what I am about to say is very controversial. Do you have a significant mumber of cd's or vinyl albums? that should determine whether you want a turntable or cd player.
the most significant mistake people make is to fall in lvoe with a particular component and then surround it with inferior components because thier budget was exhausted.
I would start like the design of a car .think of the speakers like a suspension and the amp/preamp like the engine. If you are going cd you should strongly consider an integrated amp or reciever. If you are going vinyl then you need an amp preamp combo.
Most people never get the most out of thier spekers because they don't have the proper associated equipment.
I beleive you should start with a mini monitor like the Epos.follow that up with sometihng like a cj pv10 and cj tube amp mv60. follow that with rega turntable and arm and one of the cheaper cartridges like sumiko or grado. Definitely stay away from expensive cable. generic will do just fine.
if you are committed to the vr4' realize you are going to have to spend ten to fifiteen thousand dollars in assoiciated equipment(new). at least half of that should go to electronics. if you buy quality electronics you can keep them for a long time.
the most significant mistake people make is to fall in lvoe with a particular component and then surround it with inferior components because thier budget was exhausted.
I would start like the design of a car .think of the speakers like a suspension and the amp/preamp like the engine. If you are going cd you should strongly consider an integrated amp or reciever. If you are going vinyl then you need an amp preamp combo.
Most people never get the most out of thier spekers because they don't have the proper associated equipment.
I beleive you should start with a mini monitor like the Epos.follow that up with sometihng like a cj pv10 and cj tube amp mv60. follow that with rega turntable and arm and one of the cheaper cartridges like sumiko or grado. Definitely stay away from expensive cable. generic will do just fine.
if you are committed to the vr4' realize you are going to have to spend ten to fifiteen thousand dollars in assoiciated equipment(new). at least half of that should go to electronics. if you buy quality electronics you can keep them for a long time.