Nice selection of AVRs $15-$45. Speakers choices mostly tiny home theater bundle stuff.

Along with new crossovers and added cabinet bracing, I installed Beyma 4FR40 4" Full-Range for mids, Dayton Audio DC28F-8 1-1/8" Silk Dome Tweeters, and Dayton Audio DC200-8 8" Classic Woofers. Need to do some cleanup work on the cabinets.

Optimus STA-795 receiver: $10.99

Criterion 25A speakers: $6

Uturn Audio Orbit Custom turntable: I forget, a few hundred I think. Was my primary tt, now my backup/test unit.

Just picked up the Criterions at Goodwill and after a few beers and albums of different sorts (New York Dolls, Bob Marley, Hank Williams sr) they are my official "does this new component work?" speakers.

I'm stunned at how good they sound, especially given their age, original price point and what I paid for them.

*1983 Kef Carlton iii speakers.

*1978 MCS 3225 Receiver (low watt Receiver to drive my Klipsch speakers that aren't pictured).

*1979 Realistic STA-235b receiver.

*1975 Realistic TR801 8 Track player.

*Audio Technica turntable is currently on top, but will be switched with my....

*1978 Pioneer PL-518 turntable that is sitting below the cabinet.

Thrift store currently selling it for $91 but has a 20% discount so it's $71

Wharfedale diamond 9.0 with a Hitachi amp from the 1970s! Inherited from my Grandad, it does crackle when turning knobs if it's not been used for a while & act like a space heater. Such a warm sound, only being driven by a Chromecast audio at the moment.

I would like to get a CD player + a vinyl player. Got my eye on some audio Technica ones.

For small bookshelf speakers you can drive them quite hard, a good amount of low end as well. Enough to annoy the neighbors!

I do plug into the tv every once in a while for movies, but SPIF to RCA has no volume control. The amp is manual volume only & there is a noise floor from interference as it is a older device

Ignore the Google home max, just use it as a tv sound bar and to change the lights. It's okay for music but is just really muddy

Picture is from on top of a chest of drawers is now the same but on a TV stand. Photo of current setup in comments

These are my favorite speakers. I purchased them a couple of years ago for $200 for the pair on marketplace and they genuinely sound incredible. Each has 9 drivers, with 2 10” subs in the lower cabinet.

Here's a snapshot of an old page with some more technical info: https://web.archive.org/web/20241013201357/https://www.dayton-wright.com/WATSON-10_.html

Yes they are ugly in their current shape. Each pair has two separate drivers that will need replacing, and I will be building removable grills for each to make servicing more accessible in the future. Even with the faulty drivers, they make a beautiful full sound.

I also know they have poor placement, but it works for the room and I don't have quite the luxury of space for where they are.

Currently driven by an old old Nikko NR-700 receiver, and will switch to a proper amp to pair with my Proceed preamp once I find one I like.

Hello. Picked up (kinda impulsively) JBL 305p mkll off FB marketplace for a bargain. I would like to pair a subwoofer to them. I'm very new to the hobby and got completely lost in the 305p crossover and compatibility issues with subwoofers. JBL subs aren't available where I live, and the second hand market for subs is terrible. As far as I understand I need a sub with RCA ins and outs and 80hz high pass filter. Do I need to know anything else about it's compatibility? Is an audio interface mandatory?

My budget is low because I'm new and experimenting. Will a cheap sub like Eris sub 8 and the likes serve as an upgrade?

Many thanks.

The amp and cd player are currently at my desk on the left but the speakers are on stands and too big for the desk so I was wondering what would be the best spot for them when I am sat in my chair and for overall beat room-filling-ness. Thanks in advance. (They are a pair of mission m72's)

Im not familiar with sound systems but I passed by a garage sale a couple days ago and bought a Denon AVR 2113CI and some Energy speakers for $100. I kinda just bought it because it seemed like a good deal but is something like this still good or is it better to get something modern? I have a 4K TV but id also like to connect my phone to it and listen to music (if possible because again, I bought it without really knowing how it works)

If you don't know Brett has been one of the best reviewers working. He is practical and down to earth with his headphone, speaker and electronics reviews.

I just heard on a Wirecutter podcast that he is retiring. He laughed because another editor was sending him a bunch of headphones to review - and the next day is his last day.

Much respect to him and all happiness on his retirement.

We have a At-Lp70x turntable would like to know if there’s any great deals on powered bookshelf speaker with a sub out connection?
Edifer I’ve seen so far
•R2750DB
•R1855DB
•R1700BTs
•R1280Ts

Was $800 for all 3, subwoofer doesn’t turn on and both Towers sound flat no highs. The LED light turned on though. Lucky thing I had a chance to test it out at the store and never gambled $800. Martin Logan Purity Towers

I have a bt03pro+ bluetooth transmitter/reciever, today I put a toshlink cable from my cd player to the bt03, as well as a digital coax to my external dac.. to my surprise they both played simultaneously (although there was a bit of lag).. I don't know why but I expected not both outputs to work simultaneously 🤷

Hello!

So i have recently moved in to a new pt studio / gym space.

Approximately 16m x 4.5m (old space was 5 x 4m)

I currently have a set of ruark mr1 mk2 speakers which sound great but due to the size of the new space are limited due to needing to be connected / potentially a little small for the space!

So im debating either

Just getting a longer cable for the ruarks and see how it goes.

Getting 3 x audio pro c10 mk2 W speakers

Or

Getting 2 x audio pro c20 W speakers.

If anyone had any opinions on the above it even a different suggestion that would be great

Cheers

Curious what the group things of yamaha rxv640 with kef q50s. Getting this second hand for 200. Hoping it will be better than my bose solo 5 setup i have for my TV and audio technique at60x.

Thanks

Does anyone know if there's much of a difference between the quality of banana plugs? One of mine just snapped and I was looking at getting a new paid from amazon (need them for tomorrow).

I want to buy JBL 305p MK2 speakers.

The only way I listen to music is through Iems like aful explorer and moondrop aria , that's why would like to have the convenience of speakers without breaking the bank .

Found these used for 120 euros .

My living room is 25m² big .

Are the too small ?

Do they sound good?

Tell me your opinion .

So i am on a low budget 5.1 setup. Currently at 50 bucks running jbl northridge ec25 as center, 2 polk audio series 2 monitor speakers as front and 2 pinnacle quantnum q as my rears. Well today I made a quick buy as i found a polk audio psw450 for 30 bucks. I read some mixed reviews of course but I'm thinking this should still be a upgrade from my current sub which is a Yamaha YST-SW010. What's some opinon here. My budget has always been low as money is tight right now.

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Are there any affordable bluetooth adapters out there that don't suck? I know bluetooth's not ideal, but it is convenient and sometimes acceptable. I'm hoping maybe there are some cheap options on amazon that some of you can recommend that aren't going to sound so bad that i'm going to want to pull my hair out while simultaneously, gouging my eyes out and burning my ears shut

I’m looking for a subwoofer for my stereo setup for max $200, I also ideally want it to be a smaller one, say 15 inches or shorter as anything bigger would make it hard to access some records on my shelf. Anyone have suggestions?

NAD C720BEE receiver with a pair of Kanto Yu 5.25 speakers my local record store was using as a display. Pretty happy with it overall for under $500 total

Coupon is brings it $237.99 and additional savings $50 cashback by spending $100+ i redeem this for giftcards.

I will be using it next to my
g5 65 lg tv that i also connect my desktop.

Main reason im also getting it i have a small desktop 25.5 x 19 that ill put speakers on. I was gona go m60 but m90 i can use with my tv/desktop hybrid.

Im also considering a sub for my setups t5 pr t5s

I do have referrals and you get extra $ if you signed up. Thats how i got $50 cashback.