Hey folks,
So I've got $3k to burn. I've been itching for years for a decent stereo playback system. Now I know that's nowhere near what some of you guys seem to drop on a system, but that's all I can justify spending.
Can it be done? If so I'd appreciate some recommendations. I know bugger-all about this stuff.
Also, I'm in Australia, which seems to be sadly lacking in some of the more boutique amps. To give you an idea of what's available, my local audio specialist store (
http://www.carltonaudiovisual.com.au/) stocks integrated amps in the following brands for <$1k: Dared, Riga, Cambridge Audio, Marantz, Denon) and speakers from: Monitor Audio, Epos, Q acoustics, Dynaudio and some aussie brands like Aaron and Legend.
Given that I've got 3TB of flacs the only thing I'm close to having my heart set on is a squeezebox duet. As such, I'm inclined to not bother with a CD player.
I'm going to say solid state rather than tube - if only to get the wife's 'it doesn't look ugly' buy-in. (sorry)
Oh, and if it can make my sh!tty recordings sound good, that would be a big plus.
Any thoughts?