sugestions on cheap and cheerful system

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keyser87

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hi, wanted to expand the sound quality of my pc for my uni room. its a tiny room, lacking a lot of space so just wanted some all right bookshelf speakers and a decent amp. anyone have any sugestions? want to only spend £200 tops.
 
Should be fairly easy, just visit your local discount Hi-Fi retailer for a demo, or trowl the bay (you're looking for a stereo ingrated amplifier and Hi-Fi speakers, not active)

Or you could get some active speakers ie Genelec these are pretty expensive though. M-Audio have a pair for about £200. You just take line out from your soundcard into the speakers.

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.list&ID=studiomonitors
 
Just buy a Denon DM30 or 31 midi system, they rock, all in one, and I think an aux in which could be used for MP3 sounds from a PC.
Used about £100, new closer to £200 from memory.
 
I got a great little system for my box room.

AMP= Sony TAFE370 (£110)

SONY TAFE370 AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATIONS
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Inputs: 1 x MM phono, 3 x line level, 2 x tape loops, tape monitor switch on front panel
Outputs: Headphones, switchable speaker output
Controls: Bass and treble controls, loudness control, source direct
Record out selector: No
Amplifier power (watts): 70 / channel (4 ohms DIN)
Supplied accessories: Remote control handset with batteries
W x H x D (mm): 430 x 135 x 310
Weight (kg): 5.5
Finish: Black or silver

Then I picked up some Sony bookshelf speakers which are incredable for £50.

Specifications
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Bookshelf speaker pair
Power handling capacity 120 W
2-way speaker, 2 speaker units
Frequency range 60-50,000 Hz
Nano-fine tweeters
Magnetically shielded speakers
160 mm speaker unit + 25 mm Balanced Dome tweeter
Closed cabinet
Wooden cabinet
Detachable grille nets
Screw type input terminal
£180 and not bad little setup ... for the cash. :)

I run my TV, xbox360 and PC through it....

PS- use froogle to these items if you wish as they are from competitors:

www.froogle.co.uk
 
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movingtables said:
I got a great little system for my box room.

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very helpful post :)
have just found the amp on superfi and the speakers are on a number of websites for around £50.

my room isn't huge, and those are well within my budget for a first seperates build :)
 
nikebee said:
very helpful post :)
have just found the amp on superfi and the speakers are on a number of websites for around £50.

my room isn't huge, and those are well within my budget for a first seperates build :)
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yeh great sound for the budget.
you only need to spend £10000000000000000 if your an enthusiast.
I watched a film via my xbox360 and the sound through it was great
I got the amp via superfi by the way.fast delivery, seems a decent company.

:)
 
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I would definately go second hand. You can get some nice kit for £200 of t'bay. Search B&W 600 series (probably 601's), or Monitor Audio (Bronze B2) or mabye something by Mission, lot's of options. Check out Rotel, NAD, Denon amplification. Remember you'll need also speaker cable (I'd go with the van damme pro wire 1.5mm for £1.19m from a competitor), a 3.5mm jack to 2xphono lead and possibly bannana plugs (a lot of amplifier screw terminals are poor).
 
Dr.EM said:
I would definately go second hand. You can get some nice kit for £200 of t'bay. Search B&W 600 series (probably 601's), or Monitor Audio (Bronze B2) or mabye something by Mission, lot's of options. Check out Rotel, NAD, Denon amplification. Remember you'll need also speaker cable (I'd go with the van damme pro wire 1.5mm for £1.19m from a competitor), a 3.5mm jack to 2xphono lead and possibly bannana plugs (a lot of amplifier screw terminals are poor).
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is that all the cables i would need to hook the amp up to my pc plus the speakers? ( bit of a n00b )
 
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