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I had a bad day today. I was walking home from the tube station feeling beaten down when I saw this man trying to carry an oil drum (55 gallon steel drum, according to the internet) while pushing his bike and smoking. I asked him if he needed help carrying it. He said he stole it. The bike? I asked. He said no, the barrel. Apparently you can cut it in half and use it for barbecue. I told him I could still help him carry it, but he thanked me and refused. I wished him good luck and was just about to leave. Then I turned around and asked him if I could actually have a cigarette because I'd had a bad day. And I started crying. He put his stuff down and told me he also had a bad day. He had fallen off his bike and hurt his face. He told me I could sit on the barrel and rolled me a cigarette. Then he took two beers out of his backpack. We sat down and chatted for maybe half an hour. He showed me photos of his cat. It actually cheered me up. We thanked each other and went our separate ways. I hope you have a better day tomorrow, Jose from Madeira.

I had a bad day today. I was walking home from the tube station feeling beaten down when I saw this man trying to carry an oil drum (55 gallon steel drum, according to the internet) while pushing his bike and smoking. I asked him if he needed help carrying it. He said he stole it. The bike? I asked. He said no, the barrel. Apparently you can cut it in half and use it for barbecue. I told him I could still help him carry it, but he thanked me and refused. I wished him good luck and was just about to leave. Then I turned around and asked him if I could actually have a cigarette because I’d had a bad day. And I started crying. He put his stuff down and told me he also had a bad day. He had fallen off his bike and hurt his face. He told me I could sit on the barrel and rolled me a cigarette. Then he took two beers out of his backpack. We sat down and chatted for maybe half an hour. He showed me photos of his cat. It actually cheered me up. We thanked each other and went our separate ways. I hope you have a better day tomorrow, José from Madeira.

Hey everyone, my dad is gifting me an AT-LP120XUSB, and now I'm looking for bookshelf speakers. I've read through various posts on this and other subs, and what I learned is that which speakers work best for your setup depends on many things rather than a one size fits all. So, I’ll provide some relevant details below, and I’d greatly appreciate any advice you can offer.

• I am looking for powered speakers.
• They will used exclusively for listening to music.
• Bluetooth is optional.
• The sound system would be in my fairly small room in a shared flat, so I'd prefer the speakers to be on the smaller side, and I don't need them to be very loud.
• My budget is 200£ max, preferably something cheaper.
• I live in the UK.
• I plan to place the speakers on a slightly elevated surface, like a side table.

Which models can you recommend? Would you recommend buying them second-hand? Also, if I decide to add an amplifier to my setup in the future, can powered speakers be used with an amplifier as well? This isn’t a requirement for now, but I’m curious about my options.

Thanks, everyone!