After years of contemplating I am finally at a place where I'd like to delve into the world of analogue in a serious way. My main hesitation in the past was knowing that once I got hooked, I would be seriously hooked and may not have the budget or time to really tinker around in the ways that I would want to, but alas the time has come.

I need help because while I have been to shows and seen/heard other great systems, I know very little about where to begin for myself, aside from the fact that I have a start-up budget in mind of about $5000 that I would like to invest in a table, along with the immediate pieces that coincide with that. However, I am also considering the idea of making my analogue system independent of anything else that I currently have, so I am leaning towards all new speakers as well, which will certainly increase the budget, but my initial thoughts on speakers were Totem Acoustics. I also like ProAc, PSB, and may even consider going with the entry level Hansen Audio towers.

What do you guys recommend equipment wise and where would you invest the $5,000 initially knowing that down the road more money would be pumped into this system?