Someone stop me!

Cayuga
Cayuga Posts: 480
edited January 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I took my daughter back to school at Towson U and picked up some new gear along the way. This is a great hobby, see list below and please give me your thoughts.

A. One pair of RT16's mint
B. One pair of S6's great shape
C. One pair of Wharfedale Diamond 7.2 Anniversary edition
D. One CS350 nice shape
E. One Denon AVR 3200

My wife was so excited she didn't or couldn't speak all the way back to Syracuse.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2011
    Know why she's so excited ? She see's college costs, you spending coin on more gear, and that new designer purse she wanted is fainting away.
    Nice grab...hope you have a comfy couch.:biggrin:
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    I'm going to sleep with one eye open
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited January 2011
    Might want to hire a bodygaurd as well...

    Nice stuff!
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    I have Rt800i's and CS400i in my HT setup, should I replace them with the RT16's and the CS350? Or is this a zero gain move? The 16's are very nice looking, maybe I should try and get a life?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2011
    Only one way to find out, hook 'em up and fly bro.

    My advice...turn up the volume,you won't hear the knock on the door when the wife serves you papers.:tongue::smile:
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    Not worth her time, I spent all the money on Polk's. Half of zero won't get her far, thanks for the advice.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    I'm on CL and Ebay everyday "just looking" ;) and my wife walks by and just glares at me like don't even think about it, but that's half the fun. Hell if she can have 15 purses @ 40-100 bucks ea then I think I need a few more speakers.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    I'm just kidding about my wife, she has stuck with me for 29 years. All she ever says is "if it makes you happy, go for it"
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited January 2011
    Cayuga wrote: »
    I'm just kidding about my wife, she has stuck with me for 29 years. All she ever says is "if it makes you happy, go for it"

    Any wife that would say such a thing must be treated as a spy. :biggrin:
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2011
    nap wrote: »
    Any wife that would say such a thing must be treated as a spy. :biggrin:

    She sounds like part of a deeply hidden Soviet KGB unit.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited January 2011
    Great stuff Cayuga. Just a heads up, I drove to Rochester the other day to pick up some Monitor 10's and found more than I expected! after loading the 10's into the car the gentleman told me he had a number older polks laying around but he knew nothing about them.

    I asked if they were bookshelves and he said not all of them and pointed to two huge boxes in the corner. As I put my head down, thinking to myself how I would now be leaving with even more speakers, he had unpacked one of the boxes for inspection.

    He not only has a number of nice bookshelves but a mint, still in box pair of SDA II's. I luckily didn't need them (already have better models) but if I were in the market I would have grabbed them instantly. I can't remember how far Syr is from Roch but if you are interested you should definitely pay this guy a visit. I can shoot you his email any time.
    I did tell him what that particular model would sell for, $150-250, depending on buyer so hopefully he would stay with that.

    Anyway, just thought you would like to know in case your search is not over:wink:
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  • cincycat13
    cincycat13 Posts: 882
    edited January 2011
    Looks like there are different opinions between RT16 vs RT800i. I hope you spend a few minutes to swap and post your take on the two. I am picking up some RT800 non i next weekend with some RT55s. "Hi, my name is cincycat13 and I am a Polkaholic" ... maybe we can stop together.

    http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/polk-audio/rt16/PRD_121048_1594crx.aspx
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    I think there are worse things than being a Polkaholic and thanks to chandler9a my madness is getting worse. Chandler9a turned me onto some mint SDA-2's and I've made a deal to get them. Nice to meet ya cincy, and thanks chandler I'll post some pics of my SDA-2's when I have them in hand.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited January 2011
    My wife has rules
    1) If we buy together cool
    2) If I ask and it is profitable or wise investment cool
    3) If it is a fling I must give her equal value to play as well....I shop wisely plus I research comparitives...and I tell her the same thing she alway's tell me....
    I bought it on sale
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    I have a very simple rule when it comes to my wife spending money. Spend all the money if you need to, just don't spend more than all the money.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2011
    Cayuga wrote: »
    I have a very simple rule when it comes to my wife spending money. Spend all the money if you need to, just don't spend more than all the money.

    In other words...Don't blow the nest egg.:smile:
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    Don't even think about the nest egg
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited January 2011
    Glad to see you are picking those SDA's up. I hope you like them, they certainly looked good to me!
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited January 2011
    Thanks chandler9a, I can't wait to get them home.
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