On 01/02/2012 01:27, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's or one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's , and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair for sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6

Do your sealed boxes have a hole at the back like the ones on ebay?

How about a nice pair of Bose bookshelf speakers with a rear-facing tweeter?

--
Eiron.

On 01/02/2012 07:10, Eiron wrote:
On 01/02/2012 01:27, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's or one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's , and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair for sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6


Do your sealed boxes have a hole at the back like the ones on ebay?

Details, details, if they didn't have a humungous hole in the back they would be
sealed.

On 01/02/2012 09:18, recursor wrote:
On 01/02/2012 07:10, Eiron wrote:
On 01/02/2012 01:27, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's or
one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's , and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair for
sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6



Do your sealed boxes have a hole at the back like the ones on ebay?

Details, details, if they didn't have a humungous hole in the back they
would be sealed.

Probably useful for looking at the sophisticated 1-capacitor crossover.
Best put a cork in it for normal use to keep the bass tight and punchy.

--
Eiron.

"Rob" wrote in message
eb.com...
I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked into
a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to spend very
much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any recommendations?

I dunno what used KEF Q15s go for or how many are on the block but they are
still good sounding.

On 01/02/2012 14:55, Eiron wrote:
On 01/02/2012 09:18, recursor wrote:
On 01/02/2012 07:10, Eiron wrote:
On 01/02/2012 01:27, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's or
one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's , and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair for
sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6




Do your sealed boxes have a hole at the back like the ones on ebay?

Details, details, if they didn't have a humungous hole in the back they
would be sealed.

Probably useful for looking at the sophisticated 1-capacitor crossover.
Best put a cork in it for normal use to keep the bass tight and punchy.

For even better results wire the amp directly to the cork.

"Rockinghorse Winner" wrote in
message ...
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by *Rob * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be
tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not
looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS.
Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's
or one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's ,
and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years
ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and
punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair
for sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6

Good luck, and let us know what you get!

*R* *H*
--
Gaudium mundi, nova stella cæli, BodhiLinux 1.1.0
procreans solem, pariens parentem, Newsreader: slrn
pre1.0.0-16
da manum lapsis, fer opem caducis,
virgo Maria.



Might be difficult since Radio Shack - a.k.a. Tandy - haven't
existed in the UK for well over a decade.


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by *Eiron * caught my eye:

On 01/02/2012 01:27, Rockinghorse Winner wrote:
I was tweaking the configuration of my BodhiLinux box when this
bit of business by * caught my eye:

I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS. Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob

You might search for a used pair of Radio Shack Optimus Pro 7's or one of
it's close cousins in the Optimus line. I have a pair of 7's , and they
sound wonderful. Think I paid about $30 USD, or so a few years ago. They
are small and use a sealed box design. The bass is tight and punchy, and
the highs are reined in without being dull.

I just went on Ebay, and wouldn't you know it, there's a pair for sale right
now for $25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-...em3f130 668a6

Do your sealed boxes have a hole at the back like the ones on ebay?

How about a nice pair of Bose bookshelf speakers with a rear-facing tweeter?

--
Eiron.


Yes, my fault. I thought they were sealed box, I never noticed the port on
the back. It sounds like a sealed box speaker, so I always assumed it was.
Still is a nice sounding speaker, IMO.

Terry
--
Gaudium mundi, nova stella cæli, BodhiLinux 1.1.0 -o)
procreans solem, pariens parentem, Newsreader: slrn pre1.0.0-16 /\\
da manum lapsis, fer opem caducis, _\_V
virgo Maria.

"Rob" wrote in message
eb.com...
On 29/01/2012 11:45, Rob wrote:
I'd like some speakers for a small room/office, and they'll be
tucked
into a bookshelf. The room is about 10'x8'x7'(H). I'm not
looking to
spend very much - up to £100 second hand. Amplifier 20WPC SS.
Any
recommendations?

Thanks, Rob



Many modern small bookshelf speakers are rear ported so putting
them on a shelf and presumably thus close to a wall will make
them very boomy and muddy in sound. You would be better to go for
one of the older infinite baffle designs.

As you are in a relatively small room and will probably not need
much volume you want a speaker that doesn't need a lot of
driving. I would suggest you look at a pair of Wharfedale Dentons
or Shiltons. Yes a 30 year old design but both are speakers that
are very easy on the ear and have well made drivers. Also
consider perhaps some of the smaller and older Mission, Monitor
Audio, or Celestions, or if you want probably the best look for
some smaller Castles. Also look out for almost any of the smaller
KEF units - they will never let you down. A rare-ish but very
compitent small speaker was the TDL NFM (Near Field Monitor) but
they tend to be few and far between.

If you want more modern then something like the small Tannoy or
Quad products of the last few years but they may exceed your
budget. Older Gale (now I think a brand owned by Richer Sounds)
were also solid little units.

For the creme de la creme the BBC-designed LS3/5A which were made
by several manufacturers - Goodmans, Rogers, Chartwell, etc - but
you will be paying hundreds for them! (Probably the only speakers
you will buy secondhand that cost now more than they did new
15-20 years ago - they are that good.)

Whatever you do (a) get speakers that have rubber driver
surrounds - as against foam which rots - and (b) make sure those
surrounds are not cut. I saw a pair of reasonable TDL's yesterday
for £40 but one surround had a small cut in it and TDL are no
longer in business.

I have assumed in the above that you listen to a decent spread of
music types - pretty well none of the above will handle heavy
rock very well!

Apart from fleabay, look at what Richer Sounds have even new, and
also look at some of the specialist secondhand hi-fi outlets such
as Fanthorpe in Hull and Steve's Hi-Fi in Hastings both of which
have web sites.


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

If you want more modern then something like the small Tannoy or
Quad products of the last few years but they may exceed your
budget. Older Gale (now I think a brand owned by Richer Sounds)
were also solid little units.

For the creme de la creme the BBC-designed LS3/5A which were made
by several manufacturers - Goodmans, Rogers, Chartwell, etc - but
you will be paying hundreds for them! (Probably the only speakers
you will buy secondhand that cost now more than they did new
15-20 years ago - they are that good.)

I have seen good ones go for over £1000 on ebay. But as said they are
superb..


Whatever you do (a) get speakers that have rubber driver
surrounds - as against foam which rots - and (b) make sure those
surrounds are not cut. I saw a pair of reasonable TDL's yesterday
for £40 but one surround had a small cut in it and TDL are no
longer in business.

I have assumed in the above that you listen to a decent spread of
music types - pretty well none of the above will handle heavy
rock very well!

Apart from fleabay, look at what Richer Sounds have even new, and
also look at some of the specialist secondhand hi-fi outlets such
as Fanthorpe in Hull and Steve's Hi-Fi in Hastings both of which
have web sites.



And in the local papers .. sometimes the kids are clearing out the
deceased parents house and sometimes don't know what they are clearing
out as regards audio equipment;!..
--
Tony Sayer

"Woody" wrote in message
...

For the creme de la creme the BBC-designed LS3/5A which were made by
several manufacturers - Goodmans, Rogers, Chartwell, etc - but you will be
paying hundreds for them! (Probably the only speakers you will buy
secondhand that cost now more than they did new 15-20 years ago - they are
that good.)

I suspect that there are a number of more modern speakers sized like the
LS3/5A that outperform them, and for more attractive prices. For example the
NHT Superzero is if anything a little smoother.

Also, greater size makes providing good bass and directionality control
easier. The LS3/5A type speaker is smaller than most people really need it
to be,