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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,399
    edited August 2013
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Game Set and Match I say lmao, thats some champion detective skills right there ohhhhh expensive Levinson, Krell, or McIntosh gear I have owned ohhhhhhhhhhhh

    Lmao!! I really don't know if there is any come back from that, I mean how can you post again after that :cheesygrin:

    You keep finding a way...:razz::biggrin: Lol... J/K there PFB.

    I really wanted to give this the benefit of the doubt, as eveidenced by my very first post in this debacle of a thread. It was when he began his offensive on a few members here and the forum itself as a group that I was done.
    Hello all! I wanted to give a quick introduction for myself, and this sub-forum is the perfect place to do that.

    My name is Mark and I'm 26 years old, born and raised in Iowa and now currently live in Anchorage, Alaska. Up until this point in my life I've been happy with the junk of todays electronics and MP3's, but have been shown the light by a co-worker that has nothing better to do than harrass me about audio gear for 12 hours a day. I've been on the hunt for some vintage audio gear around Anchorage, and think I have a decent start. What I've ended up with is;
    Amazing how even the smallest of lies can be detected by our very own Sherlock Jesse.

    Good catch there brother!
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,720
    edited August 2013
    Well, it's nice to know there's at least one Prez that knows up from down. A lot more, to be sure, but I'm willing to settle just for that about now.
    Sal Palooza
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    ...lets be honest...who associates Polk with high end audiophiles?

    I'm thinking of adding the above to my sig. I can't decide whether it would make more impact before or after the quote from that Audio Asylum fellow.:cool:
    SHOKDU wrote:
    Dollar for dollar, watt for watt, these things sound as good or better than any expensive Levinson, Krell, or McIntosh gear I have owned.
    F1nut wrote: »
    Oh really!?!
    SHOKDU, via AudioKarma wrote:
    06-29-2012, 10:20 PM
    SHOKDU
    AK Member
    Join Date: Jun 2012
    Location: Anchorage, AK
    Posts: 78

    New to AK, from AK (Alaska)

    Hello all! I wanted to give a quick introduction for myself, and this sub-forum is the perfect place to do that.

    My name is Mark and I'm 26 years old, born and raised in Iowa and now currently live in Anchorage, Alaska. Up until this point in my life I've been happy with the junk of todays electronics and MP3's, but have been shown the light by a co-worker that has nothing better to do than harrass me about audio gear for 12 hours a day. I've been on the hunt for some vintage audio gear around Anchorage, and think I have a decent start. What I've ended up with is;

    Well, that AK post is a little over a year old, so maybe he did own some expensive Levinson, Krell, or McIntosh gear between then and now. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.

    Does that happen a lot? I mean, going from the likes of Levinson, Krell and McIntosh to Emotiva?:wink:
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    Yeah, he's a real champ.

    The post is accurate, up until that day I had regressed to junk electronics and MP3's. Coworker brought in a Colorfly C4 and some Ultrasone Pro 900's and reintroduced me to hifi. I then started working on my meager collection of vintage, and new hifi gear again.

    I'm not concerned if you guys believe me or not, I've got no reason to impress any of you at all. Go ahead, sleuth out the internet...you must be really impressed with me if you have all this time to devote to piecing information together about me. I'm kind of flattered.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    That's just the thing, we're not impressed in the least.
    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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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    Anyway, nice meeting you all. It's time for me to go about my day. I won't be returning to this thread, so you all are free to flame me as much as you like. See you around.

    I have a rather inquisitive nature. I hope you don't mind indulging me, but I'm curious as to why you returned to this thread.
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    Yeah, he's a real champ.

    The post is accurate, up until that day I had regressed to junk electronics and MP3's. Coworker brought in a Colorfly C4 and some Ultrasone Pro 900's and reintroduced me to hifi. I then started working on my meager collection of vintage, and new hifi gear again.

    I'm not concerned if you guys believe me or not, I've got no reason to impress any of you at all. Go ahead, sleuth out the internet...you must be really impressed with me if you have all this time to devote to piecing information together about me. I'm kind of flattered.

    So you actually did go from Levinson, Krell, and McIntosh to Emotiva?

    This is a general question to the forum: The subscribed thread notification feature is still not working for me. Has it come back for any of you?
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    This is a general question to the forum: The subscribed thread notification feature is still not working for me. Has it come back for any of you?

    No, damn it!

    I saw that slacker Patrick C. lurking earlier today and thought maybe he came back, so I send him a PM. The effer ignored me. :lol:
    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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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU....When you said you were not returning to this thread. You should have done just that. You must realize by now that BS is not gonna fly here. You should also realize when you are around an audience that knows more than you think you do. Not saying that I fit in this category by any means...but you are around dudes that eat and sleep audio and have been around the block many many times with very high end gear.

    When you come to a forum touting Emo as the end all gear, insult members that collect/love Polk Audio speakers etc. Then get all butt-hurt and play the victim you must accept and expect black lash. Why the hell are you here? You should turn down the volume knob and listen more.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,720
    edited August 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Attachment not found.

    They say "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words". That would apply here, IMO.

    BTW: If I could fit that pic in my sig, I would. :biggrin: AWESOME

    There's a whole boatload of info on this forum. No, make that an ARMADA of info. A person can/will learn a lot in a relatively short amount of time.
    But to go from mp3 and "junk" electronics to Krell and Levinson and then "upward" to Emotiva in 1 short year is kind of ..... unusual ? Unique ?

    Impossible ?
    Sal Palooza
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,399
    edited August 2013
    Lurker trying to contribute!


    At least he told the truth on that... I haven't laughed so much reading a thread in a long time.:biggrin::twisted:

    I am beginning to think that this guy and cheezy are somehow related, maybe even one and the same.
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2013
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    But to go from mp3 and "junk" electronics to Krell and Levinson and then "upward" to Emotiva in 1 short year is kind of ..... unusual ? Unique ?

    Impossible ?

    If he says he went from junk/mp3 to Krell/Levinson/McIntosh to Emotiva in the span of a year, I'll take him at his word. I would just like to know his evaluation procedure.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2013
    And to top it off, your hearing gets "progressively" worse as you "age". So that some of us just can't hear what a 20 something can and yet we persist? So how is this for a "paradox": by the time you realize everything you should be "hearing" you no can no longer hear it? We're engaged in a musical version of Sisyphus, I'm afraid.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,040
    edited August 2013
    Yep, youth is def wasted on the young!
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
    Parasound HCA1500A(indoor sound) and HCA1000(outdoor sound), Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Marantz UD7007, Polk L600, Rythmik L12 sub.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    And to top it off, your hearing gets "progressively" worse as you "age". So that some of us just can't hear what a 20 something can and yet we persist?

    Fortunately, it is mostly high frequency hearing that is affected with age, whereas most music and vocals are in the midrange.
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited August 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    And to top it off, your hearing gets "progressively" worse as you "age". So that some of us just can't hear what a 20 something can and yet we persist? So how is this for a "paradox": by the time you realize everything you should be "hearing" you no can no longer hear it? We're engaged in a musical version of Sisyphus, I'm afraid.

    cnh

    Now that I'm approaching "old geezer" stature, I've adopted my late father's approach: As we get older we get to have "convenient" hearing, which simply means we have discretion about what we chose to hear. :wink:

    It's easy these days not to want to hear so much of the pure noise that surrounds us. Thank God for great sounding audio systems!
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    I must admit, the emo cat pictures had me laughing pretty hard. As for the rest of this thread, I have no use for it and no more time for bickering.

    Oh, and for the person wondering why I returned to this thread...I guess that this would be a case of "curiosity killed the cat"...the Emo cat that is...
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    I must admit, the emo cat pictures had me laughing pretty hard. As for the rest of this thread, I have no use for it and no more time for bickering.

    Oh, and for the person wondering why I returned to this thread...I guess that this would be a case of "curiosity killed the cat"...the Emo cat that is...

    I hope you will return one more time to tell us your audio evaluation procedure that facilitated you going from
    junk/mp3--->Krell/Levinson/McIntosh--->Emotiva.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    Bankruptcy, it does wonders.
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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    and it wasn't quite that way, more like krell/levinson/mcintosh---junk/mp3 (bankruptcy)---emotiva.
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited August 2013
    ^ This.... Go ahead and feel free to include model numbers, any system pics and reviews of said equipment you've gone through before you found the holy grail of Emotiva.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2013
    Give it a "rest" boys. Time for "other" things, it's Friday!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    Why provide pics, reviews, models, etc? So you guys can belittle me, and try to discredit anything I say. No thanks, I've got much more important things going on.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,279
    edited August 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    Give it a "rest" boys. Time for "other" things, it's Friday!

    cnh

    I agree, we don't bash others when all they can afford are monitor 70's. Crap happens and as long as he is happy who f'ing cares. He was a lil' insulting but who hasn't been on both sides of the sword at one time or another.
    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

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote:
    I work in very tight variable speed drives for a living
    SHOKDU wrote:
    I work for an oilfield company as a service technician. Some of the time job requires me to solder, but it's on much larger components than PCB's, and sometimes small gauge wires...but not on PCB's. My job also requires me to troubleshoot electrical circuits...

    Is the first the same as the second because somehow they seem different.
    Bankruptcy, it does wonders.

    So, you had to sell all that expensive audio gear, but kept the guns and the Cummins Dodge?
    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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    Why provide pics, reviews, models, etc? So you guys can belittle me, and try to discredit anything I say. No thanks, I've got much more important things going on.

    Well, it would certainly help your credibility, which right now is below zero. You know it's funny, but there appears to be no mention of any high end gear by you on any audio forum while you "owned" it. Did you post under a different user name at that time?
    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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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited August 2013
    So where at in Alaska are you Shokdu?



    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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    Says he's in Anchorage.
    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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  • SHOKDU
    SHOKDU Posts: 47
    edited August 2013
    Variable speed drives are full of PCB's, IGBT's, transformers, relays, switches, etc. Part of my job function is servicing those drives, troubleshooting circuits and parts, identifying "bad" parts of the circuit, repairing those pieces, and making the VSD functional again. The other part of my job is essentially being a reservoir engineer.

    F1, I will give no more explination of anything to you. At this point, I don't care about my credibility here, I'm done trying to straighten this out. It's time for you, me, everyone to move on. This is a serious waste of time, and this witch hunt is ridiculous.

    I live near Anchorage, but I travel all over working in different oilfields up here.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    SHOKDU wrote: »
    At this point, I don't care about my credibility here, I'm done trying to straighten this out. It's time for you, me, everyone to move on.

    I still hope you explain how and why you came up with those speaker cable specifications you mentioned in the other thread.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,525
    edited August 2013
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I still hope you explain how and why you came up with those speaker cable specifications you mentioned in the other thread.

    Not to mention the speakers they were attached to and how the binding posts were able to support #4 solid copper.
    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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