£1,000 Amp/TT/Speakers...What would you do?

In the New Year I will have roughly a grand to spend on a second room system. What would you do?

My main system is admittedly humble compared to most here but Im happy with it. I would however like to have the option of having a separate system in my living room.

Current set up below..

Pro-ject Carbon Debut
Pro-ject Tube Box Pre
Cambridge Audio amp (pretty low budget)
Dali Zensor Speakers

So, any ideas?

 

Posted in the wrong section sorry guys...gort required or can I move this myself?

 

Digital or analog source?

 

analog..

 

£229 Rega rp1
£548 Rega Brio R
£179 Wharfedale Diamond 220

New = £956

 

Does it need to include ALL components (analog source, amp, speakers)? or do you have an extra analog source you're going to use it with? and if it's a TT, do you need a phono preamp or do you have an extra one?

 

How much are Rega RS1 over there?

 

£438. So a Rega amp & speakers for £986... just no source!

 

How much is a 1000 pounds in real money?

 

Given all UK prices are quoted inclusive of 20% vat (sales tax) about $1,300?

 

Save up another $1500.00.

 

Spend the money upgrading your main system. Forget the second one.

 

Well, purely as a theoretical exercise, I'd probably look at recreating my curent system with close equivalents as I know it works well:-

Michell Mycro + SME 3009 - £450 (s/h)
Shure M75 or M91 cart - (s/h) ~£30
Jico SAS stylus (for whatever cart you get) ~ £80
Onkyo A9030 - £170
either:-
Tannoy DC4 - £200 (smallish room)
Tannoy DC6 - £250 (med size room)
So that's £980 / £930 depending on speaker choice

With a contingency of Q Acoustics 2020i as speaker. I heard a pair of these on the end of a multi thousand upstream system, and they were monumental, although it was a fair bit louder than "normal" listening volumes, so you'd need to check them out in a quieter setting.

 

No all components req'd

 

Very very cool.....thank you