CD player Cambridge 500se $450 retail $300ish used
Titus XS $500 retail $390ish used
good speaker stands $200 retail or less buy new
Consonance tube integrated$1500 retail $1100ish used
balance on cables/music
I am familiar with all these and this would be a kick booty system. Stack amp on CD player to save space.
I think the consonace though not that well known is (as the cambridge and Titus) one of the best values in high-end audio today.
Consonance makes a number of units with choices of tube configuration. I like the EL34 (40watt) version best but you may want something else. Unit is $1795 with remote.
you can see the line at one of the agon dealers at:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/sh.pl?ampstube&1013281642&item&&4&5&6&http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fs_srch.plQQAAKEYWAApurlsrchAAALLAAst26AAAAAAconsonance
Now if you don't have to have tube or a remote I am using the Bluenote Steroid 1(Italian made by Industrie Audio VOX) 30w integrated $600 retail which has a superb synergy with Titus (which I also have). This amp, though not fancy, has it where it counts, and I like as well as stuff in the 1500 to 2000 range. I understand that they now have a remote version but I haven't heard it and it is several hundred dollars more. Don't get turned off by the looks it will be the one of the best purchases you will ever make. http://www.bluenote.it/ - very smooth, warm, detailed, great wide soundstage.
If you went the Blue Note route you will have a lot left over for cables and music and you will be really happy.
good luck feel free to contact me if you want to talk further.
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Titus XS $500 retail $390ish used
good speaker stands $200 retail or less buy new
Consonance tube integrated$1500 retail $1100ish used
balance on cables/music
I am familiar with all these and this would be a kick booty system. Stack amp on CD player to save space.
I think the consonace though not that well known is (as the cambridge and Titus) one of the best values in high-end audio today.
Consonance makes a number of units with choices of tube configuration. I like the EL34 (40watt) version best but you may want something else. Unit is $1795 with remote.
you can see the line at one of the agon dealers at:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/sh.pl?ampstube&1013281642&item&&4&5&6&http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fs_srch.plQQAAKEYWAApurlsrchAAALLAAst26AAAAAAconsonance
Now if you don't have to have tube or a remote I am using the Bluenote Steroid 1(Italian made by Industrie Audio VOX) 30w integrated $600 retail which has a superb synergy with Titus (which I also have). This amp, though not fancy, has it where it counts, and I like as well as stuff in the 1500 to 2000 range. I understand that they now have a remote version but I haven't heard it and it is several hundred dollars more. Don't get turned off by the looks it will be the one of the best purchases you will ever make. http://www.bluenote.it/ - very smooth, warm, detailed, great wide soundstage.
If you went the Blue Note route you will have a lot left over for cables and music and you will be really happy.
good luck feel free to contact me if you want to talk further.
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