history repeats......

TroyD
TroyD Posts: 13,077
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
Here is some good reading about old wangotango........

http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1036

seems, as I said before, old George may have had a point.

I'd really like to give Scott the benefit of the doubt but at this point, who could?

BDT
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2002
    There it is, in black and white. Pathetic.

    -R
    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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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited June 2002
    All I can say is WOW! Very sad.


    Peace Out~:D
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited June 2002
    I originally thought it was the same amp in question but it isn't......I mean, I'm attached to my Carver gear but ****, just don't offer to sell it....

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • OrangeToupee
    OrangeToupee Posts: 488
    edited June 2002
    Everyone: Please send me your checks and credit card information, thanks, orange.

    Oh, and don't stop payment on them until after they have cashed, that's how I do business, thanks.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited June 2002
    On it's way, I'm really looking forward to hooking up that A/V equipment your not going to send me.:lol:


    Peace Out~:D
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited June 2002
    I guess I had the naive, newbie, "nobody would do that on this board" syndrome. I wish I would have found that before I sent my money.....
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2002
    Hey phuz, good luck...

    -R
    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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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited June 2002
    Post 1
    Free Polk Speakers!!
    I have decided to give these speakers away!
    They are monitor 10's series 2, 9 out of ten oh
    and i have the original stands with them.
    Come pick them up wife wants me to get rid of
    them real bad! help!!!

    - Scott

    Post 2
    No we here in indiana do not smoke crack!!
    I have no room in the attic to put them in so
    if someone wants them they can have them i have
    not used them in 8 monthes. The money does not
    bother me if someone wants to get in to polk
    speakers here is your change to get them i live
    in ft wayne indiana come get them.

    - Scott

    Post 3
    I have a set of monitor 10 series 2 for sale they
    are a 9 on a 10 scale with just a small scratch on
    the corner of the back side if you live in the midwest
    close to northern indiana come pick them up i will not
    ship i have no boxes. The first c-note or close to had
    can have them they are taking up space and i do not use
    them anymore.

    - Scott

    REALITY
    1. The Monitor 10's ended up costing me $100 cash & carry (I'm smart).
    2. The stands cost me $20. (These are fabulous w/monitor 10's).
    3. The condition wasn't as exactly as described above.
    - Generic 6-1/2" drivers (yes, I had to ask).
    - Approximately qty=4 corner scuffs/dents (relatively minor).
    - DEFINITELY NOT A 9 out of 10. More like a 6 or 7 (tops).
    4. Scott almost refused to part with them (he waffled a few times). Scott refused $80 (reasonably close to a c-note).
    5. I could care less really. They are wonderful speakers now that they have been restored with new Polk drivers. Though, they still have some scuffs in the veneer (who really cares - they sound fabulous). I have $320 in them and I think thats just fine with me.

    I like Scott. But, yes, you should be careful when dealing with him.

    The below photo shows the speakers with the generic drivers - as, they were originally advertised as a 9/10.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited June 2002
    Here are the Monitor 10's after they have been restored with original polk drivers:
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited June 2002
    what's with Mrs. Scott(dollar down and the chase is on) Trigg?

    She seems to be the one pulling the strings there....

    I applaud Ron's patience though....if ida showed up to pick up some free speaks and the dude tried to charge me a hundred bones, ****, Ida beat his **** on principle.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2002
    On a side note, isn't a large speaker like the Monitor 10, AR303, or some such TOTALLY sexy on those small stands?

    -R
    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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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited June 2002
    That is just plain **** up ****.

    Peace Out~:D
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • OrangeToupee
    OrangeToupee Posts: 488
    edited June 2002
    Those look like they might rock me, Amadeus. Are those superior to the RT55i?
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited June 2002
    The Monitor 10's are often called the Polk Speaker that looks like
    ****. Yes, they are sexy.

    I about sh#% a brick when Scott had the original Polk stands too.
    BIG BONUS.

    Likewise, when I purchased my CRS+'s off of Hoosier21 with original Polk stands, about sh#$ a bigger brick.

    Back in the 80's, those original Polk stands weren't exactly cheap.
    They are much better than anything Sanus offers.

    Monitor 10's are much better than RT55i's. These old speakers absolutely ROCK. They are the T!T'$.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2002
    Yeah, but as Aaron told us, the RT55 really shows how far Polk has come..... wink-wink.....

    -R
    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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  • OrangeToupee
    OrangeToupee Posts: 488
    edited June 2002
    I would have about shat the brick when after 5 hours of driving, Wang (yes, the "o" was omitted on purpose) looks at me and says, "welllll .... you knowwww .... I'm having reservations about this sale, orange, how's about I think about it and get back to you."
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited June 2002
    To be fair to Scott, all the waffling was done prior to me making the 1-hour trip up north to Ft. Wayne. It was still a little frustrating though for him to waffle via e-mail. $100 for the speakers (as is - or, was) was a good deal - regardless.
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  • OrangeToupee
    OrangeToupee Posts: 488
    edited June 2002
    The email waffling is not nearly so bad as the post-drive waffling. Email waffling is no biggie to me, I apologize to Wang.

    rskarvan, do those monitors kick the crap out of my 55i's? If they don't, feel free to tell me in great detail, if they do, then please disregard the question.

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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited June 2002
    I just got an email from Scott with a UPS tracking number saying that the sub was shipped. I'm finally a happy man (at least will be once I recieve the sub in like new condition as it was advertised)

    It seems like Scott is really trying to make good on things. Now lets see if the other two people that he owes money to get their goods.
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  • OrangeToupee
    OrangeToupee Posts: 488
    edited June 2002
    Congrats phuz, perhaps your ordeal is nearing it's final stages.
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited June 2002
    Thanks, and thanks to everyone on the board. It seems that pressure from other members, either on the board or via private email, helped out a lot.

    Thanks to everyone for listening and helping, I'll quit bitchin and moaning now and get back to being a smartass and edumacating myself on gear. :)
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited June 2002
    The RT55i's are a little cleaner and more detailed at low-to-moderate volumes. The Monitor 10's go deeper and with lots more authority into the bass regions. When cranked with a good amp, the Monitor 10's come alive with a very full sound that the RT series just can't compete with. Monitor 10's are a fabulous party speaker. The RT55i's sound tinny and weak by comparison.
    I think the tweeter on the RT55i's is a bit superior to the tweeter on the Monitor 10 series 2 (SL2500).

    The RT55i and the Monitor 10 are entirely different types of speakers. They aren't easily compared. Kinda like comparing a Camaro SS to a Volvo. They are much more different than alike.
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