Seeking Dreadnought or Avel Lindberg AV-047548 1000VA Transformer, so I can build one

dsaunder
dsaunder Posts: 8
in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
Wanted to buy: Ready-made Dreadnought (1000 VA preferred, but 800 VA considered) or Avel Lindberg AV-047548 1000VA transformer with which I might build my own.
Purpose: Interconnect SDA 1.2s that are powered by non-common-ground amplifier.

Thanks for any leads!
-David-
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    800va is an off the shelf item at Avel-Lindberg keep in mind.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    I'll build another dreadnaught case for the 800VA tranny in 2 weeks that I'll put up for sale here.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • dsaunder
    dsaunder Posts: 8
    Warning to all: I was nearly SCAMmed in an effort to purchase a transformer.

    A user named, "doyleedward" PM'ed me, advising that another individual had a transformer to sell.
    Long story short: my financial institution flagged the referred party's destination account as a potential fraudster and blocked an attempted funds transfer -- saving my bacon.

    When I came to my senses, I checked and found that this user had joined Polk Audio Forum only 10 minutes prior to sending me the PM. Pretty obvious that he was simply trolling this forum (and others) for potential WTB victims, like me. I curse myself for not having thought to check him out, first.
    Judging from the speed with which he took this otherwise tech-savvy/scam-aware user from "**** has what you're trying to buy" to my happily trying to send funds, the SCAM must frequently pay out.

    My lessons:
    • Ensure anyone offering to sell you goods via the forum is an established user with a correspondence track record
    • Demand proof of product
    • Avoid re-directs to unknown parties
    • Select payment methods that offer redress, if at all possible
    ...and seriously reconsider this search for the "holy grail" of transformers :D

    -David-
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    edited July 3
    It is a WELL KNOWN problem! We have entire threads on it.
    @RyanC_Masimo ban this putz @doyleedward pronto and his ip address

    Why Polk continues to allow our FS/WTB threads go out to third party sites like hifishark is just ludicrous. How many more times must we have members here get scammed by these dirtbags.
    Also I'd like to know why we can't implement some sort of minimum number of posts a member must have before they can PM anybody, we had it before and it worked very well! How about working hard to see if we can implement that again. How about say 25 post before you can send a PM to anybody.

    My apologies to you @dsaunder

    Once again I'd think seriously about the 800va off the shelf.
    I've had both and it's seriously not a huge improvement over the 1000va. It's definitely not worth getting scammed over.
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  • dsaunder
    dsaunder Posts: 8
    FOUND!
    No longer Seeking Dreadnought or Avel Lindberg AV-047548 1000VA Transformer, as a reputable, thoughtful forum member sold me his transformer and case — restoring my faith in forum, Polk-kind and humanity!

    Thanks, all, for your tips!
    -David-
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 675
    Glad to have been able to help you David. Good luck with your audio journey.

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,130
    dsaunder wrote: »
    FOUND!
    No longer Seeking Dreadnought or Avel Lindberg AV-047548 1000VA Transformer, as a reputable, thoughtful forum member sold me his transformer and case — restoring my faith in forum, Polk-kind and humanity!

    Thanks, all, for your tips!
    Are you sure it was this forum? I don't know anyone here by that description.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Glad to have been able to help you David. Good luck with your audio journey.

    Way to go Jose! 👍
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  • dsaunder
    dsaunder Posts: 8
    FYI to @RyanC_Masimo and @pitdogg2: Userid @76kingking joined the forum, immediately before PM'ing me and directing me to an off-line email address to locate a transformer. This has all the signs of playing the same game that @doyleedward did, previously. Unless @76kingking can confirm they are legit, I recommend blocking them from the forum.
    -David-
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    edited August 8
    dsaunder wrote: »
    FYI to @RyanC_Masimo and @pitdogg2: Userid @76kingking joined the forum, immediately before PM'ing me and directing me to an off-line email address to locate a transformer. This has all the signs of playing the same game that @doyleedward did, previously. Unless @76kingking can confirm they are legit, I recommend blocking them from the forum.

    Its a scam, that 76sissyking is trying to scam several here tonight, I reported him earlier trying to scam me.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    He thought I needed a Dreadnaught lmao.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,314
    Do we know @RyanC_Masimo is still the man to "call" and is he still with "Polk"?
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    Do we know @RyanC_Masimo is still the man to "call" and is he still with "Polk"?

    Ryan has taken care of the problem.
    Yes we know.
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