Hello from a new kid

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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    You're a lucky kid to have such nice toys. Keep up the good work!
  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,675
    edited March 2008
    Farmboy8 wrote: »
    Im in illinois


    Anywhere around Altamont ?

    I used to have a great-aunt that owned a 1000 acre farm up there.


    She doesn't anymore, because ..... well .... she's dead.

    So that's the end of that story. :o


    So..... welcome, Farmboy ! :)

    Ask all the questions you want, there's no dumb questions (just some dumb answers, sometimes), just one request:

    DON'T ask, "Do cables make a difference ?".
    Sal Palooza
  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    Farmboy8 wrote: »
    whos trey

    we have the same thoughts....

    he used to be "the kid" now he's just boring and has like a girlfriend or something. turning his back on his buds. ;)

    Welcome to the club kid, what's your name? Al here.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2008
    Anywhere around Altamont ?

    I used to have a great-aunt that owned a 1000 acre farm up there.


    She doesn't anymore, because ..... well .... she's dead.

    So that's the end of that story. :o


    So..... welcome, Farmboy ! :)

    Ask all the questions you want, there's no dumb questions (just some dumb answers, sometimes), just one request:

    DON'T ask, "Do cables make a difference ?".

    Even worse "Do cables, electronics, and speakers burn in?":D
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2008
    Welcome

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2008
    Welcome aboard!
  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2008
    Welcome to the machine.:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited March 2008
    ^^^^Now that's a song that qualifies for SACD multi-ch!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,994
    edited March 2008
    Welcome, and nice system~ Wish I had that when I was 15....
  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited March 2008
    I'm 24. Does that still count as a kid?:confused::D

    By the way Ben. Haven't you heard. Four strokes are the new two stoke. Have you watched a supercross race on tv lately? Just abiout all are four stokes.

    While I am a die hard two stoke fan my self. I don't think you could go wrong with the CRF 250. Thats what there running in the 125 supercross class now. I think...

    I've had a Suzuki RM80, Yamaha TT100, and the last bike I owned was Yamaha Banshee four wheeler. Which was the badest of them all. It had aftermarket pipes,pistons, airbox, and a high compression head. I had to run race gas in it so it wouldn't ping at high rpm's.:D It wasn't very trail friendly though. It would foul the plugs pretty quick if you didn't stay on the pipe.

    By the way nice system and welcome to the club!


    Nick
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited March 2008
    Welcome,what town in Illinois are you from? There are a few members here close to farming communities.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
  • sophie
    sophie Posts: 511
    edited March 2008
    i just turned 17. I've been here for a few years. welcome, you will soon find all your money going to equipment or music to listen to.

    Payton
    Polk monitor 10B's and 5 jr's
    Adcom gfa 5500 and HK/240
    Adcom gtp 400
    Adcom gcp 600
    MusicHall MMF 2.1 TT
  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited March 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Best advice I have heard in a long time. Grab your .22 and go shoot some woodchuck, rabbits, or squirels:D

    Haha...I dont know...same problems in that hobby as well...they make as many barrels and options/upgrades for lil ole Ruger 10/22's as they do fancy audio cables :D

    Funny how hobbies suck you in...point is just have fun while you are partaking in any hobby...and enjoy your stay here.
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited March 2008
    Welcome to the fray. The Illinois Polkie population keeps growing and growing.
  • Farmboy8
    Farmboy8 Posts: 60
    edited March 2008
    Zero wrote: »
    So its time to fire away the usual questions; What brought you to us in the first place? Do you run any Polk speakers? How long have you been into audio - what gotcha into it... the whole sha-bang.

    My dad is kinda an audio fanatic and started me with a system and i went from there. I run four polk speakers Rti-8's, Csi-3, and a psw-202 sub. i've been in audio since my dad got into it. Always been into loud music and surrond sound
    "The goddamn Germans got nothing to do with it":p

    Denon 3802 (Reciever)
    Polk audio Rti-8 (Fronts)
    Polk audio Csi-3 (center)
    Blue Ray Sony Bdp S550
    LG 50" Plasma (1080P Smart 3D) (TV)
    320 GB Xbox 360 (MW3 Edition) (Game)
  • Farmboy8
    Farmboy8 Posts: 60
    edited March 2008
    tonyb wrote: »
    Welcome,what town in Illinois are you from? There are a few members here close to farming communities.

    Im from Trivoli Illinois.
    "The goddamn Germans got nothing to do with it":p

    Denon 3802 (Reciever)
    Polk audio Rti-8 (Fronts)
    Polk audio Csi-3 (center)
    Blue Ray Sony Bdp S550
    LG 50" Plasma (1080P Smart 3D) (TV)
    320 GB Xbox 360 (MW3 Edition) (Game)
  • Farmboy8
    Farmboy8 Posts: 60
    edited March 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    Welcome to the club kid, what's your name? Al here.

    Names Kevin.
    "The goddamn Germans got nothing to do with it":p

    Denon 3802 (Reciever)
    Polk audio Rti-8 (Fronts)
    Polk audio Csi-3 (center)
    Blue Ray Sony Bdp S550
    LG 50" Plasma (1080P Smart 3D) (TV)
    320 GB Xbox 360 (MW3 Edition) (Game)
  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2008
    nikolas812 wrote: »
    I'm 24. Does that still count as a kid?:confused::D

    By the way Ben. Haven't you heard. Four strokes are the new two stoke. Have you watched a supercross race on tv lately? Just abiout all are four stokes.

    While I am a die hard two stoke fan my self. I don't think you could go wrong with the CRF 250. Thats what there running in the 125 supercross class now. I think...

    I've had a Suzuki RM80, Yamaha TT100, and the last bike I owned was Yamaha Banshee four wheeler. Which was the badest of them all. It had aftermarket pipes,pistons, airbox, and a high compression head. I had to run race gas in it so it wouldn't ping at high rpm's.:D It wasn't very trail friendly though. It would foul the plugs pretty quick if you didn't stay on the pipe.

    By the way nice system and welcome to the club!


    Nick
    I just have a passion for 2 strokes.I had both. Ridden many others. Good tuning keeps from fouling plugs. I do get your point. The 4's are 250's in a 125 class. I have tried the new ones out, and still love the 2 strokes.
    Haha...I dont know...same problems in that hobby as well...they make as many barrels and options/upgrades for lil ole Ruger 10/22's as they do fancy audio cables :D

    Funny how hobbies suck you in...point is just have fun while you are partaking in any hobby...and enjoy your stay here.

    I had a Rugar 10/22. I was deadly with that rifle. For a seemingly unbalanced gun any thing I shot at went down. My favorite shot was a squirrel poking his little head out of a crotch in a tree. All I could see was his face. I shot him in the mouth, and knocked his teeth down his throat. I kept his head in the freezer to show people. It was a really nice shot. Of coarse I firmly believe in eating anything you shoot. I liked to make a real nice peppery stew out of them:) I still have my Rugar Super Redhawk 44 Stainless with the long barrel, and a 2-6 power scope. Very accurate, but not a squirrel gun:D
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited March 2008
    Definitely a NICE setup for 15. When I was 15 my setup consisted of an amp I picked up at Montgomery Wards on clearance connected to two totally mismatched Radio Shack Realistic speakers that had been thrown out of the back of a moving pickup at the police by the thieves that had just stolen them. The store recovered them and sold them to me for $15 each and that's how I got started. Welcome to the club!
    ____________________________________________________________

    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,575
    edited March 2008
    Welcome!

    I joined when I was 13
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited March 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    :confused: 13 is definetly a kid.

    Oh duh...my bad. I was thinking Sona-bake-me-a-pie poser. :D
    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

  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited March 2008
    Welcome! Sit back and get your learn on.

    Steve
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited March 2008
    Farmboy8 wrote: »
    Names Kevin.

    Wow - Any relation to Opus? (His name is kevin also and he has a son with almost your same equipment setup). Anyway - he would be within minutes of you and I am not that far away (Peoria area).

    Small world... Welcome to Club Polk.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    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)
  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited March 2008
    Welcome Kevin. CP is a great place to learn about all things audio related not just Polk. Just be careful with your allowance.:D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited March 2008
    McLoki wrote: »
    Wow - Any relation to Opus? (His name is kevin also and he has a son with almost your same equipment setup). Anyway - he would be within minutes of you and I am not that far away (Peoria area).

    Small world... Welcome to Club Polk.

    Michael

    The Club Polk Detective agency has struck again.


    You win................................nothing:D
    The Flea rig
    Hitachi 50VG825 LCD
    Rotel RSP 1066 (pre) :)-flea market
    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's

    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer
    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
    Signal Cable and Kimber Kable
  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited March 2008
    opus wrote: »
    The Club Polk Detective agency has struck again.


    You win................................nothing:D

    And that TV felt alot larger than 20" when it was sitting on my chest... :)

    So, still want to get together?
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    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)
  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited March 2008
    McLoki wrote: »
    And that TV felt alot larger than 20" when it was sitting on my chest... :)

    So, still want to get together?

    Ha:D

    Thats right. Mcloki had the save on the tv when he tried to go Dorothy Hamil without the skates. My friends that were helping me move still laugh about your selfless act of saving the tv at the risk of your own health:eek:

    I think my friend Shane said it best " Dude, if that's me, your buying a new tv"
    The Flea rig
    Hitachi 50VG825 LCD
    Rotel RSP 1066 (pre) :)-flea market
    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's

    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer
    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
    Signal Cable and Kimber Kable
  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited March 2008
    Make sure daddy takes care of those Ultra's...


    :p


    ...I still can't believe he introduced you to this site.:eek:


    Mike
  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited March 2008
    Hey guys, I'm 15 too, BUT I live in suburban LA, and have a pair of LSi15s, and Onkyo 805, a 46" Samsung LCD, and looking for a carver amp and surrounds!

    But i'm the only guy at my school who cares!
  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited March 2008
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    ..I still can't believe he introduced you to this site.:eek:

    I am pretty sure it counts as child endangerment in most states... (but in illinois it only counts if you are within 50miles of Chicago)...
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    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)