Onkyo TX SR605

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Rotel RSX-965

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For sale on Craigslist. Photos should tell the story. Rotel makes Audiophile Quality Receivers and separate components.

A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago. Through the years that passion has re- mained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget, is shared by all Rotel employees.

The engineers work as a close team, listening to, and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting musical stan- dards. They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that product the best they can. You are likely to find capacitors from the United Kingdom and Germany, semi con- ductors from Japan or the United States, while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.

Nova-15 Bookshelf Speakers

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Tweeter: 2.5 inch paper cone/dome
Woofer: 8 inch paper cone
Power rating: 5 - 60 Watts
Frequency: 60 - 20,000 Hz


These are classic Realistic speakers with real Walnut veneer. They will sound better than the average speaker, and loads better than the cheap $200 home-theater-in-a-box speaker systems so popular these days. These were my first set of "real" speakers.


If you are a Jimmy Buffet fan, I will confess that Jimmy sounds excellent on these speakers. I now have much pricier speakers, but for certain types of music these still beat them. Most recently my parents had been using them.

Polk Audio Monitor 4

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Below is an image from a Polk Audio sales flier from the late 80's or early 90's (I honestly have forgotten where I got this picture, but I remember having the same flier many years ago.)



The other pictures are of the actual speakers. These are in pretty good condition. One of the grill pins is broken, but with 3 of the 4 functioning the grill stays in place with no problems.



Twenty years ago when these speakers were new they were the best bang for your buck from Polk Audio, using what was mostly the same woofer all across their line, these were about $200 a pair, and considered a bargain when that driver design was used in $1000 Polk Audio speakers.

Frequency Response 50Hz - 20kHz
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Recommended Amplifier Power 10 - 100 w/channel
Efficiency 91 dB


The Polk Audio Site has a page with descriptions and specs.

Boston Acoustics HD10

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These are Boston Acoustics HD10 speakers from around 1992. They retailed for $449 at that time. They have the distinctive tight and controlled bass of Boston speakers from that time period. The clean controlled sound is why I preferred them other speakers from the period.

Dimensions: 24 1/4" X 12 5/8" 9 3/4"
Weigh: 25 lbs
Frequency Response: 40 - 20,000 Hz
Recommended Amplifier Power: 15 - 150 Watts per Ch.
Tweeter: 1" soft dome
Mid/Bass: 6.5" poly
Bass Radiator: 10" poly




These had a hard life with a previous owner, but the damage is purely cosmetic. It could have been repaired more cleanly, but such is life. The 10" surrounds have been repaired/treated with a special latex formula to extend their life past the point where foam rot would have ended it. The mid/bass surrounds were factory treated and are in great shape.