Help me to build my first stereo system


Hi, I’m AJ and I’m new here to the forum. 
I am getting married in June and I want to get a nice stereo system for our new apartment. Only thing is they im on a budget… I’d like to spend around 1500 max between speakers amp and turntable. What would you guys recommend to me ? 
 

thanks so much for the help :)

augjonas

Find a good local hi-fi shop, of the independent, "high-end" variety. Even if you have to travel several hundred miles. Make it an overnight trip. If you provide your approximate location, perhaps those in your vacinity can suggest a dealer or two.

You can't expect perfect (and imperfect ;-) strangers to know what you find appealing in hi-fi gear. Helping you find a musically satisfying system is the job of a professional retailer. His profit margin is built into the price of every piece of hi-fi gear on the market.

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Welcome to the machine, and congrats (condolences) on the upcoming nuptials. I’d recommend this system. The amp is a The Absolute Sound product of the year and also has a nice internal DAC in case you wanna get into streaming at some point, which you absolutely should. The turntable has a better tonearm than the one you chose and also allows for important vertical tracking angle (VTA) adjustment, and I think just flat out looks better. The speakers are excellent Wharfedale speakers with a walnut finish that will nicely match the turntable (fyi, wives love stuff like that). Total bill — $1500 plus tax.
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649956133-nuprime-ida-8-ultra-low-noise-class-ad-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-silver/

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_336D120WLN/Wharfedale-Diamond-12-0-Walnut.html

https://drop.com/buy/drop-audio-technica-carbon-vta-turntable


If you’re leery of buying the amp listed above used (although it’s got low hours and should be perfectly fine), this Yamaha would make a good substitute and has a phono input that may or may not be better than the phono preamp in the turntable, but you can compare and choose — I’d go with the NuPrime amp above if I was you as it probably sounds better and likely has a better DAC. Hope this helps, and best of luck.

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamas801bl-rb/yamaha-a-s801-2-ch-x-100-watts-integrated-amplifier-w/dac-black/1.html

 

It's as subjective as picking a favorite color, and your speaker selection should take your room into consideration, so take most of our specific favorite recommendations with that in mind.  You really need to satisfy you. 

I'd spend most of my time and budget finding a pair of speakers you love that will work well in your room, then focus on an amplifier that will drive them.  Add music source as money allows.  

Buying good used gear can lead to some great bargains.  

BTW, the reason I recommended the Wharfedale speakers over the Klipsch is that they’re a straight-down-the-fairway, very good speaker that’s well balanced and won’t offend you in any way.  The Klipsch, on the other hand, can sound bright and become fatiguing with extended listening depending on the system.  A good system is all about balance, which is why I recommended the system I did.  I think the system you mentioned could potentially sound bright and fatiguing, but that’s just an educated guess.  Just my $0.02 FWIW.