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Good Sounding Speaker that Won't Attract Thieves?

Moving my painting & drawing studio (formerly our living room + den while the wife was at work) to a 14' x 24' metal barn and am basically looking for a pair of speakers with a sonic personality generally similar to a JBL Century 100 that I can pick up cheap at a rummage sale and run with a plain Jane 2 channel receiver. Preferably something that's a sleeper, soundwise, but which which, cosmetically, practically screams to a crack addict, "You probably couldn't even trade me for a six pack of beer." Any suggestions?
lg1
schipo
1,267 posts
 
why not just weigh the speaker down with lead and sand then bolt it to the floor. That should be much more then any thief would be able to handle?
banksfriend
132 posts
 
Better yet, bolt it to the ceiling.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Everything is relative, but at the cost of used JBL Century 100 speakers (or JBL 4310 or 4311), I'd personally go with those.

Otherwise, just pick up a pair of any second tier 70s or early 80s speakers and paint away...

You get what you pay for. There's good reason it became a cliche.

BTW...if you're in California and you can find some RSL 3800 Studio Monitors on Craigslist, then you're set.

I sold mine to upgrade. Worst audio decision I've ever made. Period.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
I have a friend whose house was broken into on several occasions. The thieves would walk past the Wilson Watts, Audio Research and Theta to steal his Sony TV. Finally they broke in and stole the woofers out of his Duntech Sovereigns.

So, I guess the Wilson Watts are the way to go.
saki70
853 posts
 
I don't have an answer for your problem... But I love this thread !

Good luck .
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