Kenwood and Boston Acoustics system

I just got these about an hour ago, on CL, asking $25. I offered him 20 and he took it. Everything is in pretty good shape except for the tape deck. It all looks to be above average in quality for mass-market gear of the early 90's. I just wanted the cd player, as my Technics is having spindle motor/servo issues. I may put the speakers up against the Minimus 7's on the computer system to compare. The receiver is nothing special, but works good. All made in 1991. And so the collection grows. :yes: Not bad for 20 bucks I guess.

Those HD7s are :yes::thmbsp:

I hooked the speakers up to my main system as a "poor man's" center channel. They are on the "B" speaker terminal of my KA-801, and since they are more sensitive then my B&W DM2 MKII's, they give a strong center presence which is great for TV and movies with both sets of speakers running. I have them on each side of the TV, on the floor. I also found out that my B&W's are wired reverse polarity just now. Positive voltage on the speaker's positive post pulls the woofer cone inward. I know some speakers are wired "backwards" and I just found out these were, as all went to hell when I turn both pairs on. I reversed the polarity of the B&W's, and, to me, they actually sound better this way. Who would have thought? I never even considered checking them. I now have to find a remote for the Kenwood CD player. Ebay, here I come. The funny thing is, I just got a remote via Ebay, real cheap, for the Technics CD player right before Christmas. It started acting up almost immediately afterwards. Figures. I have a friend that can probably use the receiver and tape deck, as his receiver quit working. By the way, I never did compare the Bostons to the Minimus 7's in the computer system. Too much crap to move around given the size difference between the Bostons and the Realistics.

markb said:

Those HD7s are :yes::thmbsp:

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I just found the thread about these over in the speakers forum.