Budget of components

What's your total budget?

Because even imaginary budgeting, if you're gonna do it right, the things it makes sense to budget for change completely depending on the budget. At $1500 it makes sense to budget for a turntable that will come in a package with arm and cartridge, and maybe even phono stage. At $40k it makes sense to budget individual amounts for the turntable, arm, cartridge, and phono stage.

So you at least need to provide a range. Or be blown off or get lame advice like half the money on speakers. Sheesh.

So what's your budget?

Best budget stuff for everything except the speakers, is Schiit Audio equipment end of story.
https://www.schiit.com/products

Cheers George

Budget 100-120k, no turntable to start with in my case.
This budget is cables uncluded.

$50k speakers
$40k power and pre
$20k digital source 
$5-10k cables and power conditioner. 
(Assumes here room treatment not needed since not inquired about but if that not case then skim on others and do that right). 
Ymmv 

With that budget one could easily spend 50% of it on speakers provided the speakers were 'the ones' for ones environment.  Not saying one would need too. Room size is a major factor driving speaker price. 

I would identify the desired speaker/amplification combination 1st.