Best 1,000 complete system for girlfriend ideas


She wants to buy new at Best buy while I am trying to talk her into high end used? She lives in an apartment. She listens to jazz, sting, Sade?, etc. Any Suggestions?
My suggestion
DVD//CD $175 Best buy special
Speakers $300 Kef cresta 2
Amp. NAD $300
Preamp NAD $200
cable EXOS $25
$1,000

Sub later
lance328

And here we are 21 years later.

Wonder if the OP still has the same GF...?

I didn't notice the date of the original thread and was ready to post why no one is recommending any streaming or Bluetooth options.

@dinosore I actually have posted on an ancient thread without noticing the date and felt like a goof afterwards...🙄

For some that question remains relevant today.

Right now (for the non audiophile) a pair of active Bluetooth speakers must be the easiest, quickest, most convenient fuss way of bringing good sound quality into your home.

For sure you will need something to stream the music to the speakers from but these days virtually everyone on the planet has access to a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone etc.

 

As far as second systems go (for the audiophile) this one would be hard to beat. Apparently such active loudspeaker systems are selling in vast numbers if the reviews on Amazon are anything to go by.

@sugarbrie said: Interconnects: Analysis Plus Oval One $69.95

Speaker Cables Audioquest CV-4 $119.95

To suggest someone should spend almost $200 of a $1000 budget on connectors and speaker wire is some very bad advise. My system cost right at 20k and I don’t have $200 worth of wires connecting the entire system.