Guest Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well I thought I'd better put up some pics of my low-end system to balance out all the ultra awesome gear on this forum. As I've said in other threads, I love my music but can't afford anything too fancy, so over the years I've been adding whatever I can find in secondhand shops, garage sales etc and put together something which works pretty well. Unfortunately the rooms in this house don't allow for a lot of spacing and most of the gear is up against the walls. Maybe the next house will be bigger... So. In the computer/music room we have. Computer Which runs through mixer Which has a set of 1210s as well but we all know what they look like. Mixer feeds old faithful Which has these hanging off it Not sure what these are. Some Sony speakers I got for $20 In the same room, also running off the mixer Powering 2 sets of random speakers... No idea.... And 2 of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 In the lounge room, also running off the mixer: Front and center speakers Rears, hanging off the wall due to lack of space Sub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Excuse the poor iPhone photo quality. My camera is on the blink at the moment.... The mixer also feeds a crappy stereo in the shed with speakers both in shed and on the patio so I can listen to whatever wherever whenever, all at once or individual rooms. It works well and I keep adding and replacing bits as I go. Wouldn't be more than $1000 worth of gear probably but it keeps the house rockin. I got the NAD amp for free but it cost something like $180 to fix whatever was wrong with it haha. Ah well, you get that.... So there you have it folks. The cheapest setup on this forum. Edited April 16, 2014 by Dirty_vinylpusher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monaro8 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hey....isn't it amazing what you can find for next to nothing nowadays..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telecine Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Good work putting together a few systems that let you enjoy your music. Keep haunting those secondhand shops and Garage Sales, you never know when some gem might turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Hey....isn't it amazing what you can find for next to nothing nowadays..... Yep. Most of the speakers were either free or around $20, the Sherwood I got from a pawnshop for $120 I think... I'd love to be able to spend more money on better (and matching) gear, but we can only do what we can do. . I've ha the Technics amp for near on 15 years I think. Used to punish it severely when we did houseparties and it would go flat out for 24 hours. You could fry an egg on top of it but it never missed a beat. Good work putting together a few systems that let you enjoy your music. And having components from about 15 different brands haha. That's an achievement in itself Edited April 16, 2014 by Dirty_vinylpusher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just googled the Technics and NAD amps. Apparently they're both considered "vintage" by a number of people :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromelang Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) I like those spirit absolute speakers. Spirit makes very nice gears. I once had a spirit notepad mixer which replaced a (more expensive) forte pre amp in my audio system. I still remember the sweet warm sound of the spirit notepad fondly. Edited April 17, 2014 by jeromelang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I'm going to go out on a limb here, but do you like Vdubs at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I'm going to go out on a limb here, but do you like Vdubs at all? http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/64061-do-you-collect-anything-other-than-hifi-gear-of-course/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I like those spirit absolute speakers Yes they are good speakers Nice bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 This how I imagine most people react when looking at this thread :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 sooooo, what VW do you drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 None, but we used to travel and live in a '76 (I think) bay window Kombi many years ago. Pop top, fold up bed, cupboards, 3-way fridge etc. Think we blew 5 cylinder heads in the 3 years we had it. Maybe 6. While it was nothing but trouble I wouldn't change it if I could. Great times and one of the bucketlist things to do. Travel around in a Kombi. Tick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Before During After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onbagz Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I noticed you had pioneer 3 ways? Have you got any photos of them? Sent from my iPhone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 ************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I noticed you had pioneer 3 ways? Have you got any photos of them? Sent from my iPhone 5. They're just some random speakers from a compact system or something, I think. Will take a pic later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onbagz Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I think I had the same ones in the shed. As my KEF's got pinched pricks. Sent from my iPhone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Dunno mate. A quick Google search didn't bring up much. I don't think they're anything special.... Found this pic online. Think it's the same ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jventer Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thanks for posting. It is all about listening to music at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 No worries. I thought this section needed a bit of Lo-Fi with all the high end stuff you guys have. ^_^ It works well, for what it is, and it keeps getting better. I only wish the room was a bit bigger so I could space things out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yamaha_man Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 @@Dirty_vinylpusher get back in the shed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Later. House duties at the moment. Washing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yamaha_man Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Later. House duties at the moment. Washing etc. Lol, house b!tch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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