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<blockquote data-quote="msimon" data-source="post: 2112023" data-attributes="member: 561190">After being in more dorm for about two weeks I soon realized that my laptop&#039;s speakers just aren&#039;t going to cut it. So I am currently building a dorm stereo but I really don&#039;t know anything about home audio, and really don&#039;t have that much money. Right now I have a Yamaha HTR-5150 receiver, and I am going to use my laptop as a cd/mp3 player. I also am going to use my Image Dynamics OEM 15 sub, but I really don&#039;t know how powerful of a plate amp I should get. In the car I had ~550 watts on it, and it was perfect for IB, but I really don&#039;t know what is needed in the dorm. I was thinking about getting a 250 watt amp and then doing a low tuned ported enclosure to increase output, but I really don&#039;t know.And finally, the part where I have the least clue, speakers. I am thinking about going with the Ascendant Audio Arbiter TMs, which run about $250 with the parts for the passives. But I really don&#039;t know anything about home audio, so if anyone has any recommendations on speakers under $250 it would be greatly appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="msimon, post: 2112023, member: 561190"] After being in more dorm for about two weeks I soon realized that my laptop's speakers just aren't going to cut it. So I am currently building a dorm stereo but I really don't know anything about home audio, and really don't have that much money. Right now I have a Yamaha HTR-5150 receiver, and I am going to use my laptop as a cd/mp3 player. I also am going to use my Image Dynamics OEM 15 sub, but I really don't know how powerful of a plate amp I should get. In the car I had ~550 watts on it, and it was perfect for IB, but I really don't know what is needed in the dorm. I was thinking about getting a 250 watt amp and then doing a low tuned ported enclosure to increase output, but I really don't know. And finally, the part where I have the least clue, speakers. I am thinking about going with the Ascendant Audio Arbiter TMs, which run about $250 with the parts for the passives. But I really don't know anything about home audio, so if anyone has any recommendations on speakers under $250 it would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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