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Through no virtue of my own, I am about to own most of a really good stereo system, better than anything since I could go into the practice studio and crank it up the house sound. Better really, since I never did have a turntable in there. There's just one thing: No speakers.
I was given a couple pair of fairly nice old cabinets and could, I guess, get those reconed. Or I could buy new tech. I have no idea what's best. Your thoughts?
I am no expert by any means, but it seems you should get speakers that are the type that were common when the other components were new. I guess the biggest deciding factor is analog vs digital. I have an analog system from the 90's, and have no interest in upgrading my Polk Audio towers into something modern.
How big is the space you'll have the system in? Thinking floorstanders or bookshelf/standmounts? Budget?
This is a beautiful system for which I don't think I can afford contemporary speakers unless I get mine reconed. This'll be in a smallish room, I'd say 15"x12". I'll fit the furniture around the speakers.
The sooner we put those assholes in the grave&piss on the dirt above it, the better off we'll be
This is a beautiful system for which I don't think I can afford contemporary speakers unless I get mine reconed. This'll be in a smallish room, I'd say 15"x12". I'll fit the furniture around the speakers.
What are you powering this with (make,model, preamp? Amp? Integrated?). Which speakers do you have? Do you have a budget?
This is a beautiful system for which I don't think I can afford contemporary speakers unless I get mine reconed. This'll be in a smallish room, I'd say 15"x12". I'll fit the furniture around the speakers.
What are you powering this with (make,model, preamp? Amp? Integrated?). Which speakers do you have? Do you have a budget?
It's components. I don't recall a preamp. The amp proper is a lovely big old Pioneer. My cabinets which (I assume) need reconing are pairs of Sharp CP-5100s and Pioneer Quartet 50s. My budget is smallish unless it has to be more.
The sooner we put those assholes in the grave&piss on the dirt above it, the better off we'll be
This is a beautiful system for which I don't think I can afford contemporary speakers unless I get mine reconed. This'll be in a smallish room, I'd say 15"x12". I'll fit the furniture around the speakers.
What are you powering this with (make,model, preamp? Amp? Integrated?). Which speakers do you have? Do you have a budget?
It's components. I don't recall a preamp. The amp proper is a lovely big old Pioneer. My cabinets which (I assume) need reconing are pairs of Sharp CP-5100s and Pioneer Quartet 50s. My budget is smallish unless it has to be more.
Vintage stuff is a crap shoot. But hey it's free!. You can get a refoam kit for $15 on Ebay for the Quartet 50s. Give it a shot
Vintage stuff is a crap shoot. But hey it's free!.
I'm happy to roll the dice on a Technics turntable owned and maintained by a mechanical engineer! It was all working fine the last time he turned it off.
