hi im a bedroom dj and i dont know much at all about stereo systems, but i want to get the most out of my records in terms of sound quality and my small budget (im a student too).

im currently using a sony gx69es receiver and a pair of klh av33s. youre probably laughing at how pathetic my system is, but i got them for like $40 off craigslist and to be honest, the sony receiver is actually quite nice even though its pretty old. the speakers are ok, but sometimes they will ring when i turn up my mixers too much (dont know if thats the speakers or the receiver).

I recently was the victim of a Lightning strike to my apt. building and my Monsoon MM:1000's were blown and rendered screechers I haven't heard better out of a pair of computer speakers and just got my insurance check for them valued at 230 dollars still which was music to my ears. I'm looking for input to spend up to that 230 on some new speakers. I went out and bought the bose companion 3 series 2 speakers and I'm not that impressed by the low end sound and honostly downright disapointed in them.

I miss DUP he is the only one I trust !!!!

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Louballoo

Hi everyone,
I just dusted off the old Marantz MR220 receiver that I bought with grass-cutting money when I was 12 (1977). It still works great and is going to provide my tunes out in my new shop, but it needs a little TLC. The backlighting no longer works and the volume knob creates a lot of crackling when you turn it. Can someone direct me to help/support with an old model like this?

Thanks

I figured before I started working on some speakers, I really need a new receiver to drive them. I currently have an Onkyo TX-SV545, which is quite lacking. What I really don't like about it is that when doing surround, the rear channels only get 25W at 8 ohms. In comparison, the fronts/center get 75W. The other gripe is that there is no crossover adjustment for the different areas (Front/Back/Center/Sub).

I've been dealing with a local guy who seems pretty knowledgable. He suggested I may be better off buying separate amp/pre-amp versus an integrated component as the sensitive electronics in the pre-amp would not be subjected to the heat generated by a separate amplifier. Another guy who works for the sister store 90 miles away told me by having separates you can introduce another variable by having the additional interconnect between amp and pre-amp and believed that an integrated amp was the way to go. By the way, I'm looking at Cambridge, Marantz, and Anthem components.

does anyone know the recommended counterweight position for the Ortofon 30 (nude fine line) stylus? I used to keep it around 1.5, but recently it's been acting up and I've lost the paperwork taht came with the stylus.