Did i buy a pile of junk?

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My69dart

Enthusiast
Hey guys new member on here just signed up!
I have always loved audio and all!
I was looking around and just had a thought to look up a set of tower speakers i bought a year back.
So i am looking around on the web and keep finding white van crap.
So i am thinkin crap..... I got a set of digital audio tower speakers
They have 2 6" drivers they are yellow and look like kevlar...Maybe not?
And a single tweeter. I think they sound pretty good... Maybe i dont know what a good set of speakers sounds like>?
I have a pretty decent system in my truck.
So yea was a i taken? did i waste 150 bucks?
Up untill about an hour ago i thought i had a nice set of tower speakers.
On the back they say digital audio 2002 da 1000sl 7.1
Thanks and try not to be too harsh lol
Even tho i may deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
I cant seem to post a pic of the speakers... I click on advanced reply and it says something about needing to click somewhere in the post about a quick reply but wont let me...
 
Brian_the_King

Brian_the_King

Full Audioholic
Under the text in one of your posts, click the little button that has a piece paper with a pen, click advanced, post your pics :)
 
Seth=L

Seth=L

Audioholic Overlord
They are white van speakers, but they aren't the worst ones out there. For $150 you could get much better speakers in the used market.
 
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10010011

Senior Audioholic
yes, no, maybe... Without hearing them, who knows?

Sure they my be the classic "White van" scam speakers, but if they sound good to you don't let a bunch of brand whores take the enjoyment out of it for you.

My brother has a set of speakers he bought at one of them traveling "audio liquidation" shows. Turned out to the be exact set they showed on some consumer report scam alert a couple moths later.

Did he get ripped off? Yes, he probably paid too much for them.

Are they total crap? They sound fine to me...
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
One of the sites i had found said not to hook the speakers up to your receiver cause they will fry your receiver.... Mine is working just fine and have been for a year since i got the speakers.
The site had said something about the speakers dropping to 2 ohms or something like that. Is there anyway i can test the speakers myself? to make sure they arent really hurting my receiver?
thanks!
 
Seth=L

Seth=L

Audioholic Overlord
One of the sites i had found said not to hook the speakers up to your receiver cause they will fry your receiver.... Mine is working just fine and have been for a year since i got the speakers.
The site had said something about the speakers dropping to 2 ohms or something like that. Is there anyway i can test the speakers myself? to make sure they arent really hurting my receiver?
thanks!
White van speakers are sometimes dangerous, you happen to have what I view to be a higher quality version of white van scam speakers. Some white van speaker's internal workings are simply non existant (cross-over) and they just wire the tweeters and woofers in series which causes impedance issues that typical receivers aren't meant to handle.

10010011, they are for a fact White Van speakers, I have researched this a great deal. As soon as I hear the brand or see a pair I typically can instantly tell if it is or not. I won't say they sound horrible to the novice listener, but I believe if the OP goes out and listens to some other speakers he will notice the difference.
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
Mine is working just fine and have been for a year since i got the speakers.
Sounds like you made out. Count your blessings and on the next go around you'll just be the wiser.
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
Yes I am counting them now!
I had thought before last night i had a nice set of speakers...
Now i am wanting to get rid of them!
Any recomendations on some replacements?
Say around 200 bucks?
I do have a polk center channel speaker model cs1 that i got from circut city.
Is that a good one>?
The guy i got the digital audio towers from said he had them for a few years and went over to his house to pick them up.
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
I also have a set of bose model 25 speakers that used to be in a supermarket hooked up to there intercom system are they good?
The price was right for them tho! FREE!!!!
What would be a good receiver to get as i have an old kenwood vr-615 that i have had for about 4 yrs now, or should i just keep it for now?
Thanks!
 
Halon451

Halon451

Audioholic Samurai
For future reference, if you haven't figured it out by now - any speaker claiming to be "digital" should be avoided, as there is no such thing. This is one of the classic scams. Luckily you didn't fair as poorly as some others who have fallen for the gag, but either way - you're on the right track and asking the right questions.

For replacements - if you already have a Polk center channel, are you using these towers currently as part of a 5.1 HT setup I'm assuming? Unless you plan to replace your Polk center channel, I'd advise going with similar Left and right speakers, along the Polk M line possibly to ensure a consistent front soundstage (meaning your left and right speakers will not sound as drastically different than your center channel).
 
Halon451

Halon451

Audioholic Samurai
I also have a set of bose model 25 speakers that used to be in a supermarket hooked up to there intercom system are they good?
The price was right for them tho! FREE!!!!
What would be a good receiver to get as i have an old kenwood vr-615 that i have had for about 4 yrs now, or should i just keep it for now?
Thanks!
I don't know anything about Model 25, but as a general rule of thumb, we don't mention the word "Bose" around here - it's an evil word associated with all things vile and unholy. :D
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
I don't know anything about Model 25, but as a general rule of thumb, we don't mention the word "Bose" around here - it's an evil word associated with all things vile and unholy. :D
How come? Whats the deal with that? Just so this noob knows!
:)
They are just some lil speakers i use for the rear speakers.
The sub i have is a jbl model gsub10.
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
What polk speakers would you suggest for a replacement for the crap towers i have now?
Should i get towers? or book shelf speakers? Or is there anything else i could use?
 
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jamie2112

Banned
Polk monitor 50s run about 220 a pair and would match your polk center channel. Bose is a bad brand they have lots of cash for their marketing scam. In my eyes bose is just a hi level "white van speaker"and they have money to advertise their sh#@ty speakers. The company has been targeting the uninformed speaker buyer for years. Most fellow audioholics would agree to bose being a huge marketing scam as well. Used speakers is also a great route to go if you are new to this audio world........best of luck...
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
I like those they look good!
What would be a good receiver to run those>?
 
Halon451

Halon451

Audioholic Samurai
Any entry to mid-level receiver (price range between $250-$600) would be entirely sufficient for that setup. What is your budget for a new receiver? If you can aim it towards the higher end of this range I would take a look at the Yamaha RX-V663, which I think can be found now for <$500.

Also, eventually you'll want to upgrade that sub... :D Maybe not a priority for you at the moment, but you'd be much better off. :)

Bose is all-hype, 100% down your throat marketing - you see it everywhere, and it's priced ridiculously high, so that average consumer is led to believe that it's top quality. Nothing could be further from the truth. Any reputable speaker manufacturer will gladly advertise their specifications along with their product, as this usually helps the more informed consumer better gauge certain aspects of the design, speaker construction, driver response, frequency and power handling, etc. Specs are just specs of course, and ultimately, satisfaction is in the eye (or in this case, ear) of the beholder, as it is largely a subjective science. Nevertheless, Bose offers none of this, not because it's a closely guarded secret, but because they do not want the aforementioned more informed buyer aware that what they are selling is pure junk, which is definitely is. Your "digital audio" speakers are probably as good if not better than a typical Bose system. They're in the same category, IMO, one just has a much larger resource for marketing than the other.
 
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My69dart

Enthusiast
What do you think about finding the receiver on ebay? or should i get it from the internet? Or go to a store and buy it?
 
Halon451

Halon451

Audioholic Samurai
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My69dart

Enthusiast
And what about buying the speakers on the net? I went to circuit city an hour ago and the monitor 50's were 209 a piece!!!!!!!
And the 30"s were 149 a peice i think...
 
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