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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
elemay OP
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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
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kotta
649 posts
 
If I had to choose between the Jolida and the other Int. amps mentioned, I personally would not choose the Jolida. (I owned the 1301 and 1501) The built quality on the Cambridge is superior. The Rega is very well built as well. It sounds musical. The list is $695. Ask to audition one in your system. Bill
ausjoe
98 posts
 
There are also "gently" used items sometimes for sale on this site!
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!
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
For a quite decent low cost speaker wire, try DH Labs Silver Sonic.
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