Rega, Linn, Naim, Harbeth, KEF, Rothwell, Rogers, Cambridge Audio (Richer Sounds), Sugden, plenty of others with HQ and/or manufacturing in the UK. If I lived in the UK I would definitely buy analog and amplification pieces from UK companies.
Re DACs and streamers I would buy whatever is current and affordable because those bits change more quickly and i wouldn't want to be stuck with a streamer or related device that cost a fortune and was then obsolete three years later. Think any device with an AMOLED or LED screen here, in which case I'm thinking of buying Asian and inexpensive. I would never buy a big name streamer or DAC these days but instead would look at Topping, Wiim, Fosi, etc.
I've also had great luck with Focal speakers and their performance/value ratio is much higher (IMO) than some of the UK brands. If you're open to French makers they are superb.
FWIW, before you start buying I would recommend catching up on the current state of play in HiFi. One key area is that you'll likely be tempted to spend big money on a conventional big-box Class AB (or Class A tube) amplifier which will eat up a significant portion of your budget. However, state-of-the-art performance is now available in small and affordable boxes. Here think Class D amplification from the likes of Purifi and Hypex on the high end (Nord Acoustics is in the UK I believe) and Fosi and AIyima on the ultra-affordable end. Fosi makes a set of Class D monoblocks that each fit in the palm of your hand and crank out more than enough clean and high-performance power for almost any speaker you'll consider, for about $200USD. They handily outperform most any Class A or Class AB amp, regardless of price. Be aware also that makers like NAD and Cambridge are packaging Hypex and Purifi modules into big boxes and selling them for a small fortune, a rip off IMO.
I bring all of this up because the old-school budget ratios for HiFi make little sense anymore IMO. For that 10K, if you buy (1) affordable Asian streaming/DAC gear and (2) employ the most modern Class D amplification, you can use a very large portion of the budget buying truly top-notch speakers. Then, those speakers, assuming you enjoy them, stay with you over time and the electronics can come and go more easily because the pieces cost so much less and are smaller and more manageable. THAT is the nature of HiFi these days IMO, even though you'll still be pushed toward expensive and blingtastic big-box Class AB and the like in any boutique you enter.
Last, if you're buying a turntable, I'm partial to Rega. I would otherwise prefer Linn but they abandoned non-Oligarchs years ago while Rega has remained true to form, with Roy Gandy still at the helm these days.
Re DACs and streamers I would buy whatever is current and affordable because those bits change more quickly and i wouldn't want to be stuck with a streamer or related device that cost a fortune and was then obsolete three years later. Think any device with an AMOLED or LED screen here, in which case I'm thinking of buying Asian and inexpensive. I would never buy a big name streamer or DAC these days but instead would look at Topping, Wiim, Fosi, etc.
I've also had great luck with Focal speakers and their performance/value ratio is much higher (IMO) than some of the UK brands. If you're open to French makers they are superb.
FWIW, before you start buying I would recommend catching up on the current state of play in HiFi. One key area is that you'll likely be tempted to spend big money on a conventional big-box Class AB (or Class A tube) amplifier which will eat up a significant portion of your budget. However, state-of-the-art performance is now available in small and affordable boxes. Here think Class D amplification from the likes of Purifi and Hypex on the high end (Nord Acoustics is in the UK I believe) and Fosi and AIyima on the ultra-affordable end. Fosi makes a set of Class D monoblocks that each fit in the palm of your hand and crank out more than enough clean and high-performance power for almost any speaker you'll consider, for about $200USD. They handily outperform most any Class A or Class AB amp, regardless of price. Be aware also that makers like NAD and Cambridge are packaging Hypex and Purifi modules into big boxes and selling them for a small fortune, a rip off IMO.
I bring all of this up because the old-school budget ratios for HiFi make little sense anymore IMO. For that 10K, if you buy (1) affordable Asian streaming/DAC gear and (2) employ the most modern Class D amplification, you can use a very large portion of the budget buying truly top-notch speakers. Then, those speakers, assuming you enjoy them, stay with you over time and the electronics can come and go more easily because the pieces cost so much less and are smaller and more manageable. THAT is the nature of HiFi these days IMO, even though you'll still be pushed toward expensive and blingtastic big-box Class AB and the like in any boutique you enter.
Last, if you're buying a turntable, I'm partial to Rega. I would otherwise prefer Linn but they abandoned non-Oligarchs years ago while Rega has remained true to form, with Roy Gandy still at the helm these days.
