God takes big things out of your life, and sometimes gives you some salve

scottyboy76
scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
edited April 2014 in The Clubhouse
I was not even thinking about purchases in audio, but thanks to fate,timing, and a great big bear of a friend, Steve,you know him as Dawgfish, something fell in my lap today.

I have had great success selling my guns, some jewelry, and some antiques to stash some money to get me through till i can do a cash out refi in 6 months.

Well, these became available at a once in a lifetime price, and they are as close to out of the box mint as you could hope for.

Dont get me wrong, Im still eating beanee weenee, and bologna sandwiches, but im listening to these.

Steve has some dynamat, hurricane nuts, and armaflex he is going to help me with, along with jumping the polyswitches, and a few spikes for the bottoms.

Im blown away by the sound, and my blessing, and while its bittersweet, because she is not here to experience it with me, its like salve.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited April 2014
    Very cool! Glad to see you back on the horse Scotty. :)
    --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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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited April 2014
    Nice 1C's Scott. They do look minty. Happy for you my friend.
    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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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited April 2014
    Enjoy the music Scott. As Mike said, we'll see our loved ones again. God bless, take care and enjoy the 1C's.
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    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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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited April 2014
    Awesome Scott nothin wrong with bologna sandwiches, mix in PBJ sandwiches, maybe some Mac and Cheese. Now grab that Rumours
    LP and crank it till it reaches the Heaven so Deb can here it :) You are blessed to have a friend such as Steve. I will have to call you in a couple of days to get your impressions, enjoy Scott.
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    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,675
    edited April 2014
    Congrats on your 1c's Scott. They look great & sure they sound very nice to. Enjoy them :)
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited April 2014
    Good friends are hard to come by anymore.
    Enjoy your speakers and your friendship.

    Dan
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited April 2014
    despite the fact that i'm very lucky to have to my wife and children in good health, I still find music to be a "salve" for my minor problems.

    I can only imagine the peace it can bring you with all that you and your family have been through.

    Enjoy the tunes my friend! You of all people know how important it is to enjoy all that life has to offer.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,138
    edited April 2014
    Wow that is fantastic!!! Good on you Dawg and congrats Scottyboy.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited April 2014
    Congrats Scotty. Nothing can replace her, but music can soothe the soul. Kudos to you Dawg!
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • astar13656
    astar13656 Posts: 164
    edited April 2014
    Beanee weanee's go great with SDA's!
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2014
    Believe me everyone the pleasure was all mine! Scott is a great friend and its always awesome hanging out with him! Those 1Cs are an absolutely perfect fit for Scotty's listening room and gear. They also look like they just came out of the box. They were definitely a great find.

    It's funny because Scott and I were betting how long it would be before someone mentioned doing the RDO-194 swap. Turns out I am the first one lol! Normally that would be the first mod I would recommend for vintage SDAs, but with Scott's equipment and listening environment the swap is not needed. There's not a trace of harshness in the treble with his setup. Top to bottom everything is perfectly balanced. That was really surprising to Scott and I with the hardwood floors, but all I can say is the rest of his room must be acoustically neutral to dead because it sounds absolutely perfect! Talk about some awesome synergy! Scott may still decide to do the RDO-194 swap in the future, but there is no glaring need to do so like is normally the case.

    I think he is going to be enjoying those for years to come and while it is true that Deb is not hear to enjoy them also, I know she is very happy for Scott and would want this for him. She may have been the one to arrange all of this for all we know!
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,901
    edited April 2014
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    Ain't friends great !!!
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