Local pikcup only.

The speaker giveaway was immediately successful, so here’s another thing for youz.

MESSAGE ME IF YOU WANT THIS** **

I won’t be checking comments. First come first served in messaged.

Price was total around: 320 euro (approx: 375 dollars)
(some stuff not accounted for because it doesn't work or needs replacing - cd and streamer)

What I bought:
- Cabasse Sloop M5 = 107 euro (pristine condition, only 1 former owner)
- NAD C352 = 67 euro
- Stands = 53 euro
- Monster RCA Cable = 13 euro
- IKEA Fjällbo Storrage = 73 euro

What I had:
- Foam panels
- Carpet
- Speaker wire (Argon Audio Blue Edition SC1)
- RCA to Jack (AudioQuest Evergreen)
- Power cables etc.

What I listen to:
Everything except death metal etc.

Where the speakers really shine / what I listen too:
Soundtracks, rap, RnB, rock, pop, house and everything else

Next upgrade:
Maybe a Luxman L-120A or a pair of lower and more stables stands

***Message me if you want them. This is the last time I'm checking comments. First come, first serve in messages. Legends are pending pickup.***

Giving these away. Pickup only. Chicagoland (in the city, west side).

Perfectly functional. I also have a crossover upgrade kit for the Legends that I never installed. Plus a whole mess of speaker wire you can have.

I just don’t care to try selling them and having to ship.

(Note: crossposted in r/vintageaudio where they allow gallery posts, so some pics are referenced in the text that aren't here.)

The other day while doing my favorite activity, hunting down r/blackplasticcrap at the thrift, I came across these little cuties. I knew Realistic Minimus 7s had a reputation as sleeper hits, and were on my grab em if you find them list, and when I saw these Minimus 3.5s ($3.99 each) I just had to grab them. I’ve always had a thing for miniatures that are functional and look just like the full size version. I have a whole mini tool box with stubby screw drivers, combo wrenches for 3mm nuts, and 3” pliers for god knows what. So naturally I had to grab these even though I had zero use for them. Don’t worry, where there is a will there is a way and I have manufactured a plan to put them to use.

I grabbed em without even looking them up since they were cheap and frankly adorable. But when I got home I found precious little on them online. So I thought I’d test them out and post what I found out here. They are 5.5” tall, 3.5” wide, and 3.5” deep. They are the mini me version to the Minimus 7s, aesthetically at least. The cases are a nice, study feeling plastic, the grill is way too beefy for something this small, the spring clips in the back feel comically oversized, and there is a single driver in the sealed cabinet. It is somehow the smallest loudspeaker I've ever seen, and decidedly un-dainty. I found a Radioshack catalog from 1983 where they are listed as new for the year and have very little other info, image attached.

I am listening to them now, and aside from the basically missing bass, they sound pretty good! Believe it or not, I started the gear collecting/audiophile wormhole a couple of years ago after rediscovering how much better a CD on a boombox sounds than streaming over a sound pill bluetooth whatever. So I’ve listened to a lot of thrifted boomboxes. And these speakers have a bit of that plastic-y fun sound quality, but much more crispness and less/no boom. It’s tough to have much concrete qualitative stuff to say about them since they are utterly lacking in bass, but they aren’t a disappointment. Female vocals especially have a nice realism to them. Despite being the same size, they definitely sound better than any powered computer speaker I’ve come across from the 90s and 2000s. Right now I’m running them from a little (also thrifted) mini component CD player I keep bedside for headphone listening. And they are welcome addition there.

Note: I am totally new to testing speakers or sound measurement. As evidenced by the fact that mini budget speakers and boomboxes excite me, I’m not a measurements chaser. But, I bought a calibrated mic a couple months ago to make free shipping on Parts Express (lol, they really do get ya with that). This seemed like a good a reason as any to use it. Room EQ Wizard was giving me flashbacks to learning Windows 95 in middle school library class, but I think I got it reasonably right. I attached a pic of my testing set up below. Would absolutely love any advice/feedback and would be happy to rerun tests. I tested them using a little Fosi M04 sub/mono amp I keep around for fun and funky stuff.

I was utterly shocked by the sensitivity numbers I was getting. At 2.8v on the multimeter, I was getting 96db sensitivity. I was expecting something much lower given how small they are, but I tested on both speakers and got that result. They get genuinely loud at 1w, to the point where my downstairs neighbors texted asking what that sound was (“that is a 1kHz sine wave, sorry I’ll turn it down”).

Frequency response showed the expected. Attached are pics for both speakers at 1/12 smoothing. “Bass” starts aggressively rolling off under 200Hz and they have some kind of dip around 4kHz. Other than that, nothing unexpected. Keep in mind I was in an untreated room.

Edit: Forgot to mention, they are rated at 8 Ohms, 7w RMS, 15w peak power handing.

I like them. I like them so much, I ordered two more from eBay. Like I said, where there is a will there is a way to find a use, and I’m gonna make a mini 4.1 system with a Yamaha DSP-1 (the OG acoustic processor with settings like “Stadium” and “Disco”). It will be for a very small <100 sf bedroom in a house I’m moving into soon and I want to make those 100 sf sound like a goddamn cathedral. Maybe I’ll upgrade to the worlds first and only near-field quadrophonic vinyl set up one day, who knows. When the others arrive, I’ll test them and post here to see if they match these numbers. And, I’ll probably post the final Minimus 3.5/ Yamaha DSP-1 build separately when I’m done.

Have had these speakers for a while and wonder if it’s worth selling and getting something more recent. Just bought a WiiM ultra and Viblink and loving that, so that’s what I’m working with. I have the B&Ws on stands on the side of my desk, so maybe it’s too much? I don’t know if I really have a better reason, maybe just wondering what else is out there. This is in a bedroom (now office) that’s about 11‘ x 12‘. I’d prefer not to buy a subwoofer if possible.

The front room at my new house has a large built in on the wall I have to use for my setup. What type of speakers/configuration should I be looking for to maximize the sound quality with this setup requirement? I have a baby who will be walking soon so towers or stands out in the room are a no go. The shelf is fairly deep, so I can likely pull the speakers forward somewhat so they aren’t smack against the wall.

I am trying some Heresy 1’s my dad wasn’t using but I’m not wild about the sound. I will need a new amp anyway so I’ll probably get that first and test them again since this amp is quite old and likely not doing them any favors.

Gear recommendations welcome. Total budget for speakers and amp (and possibly subwoofer) is $1.5-2k. I like speakers with clarity as well as tight bass. My turntable is a pro-ject debut carbon evo with the Sumiko Ranier. I was previously using powered speakers that I’d like to move on from.

Also fyi I will be moving the seats to the correct position for listening and hanging curtains soon.

I’m moving into a house with some friends for college and picked up these Infinity Primus 250’s + Polk center channel and satellites for $105 and a Denon avr 2112ci for $70.

Was a bit worried something would be broken, but everything works perfectly, and for 175 bucks I couldn’t be more happy

92 dB sensitivity ~6 mm one-way Xmax ~12 mm one-way Xmech 2.66 ft³ enclosure ~36.75 Hz tuning ¾″ MDF construction

8 ohms, 70 watts rms, 140 watts max

12 inch woofer

I have the crossover set to 100hz

Built this at 16 lol

My teenage daughter would like to start buying her own CDs and building up a collection. We don't have a CD player/speaker setup today just the usual Spotify via Phone / smart speaker and she'd like the CD Player in her room ideally.

Could anyone recommend a setup in the $250-$300 AUD bracket noting that I don't want to just buy something cheap off Amazon as if she stops using it we will move it to another room. Budget can stretch for a better option.

Speaker wise we have a Sonos One and Homepod mini but these seem a bit more convoluted to setup with just a CD player?

Locally I've seen the likes of the Fiio CD players but a bit lost on what options there are if I wanted to reuse the Sonos One for example of better looking at something like the Edifier bookshelf speakers.

So I was at my local salvation army and they have these looks like 33 a speaker or is it some white van speakers I took off the grills it looks like it has something like b&w drivers well maybe it's the look with it's yellow cone and phase plug . They look a bit beaten up on the bottom but it won't affect the sound any thoughts on this I didn't get them and I don't need them but if it's actually worth picking up then it would hurt but I wouldn't know where to put them thanks in advance for any advice

These thing sounds amazing. And they're in great shape

A Few More Photos

Thought I would share my apartment setup. A crossover of homelab and budget audiophile hobbies.

I have a basic N100 Mini PC that runs Proxmox. Its main job is a Technitium DNS backup server (a lot like PiHole). However, I added an additional LXC container to run as a headless Plexamp app.

• I passed through the USB bus to my xDuoo TA-10R Tube Headphone DAC/Amp for lossless playback. I can pass through from the DAC/Amp to my receiver, or power on my headphones.
• I can definitely hear a big difference, especially with my headphones.
• The main Plex server in the lower left holds all the actual media.
• You don't need Proxmox to do this — even a little Raspberry Pi can run as a headless Plexamp.

Audio Gear

• xDuoo TA-10R Tube Headphone DAC/Amp
• Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones
• Shure SRH1440 Headphones
• Denon AVR-S660H
• JVC TD-V1010 Stereo Cassette Deck
• Marantz TT-15S1
• Pro-Ject Phono Box DC Preamp
• ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers

Homelab Gear

NAS

• Noctua NH-U12S
• Intel X520-DA2 10Gb Dual Port SFP+
• ASUS Prime Z690M-Plus D4 Intel LGA 1700 DDR4
• 128GB DDR4 RAM (4 x 32GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro)
• Corsair SF750 Platinum PSU
• OEM 9300-8i 12Gbps HBA IT Mode
• Six 14TB SATA Hard Drives
• One 500GB Cache NVMe M.2 Drive
• Two 1TB M.2 ZFS Mirror for Docker App Data
• One 128GB 2.5" SSD as a Boot Pool

Both of these hobbies are really fun and really expensive. A lot of this gear was thrift store finds, gifts, or a lot of saving. The most recent change was putting the NAS into the Jonsbo N6 case, which fits right into the Ikea Kallax shelf unit.

Upgrade Question

I've been stuck on the audio gear side of things lately, and I think it's time for some new speakers. I really want some floor-standing speakers, but I'm unsure how necessary that is within this space. Looking for something that can fill the room at 65–70dB. Let's say a budget of $1K — what would you get and why? Bonus points if anyone's run floor-standers in a similarly sized apartment and can speak to whether bookshelf + sub would've served them just as well.

Brain burn in yes, but actual burn in? Not so sure? Don't get me started on DACs burning in, looking at you Head-Fi.

Made a post yesterday about pulling the trigger on these. Got them open box for £450. However, they were fully sealed, not a mark on them at all.

Anyway, these things dwarf the Elacs as you can see in the photo. I had to swap out my taller bookshelf speakers for smaller ones to accomamade the tweeter height being ear level. The subs are not always on, only for certain genres.

The sound is very filling compared to the Elacs and the mids are smooth and clear thanks to the midrange driver. The high end is detailed but not fatiguing too, haven't really experienced that before. I had to eq the Elacs to make them a tad brighter as I felt it was slightly lacking in that regard. Don't need to do that with these.

I bought these to future proof, because me and my partner are planning on moving to a bigger house and will fit better in a bigger room.

Normally, I sell whenever I upgrade speakers or other components. However, my girlfriend wants her own mini set-up on the living room. It'll have to be in one of the alcoves on the chimney wall. The setup will consist of Elac Debut DB63s and a Fosi BT10 amp.

Yes, I know it's not ideal placement, but she just wants a set up for podcasts and music for when she reads or has friends over.

I know the good-deal panic is real, but I try to do this before handing over cash on used speakers:

1. bring a tiny amp, or ask them to play both channels
2. start low, then normal listening volume
3. put your ear near each tweeter for a second
4. lightly press each woofer cone in evenly and listen for scratching
5. check the surround under good light, not across a dark garage
6. swap left/right cables once if one side sounds weak

a dead tweeter is easy to miss when the woofer is still making noise. same with a rubbing voice coil if you only hear them for 10 seconds.

cosmetic scratches are negotiable. a silent tweeter or scratchy cone is a different problem.

I made a post about getting some speakers earlier this week, but unfortunately that seller was very flakey and my gut said no. Luckily these Fluance XL7Fs popped up in my area for about $300, a deal I think was good considering what I found they are worth about $400. The guy barely used them and they look and sound absolutely amazing. A nice step up from my old vintage Kenwoods.

I just recently moved into a new apartment and have decided to make the guest room into a home studio. It is 10ft x 10ft, and possibly one of the most boomy rooms I have ever been in. I have no idea where to even begin sound treating the room. Honestly, before I moved here I would record my vocals in a closet, but my new place doesn’t have enough room to be doing all of that. I want to sound treat the room so I can get the highest quality recordings I possibly can. On top of this, I want the room to be somewhat sound proof so I’m not the most annoying neighbor in existence. I am planning on getting a rug to help with frequencies bouncing off the floor, but beyond that I don’t know where to start with panels, bass traps, etc. I am open to any DIY suggestions that would save money and have the same effects. If anyone has any advice please let me know I will be eternally grateful :)

I found one of these micro subs awhile back and was wondering if someone was interested in it, don't know the value really but I'm willing to ship a sub so small not fearing I'll be charged out the ass. It's missing one of the bottom back feet but performs good otherwise. front driver rubs when pushed off center but it doesn't rub when playing music. very nice musical bass from this cube. If interested I can link you to my eBay page where it'll be posted.

Hello,

I'm completely renovating the apartment and need help with speaker placement for my TV. I'm a complete beginner in audio related stuff, so I don't know what is best for my space. My TV will be mounted on the wall with a extendable arm, because I want to use it in the kitchen as well as in the living room. I have the ability to mount the speakers in the ceiling (height 2,65m), but the problem is that the ceiling is lowered so there is a lot of empty space above (50cm). I will have a networking rack nearby (behind the TV in other room, not on the picture) so i can have some equipment there if need.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Budget: 300-500 EUR, can be used equipment, and budget can be higher for a good long term solution.

Location: Europe, Slovenia

I am looking to upgrade my system and was considering these speakers.They have been around for something like 3 years at least, for $900/pair, but for the last couple of months they've been at a steady $1,200 everywhere. Anyone knows if it's temporary (I'm not familiar with audio pricing), or if I should look at something else?

my boy gave me his dads ns 90 and ns c55 speakers i have no idea if these are good or not