This may stretch your budget a bit, but I recommend that you consider a Lyngdorf 2170 integrated as your foundational piece. They will go for about $2500 used. The internal DAC is really good and the room perfect software really makes optimizing set up in a room easy. It will drive most speakers very nicely. The Lyngdorf, in my opinion, is head and shoulders above what I expect from Class D. It doesn't really sound like tube, nor does it sound like what I expect from SS. Somewhere in between perhaps. I have one in my second system in a room with problematic accoustics and it made a world of difference. You don't say what you intend to use as a source, but the high end input module gives you plenty of coax, optical, a USB, and even an internal MM phono inputs. the DAC is good enough that you can probably get by with a decent CD or DVD player using the Coax or USB input. This thing is good enough to warrant stretching the budget a bit. Used, these things are an insane value.
Second system recommendations $5K budget
Looking to create a second system for my bedroom. (Well, third reallt. More below.(
I want a small bookshelf/Integrated w/DAC) for my bedroom. 12x12
Have had Harbeth 30.1 and 30.2s before and enjoyed them. Speaker ideas are
Harbeth P3esr
Dynaudio Special 40
Burchardt s400
For electronics
Naim Unity (used)
PS Audio's new Integrated/DAC. Had the BHK s for a while.)
I want a small bookshelf/Integrated w/DAC) for my bedroom. 12x12
Have had Harbeth 30.1 and 30.2s before and enjoyed them. Speaker ideas are
Harbeth P3esr
Dynaudio Special 40
Burchardt s400
For electronics
Naim Unity (used)
PS Audio's new Integrated/DAC. Had the BHK s for a while.)
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