This guy is so full of ...

hoosier21
hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
What is he trying to sell? and what is he trying to tie to Polk?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3018129121&category=32861
Dodd - Battery Preamp
Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
Outlaw ICBM - crossover
Beringher BFD - sub eq

Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited April 2003
    Well I'll be damned..........it's an 8ohm LSi.........:lol::lol::lol:
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited April 2003
    WTF??? Those are not LSi's. Hell, they're not even Polk.

    Silk dome tweeters
    3 way
    90db sensitivity
    8 Ohms
    That's no where near the specs of the LSi15. The guy is ripping people off!

    Maurice
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited April 2003
    Must be the "White Van" guy now on Ebay:lol:
    Sean
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,788
    edited April 2003
    Thoughs look like custom jobs from hell. IMO. You know they dont weight all that much when shipping is 45 bucks for 5 speakers!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • shepx2
    shepx2 Posts: 646
    edited April 2003
    Polk needs to contact this guy, and threaten lawsuit.





    Shep
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2003
    It looks, a little, like my R40's repackage in a super crappy quasi-LSi tower.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2003
    What a load of crap, that's gotta be against Ebay's listing Policy.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2003
    Well,
    That is obviously a set of lsi 15's...
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • wangotango68
    wangotango68 Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2003
    coming out of warsaw they were most likely made by some smow's(amish) they are everywere! but they do do some nice woodworking.

    graber:cool:
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  • wangotango68
    wangotango68 Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2003
    i emaild this guy asking him about his "polk" speakers and this is what he said:

    Scott,

    The speakers are Polk Audio speakers. They are a model they sold a couple years
    back and are manufactured by Polk's main manufacturer, "Forgings
    Industrial". The name on the speakers is "JA Audio", however.
    Because these are factory direct, they don't say Polk Audio. If I was a
    distributor for Polk, I could use their name and put Polk Audio on the
    speakers. Polk Audio orders the speakers from Forgings with specifications on
    what name to put on them. Of course, they have "Polk Audio" put on
    them. Because I am not Polk Audio, I can't legally put their name on these
    speakers. Do you see how they are Polk Audio? The name doesn't say it, but
    they are in fact Polk. I make a couple trips to Ft. Wayne every month. I
    could meet you somewhere there. Let me know.

    Take Care,

    Chris



    ant truth to this?? micah? anyone?

    scott:cool:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2003
    Dry that one out and fertilize the lawn.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • iDoNtKnOe2k1
    iDoNtKnOe2k1 Posts: 30
    edited April 2003
    Forgings Industrial,
    isnt even a company that manufacters speakers, they manufacture some metal stuff.

    Polk Audio should do something, i dont want people to get tricked and buy them and listen to them and say that they sound bad and never buy another polk product, and then they will spread the word and you could see polk going out of business.
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited April 2003
    I smell court.
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  • dthomps
    dthomps Posts: 352
    edited April 2003
    I am with Madmax on this one... I am sure those are Lsi15's.




    :D
    No but really, that is a load of crap, and someone is bound to be riped off by this guy. Bad news all the way around...

    I was sure that Polk did most of their stuff in house, and didnt out source for much. If this is true, than Polk wouldnt have very much to do with the speakers at all... Really doesnt sound right to me. Mike
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  • wangotango68
    wangotango68 Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2003
    i ask this guy those can't be polk speakers. and this is what he replied:



    Scott

    I didn't list these speakers to start an argument. I am simply going by what
    Forgings told me. In their brochure, it plainly states that they are a major
    supplier for Polk Audio. Forgings is one of the largest audio manufacturers in
    the world. I don't think they would lie. If you want them, then great; if not
    then I'm not going to hassle you. I will sell you a set for $599.95 if you are
    interested ($499.95 if you buy 5 or more to sell). Whether they are Polk or
    not, they have the same, almost identical specs as the LSi speakers by Polk.
    Name doesn't matter, it's what is behind the name and label that counts. Lets
    say they truly aren't Polk, in a way they still are, because the materials and
    specs are the same. They sound just as good. I have heard just about
    everything, as I am involved in the Audio and Video business, and these sound
    superb. You won't find anything like these for under $3,000. I guarantee.
    Like I said, if you are still interested, great, let me know. I offer a 100%
    satisfaction guarentee.

    Take care,

    Chris


    your guess is a good as mine.

    scott:cool:
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  • rs159
    rs159 Posts: 1,027
    edited April 2003
    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What a ****!

    "Ok, I'll sell you these superb Polk speakers. One more thing, they aren't Polk"
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  • iDoNtKnOe2k1
    iDoNtKnOe2k1 Posts: 30
    edited April 2003
    they dont even look like the LSi speakers and they dont even have the exact same specs. ie. 4ohm
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by iDoNtKnOe2k1
    they dont even look like the LSi speakers and they dont even have the exact same specs. ie. 4ohm

    Actually, they really don't have *anything* at all in common with the LSi line.

    I'm tempted to send a nasty email to him. heh

    C'mon Polk, do something before we do. :P
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2003
    That auction is insulting to this forum. :supermad:
    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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  • har_navalta
    har_navalta Posts: 957
    edited April 2003
    What.... an LSi in Honey finished, too ugly to claimed a Polk
    LSi's specs:supermad:
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by wangotango68
    Name doesn't matter, it's what is behind the name and label that counts. Lets
    say they truly aren't Polk, in a way they still are, because the materials and
    specs are the same.

    Jesus, Mary, and Joseph..........

    Using that logic, I think that infact my Onkyo receiver isn't an Onkyo......but instead a Krell....hmm.......and oh ya.....I think that my speakers aren't Polks either......I think they're Def Tech's.....

    Anyone wanna buy?:D
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2003
    Forgings Industrial

    Perhaps he meant to say Industrial Strength Forgeries!!
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • shepx2
    shepx2 Posts: 646
    edited April 2003
    Don't Micah and Justin read the forums anymore?
    Has anyone emailed this info to Polk?



    Shep
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  • dthomps
    dthomps Posts: 352
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by brettw22


    Jesus, Mary, and Joseph..........

    Using that logic, I think that infact my Onkyo receiver isn't an Onkyo......but instead a Krell....hmm.......and oh ya.....I think that my speakers aren't Polks either......I think they're Def Tech's.....

    Anyone wanna buy?:D


    Right, and My car isnt a 10 year old Honda, its a Rolls Royce. At least thats what the dealership told me! So, in a way I am absolutely correct, and not passing on a bunch of bull at all.
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  • wangotango68
    wangotango68 Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by shepx2
    Don't Micah and Justin read the forums anymore?
    Has anyone emailed this info to Polk?



    Shep

    im sure they will see it monday morning they more then likely left before that was up.

    scott:cool:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited April 2003
    I contacted eBay about this fraud and requested that he be shut down. They are looking into it. I also emailed Micah a copy of the ad.
    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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  • STUFFMD
    STUFFMD Posts: 381
    edited April 2003
    Hey guys if he can get away with that crap I got some old Rat Shack speakers I'm gonna market as SDA's.....What a load...this idiot is even saying the specs are close to LSI, I don't know how a cone tweet is gonna pull that off. He'll be selling Bose as Dynaudio's next......
    Stuff
    Your system is only as good as your weakest component...!

    OnkyoTX-DS 797
    NAD C270/ Mains
    Mains: LSI9's
    Center: Cs400i /Biwired
    Rear: Fx300i
    Rear Center:CS 245i
    Dvd: Onkyo DVS 555
    Vision RCA 36" Premiere Series
    Bang & Olfsen RX Turntable
    Psw 350 Front/Psw 202 rear
    Kimber Cable 4TC Mains HF
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    Kimber Interconnects
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited April 2003
    Has anyone noticed that most of the bidders have 0 feedback. If eBay doesn't shut this guy down some newbie is going to get burned.
    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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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2003
    I noticed the same bidders with no rating jockeying for positions, with a couple of innocent bystanders in the middle....I never seen an uglier **** set of speakers, so I guess this is the first.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2003
    Hey, so far the bid isn't rediculous at least.

    And I'm sure they don't know, and don't know they don't know, they'll probably love em'!

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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