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100 dollar stereo challenge!

CL ad for 75 bucks.

Altec 345A PP EL34 power amp.
KS Musicmaster "point one five" transcription TT.
Webster electric RTR. (A rather nice component type)
Eico HF-85 pre-amp.
Altec 415A biflex speakers in home brew (RJ?) type enclosures.
Some sort of military type of amp, with good strong 6L6 and (6SL7?)
And a nice mahogany home brew entertainment center.

Only the TT, pre-amp, and speakers function......but for only 75 bucks.....
 
Not sure what you have in the barn - some very contented cows possibly.
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Nope .. just more stuff.

I thought everybody knew that cows were tone deaf. Horses on the other hand have definite preferences in music.:D

The speakers are set up behind 2 windows that swing up and open so that I have tunes in the back yard and everything is protected from the weather if need be.

This system runs most of the time that we are home and outside.

Steve
 
Hey, I'm a city slicker. If I was to go to a farm, I'd probably try to milk a horse and saddle a cow.
 
My current rig:

Scott 440A integrated and 530T tuner - $35
Sony 5-disc CDP - free
Akai CS-MO1A cassette deck - free
Dual 1015 TT- free
Polk Monitor 10A - $30

Plus a lot of other gear I've been through. Getting a deal is the fun part! my current setup isn;t the be-all and end-all, but I like it; I'm actively looking for a "new" turntable when I can get the right deal, but for now I'm content.
 
Sansui SP-2000 speakers - free
Harman Kardon PM-640 integrated - free
Harman Kardon CD-401 cassette deck - free
MCS 3705 tuner - $5
Dual 1229 - free
Marantz CD 2472 - $13.99


Do I win a prize?
oh yeah, a $20 stereo system including a couple cables I didn't have.
 
My cheapest / best / favorite $100 system (now partly dismantled / sold):

Scott 350C (free)
Dynaco SCA-35 ($20)
Dynaco A-25 (free)
Dual 1019 ($35)
ADC CD Player ($4.65)
 
pioneer sx-1080 free- given to me by a friend
marantz 6300 free- dumpster diving (don't tell anybody)
nad 5240 $14.95 goodwill
pioneer ct-f950 $7.95 disabled veterans
dlk 1.5 $19.95 pair goodwill

i already had cords and wires
 
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My basement/workshop system:

20wpc Nikko 5055 receiver......................$10.
Denon DCD520 CD player........................$10.
Avid 100 speakers.................................$20.

Steve
 
I can play, but it's really too easy for a scrounger like me..

Bedroom system:
Pioneer SX-737 $3.00
Boston Acoustics A-150s $25.00
Panasonic DVD/VCR $5.00

Garage System:
Pioneer SX-939 Free for a delivery
EPI 500s $25.00
Dual 1258 TT $5.00
Yamaha CDC-775 CD Carousel $10
Nakamichi BX-1 Cassette Deck $10

Family room TV system:
BPC Pioneer AV Receiver $10.00
Boston Acoustics A-40s $10.00

Basement bench:

Onkyo TX-5000 Receiver $10.00
Some Proton Bookshelf speakers $10.00
Nakamichi BX-100 Cassette deck $10.00
And whatever CD source I toss in the loop..


4 systems $133.00; not too shabby...
 
Here goes...

SX-1010 $10.00
HPM-100 $6.00 pair
Rotel RP-2500 TT free
Pioneer SG-540 EQ $7.99
Onkyo Integra TA-2600 cassette deck $10.00
Denon DCD-1500 $35.00

$68.99 grand total
 
I'll throw in one more..not done yet....but....close...

Turntable: Custom, built with a Miracord XS200 as the base and Shure M232 as the arm (both free, I'll say $7 for the bolts necessary. I already have the wood). Cartridge: Shure M93 with good stylus (free). Russco phono preamp: free

Pioneer QL-600A: $25 Or, Sony TA-1055, but I like the Pioneer with lots of meters and knobs better (-:)
Realistic Minimus-12 speakers: $12

Tuner: Heathkit AJ-30 (free), OR Scott 350 ($25, don't ahve it yet, but it's in the mail)

Source selector box: Free

Cassette deck: Akai GX912. Free.

CDP: Don't need.

Total: $54 with Mono tuner, $79 with stereo tuner (both tubed)...

Not too bad for a musically satisfying system like that one....I am taking the PIoneer and Realistic speakers to camp with me.
 
Hi all,

Ah ha, I just thought of one (one hundred dollar) system I put together.
A pair of (circa 1962) WHARFEDALE W-90's mated with a FISHER 400 Tube Receiver. Total cost, one hundred dollars. The W-90's sounds very good with the FISHER 400.

Regards,
SixCats!
 
Rectilinear IIIs - free
Sony receiver - free
Sansui CDP - free
Kenwood TT - free
bag full of CDs - free
box full of LPs - free
had all the cables - free

Cost - $0
Being able to gloat on AK - priceless

:D
 
Rectilinear III's free? wish I lived somewhere where there was ANY stereo equipment. i got Pioneer CS-77A's free.
 
got a pair of Bose 901's (S-1) for $10 at a yard sale last year. They were closing up and the 901's had served their purpose as a table all day

I'm typing this on my $2 HP ZE5700 (2.8 mhz) laptop, but thats for a different thread :D
 
I have to chime in!!

Well, here goes with my $100.00 set up:

Fisher 400 Tube Receiver: $15.00
Technics SL-QD33: $ 4.00
Magnavox CDB610 $ 2.50
Polk Monitor 7b $75.00

So, for less than $100.00 I have a few great pieces, and some not so great.

The greats would be the Fisher, Magnavox and Polk pieces.

Not so great would be the Technics TT. Very good, just not great.

Cheers:thmbsp:
 
i got a fisher sa1000 tube amp and matching 400 series tube preamp for free via craigslist ad and my altec horn speakers for free from a public school that tossed them thinking they were blown. the electronic crossovers in the amp room turned out to be what was bad.

i did grab a technics sl1300 at a thrift for $40 and still use it. also have a working technics cd1 i think it is that works from a thrift for $8 and a kenwood bpc tuner for $5.

did i win the cheapskate award?
 
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