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Help building around Sony 9000ES SACD player?

I'm starting a *small* two-channel system that's built around a Sony 9000ES SACD player. By "small," I mean 2 speakers and a 2-channel integrated amp. I'd like to get an integrated that originally sold for maybe $1200-$1400 and could be had on Audiogon for $600-$700 (roughly). I'd like speakers that cost maybe 2k new, but could be purchased for around a grand on the 'GoN. I'm looking to stay fairly modest with the single pair of interconnects (1 meter) and the speaker cable (8 feet or so)...maybe $100-$150 used for each of those. Can anyone help me with suggestions for any or all of these items?

Thanks,
Brian
thedautch
danlevy
34 posts
 
How big is your room? Do you want floor-standing or stand-mounted speakers, or some other approach? Musical preferences? Loudness preferences?
thedautch OP
329 posts
 
Small room...I live in Washington, DC, so I'll *always* have a small room, since I'll never be able to afford a large living space. I'm thinking floor-standing, almost full range speakers (down to maybe 25 or 30 Hz), and preferably above 20 KhZ a little bit, to help take advantage of the increased SACD resolution (25-30 KhZ). Volume will have to be moderate, because I live (and will continue to live for some time) in an apartment situation.

Thanks for asking these questions, DanLevy.
mshan
60 posts
 
I think the Vandersteen 2 series speakers would flesh out the sound of the Sony DVP-9000ES CD / SACD player very nicely indeed.

Others could probably recommend an integrated amp and cables that would work well with this combination.
danlevy
34 posts
 
I recently heard some relatively small floorstanding speakers that were outstanding, the Totem Hawks. I was *really* impressed with them. They list for $2,200.00; I'm not sure what they'd go for used.
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