Polk trip today

Strong Bad
Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
We came, we saw and we loved it!

What a great tour and what a great group of people at Polk!

There's more to follow when time permits, but here is a shot of Matt signing my FX 500 surround. Micah has mail with pics. They'll be on here soon.

Yeah, thats Russman's boy in the chair!


John
No excuses!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2003
    Is Matt having fun, or is he just totally beat down?

    I see a box of donuts, a PR from and SDA, and Sid sitting there with his mouth open.

    Let's see some more!!!!

    Cheers,
    Rooster
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited August 2003
    Matt enjoyed himself, real cool guy.

    That's Trey sitting down, Mark standing, Matt signing and the very top of Chuck's head. We had a blast and for me it was even better than the first visit. Everyone at Polk treated us like VIP's. My thanks to Matt, Micah, Paul, Dave, Justin, Ken, Al and everybody else whose names escape me at the present time.......
    THANK YOU!!!

    I need to add a thanks to Mark for putting this whole thing together.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2003
    Hey guys, i look forward to hearing more about your fantastic trip to Polk Land. Will you be posting any more pics? I hope so.

    There was no way I could make the trip.... as bad as I wanted to go... just not possible. Maybe this could be a yearly pilgramage? ha ha ha
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2003
    It was absolutely fantastic!

    I echo John's statement, of HUGE thanks to the Polk Team for really going out of there way for the tour. Thanks so much, it really was incredible. :D

    I am real glad that my small brain lit up with the idea to post the original thread for the tour. It certainly worked out well.

    It was really nice to meet some forum fanatics like Chuck(MadMax), Trey(aljdsfiowj), Eddie(Trey's father), Sean(ATC) and John(John). :)

    Pictures will be posted as fast as I can get them back from the shop...John has a buttload of pictures for you guys also.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2003
    Ahhh, so THAT is Mark (Doro).

    Nice to put a face with a name, especially after all the a+ transactions we've had.

    Always figured Chuck as balding (no offense bro), interesting.

    Polk flat out ROCKS, not just as a speaker manufacturer, but compared to ANY company. Think Cervin Vega would do this? How about Microsoft? Ford?

    Good on ya guys, I still wish that was MY pr sitting there.

    Cheers,
    Rooster
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2003
    Russ - Yea I am one wacked out looking oriental eh? :D
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2003
    The answer to that riddle is THREE Polk employees! :D
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2003
    What a great day! What else can I say. We saw everything from how to put a driver together (seriously, a driver made from scratch) to how things are marketed. Top secret testing methods, enviromental testing, how to work with carbon fiber, computer controlled prototype machinery, QA testing, in-wall speaker demos (you wouldn't believe the sound of their new in-walls!), you name it. (I still don't know what Micha does though). Man, I'm happy for the next few months. Oh yea, the highlight of my year: a demo of the SRT system!!! (a stereo pair). Polk is awesome!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited August 2003
    Is it just me, or does it look like Trey's 9 years old in that pic?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    Ah! 1 Speeding ticket later, 400+ miles! But were back in 7 hours! MAN I AM TIRED! LOL!

    Cudos to all that have posted so far, the meeting was friggin awesome! Thanks for the shirt, poster, and signed visitor tag Polk team! Will be on my wall shortly!! :cool: !!! Also, thank you Sean and Mark for the wire man! Will hook it up shortly! POLK is awesome!! Gotta love it there.....

    and I don't think I look to much like a 9 year old....lol

    The only thing i heard throughout the day was talk more....

    on the forum its shut up....lol

    in real life its talk more......

    cant decide.....lol

    Well I had a wonderful time! Loads of laugh, and the SRT demo kicked serious tail!!!!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3


    on the forum its shut up....lol

    in real life its talk more......

    cant decide.....lol


    Don't worry sid, I have the same problem. So much going on in the mind and so little leaving the lips. (fingers on the keyboard is a different story!)

    The SDA's, or SRT in this case has so much going on that it takes quite a while to really grasp what it is doing. You only got a very small taste. Had I known we were going to get a listen I would have brought some CD's that would have knocked your socks off. If you ever get the chance you should pick up a set of 1C's, 2.3's or 1.2's. The most awesome speakers ever made!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    Well.....

    I have my right main wired IXOS...and the left HD.....

    My sister is studying and I can't play it to loud. This isnt no louder than 40db...I can hear a difference

    The bass is punchier, louder, the highs are cleaner and more crisp, and the vocals are cleaner sounding - can't wait to turn this up......

    HD go down the crapper.....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited August 2003
    50' of wire in the ****...................now that just doesn't sound safe :lol:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    Man......I have 300 feet of HD wire......where the eff did you get 50? lol :cool:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    Man......I have 300 feet of HD wire......where the eff did you get 50? lol :cool:

    Vr3 MxStyler 2k7 (11:32:41 PM): lamp cord cost 22 cents a foot
    rs159 (11:32:44 PM): lol
    Vr3 MxStyler 2k7 (11:32:45 PM): and can literally kiss my foot
    rs159 (11:32:55 PM): b/c u got ur wire for free............
    rs159 (11:32:56 PM): hmmmmm
    Vr3 MxStyler 2k7 (11:32:59 PM): yeah
    Vr3 MxStyler 2k7 (11:33:01 PM): 50 feet of it
    Vr3 MxStyler 2k7 (11:33:01 PM): lol
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    Yeah....bout 35-45 feet of IXOS.....:cool: Thanx again....im really digging this! lol!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    I wanna see some pics..........:cool: Load em up! John u took bout 5+ pics....and Mark took alot......load em up! :cool: lol
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by madmax
    in-wall speaker demos (you wouldn't believe the sound of their new in-walls

    The LCi series, I would assume? Did you get to hear them in conjunction with LSi speakers to see how they matched up? It's not critical info, but I've been thinking about getting some for when I eventually get a house.

    Did you get to hear the PSW808 by chance?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    The only thing i heard throughout the day was talk more....

    Not more than two words out of his mouth in 5.5 hours...amazing! ;)
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited August 2003
    I'm sure that was total bliss.:p So, who picked up that sheet of speaker grill to be signed for me?:(

    It sounds like you guys had a great time. It also sound like Polk HQ deserves a huge thumbs up. It doesn't seem like they had you guys sitting at the receptionist desk for an hour. I can imagine a bunch of guys standing around saying "Hey, we post on your Forum. What do we get?"
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited August 2003
    Fireshoes,

    We listened to the new LCi's, both small and larger versions. The larger one sounded pretty damn good. They will have a special enclosure for the in-walls that you place in between the studs, it will help it to sound even better (so they told us), but we did not have a chance to compare the in-walls to the LSi's. The 808 was not available for a demo.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited August 2003
    Our group with Matt.
    No excuses!
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited August 2003
    I sent Micah the remainder of the pics. I'll let him send them off to Web GOD Justin (who we also met) so he can do something with them such as a seperate page on the polk site.

    Everytime I go to post one it says file too big. Good lord, I can't shrink it down any further. You won't be able to see it!

    Oh yeah, there's about 12 pics I sent too him. I'll post this one of Trey standing next to the "Holy Grail!" It's small, but you can make it out fine.

    Trey, want a big version of this one? Give me an email address.


    John
    No excuses!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    Muahahha, that **** is TALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Speaker looks awesome in real life.....makes ya wanna try to pick it up....then....u get about 1 inch to no where and your like holy crap....haha

    The Dual woof LSi inwall is totally awesome......

    PSW808 didnt even have 2 drivers in it.....it was still in construction stages wasnt it?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited August 2003
    hmmm....just seeing if i can.....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2003
    The PSW808 was present but yea we weren't able to hear it. There was one in the conference room, that we went into first.

    The Car Audio guys will be happy also, the new Db line looks real nice. They really have a squared away crew in the back handling the custom installs. I will drop a line over in their forum, the evil forum, and drop some news.

    John - Would you email me the pics? I dropped mine off yesterday. I will forward them to you when I get them.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Micah Cohen
    Micah Cohen Posts: 2,022
    edited August 2003
    Yeah, we had a lot of fun.

    It was a blast to meet everyone, putting faces to names for the people we've never met, and showing off how cool we can be here. Watching Freeman hand-assemble a driver right in front of our faces was pretty cool, I had never seen that before!

    I think the vibe here at Polk is that we will try to think of ways to do this again, do it better, and do it more often. (Don't all volunteer to show up next week, tho; give us some time to think this through.) Jim Herd, Polk president, has been seen on this forum (everyone better be on their best behavior), so I'm sure he's seen your posts and is impressed with the impact this event had on all of us.

    Now, if we could only get the AC fixed in this department. It's sweltering in here, it's putting me to sleep.

    Thanks all, especially to John for the cool pics. If I were smarter, and less sonambulent from the heat, I'm sure I could figure out how to post them!

    Micah
    ultramicah@yahoo.com

    "There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight." - Lon Chaney
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited August 2003
    I still want those SRT's......hehe :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited August 2003
    ive heard pics mentioned a few times, any more pics going on this thread? would love to see them,
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    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited August 2003
    2 pictures, that's it? Come on guys load'em up. There's got to be more than 2.


    Peace Out~:D
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