I'm very uspset. Suffering a loss.
ben62670
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Well I haven't lost them yet. I know some of you have gotten rid of something, and even while you are doing it you feel nauseous. Well what I am going to loose soon isn't even mine. Things were slowed up a bit last weekend with the get together. So it is happening this weekend. Jerry, and I have been busting hump to get things in order. His speakers were supposed to leave last week, but because of the delay for the get together he decided it would be best to leave them here. Well during the week we had a problem with one of the tweeters. I thought it was just one of those stubborn tweeters that would take a while to open up. Well we received the new replacements yesterday, and things sound great here. After this weekend; maybe tomorrow he will be bringing them home:( I have grown attached to these. They are by far the best sounding speakers that I have built(with Jerry's help) so far. I actually feel nauseous. I feel compelled to go to Jerry's house to visit these.
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
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Ben
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You scared me for a minute Ben!
The speakers you guys built are definitely something to be proud of. I would love to hear those someday. The idea of custom built SDA's with new drivers, tweeters, crossover, etc. is very compelling. Congrats on your accomplishment.:)Carl -
Ben, you put a lot of yourself in them and they feel almost like family. Your next project just has to be better than the last. Gives you something to look forward too.
I now the feeling hearing bikes I built and rode only to sell them and hear them ride off for the first time is sicking. But like bikes, audio gear comes and go.
You can't go backwards.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
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs -
Thanks Carl. I am going to go back to spending some time with them. I have had regrets about getting rid of some gear, but this just kinda sucks. I am real happy that Jerry is getting some great speakers, and he deserves them for sure. I have tried many designs, and have had some originals, but these are tops by far.
BenPlease. 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.
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Chill...they are just speakers. Remember the better things in life.
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Ben, you put a lot of yourself in them and they feel almost like family. Your next project just has to be better than the last. Gives you something to look forward too.
I now the feeling hearing bikes I built and rode only to sell them and hear them ride off for the first time is sicking. But like bikes, audio gear comes and go.
You can't go backwards.
It's a time/money thing. I can see you know how it feels;) I do feel real good that a friend who really in all actuality doesn't know me trusted me to design some speaks for him. We both have commentated that we are glad it is almost done. It has made great friends of us. I guess having a new great friend is more important than having some bad **** speakers:eek:
BenPlease. 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 -
If you build them, they will come...~ 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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Conradicles wrote: »Chill...they are just speakers. Remember the better things in life.
Get a grip man!!!
Lightman is leaving early am. Take a ride with him, and say the same after you hear them. It is very involving even with very modest gear. Come down. Jerry made a huge pot of Brunswick stew. I have to get back to the tunes.
BenPlease. 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 -
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 -
Be a man you whuss! Let it go.;):D
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Here! Have some SDA2s for $200 to cheer you up:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1239717166&/Polk-Audio-RTi-A9-single-speak
No clue... I just stumbled upon these. SDAs seem to cheer most folks up, here.
Btw, any Boston area SDA/polk user group where I can hear speakers such as these (or their ilk)? I even promise not to use the word "ilk" again, unless of course we Scots start hitting the Drambouie, or the Lagavulin (but never in the same glass, of course). -
Grr.... wrong link (my for sale by mistake). Could not edit (T+5min too long brushing teeth)
Here are the SDAs: http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/ele/1052788250.html -
Don't worry ben. I'll keep you busy with the projects i have lined up for you.SRT For Life; SDA Forever!
The SRT SEISMIC System:
Four main satellite speakers, six powered subs, two dedicated for LFE channel, two center speakers for over/under screen placement and three Control Centers. Amaze your friends, terrorize your neighbors, seize the audio bragging rights for your state. Go ahead, buy it; you only go around once. -
It ain't like you can't make another set there Kemosabe.
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I know just how you feel!
When I sold my old friends.....my MINT Monitor 10's I was sick!
When I moved into my own House after renting one for 9yrs with a nice sized living room......to a next to nothing living room......
No place to put em and they had been packed away for 5yrs.
I held off for all those years but I finally came to grips with the reality that ever using em again wasn't in the cards.
I did sell them to a good friend but they were the best Polks I ever owned and may ever own.
Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro -
I know just how you feel!
When I sold my old friends.....my MINT Monitor 10's I was sick!
When I moved into my own House after renting one for 9yrs with a nice sized living room......to a next to nothing living room......
No place to put em and they had been packed away for 5yrs.
I held off for all those years but I finally came to grips with the reality that ever using em again wasn't in the cards.
I did sell them to a good friend but they were the best Polks I ever owned and may ever own.
The good thing about Monitor 10's is they pop up all the time. -
The good thing about Monitor 10's is they pop up all the time.
True.....but a larger living room don't!
Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro -
Well they left tonight. It sucked seeing them go, but going to an awesome friend is much better than seeing them just go. Jerry said I could come and visit them. I love mine, but his were my piece de resistance. Very sweet indeed. The Morels tweeters we chose sounded awesome, but they suffered from the epoxy breaking loose. Kinda like shipping vintage Polk MW's. It's a shame. We may mod the Morel tweeters to fix the problem. I am sure it is kinda like the Adcom GFA-565's, and 585's suffering from a bad batch of materials. The Vifa domes sound real sweet, but the Morel's handled the female upper vocal ranges much smoother. Those 6.5 Silver Flutes are way to good for their price. Jerry is such a good friend he offered to buy the 5.5s for the surrounds, and center project we have lined up to replace the LSI's he has. We'll see. I may just keep them. They are not lacking by any means compared to what I was running in other SDA projects, but like I said the Silver Flute 6.5's are just that sweet.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 -
man up dude.... there will be other pairs of speakers... you'll forget all about those in say.. a week or so.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Does that mean the next get together will be at Jerry's place? Your speakers weren't lacking that much compared to Jerry's pair. Start selling more of your interconnects and upgrade the speakers in your cabinets.
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danger boy wrote: »man up dude.... there will be other pairs of speakers... you'll forget all about those in say.. a week or so.Does that mean the next get together will be at Jerry's place? Your speakers weren't lacking that much compared to Jerry's pair. Start selling more of your interconnects and upgrade the speakers in your cabinets.
Jerry does want us to stop in at his place, and also George. I know mine aren't lacking much at all, but I am never satisfied. I am too analytical I guess. Right now I am enjoying them very much. Steely Dan is putting a big smile on my face as I type. My IC's don't make much money, and most of my sales are at Polkie prices so it is just keeping my name alive. Some day I hope to be able to just kick back and enjoy. Jerry's speaker have done what no others have been able to do so far, and that is his can make a bad recording sound good. Most of the others made good sound better, but showed the flaws of a bad recording. I will continue to seek sonic bliss.
BenPlease. 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
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Ben, on the other hand.
Over time seeing you build this or that, each time up bring it up a notch or two... I can't wait to see your next product. You should feel very proud of your accomplishment
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 -
disneyjoe7 wrote: »Ben, on the other hand.
Over time seeing you build this or that, each time up bring it up a notch or two... I can't wait to see your next product. You should feel very proud of your accomplishment
Thanks Steve. George told me to leave the last set alone. My set that I am running now is much better than the last set that George heard. Jerry's are better. I am real close to where I want to be. I hope people don't feel that I am discouraged. I kinda feel like a hound that has almost caught the rabbit. I am ready to eat:) I can taste it. BTW Herbie Handcock's Watermelon man, and Rocket are on, and I feel guilty for complaining.
BenPlease. 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