MD POLKFEST 2005 - Information

hoosier21

it was interesting, he said the 5.25" would be the same price. I agree the manufacuring cost would be nearly the same, but Joe Audio wants to pay less if he is getting less. Had to say it like that, because I don't know a Joe Audio that WANTS to pay more if he is getting more, lol.

MacLeod

Yeah I think thats weird too. Its the same with the Momo components. The 5.25 components are $300 as are the 6.5 comps.

Now the 5.25 coaxials are cheaper than the 6.5 coaxials. Go figure.

brettw22

Sadly, I can't even say I'm home......I was back to work in Indy the night I got back, and now am in Bloomington. At least I'm going to be getting home tomorrow afternoon.....

I want to say that above all else, without Mark's efforts to plan and organize this beast of a fest, meeting the folks at Polk en masse like we did wouldn't have happened. Thank you VERY much Mark, and I'm hoping Terri had a very relaxing weekend.... ;-) I appreciate all the hospitality that was displayed by all involved.....the Polk tour was incredible and the biggest items that made my pants move were the in-walls and the SR6500 car speakers.....now that I'm keeping my car, I'm DEFINITELY putting a system in.

A very cool thing to watch Matt Polk sitting on Mark's couch intently looking at and listening to his speakers......that's probably THE standout memory for me.......just the cool factor of seeing 'the guy' that created those speakers, listening to and admiring them......it was badass.

To all those that felt the need to scream me out of sleep, eff you all......(I vaguely remember lifting my head up, but couldn't be bothered to jump off the couch).

It was good to meet all of you guys/gals, and hope to again in the future...

P.S. BILL, I have your Maroon 5 cd that was put in my magazine. I can't find your screen name, so PM me so I can get your address and return it to you....

beardog03

I to will not soon forget the look on Matt`s face as he admired his work..

This is truely a man that loves audio and what he does..

If I didn`t know any better, I could swear he got a little misty...


and yet another reason I will be a Polk Audio fan and supporter for Life..!!

ND13

Brett,

You better come eat lunch with me Tuesday, if you're back in Indy, that is.

brettw22

ND13 wrote:

Brett,

You better come eat lunch with me Tuesday, if you're back in Indy, that is.

I'm not sure how tomorrow's looking as of now Noel.......What part of Indy are you in? What time are you planning on taking lunch? I'm going to be in Bloomington for most of the morning, and hopefully NONE of the afternoon.

Polk65

brettw22 wrote:

A very cool thing to watch Matt Polk sitting on Mark's couch intently looking at and listening to his speakers......that's probably THE standout memory for me.......just the cool factor of seeing 'the guy' that created those speakers, listening to and admiring them......it was badass.

Thanks for sharing that thought with us.

I'm going to replace the old image in my head of the guy sitting in a chair being blown away by sound (Memorex or Kenwood ad) with the thought of Matt listening to his SDA 2's at Mark's with a perma-grin on his face.

The greatest part of Polkfest at Mark's for me was seeing Matt being able to experience it almost like we did without being crowded or stared at. Those that controlled their urges to hump his leg deserve an honorable mention.

ND13

brettw22 wrote:

I'm not sure how tomorrow's looking as of now Noel.......What part of Indy are you in? What time are you planning on taking lunch? I'm going to be in Bloomington for most of the morning, and hopefully NONE of the afternoon.

I can take lunch anytime I please. I'm on the Southeast side, Shadeland Ave.
I can also take the afternoon off, after 1pm if I like. Call me tommorrow.

dorokusai

Well, it's over, 100% success and noone is dead.

We had an amazing turn out this year and the crowd was as diverse as you could possibly get it. I didn't meet, talk or see a bad apple in the entire crowd....absolutely top notch attendence. I cannot even begin to relay the thoughts and memories of this event as they are simply too numerous.

I do know that when I was tapped on the shoulder while in the large conference room at Polk HQ....and asked if I was gonna host ALL these people at my house....when I turned and actually realized how many people were there, all I could think of was "Holy Shite". I knew that it was certainly on the road to being a historical event for our forum, and it damn sure was.

Thanks everyone for making MD Polkfest a success and perhaps we'll have another HQ tour in a few years.

Get ready for SC Polkfest '06!!!

hedyk

Guys and gals,

I just wanted to say thank you all for coming in to Bmore for the Fest! It was really cool to meet and hang out with all of you! Mark, you are a prince for hosting the group! Getting together with you folks only serves to remind me why I got into this business in the first place. It's fun, it's passionate, and the people are great. (it also got my dad off my back to find something resembeling a job) Plus you get to hear really cool music on really cool equipment.
If timing works out next year, I would love to tag with Al for the next one! I hope to see you all again.
I'm sorry this is so late---my guilt was killing me!!!!

Hedy

TroyD

Cool!

It was a pleasure meeting you as well!

Looking at mid October of '06 for the next one. Mark your calendar, The Lovely Wendi is looking forward to it!

BDT

Philpfeif

Hi Everybody
I would like to add my praise to the list for Mark's incredible job of organization. I left the Sunday after Polkfest for the BMW CCA Oktoberfest in Greensboro, NC and I can't help but compare the two events. I was supposed to stay at the BMW event for a week but I got bored by Wednesday night and split on Thursday morning. The Polkfest was so superior in every way. I enjoyed seeing Matt Polk again after more than twenty years. I first met him at the auto shop of a friend of mine when he took the used Ferrari he and his partner bought there for service. He demoed the original SDA SRT s for me at the Polk headquarters when it was in downtown Baltimore. They blew me away then but I had just purchased a pair of Magneplanar Tympani III D's and a Carver Sonic Holograph which accomplished basically the same thing if you could set them up 6 feet in front of the wall and had the patience of Job to get the speakers set up just right. Not to mention the dimensions (4ft wide x 6 ft high by 2 inches thick.) When I moved to Hanover 12 years ago I couldn't use the Maggies any more and bought a pair of Polk RT16s, a Polk CS250 center and the small wall mount speakers that Polk sold then. They are all still part of my HT setup but the RTi6s are now the surround speakers and the SRT 2.3s are the main channels. What a sound!
This started out to be a pat on the back for Mark and all I have done is talk about me. I am looking forward to next year’s event but it will have to be phenomenal to beat the 2005 Polkfest.