Best Bang for Lowest Spend

[Witterings]

A friend who's definitely no audiophile has asked me for some suggestions to upgrade from using an Echo Dot in a fairly large Kitchen Living area with Patio doors out to the garden.

He was about to buy a pair of Sonos 1's but asked me what else he should consider but wanted to keep the spend as low as possible.

I was going to suggest Q Acoustic M20's with a WiiM Mini as a simple alternative but he also wants some ideas for an entry level separates system and I was thinking

Fosi Audio ZA3
WiiM Pro Plus OR Bluesound Nano
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's

Whilst I prefer the sound of the Nano, the WiiM's are generally more compatible and easy to set as preferred speaker for the Echo Dot to use voice commands with a 12v trigger cable from the WiiM to the ZA3

Is this about the best "entry level" system / bang for the buck that would sound half decent or can anybody think of alternatives that wouldn't be much more but may be significantly better?

 

[Al ears]

A friend who's definitely no audiophile has asked me for some suggestions to upgrade from using an Echo Dot in a fairly large Kitchen Living area with Patio doors out to the garden.

He was about to buy a pair of Sonos 1's but asked me what else he should consider but wanted to keep the spend as low as possible.

I was going to suggest Q Acoustic M20's with a WiiM Mini as a simple alternative but he also wants some ideas for an entry level separates system and I was thinking

Fosi Audio ZA3
WiiM Pro Plus OR Bluesound Nano
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's

Whilst I prefer the sound of the Nano, the WiiM's are generally more compatible and easy to set as preferred speaker for the Echo Dot to use voice commands with a 12v trigger cable from the WiiM to the ZA3

Is this about the best "entry level" system / bang for the buck that would sound half decent or can anybody think of alternatives that wouldn't be much more but may be significantly better?

Sonos 1's are available for £149, how low did he want to keep his budget??