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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited February 2009
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    polkatese wrote: »
    can we talk about Gemstone Blue Diamond amp now? I bet no one has heard about it either, hah. :)

    The Cinenova killer? That thing was BIG over on AVS, if I recall correctly that is Steve Heralla's (sp) company, same guy who runs Sound&Video.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
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    This thread is absolutely hillarious and ridiculous at the same time...

    I've been here a while and can tell you that 90% of folks here think their equipment is the best possible for the money. When you put your own cash into it, it's hard to discuss its warts.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited February 2009
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    Its GroundHog Day again.... the echoes continue.

    RT1
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
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    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    Its GroundHog Day again.... the echoes continue.

    RT1

    lol oh goodness
    Pro-ject RM-9.1 w/ Grado Sonata 1 -> USP-1 -> RPA-1 -> Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2009
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    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    Its GroundHog Day again.... the echoes continue.

    RT1

    Does that mean we have 6 more weeks of this thread? :eek:

    Not that it would be a bad thing. I thoroughly enjoy a good pointless, nonsensical, fanboy, hater, t
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2009
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    shack wrote: »
    And BTW Ricardo....THIS is all YOUR fault...you elitist, audiophool, pot stirrer! ;)

    :eek: NO WAY :rolleyes:
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited February 2009
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    yea Ricardo

    just one thing

    So when YOU sent the Emo back did they pay for the shipping each time.........


    hehehehehehhehehe

    Shack Daddy Go Play with your NAD'S.

    RT1--OUT
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
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    shack wrote: »
    And BTW Ricardo....THIS is all YOUR fault...you elitist, audiophool, pot stirrer! ;)

    I plead innocent. One thing though, I've had lots of fun seeing how people from both sides get so serious about it. Let this thread live forever!!!

    (You guys should thank me; I've contributed to reduce boredom).
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    So when YOU sent the Emo back did they pay for the shipping each time.........

    Nope. And I'm pissed about that. Planning to start another thread on this, but only when this one dies. Subject will be something like "Audio Company Successful Financial Model: repeatedly send faulty units to naive customers, charging them freight both ways (in advance). Proceeds used to bribe Nelson Pass to sign off designs."
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  • timlitton
    timlitton Posts: 289
    edited February 2009
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    I vote we just make this the new clubhouse and hang out in here ... FOREVER.

    MWAHH HAA HAA HAA
    Slowly emerging from the 90's
    Fronts: Polk LSi15's
    Center: Polk CS350ls
    Pre: Sony STRDA555ES
    Amp: Rotel RMB-1075
    Sub: Velodyne SPL-1000
    TV: 46" Sharp Aquos LCD
    Dust magnet: Sony PS3
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,097
    edited February 2009
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    Proceeds used to bribe Nelson Pass to sign off designs."

    Everybody wants to be able to say "It's a Nelson Pass design":p:D

    A new Ultra Reference amp is coming out under the Emotiva Moniker, it's called EMOTIVASS and has Nelson's signature which lights up in cool blue florescent display...........

    It's pronounced EH-MOE-TIVE-****. Of course there will be a $200 price bump because of license fee's, etc.

    H9
    "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 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
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    heiney9 wrote:
    Everybody wants to be able to say "It's a Nelson Pass design":p:D

    A new Ultra Reference amp is coming out under the Emotiva Moniker, it's called EMOTIVASS and has Nelson's signature which lights up in cool blue florescent display...........

    It's pronounced EH-MOE-TIVE-****. Of course there will be a $200 price bump because of license fee's, etc.

    H9

    Yes...that's cool and all...but will it be THX certified?
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • bigred7078
    bigred7078 Posts: 477
    edited February 2009
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    shack wrote: »
    Yes...that's cool and all...but will it be THX certified?

    do you really want to raise the prices? ;)
    Pro-ject RM-9.1 w/ Grado Sonata 1 -> USP-1 -> RPA-1 -> Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
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    shack wrote: »
    Yes...that's cool and all...but will it be THX certified?

    Damn. There goes a few more shipping expenses for me :mad:

    Stop giving ideas !!!!!!
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    Everybody wants to be able to say "It's a Nelson Pass design":p:D

    A new Ultra Reference amp is coming out under the Emotiva Moniker, it's called EMOTIVASS and has Nelson's signature which lights up in cool blue florescent display...........

    It's pronounced EH-MOE-TIVE-****. Of course there will be a $200 price bump because of license fee's, etc.

    H9

    What have we here?
    H9.jpg
    :D:D:D
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited February 2009
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    Oh my god its still going.....
    HT
    RTi70 mains
    CSi30 center
    RTi28 Rears
    Velodyne CHT-12
    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
    Playstation 3
    2-Channel
    Polk Audio LSi15's
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Nakamichi CA-5 Pre
    ADCOM GFA-555
    Signal Cable Analog II IC's
    Signal Ultra Bi-Wire Speaker Cables
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,097
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    LessisNevermore wrote: »
    What have we here?
    H9.jpg
    :D:D:D

    I guess that means the female cheer-leader is now nekkid..........where'd she go :D.
    "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 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Bass_Pedal
    Bass_Pedal Posts: 196
    edited February 2009
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    I have decided that I am not going to create a post in this thread complaining about how long and meaningless it is, because if I do I will be adding to its length and longevity. Therefore I will sit idly by my keyboard, hoping that it will meet its end shortly. Oh wait... Damn!
    Mains - Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand
    Subs - Rel T5 x 2
    Amplification - Bryston 3b cubed
    Pre Amp - Marantz Sc11-1
    SACD - Marantz Sa11-1
    Stream - Cambridge Audio CXN v2
    Dac - Marantz Dac-1
    TT - Pro-Ject RPM 9.1 w/ Ortofon 2M Black Cartidge
    Phono Stage - Project Tube box DS
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
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    Bass_Pedal wrote:
    Therefore I will sit idly by my keyboard, hoping that it will meet its end shortly. Oh wait... Damn!

    Why would anyone want this to end....:confused:

    The possibility of pointless tangents is nearly limitless...

    We've just now had a post about naked cheerleaders...

    Viva la thread!
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    I guess that means the female cheer-leader is now nekkid..........where'd she go :D.

    That outfit belongs to Doro.

    RT1
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  • unbridled_id
    unbridled_id Posts: 179
    edited February 2009
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    You are still the same self-righteous **** you were the last time I saw you.
    The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

    Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
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    MikeC78 wrote: »
    This thread is absolutely hillarious and ridiculous at the same time...

    I've been here a while and can tell you that 90% of folks here think their equipment is the best possible for the money. When you put your own cash into it, it's hard to discuss its warts.

    Since we're now going off on tangents, I'll mention the warts of my system:

    The amps don't get hot enought to heat the room. I have a terrible electric bill and I'm not getting my moneys worth of heat.

    Glass fronts are very difficult to keep fingerprints off. Especially when grandkids show up.

    My grandson (4 years old) decided his animal crackers, mushy and wet, belonged smeared on the panels of my Spires.

    Found the dog tangled up in speaker wire and could not get out!

    How's that for some warts?

    Gordon
    2 Channel -
    Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
    Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,097
    edited February 2009
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    unbridled_id wrote: »
    You are still the same self-righteous **** you were the last time I saw you.


    WOW................no emoticons and such language.
    "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 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2009
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    WOW................no emoticons and such language.
    He's still upset that he can't hear the difference between power cords.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
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    unbridled_id wrote: »
    You are still the same self-righteous **** you were the last time I saw you.

    I have found that when dealing with an overly righteous right sided love muffin the best course of action is just work it, the left side then becomes insanely jealous and closes in the gap, leaving everything.........as the baby bear said

    Just right.

    RT1
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
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    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Since we're now going off on tangents, I'll mention the warts of my system:

    The amps don't get hot enought to heat the room. I have a terrible electric bill and I'm not getting my moneys worth of heat.

    Glass fronts are very difficult to keep fingerprints off. Especially when grandkids show up.

    My grandson (4 years old) decided his animal crackers, mushy and wet, belonged smeared on the panels of my Spires.

    Found the dog tangled up in speaker wire and could not get out!

    How's that for some warts?

    Gordon

    Tangents?:confused: Who is on the tangent here?

    Sounds like you have a real serious case of the warts, better get those treated!:p
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
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    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Since we're now going off on tangents, I'll mention the warts of my system:

    The amps don't get hot enought to heat the room. I have a terrible electric bill and I'm not getting my moneys worth of heat.Gordon

    Buy an Onkyo Receiver :rolleyes::rolleyes::D
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
    Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
    TT = Audio Technica
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
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    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Since we're now going off on tangents, I'll mention the warts of my system:

    The amps don't get hot enought to heat the room. I have a terrible electric bill and I'm not getting my moneys worth of heat.

    See H9's class A's

    Glass fronts are very difficult to keep fingerprints off. Especially when grandkids show up.

    Fingerprints can help break up micro and macro reflections

    My grandson (4 years old) decided his animal crackers, mushy and wet, belonged smeared on the panels of my Spires.

    Think of it as free sound treatment, just not sugar free..

    Found the dog tangled up in speaker wire and could not get out!

    Sounds like the active cable elevators I planned to market. Damn you.;)

    How's that for some warts?

    Gordon

    Warts? You got no steeenking warts!:D:D
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,365
    edited February 2009
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    Keiko wrote: »
    No way! I'm a Yamaha fanboy. ;)

    Here you go, yammy fanboy!;) My retro gear. Or was you talkin new yammy?
    yammy.jpg
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2009
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    I remember those.

    How about some specs for that amp? And how did you keep those in such MINT condition?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,365
    edited February 2009
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    cnh wrote: »
    I remember those.

    How about some specs for that amp? And how did you keep those in such MINT condition?

    cnh

    Check here, http://www.classicaudio.com/value/yam/CA800.html
    that was back in the pick-a-spec days. 50WPC both driven, 20-20KHz would be the one.

    The amp was purchased from a CP forum member, the tuna from ebay. I just have to keep them this way.;) This is for my basement system.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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