SRT Setup in Des Moines thrift store

snow
snow Posts: 4,337
edited November 2011 in The Clubhouse
I seen this posted in another forum............. Polk Audio SRT in thrift store

I saw a Polk Audio SRT, 9 pieces with satellites, arrays, subwoofer "preamp" and Adcom GFX 7000 for $199. Had one of speakers missing from an array. But I'm broke and I don't have a home theater setup.

Probably the best deal to show up there in years.


Might be worth looking into if you live in the area.



REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited October 2011
    Great price even if you had to include the airfair to get and get em'. :cool:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited October 2011
    Yeah its all sitting next to a JBL Paragon too.
    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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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2011
    Unfortunately I won't be back to Des Moines until the end of next week.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited October 2011
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Unfortunately I won't be back to Des Moines until the end of next week.

    Call em'. I wen't to buy a canoe from a thrift store and someone had bought it over the phone with a CC and they we're holding it for them. Just an idea!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited October 2011
    codyc1ark wrote: »
    Call em'. I wen't to buy a canoe from a thrift store and someone had bought it over the phone with a CC and they we're holding it for them. Just an idea!
    Good idea actually, if you want I will give you the guy's name that posted this and send him a PM im sure he can tell you which store it is in or was if it's still there.



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited October 2011
    where did the link go?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited October 2011
    :cheesygrin:
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Yeah its all sitting next to a JBL Paragon too.

    Sort of my first reaction but I called them all anyway!:cheesygrin:
    Too much **** to list....
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited October 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    where did the link go?
    I didnt put in a link John because the fellow never said which thrift shop it was, but here ya go.

    http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=401217

    Personally it seems to me no matter how broke I happened to be I would have managed somehow to beg borrow or steal the funds to get these if I had seen them and they were in my home town.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited October 2011
    Crap my brother is working 20 miles outside the city. Will have to see if they are still around or not.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited October 2011
    Unreal price especially if the controller is still with the set.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited October 2011
    well I emailed the guy on AK but no luck with a response. My brother said he was willing to pick them up and drive them back for me. grrrrrrr
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited October 2011
    Barring any kind of physical prrof that this is legit... I am gonna call bs on this one. Any person in the audio hobby for any lenth of time would know that they were looking at the greatest surround system ever made and grabbed it on the spot, knowing they could if nothing else, make 10 times their investment back. There is no way the guy walked on it and made no attempt to even try and snag this up.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited October 2011
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    well I emailed the guy on AK but no luck with a response. My brother said he was willing to pick them up and drive them back for me. grrrrrrr
    He hasnt been on since he posted this on the 28th his PM box is probablly plumb full of replys like yours lol. Maybe he went home after he posted this and commited sucide.
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Barring any kind of physical prrof that this is legit... I am gonna call bs on this one. Any person in the audio hobby for any lenth of time would know that they were looking at the greatest surround system ever made and grabbed it on the spot, knowing they could if nothing else, make 10 times their investment back. There is no way the guy walked on it and made no attempt to even try and snag this up.
    Yes it does sound like a tall tale allright but on the off chance it is real it was worth a shot to post it here for you all.



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2011
    someone bought them last night....dang it....
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited November 2011
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    someone bought them last night....dang it....
    ...

    Interesting.... what was the name of the store?
    Too much **** to list....
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited November 2011
    SDA1C wrote: »
    ...

    Interesting.... what was the name of the store?
    This is the message I got from the OP at AudioKarma which I passed to Chris when I seen it this morning, he sent it to me last evening.

    you were first to ask so I'll tell you first
    Goodwill in Urbandale, IA (now knocked down to $99)
    I saw it there today.


    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited November 2011
    snow wrote: »
    This is the message I got from the OP at AudioKarma which I passed to Chris when I seen it this morning, he sent it to me last evening.

    you were first to ask so I'll tell you first
    Goodwill in Urbandale, IA (now knocked down to $99)
    I saw it there today.


    REGARDS SNOW

    Well its a good deal for sure. I must wonder though. I called every thrift store (and Good will) For a 50 mile radius of Des Moins and no one knew of any "Fridge sized speakers". If it was -is- for real they got a smokin' deal even with a few blown or missing drivers.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited November 2011
    Any bets on how long the buyer takes to show up here? lol
    Too much **** to list....
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2011
    when I called the lady said oh the ones that were for 200 marked down to 100 yeah those are gone as of last night. She knew what I was talking about when I said what they were.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited November 2011
    Sorry guys I tried..... I didnt get the PM from the OP till this morning even though he sent it last night at 6:38 pm not sure if it would have mattered though :sad:



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2011
    All good not your fault Snow. Something like that doesn't last long. I just hope the person that got them will take care of them and not treat them like crap.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited November 2011
    They will probably pull some of the drivers out and put them in the truck. :eek:
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited November 2011
    They'll be on here asking how to hook it up because it isn't a simple plug and play system OR they'll want to know how to replace the sub drivers because they blew the drivers by plugging directly into the SRT sub amps instead of using the SRT controller.:eek: Either that or they'll just use it as a stereo system without SDA and never know what they're missing.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2011
    I'm guessing they'll be for sale soon.
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