Can I assemble a decent system out of these components


Hi -

I recently inherited my dad's stereo system and record collection. His system evolved over time and he kept nearly all the vintage stuff so I had a lot to sort through. I sold some of the really high spec stuff (Pass amps, Thiel CS7s, etc...) as I could never have done them justice. I'd love to make a workable system out of some of what is left for myself, mainly as a way to remember him. This means have a workable turntable. So what I'm asking here is (a) can I assemble a workable system out of the following and (b) does it make sense or would it be better to sell the components for something a bit easier to set up and maintain.

Here's what I have to work with (assume all necessary cables and power supplies are available...):

Turntable: VPI HW 19 mk IV with TNT upgrade, a SME series IV magnesium Tone Arm and a genesis 2000 sigma m cartridge.

Amps:

  1. Classe Cap 101
  2. Acoustic Research integrated amp

Pre-amp: Audio Research PH3

Related: NAD m10, NAD m50.2, bluesound node

Speakers (all pairs)

  1. Maggie mg-iic (probably not workable in my space but beautiful)
  2. Aerial acoustics model 5
  3. Pulse 2i
  4. Some thiel SCS2 and subs

For the moment, I'd happily set something up that connects the turntable to the NAD or node stuff to play through wireless speakers, if possible. I get that that isn't the nicest way to play the records and probably is a bit of a waste of the VPI. So some of what I'm asking is whether it is worth trading down or not on the VPI.

jrhalket

Too bad the Maggies don't work for you. That's automatic magic. Nice stuff though!

That is some great gear to get dropped on you. Don't think you can go wrong with any of it. 

Honestly, set it up, play around with it, and keep what sounds best to you. Obviously your Dad really cared about music, and got some good stuff. 

TT-pre-amp-swap in both amps- swap speakers around

 

The Aerial Acoustics model 5s were very highly reviewed in stereophile, and very appropriate for a small to medium sized room.  I would set those up with the AR integrated amp, and you might have the core of a very nice sounding system!