Looking for a good system for my apartment. Any advise?

Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving to you also, Mr. Schroeder, and to all!
Enjoy and stay safe.

belles Aria has a MM phone stage.

buy “gently used” and save 20-40%!

just make sure to get an amp/speaker combo that has documented synergies.

wpc should be in line with speaker sensitivity, etc.

I recommend you speak with Walter L who owns Underwood HiFi

He is a wealth of knowledge and fantastic prices on products, many of which are his own and sold direct (including amps, preamps, headphone amps, turntables, cables, power conditioners..., eliminating dealer markup. He also buys closeouts from well known companies


I have purchased amps and speakers, over the decades

hth

For an apartment I like the idea of stand mount speakers. This approach sends less music to neighbors.

I agree that with a $5000 budget you can put together a very nice system. Are you willing to purchase some items used?

For the same sound quality, vinyl is more expensive that digital. Which is most important?

I would limit my choices of speakers that would play well with 50-80wpc into a medium size room. What is room size?

Consider integrated amplifiers. There are many that have both internal DACs and phonostages. A great way to get started within budget. If desired an external DAC or phonostage can be added at a later date as funds become available.

Select speakers that have reasonable sensitivity and not difficult to drive impedance wise (therefore fitting the 50-80wpc power restriction).

Well, I need to get a bird on, happy Thanksgiving!