£200 - what speakers?

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Before I go any further I'll say that I'm a total novice when it comes to audio so apologies if I make any gaffs here or come across as stoopid :).

My current speakers have thrown in the towel so I need some new ones. I've got £200 MAX to spend and have been snooping around Richer Sounds and found these two:

TDL Saturn 10

Q Acoustics 1030i

Now I know that in an ideal world you'd spend probably twice that at least on decent speakers, but my system is pretty basic and I have no real need to spend more, I listen to music via my PC (already bought a half decent cable connecting PC to amp) and watch some films too.

Which of these two would you guys recommend? Or should I spend around £150 on some bookshelf jobbies and £50 on some stands instead?
 
Id stick with floorstanders
What amp do you have?
Would you be willing to go second hand? You can get some great speakers with £200 second hand
What 'half decent cable' have you got?
What soundcard? Or do you have a DAC
 
I'd recommend going and listening to them. Though second hand is a good bet aswell, though the downside is you may not get to do a side by side comparison.
I'm a fan of bookshelf speakers myself, but I do have a rather large sub to fill in the missing bass. It really does depend on what you are after from you music. Go and have listen, what you hear and think is more important that peer approval from a forum.
 
Id stick with floorstanders
What amp do you have?
Would you be willing to go second hand? You can get some great speakers with £200 second hand
What 'half decent cable' have you got?
What soundcard? Or do you have a DAC
The amp is an old Sanyo (yeah I know) that was part of a hifi I've had for years. The CD and tape deck have long since gone, but the amp is decent enough to be honest, it weighs a ton and has always sounded good to me.

I've got a Creative X-Fi music sound card and a QED J2P cable connecting to the amp.

I wouldn't mind going 2nd hand, but I like the idea of having a warranty of some kind so would prefer new really.

I guess with floorstanders I'd have less need for a sub, and as I'm not planning on spending loads it makes sense for the speakers to have a bit more clout, which I guess floorstanders have over bookshelf ones?
 
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