Salvaging Pictures From Old Forum
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I had a master plan allowing everyone to retrieve important pictures from the old forum, in case they no longer had copies on their computer, using the Internet Archive. Unfortunately, every thread I have tried isn't retrievable. You can go back to a certain date to retrieve. Maybe someone else will have more luck than I did.
http://web.archive.org/web/20140712161821/http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/
http://web.archive.org/web/20140712161821/http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/
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Why care if Polk doesn't? It's their loss, not ours. If they really cared, they would have made it happen and they didn't. It was their choice to let the archived stuff go.HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
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Dennis Gardner wrote: »Why care if Polk doesn't? It's their loss, not ours. If they really cared, they would have made it happen and they didn't. It was their choice to let the archived stuff go.
I as well as several others care a lot. There was a huge wealth of information on there with photos. It will be a shame if all of it remains lost.
I am sure several of us will give up and leave it they don't do something about it.
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OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
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Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
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RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
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PSW 404 -
Admin's absence during this is the real indicator....They hired a migrator, not a moderator.HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable -
I don't know if all pics are fixed, but I just went back to the old thread where I could not get the pictures to work a few days ago, and lo and behold they are there. Also checked the schematics files in the Vintage Speakers section, and they now work rather than trying to make you download a file with a gibberish extension.
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It will come around. They couldn't migrate everything overnight and have it work turnkey. I think that what is missing is some periodic updates on what issues are being dealt with. I am sure that its a big job. The one thing that always goes away with software upgrades is the comfort zone.HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable -
Dennis Gardner wrote: »Why care if Polk doesn't? It's their loss, not ours. If they really cared, they would have made it happen and they didn't. It was their choice to let the archived stuff go.
There was a huge wealth of information on there with photos. It will be a shame if all of it remains lost.
It would sure be a shame to lose all of Rick88's wealth of "information and photos" from past posts!
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Dennis Gardner wrote: »Why care if Polk doesn't? It's their loss, not ours. If they really cared, they would have made it happen and they didn't. It was their choice to let the archived stuff go.
I as well as several others care a lot. There was a huge wealth of information on there with photos. It will be a shame if all of it remains lost.
I am sure several of us will give up and leave it they don't do something about it.
Agreed 110%... there are about a dozen long time contributors that surely know the new site is up that have just walked away.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 -
And more are following either forced or unforced. Sad really...
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Dennis Gardner wrote: »Why care if Polk doesn't? It's their loss, not ours. If they really cared, they would have made it happen and they didn't. It was their choice to let the archived stuff go.
I as well as several others care a lot. There was a huge wealth of information on there with photos. It will be a shame if all of it remains lost.
I am sure several of us will give up and leave it they don't do something about it.
Agreed 110%... there are about a dozen long time contributors that surely know the new site is up that have just walked away.
I know you are one that cares a lot too. I have learned so much on here and have improved my enjoyment of music a lot from you guys.
I truly hope they recover the info in some way!!
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Because of this place, and more importantly, the PEOPLE that made Club Polk what it is, I have built my system to what it is, constructed two of the coolest tube amps on the PLANET (if I do say so myself) restored a few pairs of vintage Polks and Magnepans... the list is endless actually. Polk was a place for audio brothers and the occasional sister or two, to hang out, learn, grow and HELP one another.
This version of the Polk Forum is a shell of what it was and what it could be again. This feels corporate, sterile, and passionless. This is not about the music anymore... I don't know what it is anymore, but for the past 6 months or so, all I see and hear about have nothing to do with audio, unless it comes from an I-pod or game console and headphones.
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 -
Sadly, at this point I think this is a futile endeavor.--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.
