How long can speakers last?

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited May 2009
    seafire wrote: »
    It was my wife's birthday yesterday so I did not log in.However returning today I found all these lovely posts.
    The one thing I know for sure is that most of the name callers here have no real contribution to this forum anyway.
    I will post pictures of our speaker production and will not reveal my company or product names to this pack of slandering dogs!
    WHY? BECAUSE INSIPID FOOLS LIKE YOU NEED TO ROT IN YOUR OWN SEA OF SLANDER AND DO NOT DESERVE ANYTHING MORE!.
    I AM ALSO TIRED OF STOOPING TO YOUR CHILDISH LEVEL AND AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT THE MODERATORS ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE.THE FACT THAT SOME DOUBT ME IS NO SURPRISE.AS I STATED BEFORE ----PACK MENTALITY AT IT'S BEST AND NO BRAINS TO TOP IT ALL BAAAAA BAAAAA

    Reported.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    That's weird, according to polk they say NOT to use any type of furniture polish on the wood cabs. Just a cloth, dampened with water. I wonder why?

    Keiko, are you sure they didn't mean the vinyl covered cabinets ?? Or...perhaps they meant the newer "high build" poly/lacquer finishes which are basically a plastic coating on the wood veneer. Either of those is fine to do the damp cloth thing on, but, if you have the old, minimally finished walnut veneered cabinets, furniture oil or paste wax is the way to go NO H2O !!:eek:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    edited May 2009
    seafire wrote: »
    Thank you Kex.It is people like you and many others that share your view and are complaining that has made me stand up and be counted.

    He was referring to you and the others in your troll camp.
    "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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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    Keiko, are you sure they didn't mean the vinyl covered cabinets ?? Or...perhaps they meant the newer "high build" poly/lacquer finishes which are basically a plastic coating on the wood veneer. Either of those is fine to do the damp cloth thing on, but, if you have the old, minimally finished walnut veneered cabinets, furniture oil or paste wax is the way to go NO H2O !!:eek:

    OOPS!! I posted this before I read the HOLE thread !! Still true tho.;)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2009
    Keiko, do you have any termite problems where you are ? I've seen shows that looked like HI. is really "termite central". Also do you have both the dry wood and the wet tunnel types? When I lived in the USVI the dry ones destroyed some nice native mahogany furniture of mine. (they didn't like the particle board on my old Advents though !) :eek:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2009
    This seafire character is really spending a whole lot of time flaming up this forum for a supposed CEO/manufacturer of speakers. I'm doubtful that such a person could devote so much time to stinking up this place instead of seeing to pressing business matters. I believe that he is a "legend in his own mind" and little else.:rolleyes:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    edited May 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    Oh yes. Big time termites here in Hawaii. Ground and dry wood. I just recently had to do some repairs on our enclosed Lanai (Patio) on the house. Never had a problem with termites eating particle board, but the humid climate here isn't good for that either. Rattan is really the way to go here for furniture.

    Sounds like horrible place to live























    NOT!!! :)
    "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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  • Rocco1
    Rocco1 Posts: 190
    edited May 2009
    seafire has been saying he will post pictures for days now.....where are they because I was hoping they where some high end pieces of equipment. I really want to replace all my polks.
    Man Cave: 7.1
    -PS Audio Power Plant Premier
    -PS Audio Power backup
    -Onkyo Pre/Pro> 2 Adcom555se bridged and bi-wired> RTi A9s
    > Adcom GFA 7605> CSi A6 center, RTi A3s side rears, FXi A6s rears
    >Sub = MK Audio 10'
    -PS3
    -Onkyo 5 disc cd player
    -Directv
    -Samsung 59' plasma flanked by 2 Samsung 43' plasma's
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    edited May 2009
    Rocco1 wrote: »
    seafire has been saying he will post pictures for days now.....where are they because I was hoping they where some high end pieces of equipment. I really want to replace all my polks.

    Apparently his internet search is not going well. Or perhaps he's taking a crash course in Photoshop
    "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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,841
    edited May 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Apparently his internet search is not going well. Or perhaps he's taking a crash course in Photoshop

    Hehe......
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2009
    I'll fill in a few spots while waiting for Mr. SeaFire to post some pictures. We can compare which one is a better manufacturer after Mr. SeaFire posts his pictures.

    http://www.hometheatermag.com/gearworks/1007factbc/index.html

    http://www.soundstage2.com/tours/sonus_faber_200708/

    http://www.soundstage2.com/tours/rockport_200702/
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    Nice links, mega. Those Rockports are sweet.
    We'll see if seahags speaks can compare.:D
    Probably made from tin cans and old cardboard.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2009
    B & W makes some of the FUGLIEST speakers I have ever seen!
    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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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    And worst sounding.
    "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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,056
    edited May 2009
    Face wrote: »
    And worst sounding.

    someone had to say it...
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,219
    edited May 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    B & W makes some of the FUGLIEST speakers I have ever seen!
    Face wrote: »
    And worst sounding.
    I actually really like their unusual design, but I've never heard them, so I'm disappointed to learn that they, apparently, do not excel in the listening department.
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,219
    edited May 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Up yours, Kex...
    Why ... thank you, my liege! How kind of you to honor my poor, hopeless self, with your esteemed remarks. I must consider such attentions as a rare privilege, and one of the highlights of my miserable and lowly existence, in the glorious shadow of your most royal personage.

    I have not been educated in the etiquette of such matters, and have not hitherto been blessed with the such attentions from the King of A$$holia himself, but, perhaps the appropriate response is: Down yours, your highness?!

    Now the question remains: down where, and with what?!
    Alea jacta est!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2009
    Kex, you & Lightman should really take these kind of comments to PM's. It's not the best impression that anyone visiting this board needs to see. Nor do I find them all that amusing.
    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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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2009
    As for B & W speakers, if you are a fan of metal tweeters, you might like them. However, I have yet to hear a pair that my ears can tolerate.
    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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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Kex, you & Lightman should really take these kind of comments to PM's. It's not the best impression that anyone visiting this board needs to see. Nor do I find them all that amusing.

    .....not Cathy approved.....:o:o:o
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Please keep it boring guys.
    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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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2009
    Or at least R rated.

    Can I help it if I prefer that we exhibit a little bit of CLASS? You can always go to your neighborhood bar to talk trash & act like a dog.

    This place isn't it.
    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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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,896
    edited May 2009
    ^^^ Thanks, Ms. Cfrizz.

    I, for one, have a hard enough time keeping on the semi-straight and narrow so any external efforts/suggestions to assist in keeping from putting gas on a smoldering flame is appreciated. :)
    Sal Palooza
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2009
    Perhaps instead of 'waiting' for the speaker pics...we should all get together...throw some dollars into the pot and have one of our senior members requisition a 'pair' for a DEMO which can also include swapping various cables and equipment? So he/she can deal with all the questions that have so often risen from the Sea and remain 'unanswered'?

    What do you say guys? One of the problems with posting pictures of speakers is that with so much experience on this site..someone is bound to by able to identify the speaker manufacturer...hence heiney9's comment about photoshopping. It will be tough to fool the panel on this one, I suspect the delays will continue. Alas...

    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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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2009
    We're all waiting for these pictures Seafire. C'mon, Photoshop's not that complicated.:rolleyes:
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Maybe his speakers suck so bad he is asshamed. It's obvious that he isn't for real. Nobody would ever go on another manufactures forum stinking up the place like this if he were who he say he were;)
    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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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,219
    edited May 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Kex, you & Lightman should really take these kind of comments to PM's. ...
    Well, I certainly do apologize, without hesitation, for any offense caused by our rather childish humor, and I certainly wouldn't want to be lighting up any smoldering flames in Mr. BBL!

    I actually did try to PM someone recently, when I thought they might have been offended by some of my remarks, since we had a slightly different opinion on a certain technical matter. I just wanted to set things straight, and ensure that they didn't think I was being rude or disrespectful. Unfortunately, they ignored the PM entirely, and I never even got a response, so I don't even know if they were, or were not offended. Now, I did think that was rather rude at the time, and certainly not humorous in any way whatsoever. I've rather given up on PM's since then, and any attempt at being polite, so my PM box is always full these days.
    Alea jacta est!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2009
    You're right it was rude not to answer for which apologies are rendered. But things were a bit heated and it was in the best interest to just let it go, since it all boils down to a difference of opinion.

    It all came out in the wash with the now infamous Emo thread!:D
    Kex wrote: »
    Well, I certainly do apologize, without hesitation, for any offense caused by our rather childish humor, and I certainly wouldn't want to be lighting up any smoldering flames in Mr. BBL!

    I actually did try to PM someone recently, when I thought they might have been offended by some of my remarks, since we had a slightly different opinion on a certain technical matter. I just wanted to set things straight, and ensure that they didn't think I was being rude or disrespectful. Unfortunately, they ignored the PM entirely, and I never even got a response, so I don't even know if they were, or were not offended. Now, I did think that was rather rude at the time, and certainly not humorous in any way whatsoever. I've rather given up on PM's since then, and any attempt at being polite, so my PM box is always full these days.
    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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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited May 2009
    Later Taters!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,484
    edited May 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    As for B & W speakers, if you are a fan of metal tweeters, you might like them. However, I have yet to hear a pair that my ears can tolerate.

    I heard a set of 805's being driven by 1000watt Mcintosh monoblocks and they were very impressive to say the least. I get the feeling though that they would be somewhat difficult to actually live with as placement and such would get on my nerves...
    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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