Another boring speaker question

[newspeakerguy]

Maybe someone can help me out...I'm putting together a very low-end system...Probably will be using a Sherwood 4109 (for the phono input--using an old Philips 312!), need speakers--I have a very old pair of Ohm Acoustics Model E's, but one of the woofers is loose and I'm guessing any repair would be the same as a new set. (The receiver I have is an ancient KLH Model 72 and it has some serious problems on the inside.) Have been researching, am thinking about the Cerwin Vega VE-5M or maybe a JBL Venue, either an Arena or a Monitor--leaning towards the Arena for the 6" woofer, but I can't find a lot of info on it. Obviously I'm trying to keep the price below $150 for the pair. This is just a bedroom setup and I'm not getting a subwoofer (I realize what that limits me to). JBL's are apparently discontinued and are on sale, so they seem like a good deal. I have also heard about the BIC DV-62si's, but I'm not sure--it sounds like I would need to mail them off for the upgrade to get the sound I want. I have good speaker wire. Any thoughts/suggestions? Thanks. (p.s. I checked out the Sony SS-MB350H at Best Buy--they weren't awful, but weren't great. I assume that the SS-B3000 model and the Pioneer S-HF41-LR at Circuit City would give me basically the same sound. I'd buy one of these if I had to, but what I hope is that the above models will give me a better sound, while still giving some bass, despite the fact that they're a little smaller. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)