Old Speakers with RCA plugs

[Brettomomyces]

Hey y'all,



So, I don't have a ton of money and love thrift stores. And this is what I did.



I grabbed a Sony STR-DE895 Sony STR-DE895 (Black) Home theater receiver with Dolby Digital, DTS, and Pro Logic II at Crutchfield.com at goodwill

Then I grabbed a pair of small pioneer speakers.



Everything was great. The pioneers are awesome for their size, and the receiver is pretty badass for $12.



Then I was in another thrift store today. And I got a pair of these



VINTAGE QUASAR 7000 SPEAKERS



Exact same, except mine lacks the 3" midrange and has just the sub and tweeters.



So. Is it possible for me to hookup these speakers to this receiver? The little bit of research that I did is leading me to believe I could cut the plugs off and strip the wires back and be good to go, based on the fact that the receiver has a built in amp (100w over 6 ch).



Am I wrong in this? What options do I have? I understand this is incredibly janky and am not looking for perfection. But the store does have a no returns policy and

I am overly stubborn when I do something stupid.



Thanks

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum!

Unless I'm totally missing something, yes - you can connect the Quasar speakers to the Sony receiver - assuming that yours are also around the same impedance rating at the ones that you linked (which I'm guessing that they are). RCA plugs, proprietary connectors, two bare wires...it's all the same if the speakers are passive. As you said, you should be able to cut off the RCA connectors, strip the wires, and connect them up. If the wires aren't labeled +/- (or red/black), then you might need to experiment with the phase.

Btw, getting that receiver for $12 was an awesome deal.

 

[Brettomomyces]

Success! I'm getting a slight buzz though; its almost ignorable but not. Whats a good way to get this to stop?

 

[zieglj01]

Success! I'm getting a slight buzz though; its almost ignorable but not. Whats a good way to get this to stop?

You may need to turn down the volume - I do not believe they can take much power.
Also, the crossover parts (capacitors), may be going bad.