# Looking for best bookshelf speakers **URL:** \ **Category:** I need advice!\ **Created:** [September 1, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/looking-for-best-bookshelf-speakers/8224 "2020-09-01T23:28:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
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If you want to futz about and go down more rabbit holes, consider vintage hi fi components. The glory days of 2 channel stereo were in the 1970s, and home theater was quite the fad in the 1990s to early 2000s. Today many people want invisible lifestyle systems and have no use for the old battle tanks. So, Craig’s List, thrift shops, and second-hand shops can have really cheap stuff with potential. Some are highly respected too. YMMV. See past discussions below: > [@The VINTAGE Restoration Thread](https://forum.headphones.com/t/the-vintage-restoration-thread/13545): > > What to do if you have some really nice old stuff My 1979 Sansui AU-919 Integrated Amp (100w RMS per channel, .008% THD, DC to 500Khz. Direct coupled, no caps in signal path) is the starter piece here. It is cosmetically excellent, and is somewhat of a cult classic. Recently I took it out of hiding and tried to use it in my office. As I explained in my Off Topic post, the left side would attenuate and die. I found a great experienced tech, and he’s fixed that, done some cleaning, and… > [@Bring Back Your Dead](https://forum.headphones.com/t/bring-back-your-dead/6439): > > This thread is to discuss your current opinions and experiences with your oldest and crustiest gear. How have you grown? Have you learned anything? Do you still like your starter equipment? Are you embarrassed by it? Make the dead sing and dance again: [[Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4) A few weeks ago I dropped $9 on a new power supply for my Bravo Audio V2. I hadn’t used for a long time because the factory power supplied died. This was my first tube headphone amp (and … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/looking-for-best-bookshelf-speakers/8224)._