Not Big Budget, but Excellent Sound and Imaging is more critical than anything else.
My Office: Looks simple but a lot of careful planning was involved.
I never had great sound in my office until I decided to make desk chair/speaker placement the priority.
Speakers: Tweeters Seated Ear Height; Sit dead center of Speakers for Excellent Imaging.
In addition to LP, consider Streaming from PC: Music, Music Videos, i.e. Monitor Dead Center, size that works with the speaker locations (my monitor 27")
’Bookcase’ Speaker: real bookcase speakers fit IN a bookcase, thus typically no more than 11-1/2 deep, no rear or side vents, not too big, my 3 way AR-2ax (10" woofers) are about the biggest bookcase speakers you can fit.
If you have more room than me, a deeper cabinet that would fit a horizontal TT would be nice, many more TT options.
In my case, I cut the 12" deep bookcase height, and had a 14" deep top made, so I could fit equipment on top, wires behind ....
Vertical TT and Vertical Reel to Reel worked on the bookcase top in front of me, a horizontal turntable would be difficult. Make sure Speaker Placement/Equipment Placement: Vibrations do not reach the TT/LP.
Prior to the AR-2ax Speakers, I had some Wharfedale Diamond 225’s and a Single Self-Powered Sub, just enough so the Wharfedale’s 6-1/2 woofer didn’t sound small. Restored AR’s sounded better, gave the Wharfedale’s to my son.
Efficient Speakers so I could use a low powered Tube Amp (Luxman 10 wpc), keeping heat to a minimum, and small enough for placement options/remote line of sight.
The Mitsubishi LT-5V Linear Tracking is very good, and easy.
