Cleanshirst here is what we would tell you in 30 years of professional experience.
1: Get the foundation as good as you can which means better speakers and amplifier, which means spending less on the deck.
There are source first audiophiles and we totally agree that a better source makes a huge difference, however, you will have more difficulty hearing the improvements in the source on a lower level amplifier or less full range loudspeakers.
One of the best bits of advice we have given our clients in a similar situation is to purchase a Rega P3 the current table is $1100 with an Elyis cartridge and the sound is fantastic, one of the coolest things you can do is to easily upgrade from the Rega in the future by removing the tonearm, the Rega tonearms are universally praised and have been used for years by many companies on their tables so you can in the future take your arm and cart and install that in a zillion other tables that all accept a Rega mount.
Another way of getting better sound is by using dealer demos.
You should always go for a floor standing loudspeaker over a bookshelf as the floor standing loudspeakers will have a much bigger sound and take up the same amount of floor space as a monitor on a stand.
Your choice of the Quad speakers is a good one they are amazing for a budget speaker the floor standing S4 at $1,800.00 will be very hard to beat they have unbelievable treble clarity and throw a big sound stage.
As per amplifiers the Nuprime Ida 8 is very impressive at $1,000.00 and the Rega Brio has an excellent phono stage and is a terrific little amplifier.
So here would be our recommendations:
Rega Brio $1,000Rega RP6 Elyis cart $1,100Quad S4 speakers $1,800
brand new $3,900.00
if you went for your deck Add $1100
and you are still at $5k and if you were to purchase a system like that many dealers would throw in the cables i know we would.
The only missing parts of the equation is what kind of music do you listen to and have you heard any of this gear? The type of music you listen to will help guide your choice of speakers if you like bass heavy music many speakers may not do it for you.
You should go and visit some dealers and determine what kind of sound do you like.
Dave and TroyAudio Doctor NJ
1: Get the foundation as good as you can which means better speakers and amplifier, which means spending less on the deck.
There are source first audiophiles and we totally agree that a better source makes a huge difference, however, you will have more difficulty hearing the improvements in the source on a lower level amplifier or less full range loudspeakers.
One of the best bits of advice we have given our clients in a similar situation is to purchase a Rega P3 the current table is $1100 with an Elyis cartridge and the sound is fantastic, one of the coolest things you can do is to easily upgrade from the Rega in the future by removing the tonearm, the Rega tonearms are universally praised and have been used for years by many companies on their tables so you can in the future take your arm and cart and install that in a zillion other tables that all accept a Rega mount.
Another way of getting better sound is by using dealer demos.
You should always go for a floor standing loudspeaker over a bookshelf as the floor standing loudspeakers will have a much bigger sound and take up the same amount of floor space as a monitor on a stand.
Your choice of the Quad speakers is a good one they are amazing for a budget speaker the floor standing S4 at $1,800.00 will be very hard to beat they have unbelievable treble clarity and throw a big sound stage.
As per amplifiers the Nuprime Ida 8 is very impressive at $1,000.00 and the Rega Brio has an excellent phono stage and is a terrific little amplifier.
So here would be our recommendations:
Rega Brio $1,000Rega RP6 Elyis cart $1,100Quad S4 speakers $1,800
brand new $3,900.00
if you went for your deck Add $1100
and you are still at $5k and if you were to purchase a system like that many dealers would throw in the cables i know we would.
The only missing parts of the equation is what kind of music do you listen to and have you heard any of this gear? The type of music you listen to will help guide your choice of speakers if you like bass heavy music many speakers may not do it for you.
You should go and visit some dealers and determine what kind of sound do you like.
Dave and TroyAudio Doctor NJ