With great trepidation I had to totally dismantle my music system due to wall-to-wall rug replacement. Altho I took copious notes, they now look to me like something written by an insane person and I'm so daunted by all the multiple connectors, so overwhelmed by the sheer BULK of all those piles of wire on the floor that I'm seriously considering just getting an integrated shelf system, instead.

The components in my current system are of various ages, but all of good quality, plus a pair of old but still very good AR speakers. What I'm wondering is whether these integrated shelf systems, with smaller speakers (less muss, less fuss, and less space), will be "good enough" in a 11x17ft room to be satisfying. I no longer play music quite as loud as I did a few hundred years ago; now my listening is mostly folk, trad jazz, baroque, and classical/other acoustic guitar, etc.

I have no experience with shelf systems. If anyone im Mudland does I'd appreciate some input If I can only spend about $350 on new system, how happy will I likely be with it in comparison to the current multi-component system, i.e. receiver, tape deck, 5CD chgr, tuner, turn table. I could really use the extra room and ease of set-up, but not at the expense of substantial loss of sound quality.

Thanks for any and all opinions/help.