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Since you are in the UK I imagine, the selection is a good bit different and many of the budget recommendations are not available. However there are some great speakers still to be had.
Wharfedale 9.0 for £60
Boston Acoustics A25 for £90
Wharfedale Diamond 10.0 for £93
It looks like the Lepai is available, which would make for a suitable amp to get started with.
So is the SMSL SA-50 which would be a good step up in mini amps but is 2x the price.
If neither of those suited your needs, I would look for a basic 2.0 receiver. That you can find used or from you local electronic store.
I was in a similar situation to you a few months ago, mainly a PC gamer, with the occasional film. Most of the advice on here was for US brands unavailable without expensive postage costs in the UK.
My desk space was a bit limited, so I ended up using a LEPY 2024A Plus (£24) and Wharfedale Diamond 9.0 (£60), they have almost no background hiss (with my ear to the speaker, I can only just hear it over my quiet PC fans, and my PC is under the desk). I can't hear any background hiss from my normal typing / gaming position.
They go really loud for PC gaming (assuming you're sat in from of the computer). It's uncomfortably loud at 50% volume. I'm using the power supply that came with the amp, but some have replaced it with a more potent one.
If you sign up with richersounds email list, then occasionally the Wharfedale 9.0's go on offer for £40, but it's a collect-from-store only offer, not online.
I was a bit limited on desk space around my PC, but if you've got more space, you could try the Wharfedale 9.1's, (£100), maybe with a SMSL SA-50 (£52). The speakers are notably larger. Double check the plug socket if you get an SMSL though, some reports of non-fused plugs.
Whatever you get, make sure they are front-ported if they'll be against a wall.
That speaker is even lower budget than the turntable and it would be terrible. Half the point of vinyl is that it is analog. Converting the analog signal to compressed digital bluetooth and back to analog for amplification to a speaker is ridiculous.
Just get a turntable by itself and a PAIR of powered or passive bookshelf speakers for stereo separation.
Look used for everything if on a low budget. A stereo or AV receiver and a pair of passive bookshelf speakers.
Start with speakers for Spotify then add the turntable later.
New speaker options:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wharfedale-9-0-Black/dp/B00A1E94J8/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1421467165&sr=1-4&keywords=bookshelf+speakers#Ask
Pick up These speakers, this SMSL amp, funny that the product is listed in feet but this speaker wire should be more than adequate. The cable used to connect to your SMSL amp depends on what you will be playing music from.
Unfortunately £100 is just around the lower limit of the very-entry level, not really mid-range if we're going to be honest.
The easy solution is M-audio AV-40s. They are 'powered monitors' so the amplifier is inside, all you have to do is feed them signal.
Alternatively, you could go for "passive" bookshelf loudspeakers and an amplifier. The advantage to this route is that you can upgrade the speakers or amp separately (edit: also each individual component is probably at least a bit better than the av40s, and if anything ever fails it can be replaced separately; it's just more flexible overall). There's some extra work involved but it's not difficult..
These Wharfedale 9.0 should be good for the price (the Diamond 9.1 were reviewed by Stereophile and they measure well for the price).
You'll need an amp, speaker wire, and some banana plugs are helpful. Oh, and probably a 3.5mm stereo to 2RCA cable to connect your 3.5mm source(s) to the amp.
How much better are either of these compared to tiny computer speakers like Logitech or Creative etc.? Much better.
Recently I found an old Sony MHC-881 Hi-Fi system [MANUAL], the problem is the main section that houses the Radio, CD and Tape player is really just too big and heavy for the space I have.
What interested me was the two SS-H991 3 way speakers:
There are also a pair of smaller speaker SS-SR991 I probably won't end up using but I think is worth mentioning.
If I was to purchase an SMSL SA50 would it provide enough power to both 100W speakers (and produce a decent and loud enough sound) or would I have to get a stronger receiver, if so what would you guys recommend?
The other option would be just to get myself a pair of WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 9.0's and use the SMSL SA50 with it.
Thanks
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Thank you! Although I've noticed my choices are much more limited here in the UK. People don't really use craiglist, or other cool websites where things are cheap :( The only one is gumtree really or ebay.
Now, these are really cheap options I'm aware, but what do you think?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wharfedale-9-0-Black/dp/B00A1E94J8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450372409&sr=8-1&keywords=Dayton+B652
http://www.amazon.co.uk/JBL-LSR305-Active-Studio-Monitor/dp/B00DUKP37C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450372355&sr=8-1&keywords=JBL+LSR305+5%22+Active
I'm thinking of investing into a quality audio setup for my computer. Usually I just buy any old pair of speakers, but they have been lack luster.
The parts I've picked so far are;
Speakers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A1E94J8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=DREJUA7DFCR&coliid=I1DE7COFWGHI3X
Amp: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KBIV1WW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=DREJUA7DFCR&coliid=I2MD7CS1F3VRTE
Speaker Wire: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C5R3OG8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=DREJUA7DFCR&coliid=IMB3EN04SQ5JI&psc=1
Also how much cables do I need, from my understanding I need one cable that goes from my computer(with the green jack) that then splits and goes into the red and white port on the amp.
Then I need two further cables from each speaker to the amp? And a power cable of course.
Anything else I'm missing?
Completely new at this, so I have a very basic understanding.
Ah interesting, thanks! I love that he has an 8" sub to go with his
18"12" mains XD.I actually have a similar mis-match of speakers though I paid considerably less. Wharfedale Diamond 9s and Bose 201 Series III's, connected to two Yamaha CRX-M170 amps. One was given to me and the other was bought 'faulty' for £50, however the amplifier part works fine. Gale 3090 sub bought second hand for £50. Overall it all sounds pretty good to me, and I'm happy with it :)
This looks like the cheapest decent new integrated amp or receiver available where you are at. I think that works out to about 150 euros.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer--10-K-50W-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B0082JFKPQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459372804&sr=8-2&keywords=stereo+receiver
Here are some inexpensive speakers that should be pretty decent:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wharfedale-9-0-Black/dp/B00A1E94J8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459372974&sr=8-1&keywords=wharfedale+speakers
Phono pre:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Project-Phono-Turntable-Pre-Amplifier-White/dp/B00KWTK086/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459373098&sr=8-2&keywords=project+mm+phono
You'll need some speaker stands, a roll of copper speaker wire, and some wire strippers to get it all set up properly.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wharfedale-9-0-Black/dp/B00A1E94J8/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1493860831&sr=8-23&keywords=bookshelf+speaker
with
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gemtune-SA-50-Amplifier-Adapter-Standard/dp/B00KBIV1WW/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493860892&sr=1-6&keywords=stereo+amplifier