Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO $426 to $488 open box or demo if you don't want to spend $599.

Yamaha A-S501 and Denon AVR-S760H both have a built in phono preamp to start with. Don't bother with the Fosi phono preamp. You can add a better $150+ phono preamp later.

Yamaha A-S501 is a 2 channel integrated amp for stereo audio.

Denon AVR-S760H is an AV receiver with HDMI if there is also a TV in the room and you later want to add more speakers for movie and TV surround sound.

Wharfedale Diamond 240 $999 $599 pair previous version Diamond towers for $400 less than the Diamond 12.3.

Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.

Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care

Better turntable: Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO $419 to $479 open box or demo.

Stereo receiver: Onkyo TX-8220 $199 with a built in phono preamp.

Speakers on sale:

• 5.25" KEF Q150 $599 $299.
• 6.5" Polk ES20 $399 $279.
• 6.5" Triangle Borea BR03 $599 $299.
• 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 225 $499 $299.

Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:

• Dual 6.5" JBL Stage 180 $199 each, buy 2 for a pair.
• Dual 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 240 $999 $499 pair, 4 ohms.

Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.

Or look for a used stereo receiver and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a Craigslist or nearby zip code to search? Reply here or chat.

Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care

The Sony speakers will be the weak spot so go for the better Wharfedales or other speakers on sale:

• 5.25" Polk ES15 $299 $209.
• 5.25" Triangle Borea BR02 $399 $229.
• 6.5" Polk ES20 $399 $279.
• 5.25" Chane A1.5 B-stock are around $285 shipped, internet direct value.
• 5.25" KEF Q150 $599 $299.
• 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 225 $499 $299.

Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:

• Single 6.5" Klipsch Reference R-610F $389 each $299 pair.
• Dual 6.5" JBL Stage 180 $199 each, buy 2 for a pair.
• Dual 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 240 $999 $599 pair.

Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or private chat.

Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.

Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care

Turntable > integrated amp with a built in phono preamp to start with > instead of a tube phono preamp that you can add later so you can spend your budget on the best speakers you can get now.

Turntable: Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO $419 to $479 open box or demo.

Integrated amps with a built in phono preamp:

• Yamaha A Series $299+.
• NAD C316BEE V2 $349+
• NAD C 328 $499+.

If you want to start with tubes you could get a tube integrated amp or a tube amp kit, ask r/StereoAdvice, or start with the $400 Monoprice Pure Tube Stereo Amplifier with Bluetooth, Line and Phono Inputs or the $200 Dayton Audio HTA100BT has a solid state amp with just tube buffers.

Speakers: ELAC Reference, Revel Concerta, Focal Chora, Dynaudio, KEF, Polk, Monitor Audio, Ascend Sierra .... ask r/StereoAdvice.

If you want Wharfedale:

• 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 $599 $399 or light oak.
• Towers on sale, dual 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 240 $999 $599, then you don't need to buy speaker stands.
• 5" Wharfedale Denton 80 $999 $479
• 6.5" Wharfedale Denton 85 $999.

Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.

Setup Guide / Signal Path

Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care

What is a nearby town or zip I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.

New amplification:

• Yamaha A Series $449+.
• Or if there is also a TV in the room an AV receiver with 4K HDMI starting at $229. Then you can now or later optionally add more speakers for movie and TV surround sound.

Passive speakers:

• 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 $599 $399.
• Big 8" Monitor Audio Bronze 100 $425+
• 5.25" Polk Legend or Reserve $449+
• 5.25" ELAC "B" Stock Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52 $525.
• 6.5" Polk Reserve $599+
• 6.5" Focal Chora $999 $599 pair.
• 5.25" Monitor Audio Silver 50 $639.
• 5.25" B&W $639.
• 6.5" ELAC Debut Reference DBR62 $699.

Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:

• Dual 6.5" Wharfedale Diamond 240 $999 $599 pair.

Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.

Also ask r/StereoAdvice.