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    I fancy putting a simple system in the bedroom. It will only be for one input, a chromecast to stream from my NAS, or maybe a bluetooth receiver, i havent decided yet.

    As i only want this to be a simple system im not overly concerned with it being audiophile etc... but i have always liked the looks of the vintage receivers from rotel, marantz, sony etc so figure it would be a good time to get one.

    Im only interested in the receiver and a cheap pair of vintage speakers. Now ignoring speaker cable and interconnects etc... and bearing in mind its only going to be sitting on a chest of drawers, what 2 items would people go for? I dont want it to sound awful but this is one situation where the looks may well be more important than the sound.

    Now the tricky bit, could i get something for £100-£150?

    Any ebay recommendations?

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    Keith many years ago I had a Quad 303/33 setup and it was actually very good if that helps you at all. With a bit of searching you could probably get both for about £200 which is a bit above your budget but maybe worth a thought
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    My vote would be for Quad too but that's only because I have a 306. Some people find them overly smooth so that's something to consider. I've noticed vintage Sony and JVC get a lot of love on other forums, so may be worth a look too.

    The Acoustic Research AR6, AR7 and AR18 are nice vintage speakers but unfortunately, they suffer from foam rot. If the Mission 760i Is vintage enough, then I'd take that over Acoustic research (more detailed) but I do like the sealed bass of old ARs.

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    If you can come away from vintage then these are great

    https://www.qacoustics.co.uk/bt3-act...bluetooth.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by fatmarley View Post
    My vote would be for Quad too but that's only because I have a 306. Some people find them overly smooth so that's something to consider. I've noticed vintage Sony and JVC get a lot of love on other forums, so may be worth a look too.

    The Acoustic Research AR6, AR7 and AR18 are nice vintage speakers but unfortunately, they suffer from foam rot. If the Mission 760i Is vintage enough, then I'd take that over Acoustic research (more detailed) but I do like the sealed bass of old ARs.
    Quad 306s are great, goodns are going up price wise
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    I use a Sony STR6055 receiver in my main system and it's as good as anything else I've had, I was lucky to get mine for £69 but they are mostly around £200, but keep looking and something will come along at the right money. As already said £200 is more realistic
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pieoftheday View Post
    Quad 306s are great, goodns are going up price wise
    I think a 306 + pre-amp might push Keith's budget a bit too far
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    I think a 306 + pre-amp might push Keith's budget a bit too far
    A 306 works well with a passive pre-amp. So maybe not a budget buster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    A 306 works well with a passive pre-amp. So maybe not a budget buster.
    True enough Geoff...didn't think of that
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