Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ??

High end audio doesn't have to cost that much. It's more about your attitude and your willingness to be obsessive about setup and room acoustics than expensive equipment.

If you live in a metro area or near a major university Craigslist, thrift shops and estate sales can offer truly outstanding bargains. But even Audiogon will allow you to put together a great sounding system for under $1,000. Right now you could purchase a Spica, Quad, NHT, Epos, etc. bookshelf speaker for $300-500. There are refurb NAD CD/DVD receivers going for $400. That gives you enough left over for a decent speaker stand and cables and you're still under $1k.

Now will that system sound as good as a $10,000 or a $100,000 system. Probably not, but if you take the effort to set it up well, it will provide you with true high end sound.

Branislav, please explain how you can spend $15k and not obtain high end sound?

As others have said, give us your budget. Let us know your room dimensions and what kind of music you like and we can start helping you out. There is lots of good budget system options that can sound great out there.

Absolutely you can. You don't need to spend a lot of money to get great sound. I have spent a lot of money in the past 30 some odd years to learn that.

MAN OH MAN I THOUGHT I WAS A PESIMIST, but after reading the replies to the O/P's question I see know that I have REALLY come a long way in the attitude dept...NEVER HAS THERE BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE A POOR AUDIOPHILE!!!$250.00-$300.00 will by a nice little integrated from the likes of NAD-Cambridge Audio-Marantz etc..that will shame most $2500.00+ integrateds or seperates from 10 years ago & don't even get me started on HOW ABSOLUTELY AMAZING A SYSTEM CAN BE FRONTED BY ONE OF THE $500.00 CHINESE TUBE INTEGRATED AMPS READILY AVAILABLE TODAY!!!Multi Disc players from Marantz-Yamaha-Denon offer vanishing low distortion & a fairly honest portrayal of the original signal with a smooth,detailed sound anyone but the most jaded could live with for a lifetime & can be had for as little as $100.00 used to $400.00 for a BRAND NEW Denon BDP-1611 Blu Ray that plays SACD & DVD/A & will kill any $1000.00+ source from just a couple of years ago!!!AMAZING speakers from Quad-Usher-Monitor Audio etc.. can be had BRAND NEW for as little as $450.00-$500.00 & used for around $300.00!!!$50.00 Interconnects from companies like Wireworld(Luna 6 comes to mind)will give you 75-80% of what ANY $500.00 NEW interconnect brings to the table!!!Come on people,what has happened to you?My advice to you Dvjorge is BEFORE YOU SPEND 1 PENNY ON ANY GEAR, GO FIND THE CLOSEST PUB/BAR/ETC...THAT OFFERS LIVE, UNAMPLIFIED MUSIC & SPEND SOME TIME GETTING TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL THING SOUNDS LIKE!After that,find a budget that you can live with & then someone here on Audiogon that HAS NOT been completely jaded by this hobby will surely be able to help you put together a system that will bring a smile to your face & ears...Good luck & ENJOY THE MUSIC!!!

Hey guys,I should have said"some of the replies"in the beginning of my above rant...Thx...