Turntable and Speaker Advice Needed

Girloutside

Girloutside

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Dear all

I currently have a Panasonic X-HM21 CD player/speaker microsystem hooked up to its original speakers. Not a high end stereo, but makes a good sound. I'd really like to get a decent budget(ish) turntable (budget around £300 max) and at the same get some better speakers to both upgrade the microsystem and hook up to the turntable.

My thought was to hook the new speakers up to the CD player unit as usual and then connect the turntable to the CD unit using RCA cables.

My questions are:

-would this set-up work?
-can anyone recommend a good turntable for £300ish which also has bluetooth in case I decide to use that at any time
-what kind of new speakers would I need? I am a bit confused as to the difference between powered and passive speakers. Could I use powered speakers in the way I have described above?
-can anyone recommend a good pair of speakers?

Many thanks in advance for any advice :)

Helen
 
Hello

Yes, the idea is to hook the TT up to the existing panasonic. Is a phono stage the same as a preamp?

I don't necessary want to use bluetooth, as I explained, I want to use cables to hook up to the Panasonic.

Thanks for your reply.
 
Hi there, Many thanks for your helpful reply.

Apologies yes, is a Pioneer and I will check out your suggestions :) Do you have any recommendations for a better CD amp that would complement the set up?

Thanks again

Helen
 
Update: I have the speakers and a Linn Classik all set up and it is sounding great. Turntable next. I might add a second hand tape deck too, so any recommendations for those would also be fab. Thanks for your help :)
 
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