Another New Guy

Bill Ayotte
Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
edited January 2007 in The Clubhouse
I have poked around in the forum occasionally and finally decided to join today. After seeing so many familiar faces around here from the Carver forum, I am glad that I did. I hope this forum is as fun as the Carver Audio Forum is. :D
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2007
    The fun on this forum is directly proportional to the thickness of your skin. Those with thousands of posts smell like burning leather when they walk.......;)
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,117
    edited January 2007
    Welcome aboard!! You'll pick up a lot of good audio knowledge from these guys here.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,264
    edited January 2007
    Welcome to the madness.........BTW love your sig.!!!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2007
    Welcome. :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2007
    Welcome! Some day, I'll try out a Carver amp in my system... but for right now, I'm sticking w/ my budget Adcom :). After hearing George Grand's Carver gear, I was very impressed.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    My skin is pretty thick, most of the time I am the one who ends up offending. I am looking to broaden my horizons audio wise, and this looks like a good place to do it. I am fairly sure I will manage to offend a thin skinned soul here at some point. I Look forward to being here for a while.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2007
    Welcome Bill.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2007
    OK, WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have been to your town, do you have plumbing in your house??? I only ask cuz we do now and its reel nice, thought you should know.

    I visit the carver forum on occasion a good group of joe's.

    RT1
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited January 2007
    Welcome.

    Hope you enjoy the forum.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    From the looks of it, this will be a very entertaining place. :D
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited January 2007
    Welcome; this site is FAR more fun than the Carver forum....Nothing against the people over there....just the plain true :)
    _________________________________________________
    ***\\\\\........................... My Audio Journey ............................./////***

    2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
    SOPA
    Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited January 2007
    Welcome to the forum!
    Receiver: harmankardon AVR235
    Mains: polk R30
    Center: polk CSi3
    Rear Surrounds: polk R20
    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
    DVD: Panasonic DVD-S29
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2007
    It's a busier website Bill, that's for sure.

    A real welcome for Bill girls. He's fairly recently back from the sandbox. Not the one at the playground, the one across the ocean. The one that blows up.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    Welcome to our second home & WELCOME HOME!
    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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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited January 2007
    Oh no.. not ANOTHER bill... oh boy ;)

    oh ya, welcome aboard.
    Honoured to be, an original SOPA founding member
    Stuff...

    RTi12's - front
    CSi5 - center
    FXi3's - surrounds
    RTi4's - surrounds
    SVS PB12-NSD/2 - sub :D:D:D
    Denon 3805
    Rotel RB-985 5-Channel Amplifier

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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited January 2007
    Welcome home bubba...
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited January 2007
    Welcome aboard Bill!

    I would like to direct you to this thread as it has become required reading for most members. Enjoy!

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33465


    John
    No excuses!
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited January 2007
    Welcome, Bill! I took the opposite path as you; came here for a while then started poking around the Carver forum to check it out.

    So. . . what kind of carver gear you got? Want to sell any of it to me at ridiculously low prices? I can help to plug you into the social pipeline here!
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,052
    edited January 2007
    Bill,
    Welcome. I noticed your address - went to Austin Peay for grad school a while back. Small world!

    Shawn
    Shawn
    AVR: Marantz SR-5011
    Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
    Front: Polk LsiM703
    Rear: LSI fx
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
    Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
    DVD Player: Sony PS4
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    I have woke up in many a dorm room there....:D
    I'm not looking to off any of my gear just yet, I am actually looking for a C-16 and a C-11 at the moment. I am also looking for an amp, kind of open on that one as of yet. :confused:
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    Strong Bad wrote:
    Welcome aboard Bill!

    I would like to direct you to this thread as it has become required reading for most members. Enjoy!

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33465


    John
    I looked over this one the night I joined. I will be making additions to it as I find some suitable pictures. ;)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    Welcome Bill, this is the best site on the web.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited January 2007
    Welcome home and thanks for your service. Stick around and have some laughs :D
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    Don't worry, I will be here for a while. This place is pretty awesome.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2007
    Welcome to the forum Bill. All I can say is I have fond memories of my trip to Nashville years and years ago.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    AndyGwis wrote:
    So. . . what kind of carver gear you got? Want to sell any of it to me at ridiculously low prices? I can help to plug you into the social pipeline here!

    I now have three M400t amps, a C-1 pre, a C-19 pre, A S/D-A 490t cdp, a Sunfire TGP 1, a Marantz DV-8300 DVD player, two pairs of Tannoy PBM8 monitors, a pair of Tannoy System 8 monitors, and a Sunfire Super Junior sub. It is all wired up with an Analog II setup from Signal Cable. I have a Magic Power cable for the sub, and Signal power cables for the processor and the dvd player. I have a samsung 50" dlp to tie it all together. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the pair of B&W 600i's that I am using as a center channel of sorts. Oh yeah, directv DVR, the HD one is on order. I think that about does it. Not bad for being 24 huh? lol :eek:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2007
    BTW, Bill, I just noticed you are a serviceman. . . THANK YOU and God Bless You!

    When you get to Villanova if you get some time give me a call I'd like to shake your hand and have you over. I just moved from Philly (you made a spelling error in your message to my buddy George LOL) to Newark Delaware so the ride from Nova isn't that far. . . BTW, my nephew is a student there a very gifted and musically talented kid. If you do get here I will play his version of "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.

    PM me and I'll give you my phone number.

    Joe
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    One of my best friends is at Nova, hence the reason for the trip. It is looking like feb 16-19 at this point, I will keep you in the loop. I visited three years ago, and would like to go back and sample some of the local culture (read:COEDs), so my good friend Ellen has arranged for this to happen the next time I am in town. It should be a great time. :D
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited January 2007
    Bill, you have amassed quite a lot of nice gear for your age. All that gear, and you still find time to fight for truth, justice, freedom, and all that other cool stuff we take for granted. Many thanks!

    I'm 26 myself, nice to have another "youngster" here as the demographic for high-end audio seems to favor more experienced persons. I didn't contract the virus of home audio until about a year ago. Thought I would fight it off, but couldn't. Now I'm quarantined here with the rest of these wackos.

    BTW, $350 for the Marantz 8300 sounds like one hell of a deal. I got my Pioneer Elite 59avi for about that much myself and have been pleased, but probably would rather have the Marantz.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2007
    Yeah George got me roped into Carveraudio.com with his wisdom and the ability to step in and regulate the rifraf when it reared it's head. I lucked out on the marantz, no one else bid on it. It was $350 start price and sat that way for 7 long **** days. God was I nervous about that. My max bid was $750 and I was hoping to get it for that. I watched three others go for over a grand so I thought that the demand was pretty dry by the time this guy listed it. Not a whole lot of people will spend a grand on a used DVD player. Don't let my age fool you, I am every bit as odd as all of the other folks on here, if not worse in some other aspects. lol.:D
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