Hi, apologies if I've put this in the wrong subforum, but I'm looking to try and build a sound system from scratch and I'd imagine that I'll be going for predominantly new gear.
I should say straight from the off that I'm a virtual know-nothing with this kind of thing, so if I'm way off the mark with anything then I'd be very greatful if someone would put me right.
The deal is, my old housemate moved out recently taking his stellar speakers/sub/amp/turntables combo with him :thumbsdn:. As a result, I'm left with a set-up that's way below where I'd like it to be, so I'd like to upgrade.
I've got no big vinyl or CD collection, so anything that's going to be built around playing a physical medium is an irrelevance to me. Most of the music I play is through either my laptop, or another number of devices that are gonna be compatible with a 3.5mm jack input. I was thinking of going with a standard amp and two speaker set-up, but have really no idea what I should be looking for in terms of specs. The system will be going in a relatively small living room. Having it on loud isn't an issue, although with it not being set-up in some cavernous space I'm not sure if that should be affecting what I'm looking for?
Ideally I'd like to construct the whole thing for sub-£300, although if this is wildly unreasonable I'd stretch to £500ish. I'd asked around previously and I was recommended a set of Q2020i's, but was also advised that I'd be much better off asking on here for quality guidance.
I haven't exactly got my heart set on a speaker/amp combo, so if there's a good alternative that I've completely missed through my ignorance then I'd be more than happy to be put right.
Thanks.
I should say straight from the off that I'm a virtual know-nothing with this kind of thing, so if I'm way off the mark with anything then I'd be very greatful if someone would put me right.
The deal is, my old housemate moved out recently taking his stellar speakers/sub/amp/turntables combo with him :thumbsdn:. As a result, I'm left with a set-up that's way below where I'd like it to be, so I'd like to upgrade.
I've got no big vinyl or CD collection, so anything that's going to be built around playing a physical medium is an irrelevance to me. Most of the music I play is through either my laptop, or another number of devices that are gonna be compatible with a 3.5mm jack input. I was thinking of going with a standard amp and two speaker set-up, but have really no idea what I should be looking for in terms of specs. The system will be going in a relatively small living room. Having it on loud isn't an issue, although with it not being set-up in some cavernous space I'm not sure if that should be affecting what I'm looking for?
Ideally I'd like to construct the whole thing for sub-£300, although if this is wildly unreasonable I'd stretch to £500ish. I'd asked around previously and I was recommended a set of Q2020i's, but was also advised that I'd be much better off asking on here for quality guidance.
I haven't exactly got my heart set on a speaker/amp combo, so if there's a good alternative that I've completely missed through my ignorance then I'd be more than happy to be put right.
Thanks.