Small inexpensive "bookshelf" speaker help needed

[ebinmaine 75,867]

I have a set of speakers that I've been using in the past but they're too big to practically fit in my workshop.

 

I'd like to get a set of inexpensive small speakers that could potentially be wall-mounted above the doors on each end and not take up too much space. Maybe another set fore and aft of the workbench...?

 

The receiver is a mid to late 90s Yamaha that's pretty powerful. Exact wattage unknown but I'm sure it's over 100W per channel.

 

I'm not necessarily trying to create a rock concert environment but I would like to have at least two, maybe four speakers that would be able to keep up with the unit and have them spread throughout the workshop.

 

What is it that I need to know as far as ohms, watts, resistance, Etc?

 

 

 

[Kenneth R Cluley 630]

I have a Pioneer set up in my shop with Bose 101 "outdoor" speakers. Four speakers total for two different areas. They work and sound good. Find them used fairly cheap @ yard sales, craigs, marketplace, etc. The issue i had was signal, Metal roof and fluorescent lighting wreaked havoc on signal. Installed "Rabbit Ears:" antenna rated for FM inside at peak of roof and fiddled with until i got reception i desired for local station. I went with outdoor speakers due to environment, 

[Handy Don 15,273]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

What is it that I need to know as far as ohms, watts, resistance, Etc?

Typical speaker outputs for the 70’-90’s sound systems (I don’t have any experience with later sound systems 😁) expected 8 ohms per speaker. Putting two speakers in parallel on the same output would halve the resistance and potentially blow out the amp. Putting them in series doubles the resistance with poor sound results. Some amps had outputs for two sets of speakers (a good friend once joked that “the ohms get all jammed up in there”). Some amps have provisions for two sets of speakers. 

 

Around here, CL and tag sales are great sources for used but good sound systems. 

 

All the above said, since I use ear protection almost continuously in the shop, I’ve gravitated toward a set of retired-from-traveling noise-cancelling bluetooth over-the-ear headphones linked to my phone or tablet. Podcasts and audiobooks mostly.