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Need help choosing pair of speakers for old receiver

post #1 of 10
9/3/09 at 7:50am
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Someone at work was getting rid of an old (mid-to-late 90's model) Marantz receiver. I grabbed it but I haven't been in the home-theater game in a while and have no idea what kind of speakers I need for this. I'm not looking for something expensive, just a decent pair of front units to tide me over until I can buy something better later. Can anyone offer advice?
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post #2 of 10
9/3/09 at 4:14pm
What's the model number?
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post #3 of 10
9/3/09 at 9:06pm
 speaker budget?
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post #4 of 10
9/4/09 at 5:11am
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I'll get back to you guys regarding the model number. I'm willing to spend up to $150 for a PAIR of front speakers (I'm not interested in a multi-speaker package yet, not with this receiver). Also, I'm suddenly feeling stupid - the black and red speaker terminals on the rear of the unit -  how do I install the speaker wire? (some wires come in "pin" versions that just plug into the terminal). Yeah, its been that long since I've been out of the home theater game.
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post #5 of 10
9/4/09 at 6:50am
You are not going to get much for $150 (even $150 a piece is kinda low).  I'll toss out my favorite "low budget" brand - Fluance.  http://www.fluance.com/fldycothhisp.html

I haven't heard the ones I linked to but I did own the 5.0 SXHTB package and the mains were decent.
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post #6 of 10
9/4/09 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by David Willow View Post

You are not going to get much for $150 (even $150 a piece is kinda low).  I'll toss out my favorite "low budget" brand - Fluance.  http://www.fluance.com/fldycothhisp.html

I haven't heard the ones I linked to but I did own the 5.0 SXHTB package and the mains were decent.
 
 Retailers are selling entire home-theater-in-a-box packages, including DVD players for less than $100. All I need is a temporary pair of front bookshelf speakers for an old receiver than I'm not even sure will work.

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post #7 of 10
9/4/09 at 8:56am

Since you are on a $150 budget for a temporary system perhaps you may want to look for some used stereo speakers to tide you over.     An old set of towers or large bookshelves from a major producer will out perform anything you are going to find new for $150.   

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post #8 of 10
9/4/09 at 9:04am
Alright, I'll throw these out there as well. - http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-sbs01.cfm

These are closer to $200, but they can be the basis of a very good setup if you decide to expand the package.

I understand you can buy entire setups (HTiB) for $100.  There are many compromises with setups like these.  Sure they produce sound, but the question is can you stand to listen to it for more than a few minutes?????
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post #9 of 10
9/4/09 at 6:22pm
Here's some others to consider.   Boston-Aucoustics-C26, TheSpeakerCompany.com, Energy-C-200 and Energy-C-100, These Yamaha-NS-6490's sound surprisingly good for what they are. If you just wanted to go to the store and get something then these Insignia's always seem to get good reviews.

I like to use PriceGrabber.com to see what's available. You can't get great sound for $150 a pair but it can still be enjoyable.

And as was mentioned earlier, don't dismiss used speakers. I recently bought a nice pair of Infinity Kappa 5.1's (the model number, not the number of speakers) off Craigslist for $75.


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What's the model number?



Why in the world did I ask for that ??
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post #10 of 10
9/4/09 at 6:23pm
 csw model 6's, about $112 shipped
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