Your Stereo System Speakers?

[Fleet 500]

I am curious what stereo system speakers other members here have. (Receivers, too, if you want to.)

Both my speakers and receivers are from the early 1980s and both were given to me by my brothers.

As for the speakers, the are Radio Shack Optimus 50. I still have the box them came in. Bass reflex type, 12" woofer, 4" mid-range and 2.5" tweeter.
Frequency response is 50-20,000 Hz, 75 watts power handling capacity and 8 ohms impedance.

Receiver is a Kenwood. It has a loudness switch which comes in handy. Also has the common bass and treble controls. Both still work quite well. I had the woofers reconed about 4 years ago. Here are some photos of both...

[johnnynumfiv]

Just got this, no complaints so far. The radio sounds great and while watching movies its just crazy. My windows rattle and shakes the room.
Speakers Driver Unit
Front Speakers: 3.25" cone woofer, 0.75" ceramic tweeter

Center: 3.25" cone woofer, 0.75" ceramic tweeter

Surround: 3.25" cone

Subwoofer: 8" cone
Speakers Power Rating
Front/Center/Surround: 110 W

Subwoofer: 110 W

[Niko_Fx]

My dad had a system like that in the 80s Fleet! I got a Bose now that's 1/4 of the size and probably sounds better lol

Gotta update man! Between your cars, your old weird stuff, and your love for the girls of Gilligan's island something tells me you're still living back then brother

[Rockefella]

Have a Pioneer Home Theatre 5.1 system thats small but perfect for my room which is accordingly... small.

[Rockefella]

Have a Pioneer Home Theatre 5.1 system thats small but perfect for my room which is accordingly... small.

If I move out in the near future I'll probably spend a few thousand on a new system with BluRay, big screen, and all those goodies. That's all future though.

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[Fleet 500]

Just got this, no complaints so far. The radio sounds great and while watching movies its just crazy. My windows rattle and shakes the room.
Speakers Driver Unit
Front Speakers: 3.25" cone woofer, 0.75" ceramic tweeter

Center: 3.25" cone woofer, 0.75" ceramic tweeter

Surround: 3.25" cone

Subwoofer: 8" cone
Speakers Power Rating
Front/Center/Surround: 110 W

Subwoofer: 110 W

Looks good. I would be very satisfied with that system, too.

[Fleet 500]

My dad had a system like that in the 80s Fleet! I got a Bose now that's 1/4 of the size and probably sounds better lol

Gotta update man! Between your cars, your old weird stuff, and your love for the girls of Gilligan's island something tells me you're still living back then brother

Well, I have at least one thing that is not from the '80s... the computer I am using now!

Looking through recent Radio Shack catalogs, I have noticed that the speakers have less of a range than the older ones did.

For instance, in the 1980 catalog, their "Mach One" speaker had a response of 20-25,000 Hz. In the 2000 catalog, the largest range in there was 50-20,000.

When I brought my woofers to be reconed the technician there said that Radio Shack speakers were better made in the '80s and earlier because there was less competition back then.

Most of the music I listen to is '50s and '60s; much of the music has a lot of bass so having speakers which could reproduce the bass was always a priority for me. And my current speakers do very well in that area.

[70cuda88]

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[Rockefella]

Well, I have at least one thing that is not from the '80s... the computer I am using now!

Looking through recent Radio Shack catalogs, I have noticed that the speakers have less of a range than the older ones did.

For instance, in the 1980 catalog, their "Mach One" speaker had a response of 20-25,000 Hz. In the 2000 catalog, the largest range in there was 50-20,000.

When I brought my woofers to be reconed the technician there said that Radio Shack speakers were better made in the '80s and earlier because there was less competition back then.

Most of the music I listen to is '50s and '60s; much of the music has a lot of bass so having speakers which could reproduce the bass was always a priority for me. And my current speakers do very well in that area.

I wouldn't buy Radio Shack branded speakers. Check out stuff from companies like Harmon Kardon and Klipsch, among others.

[coolieman1220]

BOSE 3-2-1 for the TV
BOSE Wave Radio in the kitchen
BOSE Triport Over ears
BOSE Triport In ears

The beast,
Logitech Z-5300 for the computer, PS3 and 360.

[Fleet 500]

I wouldn't buy Radio Shack branded speakers. Check out stuff from companies like Harmon Kardon and Klipsch, among others.

I didn't buy them, they were given to me. But back then some of their items were good.

If for some reason I were to buy new speakers, then I would look into the ones you listed, along with Infinity.

[092326001]

harman/kordons, they were standard with the computer i'm using

[Kitdy]

I hear Paradigm are good value for money and punch above their weight.

[pimento]

I have some little logitechs now, back in Perth I had a big old 70s quadrophonic system. It was great. One day I'll find some big old speakers and make CD shelves out of them.

[Dary]

Bose 5.1 for my laptop only.