What gear do you have to listen to music?

In my old age I have become a little bit of an audiophile and bought a pair of Klipsch Forte IV's and paired them to a Cambridge Audio AXR100

It's a simple 2 speaker system but it really brings the music front and center. I have found a lot of current and older recordings sound really awesome and I can hear things I had not heard previously but the speakers make poor recordings really hard to listen to




What equipment do you all use to listen to music?

The stock CD player in my car (2013 Ford Focus) for on the road listening, and a crappy no-name portable player in my bedroom for around the house. I'm very low tech.

Occasionally I'll spin a CD on the BluRay player in our living room cuz that TV is attached to a sound bar.

I'm pretty low tech too. Standard cd player in my car. I have an old Sony stereo that I've had since I was like 26 or something

I have 4 old Cell Phones that I use exclusively as "walk mans" using their MP3 players and image displayers ...

I want to see James B’s famous stereo setup.

Troublezone wrote:

I want to see James B’s famous stereo setup.

I kicked down the old system to my granddaughter Clodagh, last year on her birthday.


This is what I've pieced together since...

Sherwood RX-4105 2 Channel 100 Watts Receiver (Traded for painting gas tank/fenders on old Indian)
Pair of Pioneer CS- M551 Three-Way Speakers (Goodwill $7.99 for pair)
Pair of Pioneer Cs- G7001 Three-Way Speakers (Goodwill $9.99 for pair)
Onkyo TA-W100 Double Tape Deck (Pawn Shop $4.99)
Sony DVD player for playing CD (Thrift Store find for a couple of bucks, I think?)
Kenwood KD 1033 Belt Drive Turntable (Kick Down from my friend Jessica)
Tascam Model 70 Reel to Reel (Traded for couple months of weekly Drum Lessons)
Akai CR-81 8 Track Player/Recorder (Recent Yard Sale Find for $1.50)

James B. wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

I want to see James B’s famous stereo setup.

I kicked down the old system to my granddaughter Clodagh, last year on her birthday.


This is what I've pieced together since...

Sherwood RX-4105 2 Channel 100 Watts Receiver (Traded for painting gas tank/fenders on old Indian)
Pair of Pioneer CS- M551 Three-Way Speakers  (Goodwill $7.99 for pair)
Pair of Pioneer Cs- G7001 Three-Way Speakers  (Goodwill $9.99 for pair)
Onkyo TA-W100 Double Tape Deck (Pawn Shop $4.99)
Sony DVD player for playing CD (Thrift Store find for a couple of bucks, I think?)
Kenwood KD 1033 Belt Drive Turntable  (Kick Down from my friend Jessica)
Tascam Model 70 Reel to Reel (Traded for couple months of weekly Drum Lessons)
Akai CR-81 8 Track Player/Recorder (Recent Yard Sale Find for $1.50)

cool! No luck around here for used equipment. I am working on building my first subwoofer - it will be a 10" sub with woofer and amp from Parts Express

James B. wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

I want to see James B’s famous stereo setup.

I kicked down the old system to my granddaughter Clodagh, last year on her birthday.


This is what I've pieced together since...

Sherwood RX-4105 2 Channel 100 Watts Receiver (Traded for painting gas tank/fenders on old Indian)
Pair of Pioneer CS- M551 Three-Way Speakers  (Goodwill $7.99 for pair)
Pair of Pioneer Cs- G7001 Three-Way Speakers  (Goodwill $9.99 for pair)
Onkyo TA-W100 Double Tape Deck (Pawn Shop $4.99)
Sony DVD player for playing CD (Thrift Store find for a couple of bucks, I think?)
Kenwood KD 1033 Belt Drive Turntable  (Kick Down from my friend Jessica)
Tascam Model 70 Reel to Reel (Traded for couple months of weekly Drum Lessons)
Akai CR-81 8 Track Player/Recorder (Recent Yard Sale Find for $1.50)

Lucky kid!

Does she like rock music?

exact33 wrote:

cool! No luck around here for used equipment. I am working on building my first subwoofer - it will be a 10" sub with woofer and amp from Parts Express

Alex is gonna BUMP

Troublezone wrote:

Does she like rock music?

What she calls "Poppa's Stoner Shit"

Ya know Skynyrd, Zeppelin, Rush, Aerosmith, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and Bad Co.

As far as "metal" goes, she digs songs over bands. If that makes sense?

James B. wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Does she like rock music?

What she calls "Poppa's Stoner Shit"

Ya know Skynyrd, Zeppelin, Rush, Aerosmith, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and Bad Co.

As far as "metal" goes, she digs songs over bands. If that makes sense?

The last couple generations are into streaming individual songs. They don’t have the patience for sitting down and listening to a full album experience. I think Gen X was the last to buy the whole physical albums. After Napster came around, it almost killed the spirit of album collecting. Only us old timers still keep it going. But the revitalization of vinyl a few years back was a nice surprise!

James B. wrote:

exact33 wrote:

cool! No luck around here for used equipment. I am working on building my first subwoofer - it will be a 10" sub with woofer and amp from Parts Express

Alex is gonna BUMP

hopefully! I am building a non-ported sub, which is supposed to better handle rock and metal.

Troublezone wrote:

The last couple generations are into streaming individual songs. They don’t have the patience for sitting down and listening to a full album experience.

She does not own a smart phone.  Uses an old non-web flipper like me.
I have given her a lot of vinyl/CD/cassette and she gives me a F'n thesis on each one.

What I was referring to was that she would dig this...




But not care much for this...

exact33 wrote:

James B. wrote:

exact33 wrote:

cool! No luck around here for used equipment. I am working on building my first subwoofer - it will be a 10" sub with woofer and amp from Parts Express

Alex is gonna BUMP

hopefully! I am building a non-ported sub, which is supposed to better handle rock and metal.

I still have all the finishing work to do but I have built the box an have installed the parts. Also playing with the settings to find the sweet spot

Finished the veneer and will now be working on grill for the subwoofer

Lookin nice Alex, great job