I am trying to piece together my first hifi system on the cheap as my budget is small. I picked up an Aiwa PX-E860 on ebay for £30 and today I got a pair of Wharfedale Denton 3 speakers for free from gumtree! I was chuffed because I'd heard nothing but good things about wharfedale speakers, and despite a little wear on the casing, I was informed they work just fine, but they need speaker cables. Now, being an amateur to this stuff, my brain melted when I looked on the backs of these things and saw just two screws for connections. After some research (there really isn't much I can find on the internet about these speakers - no helpful manuals or anything like that) I have deducted that perhaps I need to get some spade lugs? But when I looked at how to fix speaker cables to lugs, it involved crimping, heating, and it put me off. Can I not by some inexpensive cables with lugs already attached that will do the job?
Also, I'm under the impression my turntable has a pre amp so will I need to buy anything else or can i just attach it straight to the speakers once I get the cables sorted? I have a tape deck and cd player to buy yet, should I get an amplifier to attach those too? Like I say, I'm a total amateur, so any helpful advice will be appreciated
Also, I'm under the impression my turntable has a pre amp so will I need to buy anything else or can i just attach it straight to the speakers once I get the cables sorted? I have a tape deck and cd player to buy yet, should I get an amplifier to attach those too? Like I say, I'm a total amateur, so any helpful advice will be appreciated