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Years ago, I picked up a pair of Dahlquist DQM905s, my first cabinet refinish job, each speaker is good looking in its own way, not a great cosmetic match. I'm using a Yamaha M80 power amplifier and Integra P304 preamp, Sony CA9se CD player, Velodyne servo 10" subwoofer, Onkyo T9090ii tuner. I got everything used, the Yamaha M80 and p304 were recapped, and this system sure sounds good. Paid $60 for the Dahlquists, $100 for the Sony, $300 for the Yamaha, about the same for the P304, recapping added about $500.

It's a mutt of a system, but I really like it. It was an all Onkyo/Integra system, but one channel in the M504 (the one with the huge dials) died. My go-to guy for solid state repairs retired, so it just sits there. I swapped the Sony CDP in for an Integra 7911 (I think). Just like the Sony a bit more.

Sounds pretty darn good.

Ah ... very 1980ish ... let me guess ... think you once mentioned having a garage system ...

Ah yes, the garage system is in semi retirement. I've converted my garage into a shrine for the S2000 and a warehouse for the boxes for all the audio equipment. Waiting for some room are a Pioneer stereo receiver, a pair of Merak center channel speakers which I've heavily modified, one has a real horn tweeter the other a tweeter out of a Reference 3a de capo mm and associated capacitor and resistor, and I replaced the 6.5" drivers in each with Axiom 6.5" black-eyed peas drivers and a Velodyne CT120 subwoofer. I have a Sony XDR F1HD tuner. 88.1 the Long Beach jazz station comes in really well here and my old Ah! Njoe Tjoeb tube output CD player. The system sounded terrific for car wash and wax duty. I'll get it up and running again someday.

Gotta have a good garage setup for sure!!

I mean you can’t wax the car without Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby cranked up and with the smell of Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen on!

Yup Mr. Kodiak!

Oy vay. Is that how they do it in Canada? Are those mankinis?

That’s just mojos driveway. Can you smell the Hawaiian Tropic?

Forget the room ... sounds like you need to add a floor ...