Need Advice on Equipment for Vinyl

[blackraven]

I would look at a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.2's. Also consider a pair of Monitor Audio S1's, S2's,RS1's, RS2's and RX1's. The Mordaunt Shorts mentioned earlier are nice as well.

These would be a great start to a good budget or midfi system that would do well as you upgraded the rest of your chain- http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...roduct_ID/5589 They are an excellent sounding speaker. Here in the US they sell for about $500. I was wanting to buy a pair for my son but they were out of his budget and we went with a pair of PSB B6's which is another excellent budget speaker. I just gave an updated review on them in the speakers thread.

For amps or receivers consider Cambridge Audio gear.
Here's a great buy on an Onkyo Integrated amp-
http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...roduct_ID/3467 This sells for $600 here in the US.

The Pro-ject turntables on this page are good budget tables-
http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...eno/2/sort/asc

A system with those Wharfedale Diamond 10.2 speakers, Onkyo A9155 amp and a Pro-ject debut or expressions turntable would be a kickass budget system.

But Dom, on your budget, you should definitley consider the used route for gear. There is a lot of good used gear available and you can build a really nice system and save yourself a lot of money.