speakers help :)

pepperhouse · 24th October 2005, 07:52 PM

hi!
i have just bought an lp player, technics SL DL1 but dont have any speakers. this probably sounds dumb but does it matter what speakers i hook it up to or are there particular ones. my only ones are on my computer. i dont have hi fi system.
any help would be great.

Cal Weldon · 25th October 2005, 02:06 PM

Are you planning to build? How big is your room? What kind of music? How loud?

pepperhouse · 25th October 2005, 03:15 PM

its just to play lps not planning to build and as long as they have decent sound i dont mind.
money is an issue too.
just need to know if it matters as too what speakers are needed with this player as its a present. and my boyfriend just has normal hi fi player.
cheers

Cal Weldon · 25th October 2005, 03:44 PM

Not to be blunt but this is a do-it-yourself forum. If you need some speakers to go with the rest then perhaps go to your local HiFi store and listen for what you like. The other choice is to go the second hand store and see if they have anything you like there.

There is no more important part of your system than the speakers. Spend as much as you can on a good set and you won't be disappointed.

Cal

paulspencer · 4th November 2005, 03:38 AM

There isn't that much to getting some speakers. I'd recommend checking that they have a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, this is preferable as some low cost amplifiers aren't designed to handle lower than this. Most bookshelf speakers will be 8 ohms. Just shop around and be sure to listen with your music. Take some CDS with you!

rabbitz · 4th November 2005, 06:21 AM

Just have a listen to some speakers made by B&W, Mission, Tannoy, Kef, Eltax, Heybrook, Wharfedale. I had some B&W DM303 speakers for a while and were nice for the money.

You haven't mentioned anything about an amplifier to hook the turntable up to, but you'll need something with a phono input like a Rotel RA-01.

Should be able to find some good buys on eBay but do the lap around the shops to find out what sound you like.

24th October 2005, 07:52 PM	#1
pepperhouse diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	speakers help :) hi! i have just bought an lp player, technics SL DL1 but dont have any speakers. this probably sounds dumb but does it matter what speakers i hook it up to or are there particular ones. my only ones are on my computer. i dont have hi fi system. any help would be great.

25th October 2005, 02:06 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Are you planning to build? How big is your room? What kind of music? How loud? __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

25th October 2005, 03:44 PM	#4
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Not to be blunt but this is a do-it-yourself forum. If you need some speakers to go with the rest then perhaps go to your local HiFi store and listen for what you like. The other choice is to go the second hand store and see if they have anything you like there. There is no more important part of your system than the speakers. Spend as much as you can on a good set and you won't be disappointed. Cal __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

4th November 2005, 03:38 AM	#5
paulspencer diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia	There isn't that much to getting some speakers. I'd recommend checking that they have a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, this is preferable as some low cost amplifiers aren't designed to handle lower than this. Most bookshelf speakers will be 8 ohms. Just shop around and be sure to listen with your music. Take some CDS with you! __________________ AUDIO BLOG \| Bass integration guide My work: www.redspade.com.au web design studio

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25th October 2005, 03:15 PM	#3
pepperhouse diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	its just to play lps not planning to build and as long as they have decent sound i dont mind. money is an issue too. just need to know if it matters as too what speakers are needed with this player as its a present. and my boyfriend just has normal hi fi player. cheers

4th November 2005, 06:21 AM	#6
rabbitz diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Just have a listen to some speakers made by B&W, Mission, Tannoy, Kef, Eltax, Heybrook, Wharfedale. I had some B&W DM303 speakers for a while and were nice for the money. You haven't mentioned anything about an amplifier to hook the turntable up to, but you'll need something with a phono input like a Rotel RA-01. Should be able to find some good buys on eBay but do the lap around the shops to find out what sound you like.

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