What are some of your favorite gear that has been given to you?

Joey Ward
Joey Ward Posts: 120
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Denon DE-70 Equalizer
Polk Audio Monitor 5jr+ speakers
Pioneer HPM-900 speakers
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Given to me?
    Rotel RP-2500 TT.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,701
    SDA SRS
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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  • Sci-fi Polk Guy
    Sci-fi Polk Guy Posts: 194
    I haven't been given any gear yet, but a 1.5 meter pair of Kimber Kable Hero ICs would make a nice early Christmas present!!
    Paradigm 11seMkIII mains, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Paradigm CC 450 center, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Polk Audio RTi6 surrounds
    Paradigm SE sub
    Sony BDP S5100 blu-ray player
    Panasonic 50" plasma
    Yamaha RX A1000 receiver
    Parasound HCA 1205A amp
    Audioquest Evergreen IC's
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    RTA 12B's. Won a Karma right here...
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  • Joey Ward
    Joey Ward Posts: 120
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    I haven't been given any gear yet, but a 1.5 meter pair of Kimber Kable Hero ICs would make a nice early Christmas present!!

    Perhaps lf your a good boy Santa will drop off a pair, any thing else?
    Cheers,
    Santa :)
    Joey Ward
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    A pair of Vandersteen 1's from local Craigslist.
    The owner, who I had never met before, wanted to give them to me for free. Since it was Friday, I finally talked him into accepting $50 cash to take his family to a fish fry (a Wisconsin tradition).
    He had just purchased new Vandersteen 1's, and the old ones had a bad woofer surround. I took them home and repaired the separated woofer surround with some black silicone automotive trim adhesive. Sounded great, used them for years. I actually preferred them to my Vandy 2's.
    Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • Sci-fi Polk Guy
    Sci-fi Polk Guy Posts: 194
    edited February 2015
    Joey Ward wrote: »
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    I haven't been given any gear yet, but a 1.5 meter pair of Kimber Kable Hero ICs would make a nice early Christmas present!!

    Perhaps lf your a good boy Santa will drop off a pair, any thing else?
    Cheers,
    Santa :)
    Yeah. An additional single 1.5 meter Kimber Kable Hero IC, a pair of Paradigm Studio 60 v.5's, a Paradigm CC-590, a Parasound Halo A51,an SVS PC-12 Plus subwoofer, three 8 foot runs of Kimber Kable 8tc w/Ultraplate bananas, three pairs of Kimber Kable 8tc jumpers, and an OPPO BDP 103D. And, 4 1.5m PS Audio Perfectwave and 2 1.5m Jewel power cables and a Dectet power center for my electronic gear. Santa, I've been a very,very good boy. When you deliver my stuff, and after it's all set up, maybe you and I can sit down a spell and enjoy some nice tunes and some good food!
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    Paradigm 11seMkIII mains, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Paradigm CC 450 center, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Polk Audio RTi6 surrounds
    Paradigm SE sub
    Sony BDP S5100 blu-ray player
    Panasonic 50" plasma
    Yamaha RX A1000 receiver
    Parasound HCA 1205A amp
    Audioquest Evergreen IC's
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    A NAD CD player from my brother, that I gave to friend Mario at work after I got my Marantz SACD player.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,650
    When I was in HS, my uncle upgraded his 2 channel rig to a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls.
    He gave me his Bolivar Speaker Works Model 18s. Those paired with a Yamaha CR-620 I picked up for the princely sum of $5 at a garage sale was my first foray into "hi-fi". I was smitten from then on.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • Joey Ward
    Joey Ward Posts: 120
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    Joey Ward wrote: »
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    I haven't been given any gear yet, but a 1.5 meter pair of Kimber Kable Hero ICs would make a nice early Christmas present!!

    Perhaps lf your a good boy Santa will drop off a pair, any thing else?
    Cheers,
    Santa :)
    Yeah. An additional single 1.5 meter Kimber Kable Hero IC, a pair of Paradigm Studio 60 v.5's, a Paradigm CC-590, a Parasound Halo A51,an SVS PC-12 Plus subwoofer, three 8 foot runs of Kimber Kable 8tc w/Ultraplate bananas, three pairs of Kimber Kable 8tc jumpers, and an OPPO BDP 103D. And, 4 1.5m PS Audio Perfectwave and 2 1.5m Jewel power cables and a Dectet power center for my electronic gear. Santa, I've been a very,very good boy. When you deliver my stuff, and after it's all set up, maybe you and I can sit down a spell and enjoy some nice tunes and some good food!
    Set up the Christmas tree and I will see you in December. As for the OPPO BDP-103D, I see you have the Sony BDP-S5100, lets not be greedy now. Santa has a OPPO 970H and Mrs. Claus can live with it.

    Be Good Sci-fI Polk Kinda Guy,
    Mr. and Mrs. Claus
    LOL


    Joey Ward
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  • Sci-fi Polk Guy
    Sci-fi Polk Guy Posts: 194
    Joey Ward wrote: »
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    Joey Ward wrote: »
    Sci-fi Polk Guy wrote: »
    I haven't been given any gear yet, but a 1.5 meter pair of Kimber Kable Hero ICs would make a nice early Christmas present!!

    Perhaps lf your a good boy Santa will drop off a pair, any thing else?
    Cheers,
    Santa :)
    Yeah. An additional single 1.5 meter Kimber Kable Hero IC, a pair of Paradigm Studio 60 v.5's, a Paradigm CC-590, a Parasound Halo A51,an SVS PC-12 Plus subwoofer, three 8 foot runs of Kimber Kable 8tc w/Ultraplate bananas, three pairs of Kimber Kable 8tc jumpers, and an OPPO BDP 103D. And, 4 1.5m PS Audio Perfectwave and 2 1.5m Jewel power cables and a Dectet power center for my electronic gear. Santa, I've been a very,very good boy. When you deliver my stuff, and after it's all set up, maybe you and I can sit down a spell and enjoy some nice tunes and some good food!
    Set up the Christmas tree and I will see you in December. As for the OPPO BDP-103D, I see you have the Sony BDP-S5100, lets not be greedy now. Santa has a OPPO 970H and Mrs. Claus can live with it.

    Be Good Sci-fI Polk Kinda Guy,
    Mr. and Mrs. Claus
    LOL

    Okay, I won't be greedy. Bring your Mrs. with you, and she and my Mrs. can chit chat while we enjoy the tunes. But, if the Mrs.'s want to, they can join us. (BTW, I would prefer the Paradigm speakers in black ash. If that's not available, rosenut will do. Actually, ANY color will do. Lastly, I have the all of the Lord of the Rings trilogy extended version in blu-ray. We could have a LOTR marathon!!)

    Paradigm 11seMkIII mains, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Paradigm CC 450 center, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Polk Audio RTi6 surrounds
    Paradigm SE sub
    Sony BDP S5100 blu-ray player
    Panasonic 50" plasma
    Yamaha RX A1000 receiver
    Parasound HCA 1205A amp
    Audioquest Evergreen IC's
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,472
    Only one thing has ever been given to me concerning audio, well, two. An SDA cable from a Karma thread. My favorite? My wife putting up with it for so many years...
    Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    smglbrth wrote: »
    Only one thing has ever been given to me concerning audio, well, two. An SDA cable from a Karma thread. My favorite? My wife putting up with it for so many years...

    Amen brother...

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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    smglbrth wrote: »
    Only one thing has ever been given to me concerning audio, well, two. An SDA cable from a Karma thread. My favorite? My wife putting up with it for so many years...

    ^^^^^^ This.
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    smglbrth wrote: »
    Only one thing has ever been given to me concerning audio, well, two. An SDA cable from a Karma thread. My favorite? My wife putting up with it for so many years...

    Yes and yes on the Wifey thing. <3
    Fact is she found me a lil polk powered sub today at a thrift store.
    Although she did buy it, technically she did give it to me.

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    ken brydson wrote: »
    RTA 12B's. Won a Karma right here...
    I remember that.

    How do you like them? Better than the 8T's?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Here is the lil sub she got. Also got this old polaroid camera for the daughter. Which now I can't get the cover to close... :s4bf5fba173fy.jpg

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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    The little bottle of "scratch" cleaner was inside the sub rolling around.
    Never found that before inside any equipment.
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    Gifted to me from Pumpkinman is my NAD 1020a pre/amp. Far exceeds the 2 Onkyos I went through and can't be happier w/ the performance. Just one little feature is missing A remote,I'm one lazy dude and to change inputs well I have pick my **** up and do it. The grey device is the NADsf2gm4dxc5cg.jpg
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    Nightfall wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »
    RTA 12B's. Won a Karma right here...
    I remember that.

    How do you like them? Better than the 8T's?

    Better is subjective. The 12's may be too big for my office. The 8T's seem a bit more "coherent" if that makes sense. Plus running off my 2252B may not be helping my 12B experience.

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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    My uncle gave me an old Fisher integrated when I was in high school. I had that thing through the beginning of college. I used to rock the dorm room with it...even got a warning from the RA a couple of times. I only had a single speaker that I got for free from someone...I don't remember who.

    By '86-'87Junior year my folks gave me a JC Penney's MCS rack system with some Marantz speakers. This was first CD player and I was ecstatic to say the least. I went to the record store and bought my first CD, Chick Corea Elektric Band, "Light Years." I used to love going to the used record /CD store on Grand River Ave right off the Mich State Univ campus. Those were good times.
    2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    Man, nobody gives me shite. lol Anyone have a pre amp in the closet they want to hand out ? ;)
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    Anybody have an A21 to hand out!

    The only HT gear that was given to me was last Christmas my mommy gave me a 60" Samsung TV... guess she was trying to make up for all the years she treated her middle child like Charlie Brown.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
    Family Room:LG QNED80 75", Onkyo RZ50 Emotiva XPA3 GEN3 Oppo BDP-93,Sony UBP-X800BM. Main: Polk LsiM 705Center: Polk LSiM 704CFront High/Rear High In-Ceiling Polk 80F/X RT Surrounds: Polk S15 Sub: HSU VTF3-MK5
    Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
    Working Warehouse; Yamaha A-S301, Sony DVP-NS3100ES for disc Plok TSX550T SVS PB2000 Mini tower PC with 400GB of music
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    edited February 2015
    Right after college I was gifted a Carver Sonic Holography Generator and a Marantz 2250 from a buddy. When I finally "upgraded" to a modern JVC receiver/system, I re-gifted them to a different college buddy who had no stereo at the time. He just tossed them when he was done. I still kick myself for letting that Marantz go.
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I've never been given any stereo equipment. I've given stuff away. Gave a friend a Def Tech sub and another a Yammie RX-V667 and another a pair of Monitor 4's. Maybe it will come back someday.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    By FAR Voltz sending this to me:

    Pro-Ject Audio - Phono Box MM - MM Phono Pre-amplifier - Black

    Dead quiet and neutral enough not to impart a sonic signature of its own.
    2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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