When did you join Club Polk?

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,516
edited December 2009 in The Clubhouse
Just curious what year you joined up...
If...
Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited September 2009
    I joined before 2000, like in late 98 I think it was, maybe '97? I can't remember for sure but I know I was a co-op at Lockheed at the time so it was around 97-98 timeframe. But the place was a graveyard and quite dead so I posted once, saw no activity for 2 weeks and forgot about it. I was also under a different name. I think it was just "John". Found it again in summer of 2002 and lurked until December. But my previous account was not there and common names were unavailable as user names so I had to make a new one.

    So I tagged pre-2000 on the list even though I wasn't really active. Although I did fill out of one those customer cards when I got my EX car speakers back in 1996 and checked the box that asked if I'd like to be part of a Polk Audio owner's club!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited September 2009
    I joined December of 2005 - right after I had picked up a pair of Monitor 70's from Circuit City.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2009
    1963, just like it says in my profile.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited September 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    I joined December of 2005 - right after I had picked up a pair of Monitor 70's from Circuit City.

    Didja ever put them back down or are you still holding them?
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2009
    Back around 2000 or so when I got my first pair of LSi15s. However, I made the mistake of using my real name so I later changed it, and lost all my post count.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited September 2009
    been lurkin since july 2001, original polk speakers long gone but not forgotten
    Speakers:
    Definitive BP7001sc mains
    Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
    Polk RT800i's rears
    Definitive supercube I Sub
    Audio:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010
    Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
    OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
    Video:
    Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
    OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
    Directv x's 2
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited September 2009
    Joined the club in '99 but not the forum with my RT1K's purchased from CCity. That didn't happen until I dropped my hobby of riding (sport biking) and picked up something a little more budget friendly :D
    Truck setup
    Alpine 9856
    Phoenix Gold RSD65CS

    For Sale
    Polk SR6500
    Polk SR5250
    Polk SR104


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  • debussyj
    debussyj Posts: 198
    edited September 2009
    I would figure back around 2000, but didn't officially join the forum till 2003. However, bought my first pair of Polk's in 1985, does that count?
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,157
    edited September 2009
    I joined in 2007. I was searching for information on our little Polk MiniMonitors. We had four of them and I wanted to find suggestions about an appropriate matching center to use them for 5.1. Immediately found the Polk Audio website, and stumbled accross the forum. Subsequently, when searching for information on a subwoofer, I found a detailed review here by Ron Temple on the model I was researching, even though it wasn't from Polk Audio. Since I found many of his suggestions helpful on AVS (where he also lurks), I decided to join up here. If it was good enough for RT, it was good enough for me, and we did already own Polks, so it seemed like a sensible thing to do.
    Jstas wrote: »
    Didja ever put them back down or are you still holding them?
    You're in a rather humorous mood for a Monday morning, aren't you?
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited September 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    You're in a rather humorous mood for a Monday morning, aren't you?

    It's my world, I don't expect others to understand. ;)
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited September 2009
    I joined in 1985 when i heard an bought my 1st pair of polk speakers.
    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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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited September 2009
    I had a telephone conservation with Ken Swauger regarding my old Monitor 10's. Ken suggested I go on the forum and read up on all the great information posted here. He was right and it's all his fault I now have three pair of Polk's and spent thousands on equipment. Thanks Ken!!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited September 2009
    hmmmm let me check
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited September 2009
    It's in my profile


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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    I lurked for a couple month's and joined up right after i picked up my speaker's :)
    Media Room 7.1
    Sharp lc37d64u | Sanus vmsab-03 | Sonax ZX8680 | Yamaha htr-6290b | Emotiva xpa1 x 2 & xpa5 | RTiA 9 & 7 | CSiA 6 | FXiA 6 | Sanus NF30B-03 | Velodyne dls-3750r | Dual 505-3 m97xe | Monster avs2000/hts5100

    HTPC
    Intel e5300 | Asus p5q DLX | LG ch08 BD | OCZ 4g reaper2 | WD 1TB | Sapphire 4890 VaporX 1g | Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 | OCZ modXtreme 700w | Antec Fusion remote MAX

    A fool and his money are easily parted
    I don't drink Koolaid

    Need some cable's? Just ask :)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2009
    When I was 27
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2009
    2006 and I'm a regular indeed, already at 3672 post because I love the place. Shooting for 5000 before end of the yr. J/K.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2009
    Bought my first SDA/SRS in 1984-85. Bought my SDA/SRS 1.2TL in July 2006 and joined the club.
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  • AGUERRA
    AGUERRA Posts: 147
    edited September 2009
    just joined this month :D

    ive had my polks for awhile now started with the r50's as probly most do then upgraded as most do to the rti's have 8's and the csi5 up front and the 6's for the back
    front: rti8
    center: csi5
    surround: fxi3
    sub: eD a2-300
    receiver: onkyo 805
    ps3
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2009
    I'm thinking around 89 to 91 but can't remember for sure. I had just bought a pair of 1.2's (which have remained in my closet ever since).
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited September 2009
    joined early Jan 09' after kicking my HTIB habit. Thanks for a whole lot of knowledge CP!
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2009
    Aug 2002 when I bought a pair of Monitor 5's for $15 from a thrift store in Philly. What a long strange trip it's been :)
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited September 2009
    2005... still know nothing. ;)
    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

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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited September 2009
    Joined in 2004 so I could purchase some LSi7's from Brett. (That he had purchased in the Fry's fire sale)

    Anyway - ended up sticking around and building a complete LSi home theater....

    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)
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Oct 2008 with a full RTiA system(A5s front & rear plus CsiA6)
    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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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited September 2009
    I'm just posting to make sure I hit the right year in the poll.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited September 2009
    Joined in 2008
    My Friend Ryan - whom some of you may have met at Polkfest 2008 - sold me a pair of monitor 10s he got from the flea market because as he said - you need a pair of real speakers...........my response was - "wow - they sound pretty good" (I'm a real observant person) He also gave me the CS245 center before I moved from Buffalo NY to Bethesda Md.

    My friend John here in Bethesda found me a pair of SDA-CRS in the thrift store and sold them to me for 100 bucks.

    They sounded good - I used them as my rears - but there was something missing.....so I went to the local polk dealer - grafitti audio video in Bethesda and the sales person said you need more power - but not having read your website yet - I bought my Denon receiver for a very reasonable price..........and a PSW 404 sub for cheap.......

    They still didn't sound great - so I went to this website and I learned about the "interconnect" cable.

    Ordered one from Polk CS and wow - the rears became the fronts.

    But then my friend Ryan showed up at my place in Bethesda with some monitor 7s including stands and matching peerless tweeters which I purchased for about 100 bucks - hence now having a 2ch and a 5.1 setup in our house we moved to last year.

    I have been a fan of the polk community ever since and thank all the experts for the outstanding advice - which revolutionize(d) my system over the last year.

    Stay tuned for some new photos in the showcase as I made a lot of improvements since moving in. Rock On

    Rayman
    http://rayslifecycle.blogspot.com/
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,210
    edited September 2009
    danz1906 wrote: »
    Oct 2008 with a full RTiA system(A5s front & rear plus CsiA6)

    WOW!!! No Congrats or Nice gear great price?:p


    January of this year!!! It seems longer then that.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited September 2009
    Bought a set of Momo 6x9's for my beloved Dodge Ram back in 2003 and for **** and grins decided to register them online and stumbled on the forum. Lurked for a while and posted as a guest for a few months then finally registered in December '03. Lots of good times in the car audio side back them. About a dozen of us, all green as hell, discovering little bits and pieces and couldnt wait to post them on the forum so we could talk about them for 3 days. Ah those were the days.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    WOW!!! No Congrats or Nice gear great price?:p


    January of this year!!! It seems longer then that.

    Rookie......:p
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