Set-up recommendations

[Merlin55]

Hi everybody,

I recently bought a Technics SL1210 and have been looking to complete my set-up with speakers and amplifier/receiver. My budget lies at maximum 1000€ (this is the absolute maximum so I'd rather have it lower). Although my budget is somewhat low I want to buy quality stuff that will last me as long as possible. The equipment will be used to listen to Reggae and Dub (a lot of bass-heavy music) so a seperate subwoofer is a requirement.

For the speakers I am looking for bookshelf speakers as I do not have the space to put any floorstanding ones.

A couple of speakers I am considering are the following :

- Pioneer SP BS22
- KEF LS50
- Wharfedale Diamond 10.4

Please now these are only some of the models I know of. I have been reading reviews and forums for the last few days and these seem to be recommended a lot

I am planning on deciding on the speakers first so I know how much I have left to spend on the preamplifier or receiver with integrated preamp. Any recommendations are very welcome.

So, as you can see I am very new to the Hifi world so I hope you guys will help me out,

Kind regards,

Merlin

 

[drknstrmyknight]

Have you listened to any of those speakers?
Since they're current production, you might be able to find them on display somewhere.
Quite a gap between the Pioneers and the Wharfdales.
I think I'd only look at those KEF's if my space was very constrained.

 

[Merlin55]

Thanks for the reply!

I havent listened to them. In my area there are not a lot of shops where I can listen to them so I will mostly have to rely on online advice.

I read on another forum that adding a subwoofer with the LS50 would "muddy" the sound, is there any truth in that? If not, what subwoofers should I be looking at?