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Re: Reminders of scammers
It is a bad issue here, I wish the powers that be would go back in time and make it so new members cannot PM, DM or whatever you want to call it until they hit 25 post on the forum. THIS would stop a vast majority of the issues. As it is we're playing wack a mole as fast as we throw them out they make a new name and back in the come to start all over. Linking to hifi shark or any other site for our WTB or FS ad's is very problematic as well.
pitdogg2
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Reminders of scammers
Hi All,
I wanted to post a quick reminder of scammers looking to take advantage of you in the WTB section. I had an WTB listing looking for a pair of speakers from long ago. Out of the blue I get a DM asking if I was interested and referred me to a non-existant profile and e-mail to contact a friend of his who as a pair of speakers I'm looking for. I contacted the e-mail and offered pictures and a very good price, enough for me to bite but not super cheap either. E-mail conversation going, I decided to check on the profile that sent me the e-mail. Brand NEW as it it was registered the same day I got the presumed scammer's DM and no other activity.
1) I recommend check on the users profile in Polk Forum. I know they try to keep scammers out but they still manage to get in and lure you out.
2) try to avoid contacting a friend of a forum member outside of the forum, no history
3) guy kept asking for my phone number! Why?? Maybe trying a few exploits like sending malware or SMS MFA take over (I have protections for both).
4) if you can ask them for a picture of the item with this site pulled up https://www.timeanddate.com
Also very important, if you are reading this so are they!!
I wanted to post a quick reminder of scammers looking to take advantage of you in the WTB section. I had an WTB listing looking for a pair of speakers from long ago. Out of the blue I get a DM asking if I was interested and referred me to a non-existant profile and e-mail to contact a friend of his who as a pair of speakers I'm looking for. I contacted the e-mail and offered pictures and a very good price, enough for me to bite but not super cheap either. E-mail conversation going, I decided to check on the profile that sent me the e-mail. Brand NEW as it it was registered the same day I got the presumed scammer's DM and no other activity.
1) I recommend check on the users profile in Polk Forum. I know they try to keep scammers out but they still manage to get in and lure you out.
2) try to avoid contacting a friend of a forum member outside of the forum, no history
3) guy kept asking for my phone number! Why?? Maybe trying a few exploits like sending malware or SMS MFA take over (I have protections for both).
4) if you can ask them for a picture of the item with this site pulled up https://www.timeanddate.com
Also very important, if you are reading this so are they!!
mpitogo
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Re: Comparing Monitor 10's and RTA-12's
It’ll also have a first order crossover and robust drivers.
The RTA12B was Fourth Order "Isophase" crossover. It would be awesome if someone with the early ones could draw the crossover networks that are in them.
https://us.v-cdn.net/5021930/uploads/editor/6y/9w66jw1hi3so.pdf
Gardenstater
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Re: Comparing Monitor 10's and RTA-12's
Are you looking at the first RTA 12 model or the later b or c series? IIRC, the early model was not phase aligned. I could be wrong, so someone else chime in. For what it's worth, I had 10's and RTA 12b's, and the 12's were much, much better than the 10's.
The early ones were different in the fact that the part of the crossover that handled the midwoofers was less sophisticated. In the later ones you mention each midwoofer received a different signal to reduce the combing effect and were mirror imaged pairs marked L and R.
In my mind real time aligned or phase aligned refers to the design element employed where the tweeter is set back from the baffle that the midwoofers are mounted on.
I definitely drooled over the pictures of the early RTA12s in the magazines after I bought my 7Bs but it wasn't in the college kid budget.
Even if those are the early ones, you could follow the mods that @Jazzhead has done to his. He's very happy with the results.
Gardenstater
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
mrbigbluelight wrote: »"58 inches (1.5 meters) long and 126 pounds"
That would translate to 0.0073232323 furlong and 9 stones
Tom, in the future please use units that the average American can relate to.
🤔👍
Okay, no problem.
58 - The apparent average IQ of an American who votes.
1.5 meters - The preferred length of a digital cable or Ron Jeremy's member. You decide. 😉
126 pounds - More than most of the women I dated throughout my life.
Did I get an "A" on my term report MBBL? The other stuff I read the Cliff notes on Wikipedia.....
Tom
treitz3
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Re: The EV Hate Thread
The Grand-daddy of the original SUV is the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, which gave way to Jeep Grand Cherokee, considered to be the father of the current SUV trend. The Grand Cherokee is also the most successful SUV brand of all time.
nooshinjohn
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Re: The EV Hate Thread
Playing devil's advocate here, Halen...
You would marry the ugly girl because she's the only one available?
Tom
You would marry the ugly girl because she's the only one available?
Tom
treitz3
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