There's no one right answer to these questions because everything matters. Even the way I would do it myself if it were for myself or if someone were paying me would be different if I was doing it for "one and done" vs doing it to get started. Because one and done (which I have done for people) everything is very evenly budgeted out to maximize sound at that price. But most of us that is only a starting point.
So the system I recommended has you with speakers that are by far the best part of the system, followed by a pretty darn good amp, and then merely above average phono, etc. This makes sense to me because it will sound awesome right now while at the same time giving you max upgrade flexibility. With really good speakers, cables and amp you could go to an excellent stand alone phono stage, or turntable.
But you could also get much less speakers, pretty ones with WAF and try and make them sound good with a better amp like a Raven integrated. There's a lot of WAF speakers. What there aren't many of is DI quality sounding speakers. But your Rogue is a good idea because a) tube integrated and b) phono stage.
The biggest challenge with analog is its really four essential components: table, arm, cart, stage. You could spend $6k on those alone and much less on the rest and yet still achieve excellent results. This is how Linn started back in the day, taking the LP12 to stores and hooking it up to their cheapest system and letting people hear it sounds better than their most expensive one.
So its not just what you get now, but what you might get going forward. Those speakers, amp and cables will be as awesome if you wind up mostly streaming as if you wind up like me playing almost all records. But if you go records then you will be happy to have the option of adding a stand alone phono stage, or better table, or better cartridge. Or heck even a much better rack for the table. Any or all of these are great ways to grow starting from that base. If that is even what you want to do.
That's the way my system got to what you see today. 16 years ago it was this https://theanalogdept.com/c_miller.htm Before that it was a McCormack amp on a board on the floor. No kidding.
So the system I recommended has you with speakers that are by far the best part of the system, followed by a pretty darn good amp, and then merely above average phono, etc. This makes sense to me because it will sound awesome right now while at the same time giving you max upgrade flexibility. With really good speakers, cables and amp you could go to an excellent stand alone phono stage, or turntable.
But you could also get much less speakers, pretty ones with WAF and try and make them sound good with a better amp like a Raven integrated. There's a lot of WAF speakers. What there aren't many of is DI quality sounding speakers. But your Rogue is a good idea because a) tube integrated and b) phono stage.
The biggest challenge with analog is its really four essential components: table, arm, cart, stage. You could spend $6k on those alone and much less on the rest and yet still achieve excellent results. This is how Linn started back in the day, taking the LP12 to stores and hooking it up to their cheapest system and letting people hear it sounds better than their most expensive one.
So its not just what you get now, but what you might get going forward. Those speakers, amp and cables will be as awesome if you wind up mostly streaming as if you wind up like me playing almost all records. But if you go records then you will be happy to have the option of adding a stand alone phono stage, or better table, or better cartridge. Or heck even a much better rack for the table. Any or all of these are great ways to grow starting from that base. If that is even what you want to do.
That's the way my system got to what you see today. 16 years ago it was this https://theanalogdept.com/c_miller.htm Before that it was a McCormack amp on a board on the floor. No kidding.