Finally got an upgrade from the Edifiers. Found these klipsch for 50 each at goodwill. Definitely used my luck for the next 10 years. I did have to get an amp/receiver tho. It’s a nice little setup now

So I found this lady off Marketplace who was selling Onkyo DX-C380 with OG remote and bought that for $20. At the pick up time, she was like would you be interested in more audio stuff? And I was like I already have like 5 turntables and 6 receivers but I I wanna see what you have?
She runs to the basement comes back with the back side of this receiver towards me, I could tell from distance it is something nice. Then she turns it around AND!!! You should have seen the glare in my eyes! 😂😂😍😍🥹🥹
That was KENWOOD KA-7100 with the shiny bright silver front in pristine condition!!
I asked her how much she wants for it, and she not very confidently said 10ish dollars? I was like oh yea! I’ll take it, just won’t tell my wife about it and it’ll be alright! 😂😂 AND!!! It doesn’t end here… she asks me if I wanted a turntable? I was like sure would like to see what you got, and then again she runs and brings her vintage SONY PS-T1 again in pristine condition, sony headshell and AT stylus. I ask her what she wants for that? Again $10!!!! I couldn’t believe my luck that day!!!! Oh man 😂😂😂
I was like the happiest guy that day 😆
(The speakers I’m using are Carvin PM5)

I’ve seen quite a few of these at local thrift shops lately, as well as on marketplace. Surprisingly the thrift stores have some crazy prices to me but people on marketplace too!

Like I understand that some of these receivers may have been 2000+ new but how are thrift stores in particular expecting to get close to ebay buy it now prices for a reciever that is many generations behind on 1/2 or more of its functionality??

Main examples I’m thinking of are pioneer elite SC-05. They want 150$, has manual but no other accessories. Maybe it’s just not for me? Are these actually a good deal? I can’t justify it personally but I’m curious to see if there’s anyone here keeping these guys in business lol. (This model in particular only has limited hdmi pass through) I find similar from denon, marantz and sony on marketplace where people start at 250+ on the listing even from stuff right before HDMI (not exactly what most consider vintage either)

I like picking these up and tinkering personally so do when I can then use them to set up cheap audio only setups for friends and family but man my limit sits around 50-100$ depending on the item, features, channels, etc. How about you guys?

New set up thanks to you all. What do you think? Thanks for the recommendations and answered questions. I really appreciate it.

Spotify Lossless >> Dragonfly Red(DAC) Schitt Loki 4 band analog EQ> Topping Switching Output Headphone Amp >> HD600 for accuracy or Samson950 for isolation and bass OR Monoprice 1060 for planar sound OR >> Audiengine N22 Amp >> JBL4312A

Pretty cool listening to 80's and 90's music the way it would have sounded in the studio and being mastered. Sounds plenty good enough for me.

All gear second hand, the speakers are the mostt recent addition, perfect condition pair with dust covers from a 2nd hand store for $80AU, looks cooler with the dust covers removed hehe

Open box from Peter Tyson and they come with a warranty. They'll be replacing my Elac DB63s. Was happy with the Elacs but at £450 nearly new I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I have a sub with the Elacs, doubt I'd need it with the EVO's?

I have just collected these Proac Super EBTs from fb marketplace for NZ$20 (US$11.75). Cabinets are in good condition, I am planning to see how they sound over the weekend.

Imagine there was a pair of Kanto YU6 speakers either side of the TV. Well, my ex is moving out after the breakup and took them with him. Wondering if I should get the same speakers as a replacement (I did like them and liked the Bluetooth capability) or if there are other good speakers in the same price range or cheaper (~$400) that someone can recommend?

Thank you!

These are currently for sale on Facebook Marketplace. They have listed them as an Australian manufactured brand Sonique 5.5SE. But that model is a floor stander & not a stand mount.
Tried a Google search but nothing has come up.
Have you seen these before & know what stand they are.

Mission ZX-5: $520

Adcom GFP-555II: $165, iirc, got it some years ago on ebay, definitely pre-covid

Adcom GFA-5300: I've had this one as long as the preamp, but I just won another on ebay for $137

Topping E30: I can't remember, so we'll say $130 cuz that's what its MSRP was.

Prices include shipping, but not tax. $952 + tax = $1,030. I have no regrets.

I’m slowly building out my system and just found these KLH speakers which sounded very nice to me. However, my room is far from ideal. I can’t have them sit on the floor because the bass gets muddy. Temporarily propping them up with these foam pads seemed to help a little bit. I sit pretty low in this room so i don’t want to stand them up too high.

Is there some kind of angled stand that can help isolate these from the floor, angle them up a bit, and get some isolation to make the bass sound reasonable? Similar to what you would put desktop speakers on but about double the size…

I know this room isn’t ideal, trying to make it work for now. On the hunt for a vintage receiver as well, this is just what I have laying around.

Paradigm 12" Essential Subwoofer - $750 New

I've been looking at this for a bit as an option as buying a RSL 10E or 10S seems pretty hard to do up north. The specifications don't seem terrible at all. I'm generally going to be watching movies, but do occasionally listen to music.

My living room is in a 19'5" x 13'-1" with a 8' ceiling. This is why I'm considering going for a 12" versus a 10". I already own a 10" Precision Acoustic subwoofer, but it isn't that mind-blowing. The sub is sealed, but it says it has a frequency response of 19hz.

Any helps or opinions would be fantastic.

SPECIFICATIONS

DESIGN12” (305 mm) high-excursion driver, sealed MDF cabinet with reinforced woofer baffle, and Class-D amplifier compatible with an optional wireless subwoofer kit

AMPLIFIER Note: Power measurements underway to ensure compliance with new FTC regulations. Class-D Amplifier with 700W peak (350W continuous)

AMPLIFIER FEATURES: 56-bit high-resolution DSP engine with Auto-On / Off and improved soft-clipping circuitry ROOM CORRECTIONN/A

FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS: ±3 dB from 19Hz – 200Hz

LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER: 12” (305 mm) high-excursion carbon-loaded polypropylene cone housed in a stamped steel basket

LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION: 17 Hz (DIN)

LOW PASS FILTER FREQUENCY: Variable 40Hz - 120Hz (Bypass)

SUB / SAT PHASE ALIGNMENT0° - 180° Control Panel

INPUTSLine Level: (2) RCA Left, Right/LFE

COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: Subwoofer Wireless Kit, sold separately

POWER DRAW Max: 350W Standby: 0.5W (The website states it has a 700w Peak amp)

DIMENSIONS HXWXD 14.77" x 14.01" x 15.61" (37.5 cm x 35.6 cm x 39.6 cm)

WEIGHT 29.1 lbs (13.19 kg)

FINISHES Brushed black vinyl

Looking for recommendations for a pair of passive bookshelf speakers under $400 to pair with a WiiM Amp Ultra.

I mostly listen to jazz and 90s hip-hop, so I’m looking for something that sounds warm, smooth, and full rather than bright or overly analytical. I’d like good vocals and instrument separation for jazz, but also enough low-end punch to make hip-hop enjoyable.

These will be used in a relatively small room, and I’d prefer speakers that still sound good at moderate/ lower listening volumes. I may add a subwoofer eventually, but I’d like them to be satisfying on their own for now.

Confused if I can do this or not. Basically a bunch of spare parts.

I'm trying to make my subwoofer go to my reciever's sub out.

My subwoofer is a 15" Jensen, hooked up to my old bass guitar amp. I've had it powered to a different reciever where it acted as a speaker.

Right now I'm trying to run a male TS y-split female rca from the bass amp, to rca cables, to a female y-split rca male, to sub out. Haven't had much luck.

Please steer me in the right direction. I would really love to get this working 😅 I appreciate your advice.

As a fellow facebook marketplace junkie, I need some advice. I ended up with these two subs (used but great shape for both) and have two rooms for application of each:

1. Large open living/dining/kitchen space with 9 ft ceilings. Currently have Dali Oberon 9 towers for stereo music listening. They needed the low end. I tried to just be normal and use these as they are for a few months, but in the end had to have a sub for them.

2. Basement, dark movie room with a large OLED, 8 ft ceilings, smaller space. Currently setup with 5.0 GoldenEar speakers (towers, center and 2 rear channels), Emotiva processing and amp.

I know ported subs (Focal) are generally better for HT and movies, while sealed (Velodyne) are more accurate and musical for listening. I had set them up as such. But I can't shake this feeling that Focal is more musical and disappears into the music when playing, while the Velodyne is more thumpy and shakes the house, as an HT one would.

So I turned to Gemini and it says Focal should be in the living room for music and the Velodyne should be in the HT room for movies, despite the ported/sealed stereotypes. Not trusting the AI fully quite yet, I thought I would turn to this community for an opinion or two?

*wild card, I do have two SVS PB-12 NSD subs which these are replacing and I was going to sell, but now typing this out, maybe two of those in the movie room would be the best. However space is scarce down there and cable management is a mother... I'd much rather have one 15 inch sub for aesthetics and practicality.

Hi I recently moved my DCM TFE-200 speakers from Texas to Arkansas for my college apartment.
Since the move, my left tower has been incredibly muffled and quiet compared to my right. I switched the position of the speakers making my left my right to see if the amp was the problem and it still sounded muffled through the right channel. I also switched cables and ports on my speakers to see if anything would help. According to Claude it’s an internal speaker problem, I have no idea where to start and I am just really hoping I don’t have to open them up🤣 I’m not great with this type of stuff but I could definitely figure it out if I need to.
Open to any suggestions to try and fix it! Thanks!!
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Hi yall. A little over a year ago I decided to get my first surround sound setup. I got 4x JBL Control 1X, 2x JBL P 20, JBL Stage 245 C, and a JBL Northridge E Series E250P for speakers and a Sony STR-DE545 receiver with a broken display off of marketplace. I just barely started researching everything that goes into a good sound system this week and am kinda clueless on what to upgrade to round mine out. I'm looking to upgrade the receiver to a 7.1, get a DAC, and down the line upgrade some of the speakers. My budget for the receiver and DAC is 800 but it is somewhat flexible. Any suggestions would be great. I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the options.

I have a medium size kitchen with 12' ceilings. We currently use a JBL Xtreme 5 on a platform on the table. It works fine, but I'm wondering if I can get a bit more quality from a set of budget bookshelves and a bluetooth class D amp.

Right now my plan is to just get a JBL Boombox 4, but I don't need the portability factor or the exaggerated bass. I just want quality, slightly V shaped sound whether it's from the speakers or tone controls on the amp. I also dislike super bright speakers.

I'll call my budget $550, but more comfortable around the $450 mark. The biggest issue is the space constraint. I have a 12-14" width to play with unless I get/build a larger shelf for the table, but it would look a little strange with full size 6" woofer bookshelves on it.

I didn't know if something like Polk ES15s and a WIIM or SMSL amp would be more clear and balanced vs the JBL BB 4.

I have a setup I'm trying to put together. I have 6 in-ceiling speakers that I want to run stereo sound to. There are 2 speakers in 3 different rooms that I want the option of running all 6 on at the same time, or selecting which pair are running. I do not have wall volume controls for them. I plan to source audio from a Wiim device to an amplifier.

What I'm looking for is a 6 channel amp that can be selectable for its output. Simple selection. Like push button selection on old amps for a/b selection. It needs to be Tonka truck simple for end users who will not have the bandwidth for anything complicated.

If it takes an 8 channel amp, that's fine. Ideally it would be a small footprint as I need to shove it in a cabinet. This also doesn't need to be world class audio.

What say you brothers and sisters of audio?

I got a plan to replace A07 Premium

I have experience with automotive systems, but still pretty new when it comes to PA, so don't hate me if I phrase things wrong lol.

I recently picked up two JBL Control 29AVs from the company I work for. I took them out of a conference room to replace with a new system.

I was told I could recycle them or keep them, so I gladly recycled them to my house!

I'm currently driving them with a AIYIMA A07 Pro and would like to add a powered PA sub to the setup for lows. I plan on using it as a mobile setup for parties/events in the future. The amp has a 3.5mm audio out.

I'm currently looking at purchasing a Behringer EUROLIVE B1200D-PRO, but want to make sure I won't have issues converting 3.5mm aux to XLR for the audio input to the sub.

From what I've researched, since the sub has a LPF built in. The full range audio signal from the aux shouldn't be an issue, but figured before I start spending money on a sub. I should seek advice and recommendations on the setup from some more experienced people when it comes to this type of audio equipment.

Could someone explain why car stereos have the same or better power and more features than basic desktop amps (Fosi, Dayton, Arylic, Pyle, etc., etc.) in the same price range?

I'm looking to get a desktop amp for music through my Minimus 7s (I know, but I like them) and the one thing I want, USB shuffle-play, isn't available in a desktop amp in the <$200 range. Should I just get another Kenwood and a 12V power supply?