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Thoughts about the entry level room in RMAF - 2018

Hi,
Wanted to get some opinion on the RMAF entry level room for 5000$ as posted here - 
https://www.audiofest.net/attending/show-schedule/ (Entry Level Room: $5,000 @ Room 2018, Summit Tower 2)

$5,000 Analog Setup
Speakers: Salk Song Tower, 2-way floor standing ($1995)
Amp/Digital Streamer/Phono Preamp: Peachtree deco 125 SKY ($999)
Turntable: VPI Cliffwood ($900)
Speaker Cables: Danacable Duo Mk.2: ($479)
Interconnects: Danacable Onyx Mk. 2: ($199)
Power Conditioner (provided by Audio Advisor): Furman PST 6 ($99)
Rack (provided by Audio Advisor): Pangea Vulcan ($99)
Vibration Control: Gingko Audio ARCHs ($299)

Wanted to understand that for a 5000$ budget do we really need to spend money on power conditioners, speaker cables and interconnects?

Also, for the speakers Salk Song Tower (http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=SongTower ) - will they hold their value when selling? I did a little research and was not able to find someone selling these speakers. Although I am new to all this, it seems sensible to put money in components that hold their values when being sold (like B&W 805D3 speakers - they are a bit pricey for me).

Thanks.
neo_the_one

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"Wanted to understand that for a 5000$ budget do we really need to spend money on power conditioners, speaker cables and interconnects?"

Any dealer or audio manufacture (hint: the people running the show) will say yes. That is almost certainly why 1/5 of the budget is towards tweeks.

Setting a hard limit for your budget seems like a stupid idea anyway. I find it hard to imagine that someone purchasing they Salk Sound system wound really be content forever. And this my opinion which is purely subjective, I think the Salk speakers look positively dreadful. I can't stand those brass coloured whizzer cones.
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Wanted to share a story. I once asked Israel Blume if I should get his Dynamite Speaker + Dynamo amp and line stage or perhaps one of his other speakers like the super victory 2. I said I had a budget if $10k

His response?

He suggested I spend $8k in all of his top of the line interconnects and power cables and a pair of his Dynamites and quoted me exactly $10k, no tax. Funny guy... 
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