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07-25-2003, 02:09 AM
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really cheap speakers
im looking for some really cheap speakers to use in the living room. right now, im going to keep my regular ht equipment in my room so i can use it when i play guitar. however, my roommate is bringing a cheap stereo receiver.. so i figured we'd compliment it with a cheap pair of speakers hahah.
by cheap i really mean cheap. like klh/jensen cheap. like under 100 cheap.
i'm not using it for good sound.. more as a source of stereo.
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07-25-2003, 08:58 AM
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Well this is a little over your budget but will sound much better than anything <$100. http://www.speakerpage.com/K05B11.htm |
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07-25-2003, 12:52 PM
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i don't really care about sound. if i want good sound, i can just go to my room hahah. the speakers could be boombox quality, and i wouldn't care. i'm not going to be the primary listener.
thanks for the suggestion though.
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07-25-2003, 01:10 PM
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If you don't care just go to radio shack. Or if you really do not care check out Ebay. I did a quick search and there is a bunch of stuff that can be had for a dollar.
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07-25-2003, 01:35 PM
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C-City has a couple of different bookshelf speakers for $15... not sure if that was the pair or per, didn't look that close. I believe one was "Duel" brand and the other might have been Sony. Definately boombox quality. Not a GOOD boombox, mind you. On the other hand, if you want to step up to something that's borderline acceptable,there are some Yamaha speakers at Best Buy which go for around $40/pair which aren't awful, and it might cut down the amount of bitching and moaning you're likely to hear.
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07-25-2003, 01:43 PM
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CC was selling the Polk R15 for like $69/pr. Worth a look for the price.
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07-25-2003, 05:36 PM
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CC is closing out the Jensen C-JR speakers at $9 each (!).
They have a 5" woofer and 1/2" tweeter with a bass-reflex port on the back.
They didn't sound as terrible as the price might indicate.
I picked up a pair for the office - we aren't allowed to have music there during the week but it's OK during weekend overtime.
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07-25-2003, 11:05 PM
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If sound isn't an issue. Then I second just going to Rat Shack and getting whatever fifty bones gets there.
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07-26-2003, 01:18 AM
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I third the Radio Shack. 
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07-26-2003, 02:00 AM
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Can I offer an anti-shack viewpoint? IMO, while Radio Shack does have the cheapest, most poorly built crap but the problem is they don't have the cheapest prices. I say he'd do better with the Jensons, the Yamahas, the Duals,or anything else really. Again, IMO.
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