Freaky_friday 21 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hello everyone! I'm a new owner of a recently refurbished MXR2000 receiver, it's going to be the center piece of my "vintage" system, I'm currently in a conundrum of which speakers I should buy/build. I was thinking of a pair of CSS Audio Criton 2TDX speakers, but there are so many local vintage audio collectors in southeast Michigan that I don't really have to choose... But I'm leaning heavily towards the Ohm Walsh 2 or 4, paired with a 10" JBL subwoofer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,147 Posted April 13, 2022 Community Admin Share Posted April 13, 2022 Welcome @Freaky_friday. Glad you found us. Your speaker journey sounds familiar! Try them all 😉 I didn't know your neck of the woods had that much vintage gear in the market..., Here in Chicago-land, for my tastes, it is a vintage gear desert..., mostly junk and undesirables in the listings. Welcome, and let us know what speakers you try, experience, and prefer..., on your audio journey (it's not a destination!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky_friday 21 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 My musical journey started in the early 80s, listening to Pink Floyd, Rush, Boston, Supertramp, ELO, and Alan Parsons. I got into school band and enjoyed playing various wind instruments, but the first album I truly discovered "my sound" was The Prodigy - Fat of the Land. I made a couple custom speaker boxes for my car, and have been playing around with electronic music and the occasional DJ set. Lately, after a long detour and moving to the Detroit area, my neighbor introduced me to High Res audio, which has opened up a whole new world of audio exploration for me. Thanks Duane, I hope your new band "Belling The Tiger" does great things. Jack White's new album just came out, and I can't believe how excited I was to try new music again. Wow. I enjoy classical, big band jazz, and rock, but my heart belongs to Techno. Current test tracks: Rabbit in the Moon, "Equinox"; and Boris Brejcha "Space Diver". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky_friday 21 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, AndrewJohn said: Welcome @Freaky_friday. Glad you found us. Your speaker journey sounds familiar! Try them all 😉 I didn't know your neck of the woods had that much vintage gear in the market..., Here in Chicago-land, for my tastes, it is a vintage gear desert..., mostly junk and undesirables in the listings. Welcome, and let us know what speakers you try, experience, and prefer..., on your audio journey (it's not a destination!). There are quite a few individual collectors and the increasing number of estate sales will likely be a good chance for me to pick up a few gems. I'm keeping my eyes out for a reasonable pair of Magnepans, or their latest speaker the LRS is affordable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,147 Posted April 13, 2022 Community Admin Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Freaky_friday said: keeping my eyes out for a reasonable pair of Magnepans I'm in love with my Maggie IIIa's, that came out of the Detroit area..., @Robkindly helped me land and mule them. Super guy, super people here on this site! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertR 847 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Once more I have to correct the error - there is no such thing as an MXR2000. You have an MXR-180 model number), commonly called The Receiver 2000. BTW, there is no 'MXR 900', either. Receiver 900, or MXR-90. RR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,861 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hello Freaky_friday, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Finding the right speakers for your ears and synergy with your system(s) can be challenging, fun, and hopefully rewarding. Now that you've reached Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie 16,429 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Greetiongs FF! We're glad you came aboard!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZappaPatton 703 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Welcome Mr Friday. Some good advice I received was to buy, listen, sell and repeat until you find a speaker you just can't bring yourself to sell. If you live in an area with lots of used hifi gear you can really become an expert on what speakers you and your system enjoy... you could even change your name to the CraigslistENER... cause you'll be listening to all the speakers you bought on craigsli... sorry, it's been a dad joke kinda week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 4,294 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Welcome @Freaky_fridayto the Carversite. It’s a great place to be and I am sure there are plenty of people that will lead you into any rabbit hole you want to enter. I have gone through the speaker dilemma myself as well as others. There is a topic named that, Speaker dilemma. Enjoy your Receiver and I’ll leave it at that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 4,294 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 10 hours ago, AndrewJohn said: I'm in love with my Maggie IIIa's, that came out of the Detroit area..., @Robkindly helped me land and mule them. Super guy, super people here on this site! I just picked up a new truck with an 8 ft bed so I can mule again. 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky_friday 21 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, ZappaPatton said: Some good advice I received was to buy, listen, sell and repeat until you find a speaker you just can't bring yourself to sell. That is good advice, I hope you don't mind me copying that. 😁 Edited April 13, 2022 by Freaky_friday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZappaPatton 703 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 You can copy all you want from me, however I would advise against copying my purchasing model. You see, I like to find people with unique items who really do not what to sell and then grossly overpay them. I then try to sell to people who do not know what it is and really don't want it. Yes, it's true, I come from a long line of buy high sell low kinda men. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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