In Reply to: $4000 Challenge! posted by Bromo33333 on June 21, 2017 at 06:27:46:
Audio Note AZ Two floorstanding loudspeakers ($1700) Hemp driver version no stands necessary - 95dB sensitive good to 35hz so plenty of bass for most musicKingKo KA 101. $825US. This is a 12 watt tube integrated amplifier but it can also be used as a power amplifier and is a first rate headphone amplifier. Auto-bias and has meters.
Oppo Sonica DAC/Streamer $750
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon $400 which includes cartridge and arm
Pro-Ject - Phono Box DC - MM/MC Phono preamp ($100)
Audio Note AN-A interconnects and AN D speaker cables for the remaining $225.
$4,000 nice musical system
Of course there a bunch of other ways to go - the Omega 8XRS loudspeakers for $1800, or Tekton or Zu speaker and us a less expensive cable - you could switch out the Pro-Ject for a Rega - that sort of thing.
Edits: 06/21/17
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