amp!

Any suggestions?

thanks
elemay OP
6 posts
 
Ok guys thanks for all your comments/suggestions/help!

I finally bought a Marantz 7001 at a local dealer nearby for 400$
So it was a no brainer for me!
I love marantz and it was way way under what I was hoping to pay for!

That being said... I can now start saving for a real amp+preamp!!!

So my final system is
Speakers : Paradigm Studio 100 v4
Amp : Marantz 7001
CDP : Oppo 980H
Turntable : Rega P1

Thanks again guys!!!
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