Garage Speaker options?

RichTJ99 · Dec 29, 2014

Hi,

I am looking to get a pair of speakers for the garage. I have an amplifier sitting around & was planning on ordering some speakers from monoprice but they want $35 to ship $55 speakers & somehow that is bothering me to much to make the purchase.

I would like something that is 100w or more. I am not expecting perfect sound but if anyone has a recommended amazon link or something, please let me know.

Thanks,
Rich

kd3pc · Dec 29, 2014

CL or local yard sale...much better prices and usually better quality speakers. I picked up a pair of old KLH for $10....sounds great

Dakota00 · Dec 29, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RMPHMU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005E2YFT6/?tag=atomicindus08-20

headwrench · Dec 29, 2014

Try your local pawn shop or a used music instrument shop. Plenty of high end speakers there

G_P · Dec 29, 2014

Tag sales are a gold mine of unwanted speakers. Usually cheap if not free as people who are moving do not want to carry that heavy pair of 30 year old speakers with them.

erty67 · Dec 29, 2014

kd3pc said:
CL or local yard sale...much better prices and usually better quality speakers. I picked up a pair of old KLH for $10....sounds great

this.

I picked up a $25 "vintage" Pioneer receiver and the guy threw in a pair of nice Kenwood speakers. some great deals on CL if you catch them right :thumbup:

olytdi · Dec 29, 2014

Get '70s or 80's speakers from an older power system off of CL.

I got a kickass Kenwood component system with speakers (15" woofers) amp, cd player, equilizer, tape decks (yes, I have cassettes!), and wood cabinet for peanuts.

The thing will elicit a police response with the volume above "3". Put an old laptop in the cabinet and stream anything you want. Crystal clear and very awesome sounding.

Couldn't be happier with the sound quality, flexibility, and price.

NUTTSGT · Dec 29, 2014

I'll agree with the others, check out CL.

Lippyp · Dec 30, 2014

Got mine from Ebay, big pair of 80's Wharfedales. Shipping was pretty reasonable as long as I was happy for it to take a few days.

Solpainter · Dec 30, 2014

Check out local thrift stores. Here in NC they are usually under $10 a piece. I picked up some real nice Sony speakers for $2 a piece.

joshgn · Dec 30, 2014

these... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NCD2LG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

If you watch them, they get down to $59.99 a pair often... there's a thread about them on here and slickdeals... I have 4 and a the sub hooked to an older receiver, sounds awesome...

zcar751 · Dec 30, 2014

Bose sell direct or you can get them at most Best Buys. After all why would you settle for anything less in your garage. :lol_hitti

And yes I do have Bose in my shop :evil:

eddiemc2 · Dec 30, 2014

Sorry, would not have Bose even if it was free, 2 dollar marketing is all your getting, no highs no lows, must be Blose.
Im an audio guy, thats just my tuppence.

If you can find them, listen to Sonos speakers, just need wifi, streams anything from anywhere, radio, pandora, spotify and many more, all controlled from your phone, tablet or computer.

If you just need speakers, Linn, Proac, Thiel, B&W, Paradigm, Wharfdale Diamonds, vandersteen, Polk audio, mirage, Dynaudio

Bondo · Dec 30, 2014

zcar751 said:
Bose sell direct or you can get them at most Best Buys. After all why would you settle for anything less in your garage.

And yes I do have Bose in my shop

Ayuh,.... Agreed,.... I've got a Bose Wave radio in my garage,...

I love it, good quality sound,....
No need for extra speakers,...

selyar · Dec 30, 2014

if you have a goodwill store in your area, check there too. our store always has speakers, sometimes really high quality ones that people don't want anymore because of their size.

that being said, we have ceiling speakers in our garage. I think they are Pioneers that my husband picked up on slickdeals.net that we originally intended to use in a "whole home" music system that never happened.

WhiteLightning · Dec 30, 2014

I use a cheap-ish sound dock that I plug my phone into. It gets loud enough, but a better stereo setup would be better obviously.

I agree that CL is your best bet. Some people are basically giving decent stuff away.

Wuaname · Dec 30, 2014

I made a similar thread with that question a couple months ago. I ended up with computer speakers / sub and works good. Not the base I was looking for, but I only spent $50.

eddiemc2 said:
Sorry, would not have Bose even if it was free, 2 dollar marketing is all your getting, no highs no lows, must be Blose.
Im an audio guy, thats just my tuppence.

If you can find them, listen to Sonos speakers, just need wifi, streams anything from anywhere, radio, pandora, spotify and many more, all controlled from your phone, tablet or computer.

If you just need speakers, Linn, Proac, Thiel, B&W, Paradigm, Wharfdale Diamonds, vandersteen, Polk audio, mirage, Dynaudio

Says the new user in his first post :wtf:

Mr. Fixer Upper · Dec 30, 2014

I have a set of these in my garage.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00081NX5U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

They are outdoor speakers from Dual intended for decks, pools and so on. Mounting brackets for wall or ceiling mounting. I feed them with a cheap old Pioneer tuner that might put out 35-50 watts per channel. 800+ reviews on Amazon.

Wuaname · Dec 30, 2014

Mr. Fixer Upper said:
I have a set of these in my garage.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00081NX5U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

They are outdoor speakers from Dual intended for decks, pools and so on. Mounting brackets for wall or ceiling mounting. I feed them with a cheap old Pioneer tuner that might put out 35-50 watts per channel. 800+ reviews on Amazon.

Those look nice for the price. Do they have any base for their size? I wonder how they would work with my Lepai amp? http://www.amazon.com/Lepai-LP-2020A-Tripath-Class-T-Amplifier/dp/B0049P6OTI/ref=pd_sim_e_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1EKJE6FFYJ9HDVTXMQ2E

Mr. Fixer Upper · Dec 30, 2014

Wuaname said:
Those look nice for the price. Do they have any base for their size? I wonder how they would work with my Lepai amp? http://www.amazon.com/Lepai-LP-2020A-Tripath-Class-T-Amplifier/dp/B0049P6OTI/ref=pd_sim_e_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1EKJE6FFYJ9HDVTXMQ2E

I never used them like bookshelf units. Amazon is easy to return to if you didn't like them.

njcardave · Jan 1, 2015

I have a pair of Paradigm bookshelf speakers with a vintage Pioneer receiver and a Sony CD player.

OldracerJones · Jan 1, 2015

I had a set of speakers and a subwoofer from one of my old desktop computers. Hooked them up through an AV amp and can blow the walls out.

Dennis Leigh Henry · Jan 1, 2015

I've got a set of Electro Voice Interface B speakers and a set of EPI 500 speakers in my work shop. Enough sound to move the house off the foundation. I need to get my Fisher RS2010 worked on, it went kaput on my about 3 months ago.

All of these have been with me since the high school / college years.. pre digital..

Dennis

PT Doc · Jan 1, 2015

Costco should be checked. I picked up 2 pairs of klipsch speakers years ago that looked great. Weird story. I plugged them in and could barley hear them. Tried both pairs with similar results. I called klipsch and gave them the model number ha she thought it was weird that I had those since they have a built in transformer that is meant for massively long runs, like in stadiums. He told me to cut the wires before and after the transformer and bypass it and wahlaa, great sounding speakers.

I would say Denise on how you want them to look and decide the price you want to spend. Can't have everything for nothing though.

Diesel Benz · Jan 2, 2015

I got a pair of JBL LX22's at Goodwill for $13. Really nice sounding for the size and most definitely price. Also picked up a 15 or so year old Sony receiver there for about $20.

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