Great day today...

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Thought I'd share my day today with some pictures (Sorry for the long thread...)

7 AM EST - Mason OH

Packed my wife's Pilot with:

-The dog's bed
-Packing Material (used by Faster100 to pack the SDA 1B's I bought to ND13....confusing but true :))
- That box.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    10:30 AM EST..somewhere along I74 West......
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    12:00 EST - Morton, Illinois

    This man is Michael (Also known as McLoki). He never met me before today, nor talked to me.....but he graciously offered to help me...skipping his lunch time.....I will always owe you!!!

    This is a good example of the great people on this forum.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    12:30 PM EST - Eureka, Illinois

    We arrive to a house full of SDA's........the man in the picture is LeRoy; nice man......
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    I'm getting what is probably the ONLY pair of black piano gloss SDA-SRS.....

    ...for $750.....

    These are my new babies.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    ...about an ebay auction where some people were bidding close to $2,000 for a pair of SRS...so I really thought he wanted to increase the price.....Michael helped me load the speakers in a hurry to get the hell out of there before Leroy changed his mind....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    ...And I almost left that box here......
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Then Michael gave me a quick demo of his system...
    Sounds really GREAT; LSi7's with that huge CINEPRO...
    Probably the only bad thing about today is that I realized that HIS SVS sounds BETTER THAN MINE.......
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    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Enough for Illinois; headed back East with a huge smile on my face; stopped for something to eat.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    5:00 PM EST - Indy

    Stopped at Noel's work (ND13)...he seemed surprised.....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    I handed him the "mistery" box; he opened it and said....


    "Hmmmmm....a key chain remote...what's this....a miniature Dodge???"
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    And he continued as he finished opening the box...


    "Hey..it is a car...but not a Dodge....it's one of those designed by Chinese....but...wait....where are the wheels????"
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    End of Story.

    Noel will be driving this Asian Dared against his American Dodd all week at the tracks in Indy; next weekend he'll report back on how is the Asian auto industry performing.....

    EDIT...SRS's still in the Pilot; will unload tomorrow :)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2005
    brrrrr..............Its cold out, go put a blanket on them.

    Congrats HT, lets see some shots when you get them set up.

    RT1
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2005
    Don't tell me... the other piano blacks were SRS 1.2tl's right?

    Ted, blanket hell... he's probably sleeping between them... passing on the body heat.

    Nice journey, nice story, nice getaway... and loved the pics. Had a couple chuckles going through them... do you photograph all your trip meals?

    Did a double take on the McLoki pic... He could be TroyD's brother... or at least cousin.

    Anyway nice nab... enjoy...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited November 2005
    Screw you, hippy!

    (In my best Cartman voice)

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2005
    Plano, effer.

    Noel better have the pepto handy, after handing him that BAD Chinese.

    Not a bad day, if I do say so myself. Bag some badass speakers, eat bacon AND Burger King in the same day, and poison a forum member. Rock on.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited November 2005
    This is my long lost older broham.....

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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited November 2005
    I hope you dont eat like that all the time!!!! Very nice spks
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    Tour2ma wrote:
    Don't tell me... the other piano blacks were SRS 1.2tl's right?

    Ted, blanket hell... he's probably sleeping between them... passing on the body heat.

    Nice journey, nice story, nice getaway... and loved the pics. Had a couple chuckles going through them... do you photograph all your trip meals?

    Did a double take on the McLoki pic... He could be TroyD's brother... or at least cousin.

    Anyway nice nab... enjoy...

    Thanks Tour. Yes, the other were 1.2 TL's, also for sale.

    The meals pics are just stuffing :)
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    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    brrrrr..............Its cold out, go put a blanket on them.

    Congrats HT, lets see some shots when you get them set up.

    RT1

    Thanks RT1; there is some finishing fixing to do, so I'll try to post before and after pics also.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited November 2005
    HTrookie - it was my pleasure meeting you. Glad I could help. It wasn't like I didn't get anything out of it though, I got to call dibs before anyone else :) .

    Tour - you have any info on the gloss black SDA's? BTW - I have never met TroyD.

    TroyD - Where did you get a picture of my brother?
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    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2005
    Noel allways looks so happy at work :D
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    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2005
    McLoki wrote:
    HTrookie - it was my pleasure meeting you. Glad I could help. It wasn't like I didn't get anything out of it though, I got to call dibs before anyone else :) .

    Dibs you have...but for some reason I have the feeling that it's gonna be a long wait......
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    I wonder if Leroy would take a grand for the 1.2TLs, since he gave you such a great price. :D Other than a few bumps and bruises that can be fixed fairly easily by any competent wood worker or bodyman(thinking glass and lacquer) they were in pretty good shape and all the drivers looked perfect. :)

    God I hate my picture being taken :o:( , I weigh enough, I don't need 10 pounds being added on. :rolleyes:

    Gonna hook up the Dared tonight and start the comparison. I think this will help a few that are on the fence about which to pick, the Dodd or Dared. Maybe even push someone over the edge that is interested into getting into tubes for the first time, who knows. It will be fun for me anyways. :)
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2005
    Great narration of a great trip. Congrats on the speakers. Looks like you had some nice meals, too! Bacon...mmm....and a Whopper...makes for a great day!

    Noel - You might should be looking for another job...you never look happy in your pics....:p Can't wait to hear what you think about the Dared!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    audiobliss wrote:
    Noel - You might should be looking for another job...you never look happy in your pics....:p Can't wait to hear what you think about the Dared!

    Nah, job security in my career field is all but non-existant and I do have as much as one can have. Yes, I could most likely make quite a bit more at a bigger dealer, but then I would have to worry all the time as to whether or not I'll have a job the next month.

    It's not that I'm unhappy, but disappointed with my salespeople. Most are just content with getting by and I need more aggressive people that want to make a better living than last year. They are flat out lazy, with bad attitude, under achievers for the most part. A couple of them are just morons. It's not up to me who gets fired around here, be cause if it were, the axe would
    have came down :mad:
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2005
    Nice score, congratulations!

    Club Polk members ROCK! When someone needs help they jump in & do it!

    Noel, you look just fine, enjoy your new toy!

    RT, a blanket on speakers? WAAAA! :D

    They say everyone has a twin, but triplets????? :eek:

    Thanks for the story!

    Cathy
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    cfrizz wrote:
    Noel, you look just fine, enjoy your new toy!
    Cathy

    Just doing an A/B with the Dodd ELP and HTR's Dared SL2000 for our huddled masses, so they can make a more informed decision between the two. There seems to be several in the market for an entry level tubed preamp and these are the two most popular choices around these parts of cyberspace. If you go and lurk over at the Klipsch forum, all those tube heads are into the Juicy Music Merlin or Peach or something like that, but Juicy's entry level is a little more dough.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2005
    From what I've read, the Juicy Music stuff is really nice, but it is more expensive. I wonder if any here have any experience with the Juicy Music pres/amps?
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    Jstas wrote: »
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    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
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    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    audiobliss wrote:
    From what I've read, the Juicy Music stuff is really nice, but it is more expensive. I wonder if any here have any experience with the Juicy Music pres/amps?

    I really don't care for the look of the Juicy gear. Reminds me too much of the old '60s Sherwood, Scott, Pilot type tube gear from that era. Just not my style. I like retro, but not that kind.
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