OK, so I haven't been back to these boards in years, my interest waned from hi fi to playing guitar, and all of my free time and what little money I've had has gone into the electric guitar.

So I recently redid my very budget Man Cave in the basement (where I play guitar) and I decided it's time to upgrade the old Magnavox 2 (sometimes 2, there's a short) channel boombox, lol. Yeah, it's about a $5 flea market find.

So what I want is a very basic 2 channel system that will include a receiver, cd player, bookshelf speakers, and a turntable. I own both cds, records, burned cds. I think getting back into vinyl would be fun. And surprisingly (or not) my local music shops sell more vinyl than cd, Best Buy not included.

Budget is really tight, not sure exactly, but I'm thinking $200/component or less. I'll upgrade as necessary over time. I don't need a high end system like what most have here. It's just for the ocassional listening session, which with 3 kids, is like never, but a guy can dream.

I have a local stereo shop that sells nice stuff, and usually budget used stuff, I haven't been in a while, but I'll check them out too. I don't mind buying used via audiogon or even ebay, but I'll have to do research, as a lot of old stuff I'm not familiar with these days. And even new stuff, I'm not sure what's good.

Yamah, Onkyo, NAD for the receiver? Go new or vintage? CD player and turntable, not sure which direction to go. Any new budget turntables that are worth it? Denon or Sony or?

Speakers: I have an old pair of JBL HLS610, but the speaker is ripped, and I was told some time ago, they speaker replacement was expensive, probably not worth it. I wouldn't mind a nice newer pair anyway. Polk, Kef, Paradigm, Infinity, Monitor Audio, Insignia (yeah, their $70 pair intrigues me). I don't think I'll use a sub either, I want this simple, for now. I can always upgrade later. It also doesn't need to be real loud, it's a small room.

Music will be for some jazz, blues, classical, rock. No rap or techno stuff. So, where should I begin, advice, gear to look for, it's been a long time since I've checked out this stuff, sorry for the long post. Cheers.