Hey all...been lurking the forums for a few weeks now but need some help deciding where to go. I've decided to purchase and Onkyo SR805 as my receiver but need some decent tower speakers to replace the pieces of crap i currently have.
I just talked to a guy that's local that has a pair of older PSB Image 6t's with bi-wired monster cable hooked up to an old Adcom GFA 545 pre-amp. Now from my own research i've pretty much just found good reviews of the 6Ts and the adcom, even though they are pretty old are still good amps. The speakers are in perfect shape and he said he'd let them go for $300 with the cabling and he'd throw the pre-amp in for $100 if i wanted it to go along.
So what i'm wondering is if i should jump on the speakers? Or would it be worthwhile to grab the preamp too? Or should i wait for something better to come along. I know for a fact there is someone else locally selling the smae speakers and he wants $500 without the cables. Any help would be appreciated.
-Brandon
At $300.00 per pair means a $600.00 savings over new T65's, which is the newer version. Go for it, and see if you can get them at $250.00/pr., so you can brag about the great deal you got. Obviously, it depends on working and cosmetic condition of the speaker. The old PSB Image Series (4T/5T/6T) was an excellent performer in their category, and as always probably the best deal around in their price range; you will not be dissapointed.
Bypass the pre-amp all together, it will not offer anything that your Onkyo offers, plus your Onkyo being a newer version has the bells & whistles one needs today, the Adcom doesn't. If you want separates, buy good amps and use your Onkyo as a pre-amp, and AV controller.
