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Before you buy the new speakers and such, go listen to the old school items. The quality of the build on the old school is almost always superior to the new stuff. Real wood cases provide excellent sound in the old speakers. You can actually try them out at places that specialize in refurbishing old equipment. And many times the older equipment will be much cheaper than the new stuff and will still last longer.

The older JBLs are superior to most modern speakers and they are from the '90s. I have some old wood cased ARs that are excellent and crisper than the plastic cased speakers of today. The receiver i bought was made by Nakamichi, I paid $1.00 and had to clean it up. I also got old '70s Sherwood and Pioneer receivers with solid wood cases. They still work fine and cost me $1.00 each. The old tape deck from Harmon needs new bands and pinch rollers.

Do not discount the older electronics. The quality of the sound is very, very high! What you are missing is some new style Dolby circuitry to reduce hiss in the cheaper components used today. If you want some real quality look into old tube technology. They are very, very expensive and will blow away almost anything you can buy today.