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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95987
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2010
    I'm having some Kool-aid!
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Hahahaha ouch.... Squirt soda out my nose.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited January 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    I'll supply the Mexican Coke.

    I got the hooker's! :cool:

    PS Emotiva sucks
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited January 2010
    sTiLlLeArNiNg wrote: »
    PS Emotiva sucks
    Not cool. Your post was fine until that.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited January 2010
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Not cool. Your post was fine until that.

    Time for another round ya think?;)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2010
    sTiLlLeArNiNg wrote: »
    I got the hooker's! :cool:

    PS Emotiva sucks

    You see that we are trying to cool things down in the Emo threads and you even posted in the appeal thread, yet you post this. Definitely not cool.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    You see that we are trying to cool things down in the Emo threads and you even posted in the appeal thread, yet you post this. Definitely not cool.

    I guess he is living up to his name :confused:
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    edited February 2010
    I love all the dark beers. This weekend got to enjoy some Smithwicks at an Irish pub-wow was it good! Great topic-good job OP :D
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited February 2010
    mopar paul wrote: »
    I love all the dark beers. This weekend got to enjoy some Smithwicks at an Irish pub-wow was it good! Great topic-good job OP :D

    Never tried it on tap. Is it better than the bottle?

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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited February 2010
    headrott wrote: »
    Never tried it on tap. Is it better than the bottle?

    Greg

    I think its a little bit better of a taste, for me it had a fuller, more rounded taste when it was on tap rather than the bottle but thats just me, I always prefer on tap.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited February 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    I think its a little bit better of a taste, for me it had a fuller, more rounded taste when it was on tap rather than the bottle but thats just me, I always prefer on tap.
    +1... I seem to get a more mellow buzz going when it comes from a tap vs. a bottle.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
    So are we trying something different? Positivity towards Emo? Sounds like a plan.

    I can say that my only experiences with Emo have been good. When I demo'd the ERC-1 a while back, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If not for the lack of SACD playback, I would have considered buying one of them.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited February 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    I think its a little bit better of a taste, for me it had a fuller, more rounded taste when it was on tap rather than the bottle but thats just me, I always prefer on tap.

    Have you tried Samual Adams Lager on tap. Great stuff on tap. Much, much better than the bottle.

    Greg
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited February 2010
    headrott wrote: »
    Have you tried Samual Adams Lager on tap. Great stuff on tap. Much, much better than the bottle.

    Greg

    Tried that when I was in Boston...don't remember what it tasted like....it's 4 hour drive so maybe in the future...I have finished 24 bottle of them(2 left in the fridge)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    So are we trying something different? Positivity towards Emo? Sounds like a plan.

    I can say that my only experiences with Emo have been good. When I demo'd the ERC-1 a while back, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If not for the lack of SACD playback, I would have considered buying one of them.

    No, the OP, who claims to want to set a higher standard to the forum, posted this to see if he could get a rise out of people. Some standard and some hypocrite.

    H9
    jaxwired wrote:
    Hey, I was hoping for some type of back lash. Very dissapointing.

    My own fault for not having a point....
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    OP rules!!!! Thanks for the great thread! MORE BEER!!!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    No, the OP, who claims to want to set a higher standard to the forum, posted this to see if he could get a rise out of people. Some standard and some hypocrite.

    H9

    Ahh...I see.

    Disregard my previous statements.

    Emotiva still sucks the big one.:p;)
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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited February 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Ahh...I see.

    Disregard my previous statements.

    Emotiva still sucks the big one.:p;)

    So much - opinions abt Emo that makes me wonder abt my UPA1 pre-order for my classic rock FM radio. Maybe, I get the RAW Adcom instead. At least, the Adcom is made in China but it has balls in the low-end department. Harsh sound is good for rock-and-roll screaming from M.Jagger the frog or what the face name with the long tonge that turns on a lot of women ...( KISS is all I know).
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited February 2010
    jaxwired wrote: »
    Emotiva is apparently a very polarizing subject. I can understand why. People that have spent serious money don't appreciate other people stating they get similar results for a fraction of the price. Nobody wants to think they spent more than necessary. It also indirectly implies that the big spenders have been cheated. Them's fighting words, as they say...

    Sound quality is currently still a very subjective topic, so there's no proving value for money. That's just opinion.

    So, I would say that if people are happy with the Emotiva gear, than that's really great for them and the Emotiva company is doing a fine service for those people.

    The heated discussions seem to stem from the Emotiva owners not just being satisfied, but insisting their gear is the equal to more established and much more expensive gear. This is a fools argument. As I've already stated, sound quality is subjective.

    I've never heard any of their products myself. But I will say I don't like the way they look. If a company is going to offer high quality for low cost, I prefer it look like the money was spent on what counts. The Emotiva products look far to flashy for my taste. Flashy looks are fine if the product costs a fortune, but if it's a budget component, flashiness is tacky IMO. I don't want fake wood trim on the interior of my honda civic if you know what I mean.

    But with all that said, I think most people will buy the cheapest product that meets their requirements. The Emotiva people are lucky their requirements have been met so very cheaply.

    There is lots of mid priced audio gear that is satisfactory to the majority of consumers,emo included.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2010
    Emotiva is only polarizing to the immature and insecure, the rest of us couldn't care less.
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited February 2010
    Value for money?The bottom line is you get what you pay for,in everything.
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2010
    rubin wrote: »
    Value for money?The bottom line is you get what you pay for,in everything.

    So by this arguement, the Lexicon BD player is better than the Oppo because it costs more? I don't think so.
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited February 2010
    98Badger wrote: »
    So by this arguement, the Lexicon BD player is better than the Oppo because it costs more? I don't think so.

    I don't care what cost what ,you get what you pay for.You you better look deeper before you post a reply.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited February 2010
    98Badger wrote: »
    So by this arguement, the Lexicon BD player is better than the Oppo because it costs more? I don't think so.

    It's HIS opinion! And mine as well for the most part. Are you just trying to stir up ****? Personally I have never cared for anything Lexicon makes. Just me though....maybe.
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited February 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    It's HIS opinion! And mine as well for the most part. Are you just trying to stir up ****? Personally I have never cared for anything Lexicon makes. Just me though....maybe.

    That's right,I'm not doing an "a " "b " comparison, you just get what you pay for thats all.
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited February 2010
    rubin wrote: »
    I don't care what cost what ,you get what you pay for.You you better look deeper before you post a reply.

    So can you tell me specifically what is different between the two players other than Lexicon dropping the oppo directly into their own box? Do you have any actual evidence, personal experience or otherwise to justify your statement? If not, you are blowing hot air. Oh, wait....you have more posts than I do, so you must be better than me. :rolleyes:
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited February 2010
    98Badger wrote: »
    So can you tell me specifically what is different between the two players other than Lexicon dropping the oppo directly into their own box? Do you have any actual evidence, personal experience or otherwise to justify your statement? If not, you are blowing hot air. Oh, wait....you have more posts than I do, so you must be better than me. :rolleyes:

    I'm not speaking of any specfic product.I'ts just common knowledge,You get what you pay for.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited February 2010
    98Badger wrote: »
    So can you tell me specifically what is different between the two players other than Lexicon dropping the oppo directly into their own box? Do you have any actual evidence, personal experience or otherwise to justify your statement? If not, you are blowing hot air. Oh, wait....you have more posts than I do, so you must be better than me. :rolleyes:


    Damn Trolls! :rolleyes:
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2010
    98Badger wrote: »
    So can you tell me specifically what is different between the two players other than Lexicon dropping the oppo directly into their own box? Do you have any actual evidence, personal experience or otherwise to justify your statement? If not, you are blowing hot air. Oh, wait....you have more posts than I do, so you must be better than me. :rolleyes:

    All things being equal....generally speaking, yes, you get what you pay for. In this case, I don't know squat about either player so I'm not commenting.

    That said.....yes, you generally get what you pay for. Here is the part that most people gloss over. YOU get to decide what 'value' is added in the increase price and if it makes sense for YOU to pay the difference.

    So, if you are happy with YOUR purchase and you decide that the item that costs X dollars more doesn't offer you the requisit bang/buck....well bully for you. However, that doesn't make it a universal fact for a number of reasons.

    Wow, some people need to grasp the concept of subjectivity.

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