ID speakers?

unc2701
unc2701 Posts: 3,587
edited January 2014 in Speakers
See pic. I'll probably get to find out in person later this week, but there's a foreclosure house I'm checking out with a "$40k home theater"...

Can't place them myself, but part of the fun on this thread is that I can report back the final answer (and we can see how much the price on these got inflated).

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Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited January 2014
    My best guess is Madrid Audio or Dresden Acoustics!
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,104
    edited January 2014
    How do you spend $40K on a home theatre and not have a theatre like in Zombieland?
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited January 2014
    After looking closer, I think they may be Bowers & Wilkinson...

    Or, maybe Pold Audio. ;-)
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2014
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    My best guess is Madrid Audio or Dresden Acoustics!

    Well played, sir! If the cabinets turn out to be chromed plastic, you'll be the winner.
    xjghost wrote: »
    How do you spend $40K on a home theatre and not have a theatre like in Zombieland?

    These people appear to have had more money than brains. Well, credit cards in this case. Installer charges aren't cheap, you pay MSRP on everything and your money doesn't go nearly as far. But yes, for $40k, I could do a hell of a lot better than pictured.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2014
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    After looking closer, I think they may be Bowers & Wilkinson...

    Or, maybe Pold Audio. ;-)

    Nah, look at the shape. Gotta be Diff Tec... (Although the tweeter on top might suggest Boston & Wilkinson...)
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2014
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    After looking closer, I think they may be Bowers & Wilkinson...

    Or, maybe Pold Audio. ;-)

    Turns out that they're actually Bowers & Wilkins: XT4 towers, XTC center (and the matching surrounds might have been there at some point). Powered with a Rotel 1075+ Rotel 1068 prepro. So, even with MRSP and a healthy installation charge, that's still just $10k. People are so full of crap.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,104
    edited January 2014
    unc2701 wrote: »
    Turns out that they're actually Bowers & Wilkins: XT4 towers, XTC center (and the matching surrounds might have been there at some point). Powered with a Rotel 1075+ Rotel 1068 prepro. So, even with MRSP and a healthy installation charge, that's still just $10k. People are so full of crap.

    Yea it's called sales! Got to blow it up some.
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited January 2014
    Maybe they included the price of the couch... and the hardwood floor... and the sheetrock... and the 12/2 wire in the walls... and the bay windows...and maybe, just maybe that's a Vidikron TV.
    Display: LG 47" LCD | AVR: Marantz SR5005 | BD: Panasonic BDT-210 | CD/SACD: Oppo 980 |
    Amps: Rotel RB-990bx | Marantz MA-500 | Speakers: Totem Mite : Totem Mite-C : RC60i | Sub: HSU VTF-2 MKIV

    HK AVR635 | Polk R30 | Sony DVD/SACD Player
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited January 2014
    drummer86 wrote: »
    Maybe they included the price of the couch... and the hardwood floor... and the sheetrock... and the 12/2 wire in the walls... and the bay windows...and maybe, just maybe that's a Vidikron TV.

    The thought crossed my mind, but it was all the original construction (there was an attic on the 3rd floor that was finished... but it wasn't wired). I think this is a simple case of some shiny speakers and heavy gear that someone wildly inflated the price on. I do have to wonder why they didn't take it with them, though... even at used prices, that's about $3k of gear sitting in an empty house. The owner could have walked off with it w/o the bank knowing.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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