ESAVINON’s SRT’s Across America Drive

SCompRacer
SCompRacer Posts: 8,482
edited April 2009 in The Clubhouse
Why is this man smiling? Yes, he is normally a happy fellow. But this night, upon his return from Iowa, he continues to upset the balance of SRT’s in the nation. Most of them are now located in New York. Doug (dkg999) was kind enough to meet and help Ed load them up. A great example of polkies helping other polkies.

Ed made a stop at my place in Illinois on his way back from Iowa. It was later than planned, dark, so I have no idea what I grilled, but he ate it. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the time to set up the SRT’s. So we just put the feed bag on, kicked back, spun some vinyl and listened to some digital before he continued on home. IIRC this is Ed’s 10th major road trip for audio gear. Hardcore!

Ed has this incredible passion for music and brought quite a sampling of CD’s along. His knowledge of music seems infinite. Dana and I thoroughly enjoyed your visit Ed! Hope you had a safe return trip.
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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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2009
    It was good to see Ed again! Beautiful, well cared for set of SRT's that he picked up in Des Moines IA. Always happy to help another Polkie out!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2009
    HardCore Eddie.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited April 2009
    Be safe the rest of the way and great to see people helping people.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    Theres nothing better than a good Roadtrip-Be Safe:)
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,380
    edited April 2009
    If you need help thru Indiana let me know!
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited April 2009
    Wish I had time to make a road trip to Rich's to say Hi to Ed again, but this has been a very busy end of week and weekend. Hopefully the next time he finds a pair of SRT's in the area we can shoot the ****. Glad things went well Ed, you had to great guys (Rich and Doug) helping you out.

    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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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2009
    cool beans, two fetishing fools.

    RT1
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited April 2009
    ok who wears product's company shirt is a dork!!!









































    Just kidding, awesome dudes!!
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited April 2009
    That's not just a shirt with a Polk logo on it, it's a shirt from last years Polkfest. There's a little more meaning there.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited April 2009
    I arrived safe and tired at 11:35 pm last Night.
    This road trip was one of the best I've had.
    What really made this trip worthwhile was seeing my friends again.
    I'd like to thank doug for coming out. Your help and your company was greatly appreciated.
    Rich and Dana, I'd like to thank Both for your warm reception.
    Your hospitality will not be forgotten!
    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.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2009
    so did you guys have sex??? any dirt??? some gossip?? more pics???

    RT1
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited April 2009
    Let's just say your *special* if you get taken down into the basement by Rich. :p
    "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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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,482
    edited April 2009
    strider wrote: »
    ... it's a shirt from last years Polkfest. There's a little more meaning there.

    +1 to dat!
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    so did you guys have sex??? any dirt??? some gossip?? more pics???

    RT1

    Never on the first man date, no dirt, some juicy gossip but we have a binding NDA, and we do have some internal pics of an SRT controller. Not sure if we can post that.

    No NDA on this. Ed’s laptop has a strange way of navigating. And he encountered a substance in Iowa some folks in New York aren’t familiar with….mud.:D
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Let's just say your *special* if you get taken down into the basement by Rich. :p

    Who told you that?:eek: I don’t think you been down there yet. Next visit.:D

    Ed, are you missing a shoe insert? Found one in the drive the next morning. Want me to send it to you?
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited April 2009
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Ed, are you missing a shoe insert? Found one in the drive the next morning. Want me to send it to you?

    Now THERE HAS to be a story about that!!!!
    "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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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited April 2009
    I must have dropped that when i went down to the basement ;)
    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.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited April 2009
    Now THERE HAS to be a story wit dat!!!;)
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited April 2009
    The question that begs an answer is: Who's?
    :D
    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.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited April 2009
    Glad to hear you got back safely.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2009
    what??? Ed had his shoe stuck in a dark hole and the insert fell out in the driveway??? sounds pretty suspicious. likely Jack Daniels, a gasket and rim away were involved.

    RT1
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited April 2009
    Funny stuff! Glad you guys had a good time! Rich, Ed, Brock, Doug are in the elite class of Club Polk members.

    I've heard part of the SRT system at Ed's house. I'm going back to hear the complete system real soon.
    Carl

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,482
    edited April 2009
    schwarcw wrote: »
    I'm going back to hear the complete system real soon.

    I’d love to be there to hear that! He brought some music that reached as deep or deeper than my Telarc LP, Michael Murray/Bach - The Great Organ at Methuen. IIRC Ed said some of the music went to 16Hz. My speaks don’t go that low, so we were missing some low vibes. My gear did get a workout, and I’ll be looking to purchase some of the material he brought along.
    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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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited April 2009
    You're all invited once i have the living room system fully operational.
    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.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2009
    I've been hiding in your basement since Polkfest.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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