Thrift Store Speaker Encounter: Studio Monitor / Bookshelf Speakers

One of the best types of stereo speakers to find at your local thrift store is the studio monitor or bookshelf speaker.  These are the kinds of speakers that people often start out with when they build a small stereo system or a surround sound system.  After a few months or a few years, they decide to upgrade to bigger and bolder speakers.  As a result, the bookshelf speakers become available at a very low cost.

Polk Audio Monitor Series Speakers

For example, these highly regarded Polk Audio Monitor Series speakers were less than $20 per pair at my local Goodwill. 

$18.91 for two studio monitor series speakers - Wow!

If you look real close at the back of these speakers, they say that they are designed and manufactured right here in the U.S.A.  In this day and age, that's a YUGE plus!

New stereo monitor speakers from JBL run quite a bit more.  But, they are professional equipment!

Great Deal on Polk Audio T15 Bookshelf Speakers at BestBuy!

In this week's Sunday AJC, Best Buy was advertising Polk Audio T15 Bookshelf speakers for $59.98 a pair.   That's a great price for brand new speakers from a respected maker like Polk Audio.  According to the Best Buy website, they are 8 ohm speakers that can handle from 20 to 100 watts of power.  They have a frequency range of 60hz to 24 kHz. You can see them from other sellers here on Amazon:


But, if you are in the market for bookshelf speakers, this would be the week to get to Best Buy!