$3K preamp giveaway

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    So not only did we need to pick a good name, it has to clear the legal department. Sort of would have been nice to know that....lol.

    I guess Backer Labs - James Bond 007 is out of the running? :)

    I kid of course, that's not one I submitted. But I might have thought about the legal ramifications had I been aware.

    Hopefully once you get the contest sorted out maybe we can get the demo going.

    Thanks again

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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    now that gives me a better chance, my suggestions will pass the legal test. :D
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    "KickDrum" is one I wanted to submit...but I think the ones I sent were good one.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I guess Backer Labs - James Bond 007 is out of the running? :)

    I think it's a safe bet that any submissions with the company's name spelled wrong are out of the running! :p

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Using Chuck Norris results in instant death.....

    *typed by wife at mrbirons funneral*
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    BackertLabs wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Should get the show on the road here, if people want enough time to put it on their Christmas list.
    Yes you are right! We are under a rock until we get the contest winner sorted out... each name that we like turns out to have various legal problems so it's taking a lot of our time right now, but we will be done shortly.
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Will this and your other products be CSA approved?
    We have not yet submitted for CSA approval but we will have to if the product catches on and we begin selling into Canada, which would be awesome for us.

    Thanks guys, you know we audiophiles are an impatient crotchety bunch. :) Well I am anyway, the rest are just crotchety.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    I won!

    ...well, kinda. They chose the name I submitted but I didn't win the drawing against others who submitted the same name.

    I do, however, win a pair of Backert Labs coffee mugs.

    Cool contest and I do feel good about my naming skills. :smile: I told you all you were fighting for 2nd place.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    And what name pray tell was it you submitted?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    Yeah, what name won ? Don't see anything on their website.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Are those $3K coffee mugs? :D

    I also won, but due to the facility being obliterated by chuck norris, i'll have to suffice with a cordial "Good Game" across my tush.

    What name was chosen or do we have to wait for the formal announcement?
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    Did they make you sign a confidentiality agreement...lol.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    No, but my temple has a circular bruise after the conversation.....
    First time i've wept in a long time.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • BackertLabs
    BackertLabs Posts: 117
    The most-splendiferous name that agfrost submitted (along with two other names which were no slouches) was Rhumba... Victor from Lawrenceberg, IN was another entrant who submitted this name, and he won the grand prize. We are currently preparing to notify all who entered via email (which requires yours truly to master some email stuff that I haven't had to think about before). But the rules don't prevent us from announcing the results however we want, so you are the first to know. :) Our sincere thanks to all who entered!
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    edited October 2015
    Were you guys drinking when you decided on this name?


    JK, sounds good, good luck
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    Congrats to the winner.
    You guys seem to have gotten off to a good start here, hope now that this is over you stick around, too; the people on this forum generally embrace a well-made product, especially if the company that produces the product has some keyboard time here (ask the people over at SVS about that).
    And if you're serious about getting a demo going, so much the better. Good luck in your future endeavors!


    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Andy, this was a "splendiferous" opportunity to say the least. I will thank you and kindly ask that my 11 units be triple boxed... :p

    When is the Backert Labs "Friends and Family" 50% off sale? Maybe a B-stock section on your webpage. Momma won't let me spend that kind of money on anything unless it's another engagement ring. If that was the case, i could have done the Rhythm 1.1...

    Stick around, enjoy the company, the beer thread, and maybe even take a gander at the "cleavage" thread. Wowza!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    ...I thought I'd let the Backert folks spill the name in their own way/own time.

    I'm stopped weeping (mostly) by now.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Isn't Rhumba the name of an automated robot vacum sweeper?
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Isn't Rhumba the name of an automated robot vacum sweeper?

    Just thinking the same thing.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    It is Rumba, pronounced (room ba) I believe for the vacuum,
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    "Roomba" is the vacuum. Cuz' it sweeps the room, get it?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Weird, we have a software program called Rhumba on our computers....
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    Should have tried "Monster" something. Sure that would've worked out OK. :p
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    BackertLabs wrote: »
    The most-splendiferous name that agfrost submitted (along with two other names which were no slouches) was Rhumba...



    Not to offend, but it sounds like a vacuum cleaner.... >:)B)

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    Rhumba ???

    They legalize weed out there Andy ? LOL

    I'd rather have that face plate plain anyway, or maybe signed by the man himself. It's a nice looking piece as is.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    I'd tell ya what name I choose but I think I will save it for the next contest I don't win B)
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Rhumba, huh. I prefer Samba.. :)
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  • MrRoboT
    MrRoboT Posts: 39
    This comp would be great if a forum member won!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    MrRoboT wrote: »
    This comp would be great if a forum member won!

    It's great anyway, even if we didn't win a thing. Backert Labs was nice enough to include us, is sending Skip a demo piece, and possibly offering up a demo piece to float around between us here for those willing to participate.

    Andy at BL has been great, attentive and very generous. BL's is certainly going out of their way for us, and we appreciate that. The audio world could use more like them.
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  • BackertLabs
    BackertLabs Posts: 117
    Hey there guys,
    Well we definitely wish that everybody who submitted the winning name could have received a free unit! But it actually felt great giving the one unit away. Even though the process ended up being kind of hard for us, I definitely want to do this again for our next unit, which will probably be our phono preamp.
    Pho, no... pho, no....
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