ETO Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hello All, My first post and my first day with a pair of Heresy HBR speakers. I know nothing about them and would love some guidance and knowledge on how to get these things running. Below is a link to pictures of the speakers. I do not have cables or amp/receiver, need help with what to get. Please advice, happy Saturday! https://photos.app.goo.gl/LCAA5zgrxtncvhWa6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/agiB2urdSmp7gdcV8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 @ETO, Welcome to the forum. Nice speakers, seem to be just like the ones I have. 17 hours ago, ETO said: I do not have cables or amp/receiver, need help with what to get. Please advice, happy Saturday! To just get you going without spending much $$$, go to your local Walmart, HD, Lowes, BB, and get say 25ft of 14 guage speaker wire. Then, find a thrift store and look for a cheap CD or DVD player and a cheap stereo receiver or multichannel receiver(AVR). While at any of those stores, make sure to get RCA stereo cables to connect CD player to receiver. Maybe $50.00 total to get you going. Where are you located? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 As Bill said, knowing your location would be good as perhaps a forum member close by to you could help out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Another source for inexpensive gear would be to check out craigslist in the electronics category for your area. AV Receivers like Onyko, Denon & Yamaha are just a few examples you will find with a broad range of prices. https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites#US 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 hours ago, ETO said: Hello All, My first post and my first day with a pair of Heresy HBR speakers. I know nothing about them and would love some guidance and knowledge on how to get these things running. Below is a link to pictures of the speakers. I do not have cables or amp/receiver, need help with what to get. Please advice, happy Saturday! https://photos.app.goo.gl/LCAA5zgrxtncvhWa6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/agiB2urdSmp7gdcV8 Would really help if you would share your budget for the gear you need. And also whether you plan on just 2 channel, or eventually home theater, or? I don't see the reasoning for buying cheap used gear and cables simply to check out the speakers. Seems to be a waste of time and money. Buy what you can afford now and move up later if desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETO Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hi All, Thanks for the replies, much help~! I'm located in Mill Valley CA, just north of San Francisco. I'm not trying to spent to much just yet, as I live in an apartment. Maybe someday when I have a bigger home. Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, ETO said: I'm not trying to spent to much just yet So how about a ball park amount so we can make a few suggestions. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 2:06 PM, ETO said: Hello All, My first post and my first day with a pair of Heresy HBR speakers. I know nothing about them and would love some guidance and knowledge on how to get these things running. Below is a link to pictures of the speakers. I do not have cables or amp/receiver, need help with what to get. Please advice, happy Saturday! https://photos.app.goo.gl/LCAA5zgrxtncvhWa6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/agiB2urdSmp7gdcV8 You can search for an amplifier in any of the Japanese brands of 100 watts per channel or more , and no less than 50 watts per channel Stereo -------preferably with a Tuner , since you can listen to the radio via FM or Sirius -----if you want to purchase CD's , buy a good CD player which can read CD'S-dvd's etc ------for around 50 to 75$ - you would need regular speaker wire and RCA cables to plug the CD Player to the amplifier -that's it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETO Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 hours ago, willland said: So how about a ball park amount so we can make a few suggestions. Bill I'd like to keep it fairly economical since they were gifted to me. Under $200 i'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've read good things about the Yamaha R-S202. FM/AM, Bluetooth, line level inputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Blvdre said: I've read good things about the Yamaha R-S202. FM/AM, Bluetooth, line level inputs. No sub out or preouts if he wanted to add a subwoofer. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, willland said: No sub out or preouts if he wanted to add a subwoofer. Bill You are correct. Concessions at low price points, and he's just looking for something inexpensive to get going. Used is a good idea, but I wouldn't go too old, unless you're wiling to do the refurbishment/PM work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I certainly agree with lamp cord (zip cord) maybe 16 gauge. This is PWK's wisdom. I'll suggest a new receiver from Fry's or the like particularly what you have nearby. Check out the store return policy. Fry's in Dallas was good to me years ago. You get a warranty. I don't want to spend your money for you. But as you go up in price from $150, to $200 and $250. you get a lot more features including sophisticated equalization which could really help the Heresy bass. In all things I avoid the rock-bottom priced units with limited features because in the future I wind up moaning that I should have spent just a little bit more. Penny wise and pound foolish. Or as Car Talk said, "It's the stingy man who pays the most." You should give some thought about what you will use to feed the system. You can start with a Bluetooth link from a cell or laptop. That is basically free. If you have a big screen, or not very big screen, you owe it to yourself to hook up your rig to the screen. You'll never go back to the dinky speakers in the screen. WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 8:12 PM, ETO said: I'd like to keep it fairly economical since they were gifted to me. Under $200 i'd say buy used amps on Ebay ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Here's one on the cheap ($45!). I've owned a couple of AVR's in this product range, and they do what you need. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/d/san-leandro-sony-51-home-theater/7159376947.html If you can do $95, here's a better unit, 7.1 surround (it's basically the same unit I have running 7.1 / 4K TV as a monitor), in my office: (remember that you can always haggle a bit on Craigslist) https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/ele/d/redwood-city-onkyo-ht-rc-watt-hdmi-4k-v/7159002341.html @ETO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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