A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
I'm new to the HiFi world. I listen to a lot of female vocal and classical music. I like both digital and vinyl. I am using a pair of Wharfedale Linton heritage and PS Audio Stellar Strata.
I know this is too broad a question, but with 10K budget, where can I wisely spend my money? I don't mind tubes and I don't mind used either.
Any advise is greatly appreciated!
@jasonbourne52 My post was your wake up call. : ) |
I also wouldn’t blow 10K on power cords and conditioners in this early stage of your system. If you have a desire to upgrade your speakers, I would do that first. Once you find speakers you like, I would then look for a good quality integrated amp to drive it. If you are looking used, you can get much more for your money, but choose the speakers first. I have found the Lintons to be a bit polite sounding with anemic bass. once you have the speakers you want, (I would budget around 6K or so for speakers), you could then decide on a good integrated amp. A Parasound Integrated comes to mind at under $3500 or if you want a tube integrated, a Rogue Cronus Magnum integrated would set you back about the same money, $3500.00 |
It's easy to recommend better speakers. As long as you love looking into a dirty, unkempt room (in this specific case with everything else held static). Take your Wharfedale speakers to any well executed system that is amp appropriate for the Wharfedales and you will be floored. Bring a top end speaker, regardless of spend (again amp appropriate) into your system...the results will speak for themselves. |
