Anybody clued up and can help with opinions on which way I should go. I'm stuck between a turntable with amp and active speakers or the usual turntable,amp speakers set up. I'm not looking for top end just want a decent set up the thrust of my question being as above.

You don't need an amp with active speakers. I have twin decks, mixer and active speakers, does me for the dining room :)

If yer not bothered about full set up you could just get a turntable and a cheap amp, in the living room I have a Project turntable with an amp like you get on a stack system and speakers.

41 minutes ago, Twoshoes said:

Anybody clued up and can help with opinions on which way I should go. I'm stuck between a turntable with amp and active speakers or the usual turntable,amp speakers set up. I'm not looking for top end just want a decent set up the thrust of my question being as above.

...do you have anything already? amp or speakers wise? will you be playing most of your music through the new set up or is it just for occasionally playing records? soz for the questions and nee answers

on the traditional amp front an audilab 8000a is reasonable and has an ok phono stage in it...fairly easy to find and reasonably

priced second hand...

2 hours ago, Pigeon Thing said:

...do you have anything already? amp or speakers wise? will you be playing most of your music through the new set up or is it just for occasionally playing records? soz for the questions and nee answers

It's for downstairs in a smallish front room. I already have two cheap Gemini decks with a Sherwoood amp and two speakers from a Sony Giga Duke .I upgraded the cartridges on the decks. I have those in the man cave where i play most of my music,rarely play albums. I might do a swap and have whatever i get in the cave.ive been looking at an Audio Technica lp120 or an Argon Audio TTmk2 deck wise. Speakers the Dali Specktor 2,

Reason what I have at the moment is a bit of a miss mash I'd not played my vinyl fir 30 years until a mate at work gave me the decks and mixer.

After starting buying again 5yrs ago I think it's time to treat myself to something half decent for downstairs.

Cheers for the reply

2 hours ago, Chalky said:

You don't need an amp with active speakers. I have twin decks, mixer and active speakers, does me for the dining room :)

If yer not bothered about full set up you could just get a turntable and a cheap amp, in the living room I have a Project turntable with an amp like you get on a stack system and speakers.

Cheers for the reply Karl, appreciate it

If you ard playing 60's and early 70's records, it's good to have an amp with a mono/stereo button, as a lot of these records sound better with the mono button on.

I had to buy a second hand amp to get this feature, as most all new amps can only play stereo.

5 hours ago, Chalky said:

You don't need an amp with active speakers.

I'm showing my ignorance in my initial post, I meant a turntable with pre amp which i assumed I needed to go with the active speakers.

21 hours ago, Pigeon Thing said:

on the traditional amp front an audilab 8000a is reasonable and has an ok phono stage in it...fairly easy to find and reasonably

priced second hand...

I have the audiolab 6000a as the amp for TV and Hifi and I have to say it sounds fantastic.

In the room with decks and mixer I use this:

SMSL A100 Amplifier https://amzn.eu/d/1n1kJng

It’s very small, runs cold and sounds great. It has limited inputs and no controls other than volume so is only suited if you’re using it with a mixer. For a fraction of the price of a audiolab it’s a bargain. Quite loud too.

Cheers Sutty

Quick update, cheers for the advice,I've eventually gone down the deck and active speakers route which I think will best suit my needs.Thanks again for your input.

2 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Quick update, cheers for the advice,I've eventually gone down the deck and active speakers route which I think will best suit my needs.Thanks again for your input.

did you go for the audio technica deck?, let us know how you get on, and your thoughts on it...im always being asked about turntables but Ive had the same old kit for 30yrs...

No I went for the Argon deck matched with Argon active speakers, not sure I didn't fall for the salesman's spiel though he wasn't at all pushy. I'd looked at their online site and got a good deal in the shop. I'll give an update later, picking them up on Saturday. The Audio has more features like pitch control, pop up light ,the Argon is just a simple 45/35 switch. Whichever way I went I'd be second guessing myself have I made the right choice, no doubt someone will now say i should have gone for the audio.

11 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

No I went for the Argon deck matched with Argon active speakers, not sure I didn't fall for the salesman's spiel though he wasn't at all pushy. I'd looked at their online site and got a good deal in the shop. I'll give an update later, picking them up on Saturday. The Audio has more features like pitch control, pop up light ,the Argon is just a simple 45/35 switch. Whichever way I went I'd be second guessing myself have I made the right choice, no doubt someone will now say i should have gone for the audio.

ahh cool, the whole set up seems simple though, which is always a plus...look forward to the update...