I just got myself a NAD Amp and wharfedale bookshelf. I am going to complete it with a DAC and computer/cheapo dvd player.
Your budget is high enough to get many entry level system. Start visiting hifi shop and do the audition.
You will have to do your own research as only you will know what kind of music that you listening to.

I had exactly the same cable like this. Yes award winning cable back to year 2005.

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Added on September 21, 2010, 3:39 pmI understand that audiophile must have a CD player. But in this computerage, we are more advance . A dvd player + DAC which could accept digital input from pc /media player, might be more versatile and flexible. I had this combination and it is on par with entry level CD player , I think even better.
It just my 2 cent.

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Added on September 21, 2010, 3:44 pmPlease try to get a DAC, many china DAC is cheap and as good in SQ as entry level CD player.
If you really in music, find an stereo integrated and not a AV. Cheap stereo integrated amp could beat normal AV in SQ easily. But of course if you want to add on later make sure your integrated stereo got pre-out and sub out to add power amp and active subwooofer.



This post has been edited by ssyycc: Sep 21 2010, 03:44 PM

I am not expert in HT, but only seen philips and yamaha got that kind of setup.
Yamaha got quite good review, but the subwoofer cum receiver is not bassy at all.

But my advice is the virtual surround work good in room with wall to rebound the sound.
If you trying to put it in a bigger living room, sound not that good one.

Can put surround but not the soundbar.
Soundbar setup is the all in one speaker right (left /right/centre/virtual rear right/left) + subwoofer.
But I think yamaha got 20K soundbar , then is different story.

The traditional 5.1 (6 pieces set) to 7.1 HT (8 pieces set) will give you better effect.

This post has been edited by ssyycc: Sep 30 2010, 05:55 PM

Speaker not that easily broken, high change that your amp is busted.

I have this question in my head for a long time.
What affordable/good speaker could I pair with a TA2024 amp(15w), the speaker must be affordable since the amp is so cheap.

Let me rephrase, any passive speaker that could Ta2024 T-amp within RM400??

Any idea how PSB compare with other you list here?? Is PSB the cheapest among these brand?

3k budget will let you go into budget home theatre or an intermediate stereo system. if an desktop system i would strongly suggest t-amp and spend most of your budget in gettong quality speaker (at least 70%, ), the rest in dac and maybe an preamp, and cables.

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Added on December 2, 2012, 5:18 pmthats the stereo audiophile path, for home theatre i might get a quality av first (60% of your budget) the rest into speakers and cables, you then save bullet to upgrade your speakers slowly( and complete system will easily exceed 10k)
and 10k system some still think not consider as hifi standard

This post has been edited by ssyycc: Dec 2 2012, 05:18 PM