Entertainment center that works with Sony HCD-S300 speakers

[Barnicle]

I have a Sony HCD S300 that died but all the speakers work fine. Can anyone recommend a 5-channel system that will work with these speakers? They have unique, square plugs.
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I don't look forward to the challenge of rerunning speaker wires above the drywall ceiling of a new system.

 

[jsmithepa]

Forget the special plugs, you can simply cut them off and just bare-wire them. ANY AV receiver will take bare wires. The critical item is, if speakers are 4 ohms, AV receiver MUST be able to drive 4 ohms. If speakers 8 ohms, ANY receiver will drive it. To a lesser degree, whatever wattage your old box put out, no need to buy an AV receiver that's overly (more) powerful than the old, since the speakers can't take it anyway.

 

[Barnicle]

It may not look good for the home team. Here are two sections from the manual:
Does this mean I need to shop for a 3 ohm system?
Maybe I'll just bite the bullet, mount new speakers and run new wires with a new system.
It just seems like such a waste...

Speakers
SS-TS300 (Front/Center/Rear)
Speaker system Bass reflex
Speaker unit 2 7/8 inches (70 mm) dia. cone type
Rated impedance
3 ohms

SS-WS300 (Subwoofer)
Speaker system Bass reflex
Speaker unit 7 1/8 inches (180 mm) dia. cone type
Rated impedance
3 ohms

 

[jsmithepa]

It just seems like such a waste...

Your call.

With 97% certainty 4 ohms receivers will drive 3 ohms speakers.

 

[Barnicle]

Appreciate your advice and taking the time to reply. Thank you.