Bookshelf speakers £50 - £100

neonraver · 2 Nov 2015 at 23:53

I have a fairly old Sony Micro HiFi and the speakers have started to go. I'm not very experienced in this area and I know very little about audio equipment but I am going to get some new speakers to replace them and try and keep the HiFi unit as it still works fine and has features such as a DAB radio that my girlfriend likes to use.

I use the HiFi as my PC audio system so I listen to music and listen to my in game audio with it. It's rated at 10W and I know this isn't much but at it's loudest it is fine for me.

I have been looking around at speakers on the internet and have found a set that look good but I wanted to get the opinion of someone with a bit more expertise than me. I have been looking in the £50 to £100 range with obviously the lower the better.

Here is what I have come up with from my search: Roth Audio OLI RA1

Using bespoke offers I can get the price down to £69 which seems pretty good.

My questions are:
1) can I get any better speakers for the same price/less?
2) will my old HiFi be able to power them just fine? (The connectors look fine)
3) If 10w isn't enough, would this be fine?

Thanks in advance!

neonraver · 3 Nov 2015 at 20:47

That has really given me food for thought, thanks!

I am a VIP member at Richer Sounds but the Wharfedale 9.0s are still coming up as £59.95 and the Mordaunt Short M10s at £49.95.

I do like the idea of getting some speakers from Richer Sounds though as there's a store up the road and they come with a warranty. At this point I could get the Roth Oli RA1s (not from Richer Sounds though) for the same price as the Wharfedales and £10 more than the Mordaunt Short M10s. I don't mind spending the extra £10 so out of those three I want the best for my money...what's the consensus?

neonraver · 3 Nov 2015 at 23:25

Cheers. I'll pop into Richer Sounds and have a listen at them and see what I think. Thank's for all your help.

neonraver · 4 Nov 2015 at 12:29

Thanks lucid, that post is really helpful. I only have a limited amount of space on my desk so i'm going to see how big the Wharfedales are. If they are too big, i'll have a listen to the M10s and see what I think. I do like my bass so i'll check that but on the whole i'm not an audiophile and I doubt i'll be able to tell the difference to be honest.

Thanks for everyone's help. I definitely asked in the right place!