advice re old shelf speakers


hi all. hoping for some guidance. i am after a pair of, probably old, shelf speakers as cost is a major factor. how they look/condition unimportant. just need to be able to handle all sorts of music and be LOUD!  i care for my mother as has dementia, so funds tight. all good though, i just have to be creative and do the research. example, i have a pretty decent old technics midi separates system eh600 which i found on gumtree for £50 in mint condition. perfect. i have run audio to it through a good quality optical out from tv to a fiio k5 pro dac/amp then line out to line in on the technics. now volume nicely boosted and sounds good and clean as also quality leads and upgraded 4 wire type speaker cables. for v little spend it does a decent job, but i love my music so always looking for more and i feel my neighbours really need to listen to more slayer, rush, jinjer, etc. the technics speakers are pretty decent but now struggling a bit with the added oomph i can now get out of my system. had no real idea where to start, then thought there may be some wonderfully helpful people out there with the knowledge and patience to help me. fingers crossed and thanks v much in advance if it's you. apologies for the long post. gerald  
geraldoneill100
please do give yogiboy a second chance.

i have been thinking that you should also try to find a UK based forum to ask your ? ( I am assuming UK ) Try NAIM forum and ask for ideas or referral to more appropriate forums.

local knowlege of used market in your home country essential.

Pretty sure my Quad ESL 63 would puke playing slayer

best to you and your go with the flow rocking Mum.

Jim
i have manual and says crossover freq 200hz, 8khz. is this a clue or is there somewhere i should look re if crossover is active?
I might be wrong, in page 6 of the manual there are Low and High speaker output connections on the main unit hence a active bi-amp configuration?

http://pdfstream.manualsonline.com/4/492c1423-244d-4176-9d0e-91ffd1ffbdf0.pdf
hi tomic
good advice. thank you. no problem with yogi. pointed out error of his ways. job done. move on. i can understand your feelings re slayer. took a fair while for my ears/brain to acclimatise, but they are much more 'musical' than you think. metal unfairly maligned as abundant virtuosity unknown to the masses. i hate mariah carey and celine dion, but appreciate their pipes. my mum says you need to check out devin townsend. cheers. g  
hi imhififan
thanks for advice. seems to me you are probably correct and i can always call panasonic to check. so if you are indeed correct then i need to find shelf speakers that have the same 4 connections as i need active crossover. or do some actives have different connections? are active crossover speakers common? as my system sounds pretty good already should i stop complaining and just enjoy what i have?.
As far as powerful shelf speakers i would say a jbl lancer 99, jbl l100, or a jbl4311 would all be good choices because they will all fit on a sturdy shelf and fit the bill for playing hard rock/heavy metal.