Gauge of interest in Polk speaker demo program

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    erniejade wrote: »
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.

    At least a 50/50 chance of that, I'd say.
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  • aiconn
    aiconn Posts: 277
    erniejade wrote: »
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.

    I was thinking that should happen immediately.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    Jeepers, even I'm not that cynical.

    The flagships look nice.
    The other models look overpriced -- but who knows, maybe they've got more value in the guts than meets the eye.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,722
    aiconn wrote: »
    erniejade wrote: »
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.

    I was thinking that should happen immediately.

    Are you on drugs?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Now that they've been revealed, are these going to be the 100 or 200s?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,455
    Still waiting for Uncle Jesse's impressions of their sound....
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Now that they've been revealed, are these going to be the 100 or 200s?

    @F1nut already stated that the demo would be the larger of the bookies...
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Thank you.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,722
    Yes, they will be the L200. One pair in walnut and the other in black ash. I'm still burning in the walnut pair and need to fortify the packing, which I expected to be an improvement over the LSiM packing material.....it's not!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    Double boxing is always an option (or two boxes, if they come factory packed together?).

    Now -- silly me -- I just was lookin' at the specs @f1nut posted, but I didn't even think to look at the weight of either of the bookshelves. Derp.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    F1nut wrote: »
    I expected to be an improvement over the LSiM packing material.....it's not!

    UGH!!!! Polk!?! When will you learn??? You cannot ship the L600 & L800 towers without risking MAJOR DAMAGE with the same insufficient packing used for the LSiM series and the Signature Series.

    Well, folks, I guarantee that you'll get some great deals on the scratch & dent L600's and L800's that get returned to Crutchfield and Adorama after the yuckity yuck yucks at FedEx and UPS get done with them. Yumpin' Yimminy!

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  • aiconn
    aiconn Posts: 277
    F1nut wrote: »
    aiconn wrote: »
    erniejade wrote: »
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.

    I was thinking that should happen immediately.

    Are you on drugs?

    Not today. I think it's ridiculous to spend more than a good used car costs for audio gear. To each their own.
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  • BlueFox
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    LOL. I will always spend more on a stereo I can use 24/7 versus a car which sits idle 99% of the time.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    $6k won't buy much of a used car in 2019.

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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    halo wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    I expected to be an improvement over the LSiM packing material.....it's not

    Well, folks, I guarantee that you'll get some great deals on the scratch & dent L600's and L800's that get returned to Crutchfield and Adorama after the yuckity yuck yucks at FedEx and UPS get done with them. Yumpin' Yimminy!

    I spit my coffee on the table reading those last two lines! Thank you sir!!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,209
    edited September 2019
    nothing to see here, move along
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    aiconn wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    aiconn wrote: »
    erniejade wrote: »
    Wait 2-4 years and pick them up 1\2 off.

    I was thinking that should happen immediately.

    Are you on drugs?

    Not today. I think it's ridiculous to spend more than a good used car costs for audio gear. To each their own.

    It's all about passion, and desire to own the very best of something. For me, it's about your hobbies, and what you love! For those enthusiasts, heck, there is a market!

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    msg wrote: »
    nothing to see here, move along

    nicely played -- I may have to steal appropriate borrow pay homage to this gambit @msg.

    :)
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Ahhh! Very clever Scott! And very keen eyesight Professor! So I went back to look, did a double take, and then the ole tried and true triple click! :)
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,209
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    nothing to see here, move along
    nicely played -- I may have to steal appropriate borrow pay homage to this gambit @msg.
    :)
    Quite welcome to, sir. I would like to clarify this edit statement, however. I'd originally posted to opt in on the demo, but then decided to hold off on that commitment for the moment, hence the "blank" edit. This was not me commenting as if to say, "there is nothing to see/hear here with these speakers; no big deal" Quite the contrary.

    I've not been able to keep up with the Legend line threads, and only just this morning read up on the new speaker line. I'm quite intrigued, and would love to get ears on them, especially those 800s with those 10s. Definitely curious as to how the new sonic signature will compare to the LSiM.

    (Sorry for the side-rail here, Jess.)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    msg wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    nothing to see here, move along
    nicely played -- I may have to steal appropriate borrow pay homage to this gambit @msg.
    :)
    Quite welcome to, sir. I would like to clarify this edit statement, however. I'd originally posted to opt in on the demo, but then decided to hold off on that commitment for the moment, hence the "blank" edit. This was not me commenting as if to say, "there is nothing to see/hear here with these speakers; no big deal" Quite the contrary.

    I've not been able to keep up with the Legend line threads, and only just this morning read up on the new speaker line. I'm quite intrigued, and would love to get ears on them, especially those 800s with those 10s. Definitely curious as to how the new sonic signature will compare to the LSiM.

    (Sorry for the side-rail here, Jess.)

    Well, heck, you pulled this back on-topic. The unmitigated temerity. ;)

    I, on the other hand...

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,209
    Hehe, I think this has been on and off-rail a bit for a while now Doc!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    All in good fun Mark! I love the little divergences, keeps em fun! :)
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    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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