My philosophy is spend money reluctantly and smartly. Anyone can (I would hope) put together a great system for $20,000.00. My system is complete for less than $900.00.
Okay, I lucked into the Monitor 10b's at a GARAGE SALE FOR $25.00.
But alas, the 25 year-old Polks are, by far, the weak link in the system. Am looking for suggestions for a good fit with the Jolida 102b in the ~$1,000.00 or less range (for pair of speakers).
Garden variety Sony DVD/CD player. No complaints for the money, but will trade up to a DVD/CD/CDR + 2nd dubbing platter soon. By the way, I love my Jolida tube amp set up for 2 channel movie watching. With the seductive qualities of the tubes, I do not miss all the channels and gizmos.
Jolida JD-102b
20w tube integrated amp. Tubes swapped for JJ's. I LOVE this amp. Worth twice the money.
Polk Audio Monitor 10b's
Nice smooth inoffensive, but these will be swapped for... Suggestions, please??
Homemade You Can Make Them For Less!
After searching the net for ideas, I settled on CAT5e wire. 8 strands of 4 9's copper (24 guage) for 13 cents a foot. Twisted pairs, teflon/foil sandwich shielding, gold RCA's, heat shrink tubing for less than $25 to make. They sound absolutely gorgeous.
Homemade, Again! Make them 4 Less!
CAT5e wires, 8 strands of twisted 24 guage 4-9's copper. One full CAT5e for positive wire, one for neg for each cable. Joined, tinned, silver-soldered to gold banana plugs, heat shrink tubes hold together. 15 feet (pair) of top notch, finished speaker cables for <$40.
