Hi all,
I need some feedback, comments and suggestions for the following keeping in mind that budget is key as I am renovating a 217 year old farmhouse and my wife is pregnant with our first child-ren (there’s a good chance we’re having twins. yay), so my “stupid speakers and music stuff” aren’t really high on the priority list right now. Yet I do enjoy better sounding systems.
So here’s what I have gathered over the past year:
- Gemini turntable: it’s a crappy entry level $200 DJ turntable but it does the job for now.
- Technics CD player I found for $10 at the Goodwill. I can’t tell whether it sounds good or not as I have not had a chance to compare it to another CD player.
- Yamaha XR V-1200 receiver. Got it for $50 on Craigslist because the "volume knob was not working properly". I took it apart and cleaned it well. All good now.
- 2 Marantz MA-500 I got on eBay for $300 shipped. I got those a month ago and like them so far. I am planning on replacing 6 of the capacitors in both of them (based on online research I’ve done).
- Jensen LS-6 I got for $30 at the Goodwill. High and middle sound mediocre and the bass is punchy when the volume is turned high but there’s nothing when the volume’s low. Low response is close to none. I know they’re pretty crappy but they’ll be great for my garage or to bring outside by the grill the summer time .
So I am looking at upgrading my speakers (MUST be bookshelf, for 500 reasons - 499 of them are from my wife as you can imagine. BUT she’s letting me put my “music stuff” in our main room in the house so I can’t complain too much).
I am looking at either the Polk RTi3 or Elac Debut B6. Either of those were selected based on overall reviews I could find and price. I would add a Monoprice 12” ported sub to the system too (main reason for this model is an article on budget subs on the wirecutter website).
The room is 11’ x 24’ x 8' ceilings, with a wide opening into a 9’x 12’ room.
Just looking for feedback on what people would recommend for a $500 max budget on a pair of bookshelf speakers and a sub.
Thanks a lot in advance!
I need some feedback, comments and suggestions for the following keeping in mind that budget is key as I am renovating a 217 year old farmhouse and my wife is pregnant with our first child-ren (there’s a good chance we’re having twins. yay), so my “stupid speakers and music stuff” aren’t really high on the priority list right now. Yet I do enjoy better sounding systems.
So here’s what I have gathered over the past year:
- Gemini turntable: it’s a crappy entry level $200 DJ turntable but it does the job for now.
- Technics CD player I found for $10 at the Goodwill. I can’t tell whether it sounds good or not as I have not had a chance to compare it to another CD player.
- Yamaha XR V-1200 receiver. Got it for $50 on Craigslist because the "volume knob was not working properly". I took it apart and cleaned it well. All good now.
- 2 Marantz MA-500 I got on eBay for $300 shipped. I got those a month ago and like them so far. I am planning on replacing 6 of the capacitors in both of them (based on online research I’ve done).
- Jensen LS-6 I got for $30 at the Goodwill. High and middle sound mediocre and the bass is punchy when the volume is turned high but there’s nothing when the volume’s low. Low response is close to none. I know they’re pretty crappy but they’ll be great for my garage or to bring outside by the grill the summer time .
So I am looking at upgrading my speakers (MUST be bookshelf, for 500 reasons - 499 of them are from my wife as you can imagine. BUT she’s letting me put my “music stuff” in our main room in the house so I can’t complain too much).
I am looking at either the Polk RTi3 or Elac Debut B6. Either of those were selected based on overall reviews I could find and price. I would add a Monoprice 12” ported sub to the system too (main reason for this model is an article on budget subs on the wirecutter website).
The room is 11’ x 24’ x 8' ceilings, with a wide opening into a 9’x 12’ room.
Just looking for feedback on what people would recommend for a $500 max budget on a pair of bookshelf speakers and a sub.
Thanks a lot in advance!