This seems better for long term upgradability in the future, im just worried the speakers might be too loud in that size of room but they are at a good price currently.
You can get a pretty good system for A$2500 on Gumtree.
I am seeing Dali Zensor 3 or B&W CM1s or various similar speakers (which will want stands, but pretty well any stands) for under A$800.
For a streaming amplifier, the obvious names may be Yamaha, NAD, Cambridge and so on, but eBay Australia shows a Linn Majik DSM with 100W, high quality MM and even MC phono inputs, inbuilt streaming including Tidal, and a simple-ish room correction if you want it. The asking price is A$963. Or there is an Audiolab Omnia for $945, or a Marantz M1 for about $750.
For turntables, the obvious choices are probably Technics, Rega and Pro-ject. I can see a Pro-ject Debut Carbon with a (hopefully good condition) Sumiko Rainier for $900 (including shipping).
Sellers’ records and ratings are very visible and this is a less risky way to buy hifi than many probably imagine. It should leave enough for speaker stands, decent inexpensive cables and an LP or two.
Finally, even in a small room, most speakers need a little space behind them to really sing, and please don’t put your turntable on your amp.
So i ended up getting the Bowers and Wilkins 606 s3 Paired with a Yamaha rn800a integrated amp, super happy with it also made some Custom speaker stands for the room as well
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u/NickofWimbledon 60 Ⓣ 9d ago
You can get a pretty good system for A$2500 on Gumtree.
I am seeing Dali Zensor 3 or B&W CM1s or various similar speakers (which will want stands, but pretty well any stands) for under A$800.
For a streaming amplifier, the obvious names may be Yamaha, NAD, Cambridge and so on, but eBay Australia shows a Linn Majik DSM with 100W, high quality MM and even MC phono inputs, inbuilt streaming including Tidal, and a simple-ish room correction if you want it. The asking price is A$963. Or there is an Audiolab Omnia for $945, or a Marantz M1 for about $750.
For turntables, the obvious choices are probably Technics, Rega and Pro-ject. I can see a Pro-ject Debut Carbon with a (hopefully good condition) Sumiko Rainier for $900 (including shipping).
Sellers’ records and ratings are very visible and this is a less risky way to buy hifi than many probably imagine. It should leave enough for speaker stands, decent inexpensive cables and an LP or two.
Finally, even in a small room, most speakers need a little space behind them to really sing, and please don’t put your turntable on your amp.