[BadKosh]

From EvilBay you can score a Crown D150, and IC150a, and JBL4311's for maybe 1200 bucks. Hard to beat that system.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by BadKosh 

From EvilBay

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Originally Posted by BadKosh 

From EvilBay you can score a Crown D150, and IC150a, and JBL4311's for maybe 1200 bucks. Hard to beat that system.

Yeah, but 1200 bucks is still 1200 bucks for someone who's still a student for a little while longer, at least.

I went with the Boston Acoustics A200 speakers, after setting up a test-listen with the guy; we ran the A200s, the Telefunken TFK-4004s, some Mirage 360s, and the Yamaha NS-1000 monitors through the CR-2020 as well as a late-model Sony amp.

Of course the NS-1000s really seemed to be the gold standard of the bunch - and that's why they're still worth a mint to buy second-hand - but the A200s really came through. Low-end could use a bit more kick but that's something I can always address later - and we're still talking 10" woofer, 4.5" mids and 1" tweeters; not exactly terribly small stuff here, especially for the ridiculously low price I paid for them.

They are a little on the "bright" side (especially mid/upper range) and the Yamaha amp is pretty clear as well, so I feel I'll have to do a little adjusting to find a sweet spot. But I'm pretty happy with the setup thus far.

greg

[otterbio]

Hi, I'm responding to anold post on the SONY STR 6800SD receiver. Bought mine new in "78 and is still in better than great condition. Been using Bozak listener series LS-250 since the beginning. Anyone out there in a similar condition as me? let me know.

[knifecarrier2]

[knifecarrier2]

Oh, and after reading the thread again:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bang-and-Olufsen-Beovox-Woofer-Replacement-easy/

$34 and it sounds AWESOME. The ohm rating is a tad off 8 ohms instead of 6.4 ohms. Whatever. Works great!

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Hah. Some funny talk in this thread. Good times.

Re: B&O speakers: I'm sure it still sounds good, but my understanding is that if your Ohms rating changed then your sound will be somewhat "off" because B&O designed that speaker for a certain set of values. Whether that's a good or bad thing depends on you I suppose - but I'd always recommend a simple re-foam, if only because those speakers only retain their value with original components.

I sold the Sony STR-6800SD receiver a few years back, sorry. It was a nice sound while it lasted. I moved on to a Yamaha CR-2020 receiver with NS-1000 speakers, then the speakers with a Parasound A23 amp, then Energy 22 Reference Connoisseur speakers (which I still have because they're beautiful) with a Parasound A21 amp via a Bryston 1B preamp, and then a Parasound P3 preamp (because it was pretty!), then some active speakers to save space, and now I'm back with Gallo Reference 3.1 speakers with a Butler TDB 2250 hybrid amplifier - first with an Assemblage tube preamp, but now back to the cheaper Bryston 1B because I like it more.

It's basically a coin-operated revolving door.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Whoops, forgot the Boston Acoustics A200s in there, haha......still have those in storage as well; the wife liked them because they take up so little floor space.

Those have new woofers as well, replacing originals that had had foam rot. That was done by a previous owner, but as I mentioned I would not have done it that way. They do sound slightly different from models I've heard with the original woofers....

[BadKosh]

Have you visited the Audiokarma.org site? Very informative.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Yeah, I go there now and again.

[angelmb]

The new Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay A9 surely looks amazing.