new here, need help putting together a system

[poppachubby]

Well i just got home last night, and haven't gotten a chance to try out the energys. But after making a trip to a thrift store this afternoon, i'm slowly building myself a nice little system! I found a pair of Boston acoustics HD5's. I'd never heard of them, but i know it was a respectable company and they looked never used and for $20. i hooked them up to a radio in the store just to make sure they worked. haven't tried them out yet. reviews online appear to be good from what i can tell.

$20, nice find. Great as part of a H/T or comp. Also work well with a low power amp. Versatile with decent sound.

[cgibsong002]

$20, nice find. Great as part of a H/T or comp. Also work well with a low power amp. Versatile with decent sound.

yeah, i figured they'd definitely get use somehow for the price. if i don't use them, someone at my house will.

[cgibsong002]

The BA's sound great! I haven't opened the Energy's still, but the bostons are definitely coming back to school with me. Their much smaller than the energy's and sound really good by themselves, so for school they're going to be perfect. At this point I'm going to wait and just give myself the Energy's as a christmas present and set them up in my room.

I've also begun work on the Aristocrat. It had no speaker wire, so I had to open it up and take a look at everything. Only problem I notice is there is a slight hole in the edge of the cone. How can I seal this up to prevent it from getting worse?
Anyway, it looks like a really cool speaker. Haven't tried it yet, I'd like to take care of the rip first.
Here's the E-V: