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You got $10000, build a system.

Speakers + amp + pre/pro + cd/dvd player optional

Here's the preference

1. Music and Movie are equally important.
2. Speakers: front, center, side, rear, sub(fronts with enough base can substitute sub)
3. 7.1(dolby ex/dts es) pre/pro + power amp combination
4. you can go +- $2-3000
eandylee
john_l
782 posts
 
HMMMM. On the used market I would go for:

Magnepan 3.6 $3200
Wolcott P220's $5000
Resolution audio CD-55 $1200
Bare solid core copper wire $100
Nordost Quattro-fil 1/2M $400

I chose the resolution audio cd-55 because it has one of the best analog output stages I have heard and it allows me to spend big money on the amps/speakers. It's a real sleeper on the market and it will also direct drive an amp.
Next choice would have been a sony xa777es.

As you can see I spent most of my money on the amps and speakers. The combination of the wide bandwidth Wolcott's power and transparency with a large Magnepan's imaging, timbre and huge soundstage should be nothing short of amazing. I've heard them with magnepan 1.6's and Soundlab A1's.

Ultimate version of this ?:
Speakers: Soundlab A1's with a huge room.
Cabling: All Valhalla
CD: A Meitner SACD DAC with a BAT vk-51 SE preamp.

Disclaimer: I sell wolcott amps.
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chaskelljr2001
476 posts
 
"Eandylee":

Search this board ("Best of") and look for a thread titled "Home Theater for $10K", and look for my post under that thread. I have written a post under that VERY thread last summer. The system I have put together under that thread would be the same one I would put together here. This is not only a home theater, but this can also be an audio system if you're willing to manipulate the controls on the pre/pro. None of the components has not changed that much (if any at all).

Good Luck!!!!!

--Charles--
videohydra
59 posts
 
Pre/pro - Anthem AVM20 - $3500.00; Amp - Aragon 2007 - $3000.00;Speakers - Atlantic Tech 270 THX system for $2800.00 +a pair of 171`s for rears for $330.00;DVD player - Philips Q50 - $300.00. It all adds up to around $10000.00, and for extra $2-3000 you could get a good CD player (like Rega Planet or Jupiter) or maybe even universal player for DVD A and SACD and cables.
matt_zak
55 posts
 
Processor: Rotel RSP-1066 $1500
Multichannel amp: Rotel RMB-1075 $1000
2ch amp: Rotel RB-1090 $2000
DVD-V&A/SACD: Marantz DV8400 $1500
Main Speakers: Magnepan 1.6 $1675
Center: Magnepan MGCC3 $990
Rears: Magnepan MGMC1 $750
Sub: Paradigm PW-2200 $800
Cables/wires: $1000
TV: $1500

Total price retail $12,715

could probably get it used for around $10,000
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