The $3K all in exercize.

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my system comes in under the $3000 limit:

 

Klipsch KF-28 loudspeakers - $450

Marantz PM8004 integrated amp - $600

Intel NUC celeron - 300

Monster HT1650 Power conditioner - $50

Western Digital 2TB pocket HDD - $80

Uptone Regen - free

Monoprice cables - $20

Foobar2000 - free

 

 

Looking to add very soon:

 

 

Schiit Bifrost Multibit - 600

fanless case for NUC - 80

Audiophile optimizer - 130

 

These are not retail prices. These are the prices that I paid for the components either 2nd hand or through discounts when I worked for one of the big box consumer electronics chains.