need bunch of help with my stereo system...

[ashton.adams9]

hey guys,

so i already have a rotel RX-503 reciever, and today my grandpa gave me a pioneer CD player (model PD-Z86M) im trying to hook these 2 together, but he also gave me a big box of components hooked together it is a box with a stereo FM/AM digital synthesizer tuner hooked to a stereo double cassette deck reciever (model RX-Z16) and that is hooked to stereo double cassette deck.
the back of my rotel has an aux plug to where i can plug my CD player into it but there is a wire coming out of the back of the CD player that says connect this equipment with Dc-Z86, DC-Z76, and when i turn on the rotel to AUX mode and turn on the CD player, the CD player scans and looks for the disks and says no disk when there are all 6 in there... my other problem is i want to hook my component box to some speakers but i have never seen this kind of plug before so i dont know what kind of speakers to look for.
should i just hook my CD player to the component box and find speakers for it or is there a way i can leave it how it is? any suggestions???

 

[ashton.adams9]

by the way, im sorta new to all this stereo stuff... so any and all help is apperciated haha!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

hey guys,

so i already have a rotel RX-503 reciever, and today my grandpa gave me a pioneer CD player (model PD-Z86M) im trying to hook these 2 together, but he also gave me a big box of components hooked together it is a box with a stereo FM/AM digital synthesizer tuner hooked to a stereo double cassette deck reciever (model RX-Z16) and that is hooked to stereo double cassette deck.
the back of my rotel has an aux plug to where i can plug my CD player into it but there is a wire coming out of the back of the CD player that says connect this equipment with Dc-Z86, DC-Z76, and when i turn on the rotel to AUX mode and turn on the CD player, the CD player scans and looks for the disks and says no disk when there are all 6 in there... my other problem is i want to hook my component box to some speakers but i have never seen this kind of plug before so i dont know what kind of speakers to look for.
should i just hook my CD player to the component box and find speakers for it or is there a way i can leave it how it is? any suggestions???

Lets try to make some sense in this pile of antique stereo...
Starting with probably only piece I could remotely care about is your vintage 76-77 stereo receiver :
Here are it's specs:
Re: Rotel RX 503 Specs From Stereo Mag's Fall 1977 Issue... - FRG7SWL - Vintage Asylum

About the speaker connectors:

These look like regular spring loaded clips and would probably accept wires AWG 20 to 18 (Maybe 16)

Based on 35W/Wpc amp section - I would recommend to look for speakers with very high efficiency, like Klipsch or Bic (HT-64 or similar)

If your Pioneer PD-Z86M doesn't recognize CDs and doesn't play them - It's most likely passed it's age and could safely retired - it's not worth paying to be fixed.

You should connect your CD player using RCA analog cables to AUX port and Tape player to Tape port

I can't find info on rest of pieces.

If you need for more assistance next time:
a) Post more details
b) Use paragraphs and line breaks - It makes the post much easier to read

More photos of your receiver:
РеÑивер ROTEL RX-503.МТС-7444639. - Барахолка onliner.by

 

[ashton.adams9]

ok, that is the correct rotel (i love it). so your saying i should probably just get a new Cd player correct?


i have speakers that are connceted to my rotel now they work fine, the plugs i was talking about are on the back of the component box that i have. they are square and have 3 holes in them in the shape of a triangle... i dont really know how to explain it..


so i am trying to find speakers for this pioneer digital reciever.

 

[markw]

ok, that is the correct rotel (i love it). so your saying i should probably just get a new Cd player correct?

If you want to play CD's yes.

i have speakers that are connceted to my rotel now they work fine,

Good. Now it gets strange.

... the plugs i was talking about are on the back of the component box that i have. they are square and have 3 holes in them in the shape of a triangle... i dont really know how to explain it..

Neither do we. I have no idea what a "component box" is much less the plugs it uses.

so i am trying to find speakers for this pioneer digital reciever.

That shouldn't be a problem.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

any suggestions???

yes, one - ether stop trolling or if you are not - do express your thoughts more clearly in plain English

What are the components you ALREADY have? What is your component box?

Which Pioneer digital Receiver you have???

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