You wont believe this!!

TrappedUnder Ice
TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Went into sams yesterday with the family...and by the electronics . they had 4 huge boxes with Polk home theater systems in them...for $999.000- tried to find a model #..but nothing correlated with the stuff I've seen on the website>

It had the reciever, sub, mains,sats and center- and the boxes were in perfect shape (if you shope at sams ..you know what i'm getting at here)... but I could not believe what I was seeing.

right next to the POS kenwood HTIB system (sorry kenwood lovers)...


never thought I'd see polks at sams...\


:rolleyes:
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited December 2001
    you're right, i don't believe you. it can't be!!! totally contradictory to the LSi line, man, i can see to appealling to most markets, but sam's? c'mon, that is getting pretty low polk...
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  • Micah Cohen
    Micah Cohen Posts: 2,022
    edited December 2001
    I just found about about this, too, amazingly enough.

    According to Inside Sales, this is called the RMDS3.

    The RMDS3 is a unit consisting of RM6200 satellite 5-packs optimized to work with the RMDS1 preamp/processor & sub-based amplifier. "So essentially is it very similar to the original RMDS1." It is being sold exclusively to certain clubs (Price Clubs, Sams Clubs, etc.). There are only 500 units of this type in existence and none to be made or sold in the future.

    Whatdayaknowboutthat?

    MC
    ultramicah@yahoo.com

    "There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight." - Lon Chaney
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited December 2001
    marketing department, huh?

    Where were you on that one, Sherlock??

    No friggin wonder that the only place other than CC around Charleston that caries Polk is some half **** car audio place at Radio Shack.


    Troy

    Just hackin on ya MC
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Micah Cohen
    Micah Cohen Posts: 2,022
    edited December 2001
    marketing department, huh?
    Hey, I am on the bottom rung down here, man. Cut me some slack. :p

    MC
    ultramicah@yahoo.com

    "There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight." - Lon Chaney
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited December 2001
    Micah...that is the model # I saw.... did not ring a bell...thats why I kind of brought it up.... too bad they did not put them next too the bose...heheheh....:eek:
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  • rtalk
    rtalk Posts: 1
    edited December 2001
    I bought the RMDS3 system. I can say that it is awesome and only $999.

    If you don't mind the smaller satellite speakers, it's an inexpensive way to get a nice integrated Polk System. I'm really happy with it.

    Robert:)
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,204
    edited December 2001
    why not take the new lsi line to Sam's club,hook them up to that great Kenwood recever for 199.99 and here that go.O wait the new lsi are 4ohm load,darn gonna have to wait untill you get them home to here them go.
    Buy them on faith...great way to go,Its christmas time,suprise is the way to go.

    Fry's and CC are waiting as well.I tink Kmart is getting them in a well.Didn't I see them in the checkout line at Amce food store???
    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Rudysnyder
    Rudysnyder Posts: 8
    edited September 2002
    I have one of the RMDS-3 systems, and I need a new DB25 cable that hooks from the preamp to the subwoofer. Can it be a printer cable or is there something special about the Polk supplied cable?
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  • jrausch
    jrausch Posts: 510
    edited September 2002
    Well ****, I still like my Polks.
    "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited September 2002
    I like the fact that the Polk Sales force is taking advantage of established distribution lines.

    WaytagoS&M!

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited September 2002
    If you really, really want a true feeling of rareness, exclusivity, and audio esoterica from owning a Polk product, you are going to have to get into SDA's. These are available for demo (with appropriate setup and electronics) at selected SDA cultist's homes. If you are not within reasonable driving distance of a cultist, and you are the the type who does not mind buying on faith, then you should know that SDA's pop up every now and then on Ebay and Audiogon, mainly due to falling victim to the dreaded "Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF)". Happy hunting.;)

    I should warn you though, that most cultists are rather secretive about their exact location which makes arranging a demo somewhat difficult. Arranging a sale is even more difficult, as most cultists are only willing to sell their SDA's to other cultists. :lol:
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,762
    edited September 2002
    Truer words were never spoken. :cool:
    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 September 2002
    That's alright. After you cultists drink your magic punch to prepare for the journey I'll raid your estate sales.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,762
    edited September 2002
    But remember, you're on the short bus!
    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 September 2002
    The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round.....
    Make it Funky! :)
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