Jbschrades
Welcome to a great hobby! Just to let you know - most folks (including me) waste much money before actually understanding what we want! Do yourself a BIG favor and find audio shops in your area that carry vacuum tube gear and solid state gear, then listen to both before you plunge! Let your ears tell you what is best, then work toward that goal! My preference is vacuum tube!!! Right now I currently use a homemade triode amp that really keeps me involved with what I'm hearing!
You mentioned that you are contemplating disc players or speakers. The speaker will depend on what type of amp you are using, and the cd player of choice for me is Arcam. The CD73 is $699 and will cover the audio spectrum beautifully! To sweeten things even more - it is upgradeable to the CD82 and CD93!!!!! It also responds well to power cord upgrades!!!
Hope this helps!
Studio1
