Speakers on a 6" shelf, not going to happen. Yes you can get something to sit on a 6" shelf, but I severely doubt that you are going to be satisfied with it.
There are dozens of amps and speakers to choose from, but you have set near impossible parameters. Yes we can get you a tiny amp and yes we can get you some tiny speaker, that's not the real question though. The real question is -
will that tiny amp and those tiny speaker get the job done for you?
Next -
Can you give us a working Budget???
The suggestion for
Active Speaker or Studio Monitors is a good one, but again, you can only go just so small and still be satisfied.
While I would personally recommend nothing less than 5" bass drivers, there are a few Active Speaker with 4" bass drivers that still deliver pretty good sound quality if you can accept limited bass.
Do you require anything else besides amp/speakers? Would you like to be able to
Stream Audio from the Internet; infinitely better than Radio.
Next if this system is connected to the TV, then you have to determine how you are going to
control the volume. Typically the TV Volume Control will not work with external Amps and Speakers. You have to rely on the Volume Control of the external device to change volume remotely.
In the most minimal configuration, if you TV has a
Headphone out, that will respond to the TV Volume Control and could be used to drive some active speakers.
These are details we can't know with the available information. Check the owners manual and see if the TV has a Headphone output. If it does, life just got simple.
So, what level of quality do you want, and how far do you want to take it?
Here are some small
Mackie Studio Monitors -
Macke CR3 - 3" Bass driver - £99 EACH -
Mackie CR3 Multimedia Monitors - Studio Monitors - Headphones & Speakers - Studiospares
There is also a 4" version -
Mackie CR4 Multimedia Monitors - Studio Monitors - Headphones & Speakers - Studiospares
CR Series Multimedia Monitors - Mackie
CR3 - (HxWxD) - 8.2" x 5.5" x 6.2" (208mm x 140mm x 158mm)
CR4 - (HxWxD) - 8.8" x 6.1" x 7.3" (224mm x 156mm x 185mm)
IF you have a Headphone Output, and if you really want tiny speakers, then this would be a fair solution.
IF YOU HAVE A HEADPHONE OUTPUT.
If you can handle larger speakers, and if your TV does NOT have a Headphone out, then you can consider the
Mackie MR5-MK3 (£114 each) speakers with a
Pre-Amp.
MRmk3 Series Studio Monitors - Mackie
Mackie MR5 Mk3 Active Studio Monitor - Studio Monitors - Headphones & Speakers - Studiospares
A very decent Pre-Amp that has N
etwork Streaming, Digital Inputs, and a Remote Control would be the
Yamaha WXC-50 -
Yamaha WXC-50 Network Pre-Amp - £329 -
WXC-50 - Overview
Yamaha MusicCast WXC50 Networked Pre Amplifier - Superfi
You won't find a smaller lower cost Pre-Amp than that.
Combine that with any Active Speakers you want.
The other alternative, again hinges on whether you have a Headphone out. If you do, things get easy, if you don't things get more complicated.
IF YOU HAVE A HEADPHONE OUT, and you want minimal cost, and you are willing to forget actually putting the speaker on a shelf, it would be hard to do better than this -
Denon PMA720AE Amplifier - Superfi
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 Speakers (Pair) - Superfi
These are small speakers but they are not tiny speakers.
If you do NOT have a Headphone Output, then you need an amp with Digital Inputs. Most likely an Optical Input.
Yamaha RN301 Networked Receiver - Superfi
Not a tiny amp, but it does have Network Streaming and Digital Inputs.
So, in summary -
If your TV has a Headphone out them some basic quality speakers like the
Mackie CR3 would be sufficient. Simply find a combination of cables or connectors so you can plug the TV Headphone out into the Speakers.
If you DO NOT have Headphone out, then you need a device that has
Digital Inputs (optical most likely), a Remote Control, amp, and s
peakers. The two key features are
DIGITAL INPUTS and a
REMOTE CONTROL. The Amp can be a separate amp or it can be built into the speakers as long as you can accommodate the two primary conditions I set -
Digital In, Remote Control.
If you have the money, the
Yamaha WXC-50 combined with the
Mackie CR3 or CR4, would make a good system with more features than you are likely to need. But it is unlikely that you can find a Pre-Amp with Remote Control for less than the Yamaha.
If you go with something like the
Denon PMA720 amp and some
Stand Mounted speakers, you can add
digital inputs for about £25 off of Amazon -
FIIO Digital to Analog Audio Converter - 192kHz: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
That full combination would cost about £325 (amps, speakers, DAC).
The
Yamaha WXC-50 Pre-Amp with
Mackie CR3 would run about £530. With the larger
Mackie MR5, it would be about £560
(assuming my math is right).
One last option, here are some Active Speakers that have their own Remote Control, so to these you could simply add a low cost external DAC (digital to analog converter).
Audioengine A5+ Powered Multimedia Speakers Pair in: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
Audioengine A5+W Powered Desktop Speakers (Pair) in Gloss White: Amazon.co.uk: Hi-Fi & Speakers
Audioengine A5+ Powered Multimedia Speakers Pair in: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
Combine that with the
FIIO DAC linked above, and for about £375 you are set.
With a Headphone Out, an
amp and speaker whether together in one unit or separate will get the job done.
WithOUT a Headphone Out you need -
Digital Inputs (optical), Remote Control, Amp, and Speakers, whether the amp and speakers are in one unit or separate.
Steve/bluewizard