A rookie with 10K, seeking advise

Whatever you do, do not waste the money on cables and power conditioners. That’s the very last 1-2% improvement after you’ve already got your reference system. Spending money on power conditioners instead of better speakers is the worst advice I’ve ever seen. Speakers have the most impact on your system. 

Whatever you do, do not waste the money on cables and power conditioners. That’s the very last 1-2% improvement after you’ve already got your reference system. Spending money on power conditioners instead of better speakers is the worst advice I’ve ever seen. Speakers have the most impact on your system. 

+1 @kumizi 

@llid2 - I posted this ~5 days back:

How did you arrive at ^that^ set up?
- purchased new or used? Or given/loaned to you?

Can you provide any insight?

I wouldn’t go crazy about the research. It’s supposed to be fun, enjoy it more than dwelling on it.

The Lintons are not good speakers. I had them for a month. I had not one good thing to say about them.

The Rega 3 is great. I would buy 4K speakers (BBC or Danish origins, Sonner, or used SF) and test out different amps. NAD, Musical Fidelity, any $1000+ articles on Crutchfield. Don’t blow 10K, you will get a great system from well under 6

The Lintons are not good speakers. I had them for a month. I had not one good thing to say about them.

@grislybutter how did you choose those originally?
Do you hear them first?

My only tip is don't walk into an audio store and tell them you are a rookie with 10k to spend.   Listen to some speakers and amps .   That is a lot of cash and if you spend it wisely you can put together a really nice system