[geeks] decent stereo kit on a budget (classical Baroque plus rock)

[Erie Patsellis]

As far as non-tweaky audio equipment, a used NAD or Rotel integrated, 
Rotel RCD-855 CD player, when you can find one. You might find a pair of 
older Signet speakers, as well as several other brands, PSB, M&K, etc. 
the more popular brands tend to be more expensive, because of brand 
recognition. Take heart though, the last pair of speakers I bought were 
a pair of old, nasty looking Acoustat 1's for around $150, some TLC, and 
a few dollars worth of cloth for new grills and I still have them, 
longer than I'd care to admit, but Bush (the Sr.) was a newly elected 
president when I bought them.......

I'd prowl the higher end shops anyway, most people trade up and there's 
often decent inexpensive bits, a TT and speakers as well as amp and CD 
player would be tough under $300.


erie


Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> Let's say you have $300 to spend on used stereo kit.
>
> Can you get a decent turntable, CD player, receiver/amplifier, and 2 
> good speakers used or new with that combo?
>
> I listen to a mix of classical (Mozart/Beethoven/Bach plus lesser 
> known Baroque) and rock music (opera, not so much).
> While 128Kbps MP3 usually sounds good enough, there are times I want 
> to set aside the headphones and iPod or laptop, sit in a big easy 
> chair (yet to be purchased) after a meal and really *listen* either by 
> myself or with guests.
>
> Is it worth prowling the shops for decent but older vinyl recordings, 
> or is that method of getting good music cheap mostly disappeared
> at this point?
>
> Please no $10,000 Class D amp setups or tube-freakazoids with their 
> 1938 Hungarian-made left-handed red dot tube setups.  Yes I know the 
> guy from Boston does his own sound engineering and uses tubes - I 
> don't have his knowledge nor his budget.
>
> If not $300, what is a reasonable price?  What goes into getting a 
> decent speaker these days?
>
> --Patrick
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