Figo

I wanna thank all of you for your recommendations, I ended buying a Yamaha A-S500 Amp + Yamaha NS-B500 Speakers and I'm very happy with the final result.

A friend of mine is selling me an "almost new" Pioneer VSX-523K very cheap, would you consider this receiver as a good one? Or what other recommendations you can make? In the beginning I was thinking on a Yamaha AS300 or AS500 but due to my friend is selling all his audio equipment the Pioneer seems to be a good option for $100 unless that somebody tell me "Don't do it". But I'm open to hear any recommendation. What about the Speakers?

Hello, I'm planning to set-up a new Hi-Fi system on a small room due to non-expected Gift from my brother (Pro-Ject debut Carbon TT + Pro-Ject Phono Box MM) The room I'm going to use is a 125-130 sq.ft. and I would like to know your thoughts about what receiver & speakers to use, Basically what I would like to know is How much Power (50W, 200W, 400W, 700W, 1500W, 1,000,000W, etc. you got the idea!!) does the receiver needs to fill the room with a Rich & Loud Sound (without going deaf) for this amount of area, and what kind of speakers can I use for the recommended receiver (they can be either Book Shelf or Floor Standing). I know that everybody will say "as much as you can affort" but I don't see the need to have a massive system it I'm only going to be using 50% of its capacity. Since I enjoy to listen all kind of music (Jazz, Electronic, Metal, Indie, Classical) I think that I'll definetly need balanced bass, mids & trebles. I´m planning also to update the Pre-Amp with a Pro-Ject Tube Box S unless that the receiver has already better Phono Amp (which I doubt). I really appreciate your assistance!!!! Figo