you might be a Club Polk old **** if you...

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    ...if you have replied to more than 5 different "Why were SDAs discontinued?" thread.
    Jake
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited December 2007
    MSALLA wrote: »
    Wait.........are you calling me an old ****?

    AHHHH,,,,,yes,,,,,Looks like you've been here long enough to fall into that catagory :D
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited December 2007
    1.If you remember WHEN stereo was new
    2. If you know what the terms '8mm', '16mm' or 'Instamatic' refer to.
    3. If you remember 'the original six' teams in the NHL
    4. If Radio Shack was the only source of equipment
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited December 2007
    obieone wrote: »
    4. If Radio Shack was the only source of equipment

    You always had the Allied Radio and Heathkit catalogs too.
    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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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited December 2007
    5. If you remember the annual 'Sears' catalog
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,600
    edited December 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    You always had the Allied Radio and Heathkit catalogs too.

    I remember making a trip to Heathkit store. Cheap thrill.
    And the Lafayette Radio Catalog. OOOH!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    my Dad`s Heathkits are what started me thinking about tubes...he built a few
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
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    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2007
    If you are still wondering what the hell was going on with that freakin remote.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    And the Lafayette Radio Catalog. OOOH!

    I loved Lafayette!!! My first real hifi receiver was a ballsy Lafayette receiver that I made.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    You always had the Allied Radio and Heathkit catalogs too.

    Damn it it smells like old **** in here!:o
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Damn it it smells like old **** in here!:o

    Well,Isn't that what Old Farts usually lead up to?
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2007
    I think you're an old **** if you can remember things before computers, and cell phones.

    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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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    I think you're an old **** if you can remember things before computers, and cell phones.

    Damn you...those memories are still there :(
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2007
    Can remember TV before cable.

    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    Steve STFU you are making me hear my arteries creaking shut!!!:p:p:p:D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,982
    edited December 2007
    If you know what UFH is....
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    treitz3 wrote: »
    If you know what UFH is....

    Okay I'll take the bait on that one . . . . it's UHF, Ultra High Frequency!!!;)
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    I remember when black and white tv was all there was....and half of them you had to put together yourself....at least Pop`s did...


    no cable...UHF and VHF
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,982
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Okay I'll take the bait on that one....
    Well, it's confirmed....you sir, are older than dirt. :p:D The proof is in the pudding.

    It's been so damn long, I have forgotten what the heck it stands for.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,600
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Okay I'll take the bait on that one . . . . it's UHF, Ultra High Frequency!!!;)
    And when cellphones first came out, you could tune them in with an old UHF
    tv tuner!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    And when cellphones first came out, you could tune them in with an old UHF
    tv tuner!

    . . . and you needed a back pack to carry it. They looked like WWII army walkie talkies.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,982
    edited December 2007
    You mean the 5" thick cellphones with the battery pack that sat in [on rather] the console? Yeah....I remember when you were considered "rich" if you had one. Looking back, I'd consider you a complete "dweeb" instead of rich.

    I guess we have gone from how you can tell if you are an older Polkie to how freakin' old you are........:eek:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,600
    edited December 2007
    You're a Polk old **** if you can trace the ownership of a set of speakers
    back through more than four people. Double points if you owned the same set twice!
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2007
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    You're a Polk old **** if you can trace the ownership of a set of speakers
    back through more than four people. Double points if you owned the same set twice!

    wow,, looks like I made it to the "bonus round" :eek:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited December 2007
    If you've ever built a crystal AM radio using a kit with wires and springs and put a pink ear-phone in one ear and were impressed that it worked.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2007
    :eek: Can someone post a pic of one please???:eek:
    treitz3 wrote: »
    You mean the 5" thick cellphones with the battery pack that sat in [on rather] the console? Yeah....I remember when you were considered "rich" if you had one. Looking back, I'd consider you a complete "dweeb" instead of rich.

    I guess we have gone from how you can tell if you are an older Polkie to how freakin' old you are........:eek:
    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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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2007
    cell-phone-old-big-4.jpg
    istockphoto_2110780_old_car_phone.jpg
    US-West_Old-School_Cell_Phone_Horiz_Tan_web.jpg


    And of course a cop car with a built-in phone for convenience:
    CopCarPhone.jpg
    :p
    George Grand wrote: »
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    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2007
    I remember the third one down myself, it's was called the "Brick" :)

    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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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2007
    My first mobile phone looked like the second one down.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2007
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    My first mobile phone looked like the second one down.

    I remember when my dad got one of those. He was a salesman most of my life, and he was probably one of the first peopel I knew to have a "car phone." Had to be back in.... 1993 or 1994.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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