Hi everyone,
First post to the forums and would appreciate some guidance.
Wanting to get back into vinyl and in particular old soul (plus jazz, rock and anything else in between) and have just got my hands on a mk5 Technics 1210.
I thought I had a short list of amplifiers and floorstanding speakers to demo but then made the mistake of reading lots of forum posts !!
The set up will either go in the spare room - 14' x 10' or if I'm lucky, the open plan kitchen/diner - measuring 30' x 15' ish. Budget is approx. £450 to £500 ish.
I did look at older amplifiers such as Pioneer A400 and Marantz PM66 but decided it was too risky with my total lack of technical ability. These leaves the newer Pioneer A30, Yamaha AS500 and Marantz P6005 as possibles for their phono stages.
My biggest choice is speakers - I initially thought something like the Tannoy V4 floorstanders, I also like the look of older MA speakers such as the BX/BR5 or RS6 or should I be looking at standmounted speakers instead for the size of the rooms (the speakers will be close to walls) such as the 2020i, MA BX2s or the Zensor 1?.
I appreciate its all in the listening but any advice would be gratefully accepted.
First post to the forums and would appreciate some guidance.
Wanting to get back into vinyl and in particular old soul (plus jazz, rock and anything else in between) and have just got my hands on a mk5 Technics 1210.
I thought I had a short list of amplifiers and floorstanding speakers to demo but then made the mistake of reading lots of forum posts !!
The set up will either go in the spare room - 14' x 10' or if I'm lucky, the open plan kitchen/diner - measuring 30' x 15' ish. Budget is approx. £450 to £500 ish.
I did look at older amplifiers such as Pioneer A400 and Marantz PM66 but decided it was too risky with my total lack of technical ability. These leaves the newer Pioneer A30, Yamaha AS500 and Marantz P6005 as possibles for their phono stages.
My biggest choice is speakers - I initially thought something like the Tannoy V4 floorstanders, I also like the look of older MA speakers such as the BX/BR5 or RS6 or should I be looking at standmounted speakers instead for the size of the rooms (the speakers will be close to walls) such as the 2020i, MA BX2s or the Zensor 1?.
I appreciate its all in the listening but any advice would be gratefully accepted.
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