Polkie of the Year!

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2012
    You are an excellent choice Raife! Congratulations for your Polkie of the year awards! Congratulations also to Jesse, Mark, and Russ for their awards. I wish I could have been there to meet you guys, but I didn't have enough time off for the Polk fest AND my brother's wedding. Next year, perhaps.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,224
    edited September 2012
    Well deserved for sure for everyone involved!!!


    Congrats!!!!!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2012
    Congrats DK!
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited September 2012
    Congrats DK, I hope you're not as grouchy as the last POTY. :twisted:
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2012
    All those smarts paid off. Congrats Ray.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited September 2012
    Man, nobody can object this selection. DK is definitely the most deserved CP member for this award. Congrats!!!
    Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited September 2012
    very well deserved DK, congrats!
    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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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2012
    I can think of a more deserving member. Congrats bud!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited September 2012
    Good choice! Congratulations, DK!
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited September 2012
    Face wrote: »
    I can think of a more deserving member. Congrats bud!

    Kinda rough, dontcha think? :razz:

    Congrats, Raife! You've earned it.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2012
    Congratulations Raife it is well deserved.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited September 2012
    Congratulations DK ! And a round of drinks to F1nut,Doro, and Russ, you guys are the greatest and thank you all_ for everything you bring to us here at CP.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited September 2012
    I agree totally!:cheesygrin:Lots of good usable interesting information!
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    Congrats DarqueKnight!! You deserve that award for all your informative how to posts. Can't think of anyone who deserves it more.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • unclebiskabobka
    unclebiskabobka Posts: 109
    edited September 2012
    Congrats! I've always learned a lot from his posts!
    TV - LG 42" LED
    Receiver - Pioneer VSX-521
    Front speakers - Polk Monitor 40's Series II
    Center - Polk Monitor CS1 Series II
    Surround - Polk Audio OWM3
    Subwoofer - JBL L8400P


    "I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water."
    ~Ray Charles~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,770
    edited September 2012
    Congratulations!
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited September 2012
    Thanks guys...and thanks Polk Audio.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited September 2012
    Raife, couldn't have gone to a more deserving person. Thank you for all you do!
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,080
    edited September 2012
    Well deserved. Good job!
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited September 2012
    Congrats dude!
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited September 2012
    Congrats DK, I always look forward to your informative posts. Well deserved.

    _____________________________________________________________________________________
    AVR: Denon AVR-3805, AMP: Parasound Model 2250, Front: Polk RTIA7, Center: Polk CSIA6, Surrounds: Polk FXIA6, Sub: Polk DSW PRO660WI
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    Ethernet Filter: GigaFOILv4 with Keces P3 LPS
    Source: Roon via ethernet to DAC interface
    DAC: Bricasti M1SE
    Pre/Pro: Marantz AV8805
    Tube Preamp Buffer: Tortuga TPB.V1
    Amp1: Nord One NC1200DM Signature, Amp2: W4S MC-5, AMP3: W4S MMC-7
    Front: Salk SoundScape 8's, Center: Salk SoundScape C7
    Surround: Polk FXIA6, Surround Back: Polk RTIA9, Atmos: Polk 70-RT
    Subs: 2 - Rythmik F25's
    IC & Speaker Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, Signal Cable
    Power Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, PS Audio
    Room Treatments: GIK Acoustics
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited September 2012
    Congrats ....... !!!!!!! You da man ......
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  • JayCee
    JayCee Posts: 1,500
    edited September 2012
    Congratulations! It was a real pleasure to meet you during PF. POY...well deserved!!!
    ➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2012
    Congats Raife, well deserved and about time.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2012
    This wasn't a hard or lengthy discussion with Polk when Al brought it up on the phone....there's not a soul on the board that's done more or sacrificed more personal endeavor to simply give something back to us lowly Polkies. It's always nice to know that your name will always be attached to work on stickies and historically significant threads. Great job Raife :mrgreen:

    Mark
    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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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2012
    Raife, "You Sir Are The Man"!
    No doubt in my mind!
    I would trust your word more than most (Ever hear about that "you can't believe everything
    you hear on the internet thing?)?
    Not sure?
    I pretty much believe everything I read on the NET! Yeah...........Right!!!!!!!!!!:lol:
    You, sir are the "ONLY" person I would EVER BELIEVE ASIDE from the BS I read on the net!

    You have answered every question I have ever asked, and quicker than I could have ever imagined!
    I hope you are on the ballot come November!
    Just saying..........talked with many members.......many times.............and I think you could do better!:eek::razz::lol:
    Testing
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2012
    Thanks and Congrats Ray, This forum owes you a debt of gratitude.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,008
    edited September 2012
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Congrats DK and to all the other Polkies who make this all possible. You guys Rock!



    Al (left) DK (right)




    Here's my copy and you can't have it! na-na-nah-poo-poo!!!!

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    Now if this can be altered and remove the SDA book, this is what Sal's face looked like when he saw Doro in his chaps!

    Now to the DK, congrats!!!
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited September 2012
    Congratulations DK, But I have to say with all you've contributed to this forum over the years it should have been "Polkie of the Millennium" or "Polkie till the end of time" :smile:
    “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,717
    edited September 2012
    Well deserved, DK. Your thoroughly researched reviews and projects are always a pleasure to read. Don't think I've ever mentioned it, but "Thanks".

    The other gentlemen others have mentioned, Al, F1, Doro, and Russman, certainly must do a lot behind the scenes to keep this cavalcade of calamity on the tracks, somewhat organized, and moving in a positive direction. Not an easy job, but they do well, especially considering the folks they have to deal with. :redface: Nice work too, gentlemen.
    Sal Palooza
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited September 2012
    The damn title should be retired.

    There are a hell of a lot of knowledgable, helpful folks here, but has anyone even come close to reaching the bar this guy has set?

    By the way, i always assumed raife was ****, no smear or insult, its just that his place is soooo clean, sooooo well appointed with classy art, coolest furnishings.

    Then one day i remember him posting about a conversation he had with his dad about figuring out girls, and how they think, how to go about having relationships with them.

    Either way, you are the polkie of the decade in my book.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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