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Hi, I'm building my first set up and need some help deciding on a set of speakers, I don' have a ton of money to spend but I've narrowed it down to some speakers that are in a sale deal so I can get the best ones I can. The main input will be vinyl from a pro-ject debut carbon evo and the amp will probably either be a marantz pm6007 or yamaha As501 depending on the speaker. The options I have: KEF Q550, Q Acoustics 3050i, Fyne Audio F303, Yamaha NS-F350, Wharfedale Diamond 12.4, Dali Oberon 5, Bowers & Wilkins 603 and Monitor Audio 200 or 500.
The website does say I can enquire about others to see if they would do a deal for them, they have many options like KEF 750, Dali Opticon 5,Elac Debut F6.2, Monitor Audio Silver 6, Kudos x2 and Mission QX4 - I dont know if they would allow any of these but I can always ask.
Music wise I tend to listen to indie/rock/metal but also a bit of everything from across the board, good bass is important but I can always add a subwoofer in the future. I know the best thing to do would be to listen in person but with full lockdown due to Covid I cant.
I think thats all the information I can give, I know I've listed quite a lot of speakers but it's my first try I want to do it well, thanks in advance for your thoughts.
oliverben5672
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i am not up on speakers in your price range but it seems to be that q acoustics and elac are two brands that have made quite good names for themselves making high value lower cost speakers - the andrew jones designed elacs are very well regarded by reviewers

i have not heard monitor audios in decades i know their line has been overhauled many times, perhaps with change of ownership as well... but it soix b-limo and others are suggesting these, i would also trust their advice

going used is a good idea for sure, to get most performance for your $
urbie
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Unfortunately all those speakers you've listed are way better than your apps or receivers that you've listed.
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guy-incognito
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I have a friend with a Yamaha A-S301 integrated amp and some Monitor Audio Bronze 2 bookshelfs and it sounds very good. He added a used SVS sb1000 sub and the overall sound quality surprises me every time I hear it.

I also have another friend that had Kef Q700 towers and a mid tier Marantz AVR and I was always impressed by the Kef Q series. He likes to listen pretty loud at times and the Kefs did a good job of keeping up. He upgraded to Monitor Audio Gold 200 towers for what its worth. 

Lots of good options for a first system in your list. Set a budget and stick to it. Resist the urge to upsell yourself chasing the opinions of others. There is always a step up the cost ladder available with hi-fi gear and always someone here ready to tell how much better it could be if you just spend a couple hundred more.
oliverben5672 OP
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@b_limo its coming from a website called peter Tyson. I think they have a few UK based stores although I obviously cannot go to visit, I wonder if they ship internationally though? https://petertyson.co.uk/hifi/bundles-offers thats a link to their bundle offers although there are a lot to filter through but I agree the savings on some of them seem excellent.

It is hard to stick to a budget, I've probably already gone over a bit but sometimes its hard to resist with all the great ideas people put out and obviously wanting to get the best stuff possible and I'll admit I am probably a little more influenced by others opinions than I should be. 

I'm working my way through all the recommendations and really appreciate all your guys advice to. Its helpful talking to people who have first-hand experience with them as well as other reviews. I'm slowly making progress hopefully I'll get there soon
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I certainly would not get a Marantz.  I have one for my surround system in my family room driven by Definitive Technology speakers which are satisfactory for watching TV and some movies.  I am building a higher end system for the living room eventually, but can get buy with what I have.  

I personally feel more comfortable with new.  However, this group might be very helpful in finding you some good used equipment that might be better than what you thinking about.  The big thing is to avoid making some of the same mistakes we all have made.  That's why this group is so valuable to belong to.
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