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Main point is if it's local to you that you can try before buy. Whether you haggle is up to you.

Sony or Aiwa. Keep eyes peeled on FB Marketplace so it's local and you can listen to it before purchase. Here's one near me for example: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ERMSRFZSW/

And if you keep following me around, you too will discover The Way to complete satisfaction.

I think in that case the lights met all existing regs which specified merely minimum standards of brightness and the problems caused by a new technology in an old application were not foreseen. That's different from the introduction of a new product category.

The 'UK Government' does not think things through - that's the job of civil servants, who take advice from experts and consultants. I've been involved as an 'industry voice' in a couple of these exercises (in different industries/areas) and generally found the process thorough. The HMG...

You have me bang to rights.

That's miaow and flutter though - a different beast.

Chicken feed. https://www.futureshop.co.uk/nordost-odin-2-speaker-cable-factory-terminated-pair

Unfortunately you've raised a q query in a world where there are opinions varying from 'of course they make a difference' to 'any low impedance conductor will do'. You'll find religious flame wars all over the place on speaker cables. Better as you say to listen to see if you notice any...

I find these black round thingies relatively important.

Stuff that can go 'off' on old speakers Cracking/perishing in the surround flexi-mounting of bass drivers Solidification of ferrofluid in tweeters Drying out of caps on crossovers What will get you the most money, from lowest to highest sale price: 'I found these in the loft -no idea of...

Which seems about right - new, these things often went for around £379-399 in sales here in the UK.

You can get a later model for similar money: https://es.wallapop.com/item/amplificador-marantz-pm6006-hifi-negro-1232131844

When I raised this (Brio) I mentioned wallapop which is a second hand site a bit like ebay, and which the OP mentioned. I think 'new for EU300' which was in the OP's original requirements, is indeed a bit of a stretch.

You'll want an amp with a good phono stage. I've raved here before about the phono on Roksan's K2 and K3 but they'll be outside your budget at EU500 + second hand. You should consider Onkyo's 9010 which I haven't heard but which got good reviews for this aspect, or Rega do a range starting...