Watch out Polk! White-van INC. is out to get us

kawizx9r
kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
edited March 2011 in Speakers
Saw this CL-ad and had to post it because I just thought it was hilarious lol.

I guess the white-van speaker scam has come out with a new brand name, VOLK AUDIO.

- http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/ele/1449981904.html

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited November 2009
    Sign me up for some TE37 speakers!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited November 2009
    I'm currently waiting for the L-ESS-EYE series, can't wait!

    On second thought, maybe I'll just look for some Super Stereo Dimensional Array speakers from Volk :rolleyes:
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited November 2009
    Oh man....

    SSDA technology is THE BUSINESS. You'll cream yourself when you hear it.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • binarycool
    binarycool Posts: 51
    edited November 2009
    i am sad to admit that in high school i bought what i thought were BOSE speakers, but they were BOSS written with a similar font.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited November 2009
    Like a BOSS!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited November 2009
    The sad thing is, I bet the BOSS sounded better than what Bose would've sounded like!
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited November 2009
    Where's the RETAIL PRICE: 2300 dollars. You can have them for a mere 400 dollars. I hate this crap.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited November 2009
    I bought that exact same surround sound system several years back...mine went by the name of ProDynamics though.

    I still have it...it's really not that bad sounding for a little HTIB.

    The guy in the parking lot at Best Buy that I bought it from was originally asking $350 IIRC...I talked him down to $60.:cool:

    Yes, they're pieces of crap...but...They worked very well for me for a long time.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »

    The guy in the parking lot at Best Buy that I bought it from was originally asking $350 IIRC...I talked him down to $60.:cool:
    Did he try to sell you an extended warranty with it?:D
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2009
    kawizx9r wrote: »
    I'm currently waiting for the L-ESS-EYE series, can't wait!

    If you are going to comment on the volk lineup at least know what you are talking about, its the EL-ES-EYE series... :rolleyes:
    madmax


    BTW, I wonder if anyone sells white vans off a car carrier? Is that where they get them?
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2009
    Just thinking a little more about it, wouldn't it be fun to scam one of these guys?


    "I got some $2300 speakers I can sell you for $300 cash"

    "Sorry man, those look awesome but I don't have any money on me. I do have an extremely esoteric preamp (could be anything) in my car which I was going to take to the sell-it-on-ebay guy. He said he could get at least $1900 out of it, maybe more. Give me $300 plus the speakers and I'll trade".

    Give him some home made funky/classy looking thing that costs nothing. :)
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited November 2009
    madmax wrote: »
    If you are going to comment on the volk lineup at least know what you are talking about, its the EL-ES-EYE series... :rolleyes:
    madmax


    BTW, I wonder if anyone sells white vans off a car carrier? Is that where they get them?

    :(

    Sorry, I keep effing that up. I was too concerned with the DSVV MacroPro series subs :p
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    Phoenix Gold RSD65CS

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    Polk SR5250
    Polk SR104


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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    .
    Don't forget that the Volks are German-engineered.
    Their claim is that Volks are to Mercedes' as Polks are to Chevy's.
    I see nothing that would refute that claim.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited November 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Sounds like robbery getting that $2000 German engineered system for only $60.:D
    It is not nice to take advantage of others that way.;)

    The box has an MSRP printed on it...it says the MSRP is $2400 IIRC. lmao...

    It's essentially a knock off of one of the cheaper Bose systems. Sadly, it probably sounds better than the real thing.;)
    GV#27 wrote: »
    Did he try to sell you an extended warranty with it?:D

    lol...No, surprisingly.:p




    C'mon everyone...let's round up $50 to offer the guy...lol...We can send around the Volk Audio system for demo.;):p
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited November 2009
    in please :)
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  • dee76548
    dee76548 Posts: 3
    edited March 2011
    i wanted to know if you know anything about this system: im haveing a problem hooking a sony sub-woofer to it MODEL SPECIFICATIONS for the Receiver:
    2800 Watt A/V Receiver
    400 Watts per Channel - 8 ohms
    DTS 7.1 Prosound III Decoder
    MP3/4 Digital PRO Inputs
    AC-3 Active Scan A/V Inputs
    20Hz-20KHz Frequency Response
    0.09% Total Harmonic Distortion
    Cooling System Fan
    Full Function Remote Control
    Illuminated Display
    W x H x D: 500mm x 220mm x 440mm
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,233
    edited March 2011
    Either you are a really bad spammer or......well, I don't don't know what the "or" may be but if you aren't a spammer? We gonna needs mo' information, bro'.

    Welcome to Club Polk?
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited March 2011
    What the Vuck?
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited March 2011
    He meant to type volkaudio.com/forums. :wink:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117748
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2011
    dee76548 wrote: »
    i wanted to know if you know anything about this system: im haveing a problem hooking a sony sub-woofer to it MODEL SPECIFICATIONS for the Receiver:
    2800 Watt A/V Receiver
    400 Watts per Channel - 8 ohms
    DTS 7.1 Prosound III Decoder
    MP3/4 Digital PRO Inputs
    AC-3 Active Scan A/V Inputs
    20Hz-20KHz Frequency Response
    0.09% Total Harmonic Distortion
    Cooling System Fan
    Full Function Remote Control
    Illuminated Display
    W x H x D: 500mm x 220mm x 440mm

    I take it you actually have one of the Volk Audio systems?

    If so...I'm sorry. You've been scammed. Volk Audio is not a real company. Those are counterfeit speakers that are extremely low quality...and are sold by scam artists.

    All that being said...

    As I mentioned earlier in this thread...I've got a pair of white van scam speakers...and I was always quite happy with them while I was using them. I've since moved on to much bigger and much better things, and they could in no way compare to my system of today...but they are what they are. For the $60 I paid for them, I was immensely happy with them. They offered a tremendous improvement over my TV speakers, and the little shelf stereo that I was listening to music on at the time.

    Honestly, you'd have to pay at least $300-400 to get a similar system with equivalent sound from a reputable(or real for that matter) brand. Hopefully you didn't pay too much for your Volk Audio system though.

    For the record, that amp is DEFINITELY not pushing out 2800 watts. It's probably closer to a total maximum system wattage of maybe 200.

    Since it's essentially a counterfeit knock-off product...there may not even be a way to hook up a sub.

    Can you post a picture of the back panel, showing the inputs/outputs? That'll help us to help you.
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    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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