Can i connect Onkyo dx390 to my Marshall Kilburn ?

[Shelly cherie]

Hi, i want to ask a few question, since im not a good-tech-woman.

1) I have a Marshall Kilburn (bluetooth speaker), and i want to use it for a speaker to play my CDs. Im planning to buy Onkyo dx390 for the cd player. Can i connect it directly to my marshall kilburn ? Because i see here that Onkyo have an RCA output, but in other hand my Marshall only have an input from headphonejack.
2) Will Marshall improve the sound quality?
3) What do you think; do i need to buy the Onkyo dx390 or just an average cd player to have a good audio quality comes from my Marshall ?
Sorry for the bad english.
Please help! Thankyou

 

[Alabalcho]

"Good quality" and "Portable Bluetooth speaker" are kind of ... contradicting
I would not spend a fortune on good CD player if all you will listen it thru is a (overpriced) Bluetooth mono speaker.

 

[americanaudiophile]

You can connect the CD player to the speaker aux input. Get a cable with 2 RCA plugs at the CD player end and a single 3.5mm stereo plug at the other. A very common cable.
Since you can't use a CD player without some kind of amplified speaker it's not a matter of improvement but of hearing it at all. I would suggest that if you don't need the bluetooth or portable aspect you will get better sound with a pair of wired self powered speakers.

 

[Shelly cherie]

"Good quality" and "Portable Bluetooth speaker" are kind of ... contradicting
I would not spend a fortune on good CD player if all you will listen it thru is a (overpriced) Bluetooth mono speaker.

Omg, i just know it after you explaining these. Thankyou. So what do you recommend me to buy to help me build up a good kit for this onkyo ? The best one on a budget please if you know. Thankyou very much !

 

[Alabalcho]

You have to decide whether you want a setup for just music (that is, stereo only), or movies as well (surround sound)
Based on that, you will need either a stereo amplifier (and two good speakers), or surround receiver (includes video processing, and more speakers).

In case of music/stereo only: I would divide my budget equally between pair of speakers, and amplifier. Another option would be pair of powered speakers.


Edit: Just noticed that the CD player you're into has digital audio output. Keep this in mind when choosing the amplifier - you'll get best sound quality if you use digital path to the amp.