Frankenspeakers on the 'bay

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,588
edited March 2010 in Speakers
This guy must be related to Frankenstein:eek:... and the price of cosmetic surgury these days:rolleyes::D...

WARNING!!! This link is NOT for the faint of heart.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Infinity-Genesis-Carver-Ribbon-Speaker-System-OAK_W0QQitemZ280467579608QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item414d2ba2d8
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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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    OMFG.

    He managed to singlehandedly ruin 3 pairs of speakers i want.

    One of them being one of my dream sets.

    That ****.
    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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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited February 2010
    was that a disected pair of carver amazings amidst that mess? :eek:
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    emotiva xpa-3
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    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
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    sub - polk dsw pro 600
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    superjunior wrote: »
    was that a disected pair of carver amazings amidst that mess? :eek:

    Yep. And a set of Maggies.


    And the worst part of all, a set of Infinity IRS.
    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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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited February 2010
    I wonder how it really sounds?
    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
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    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited February 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Yep. And a set of Maggies.


    And the worst part of all, a set of Infinity IRS.

    I'm all for a little tweaking but wtf...
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I wonder how it really sounds?

    Stereo equivalent of D-Day.
    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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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2010
    He believes IN speaker cables, that's a good thing. :p
    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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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    Wait... i'm not sure if he did cannibalize the Infinity IRSs... wtf are those servo-thingymajiggers.

    Ah ok, the Infinity bass drivers are actually 6! Infinity SSW-210 subs. WTF do you need THAT for?!?!?


    Personally i got the willys at this:
    To start with let me say I studied at MIT under the famous Emil Bose in 1975 and have been building my own state of the art speakers even longer than that
    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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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited February 2010
    Glad he used monster cable on the "spare no cost" speakers. It looks the RCA speaker cable you can get down at home depot. And you can call him on is iPhone, cause any other phone is not worthy of these speakers! :)
    AVR: Elite VSX-21TXH
    Amplifier: B&K 7250 Series ii
    Misc: Velodyne SMS-1
    Mains: RTi-10
    Center: CSi-5
    Rear: Boston DSi460
    Sub: SVS PC-Ultra
    TV: Panasonic TC-P58V10
    DVD: Panasonic DMP-BD60K
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited February 2010
    umm I love how he's a doctor by trade....seriously I hope he's not a plastic surgeon as your face will come out looking like a hunk of crap thrown together and then somewhere in there call it "art" and have a taco...

    don't quite the day job buddy!
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,612
    edited February 2010
    Did yall see that cool **** center channel speaker hanging in the corner for his HT setup? :eek:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,147
    edited February 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    Did yall see that cool **** center channel speaker hanging in the corner for his HT setup? :eek:

    That center looks like a Yamaha or Technics speaker from the 70's. Also, why is it so high?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited February 2010
    That's awesome.
    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    Has anyone here ever heard of this guy? He seems to think highly of himself;
    Many of you out there know me from my previous posts on various places on the net (I am not hard to find) and you can find out a lot more about me and the speakers I design buy just searching the net on the usualy plces that this kind of stuff is posted.

    BTW those speakers look like they would be a **** to take apart for shipping as well as putting them back together. I also wonder what hoops you would have to jump through to set them up and tweak out. Another thought, it looks like you would need a power amp with atleast 1000 watts to drive them.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,433
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Has anyone here ever heard of this guy? He seems to think highly of himself;


    His apartment also smells of rich mahogany.
    Jay
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    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited February 2010
    There comes a time when you must realize that some things are best left alone...
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    agfrost wrote: »
    His apartment also smells of rich mahogany.

    Hahaha, I guess that's better than, in my best Ricardo Montalban voice, "Rich Corinthian leather."
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,112
    edited February 2010
    man I bet the SPL will just give an instant "woodie"
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,086
    edited February 2010
    I know nothing really of these speakers, only that I would not spend 5 grand on something which uses wing-nuts to connect Monster wire together. But hey, the seller has 1691 red stars, so it must be a good investment.

    "You can find more information about me and the speakers I build by searcing the normal places audiophiles search on the net.

    I am fairly well known.

    I have built a lot of stuff.

    I am a doctor by trade and only do this as a hobby so each speaker I build is a labor of love and not built for profit."

    I am placing a bid right after I send this.....
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,537
    edited February 2010
    stupid is as stupid does.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • refinedsound
    refinedsound Posts: 26
    edited February 2010
    I think he pushed that Yamaha NS series from the late 70's up in the corner to gain a little bass out of it. Those were and are awesome speakers!

    There are certain things doctors do well, and they are done in hospitals or clinics, not so sure his cabinet and hardware abilities are aesthetic LoL

    Must be fun to tinker like that but size doesn't always make up for quality of sound!

    Karl
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2010
    And to think no one has bid on those beauties.

    Speakers
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    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
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    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
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    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,588
    edited March 2010
    YOU DOUBLE THE PRICE!!!:eek::eek::confused:

    I am glad this guy ain't my doctor, because this 'tard isn't playing with a full deck!:p

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Infinity-Genesis-Carver-Ribbon-Speaker-System-OAK_W0QQitemZ280475801303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item414da916d7
    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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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    YOU DOUBLE THE PRICE!!!:eek::eek::confused:

    I am glad this guy ain't my doctor, because this 'tard isn't playing with a full deck!:p

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Infinity-Genesis-Carver-Ribbon-Speaker-System-OAK_W0QQitemZ280475801303QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item414da916d7

    WTF? This guy seems a bit confused about how ebay works.

    Generally when you have something listed, and no one shows any interest in it...you then relist it with a lower price. Not at twice the price you were asking before...lol

    Oh well...at least ebay will still get their listing fees out of it I guess...lol
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    That's been posted here before and yes, the fella seems a bit on the off-the-wall audiophile side. He doubled the price, nice way to try and sell something that seems to be very, very hard to set up.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    WTF? This guy seems a bit confused about how ebay works.

    Generally when you have something listed, and no one shows any interest in it...you then relist it with a lower price. Not at twice the price you were asking before...lol

    Oh well...at least ebay will still get their listing fees out of it I guess...lol

    If you read through the first auction, at the very bottom, it states that it was for the midrange/HF setup only.

    The new auction states "This time it's for everything... " and then goes on about all the garbage it comes with. I guess the subs are worth as much as the rest of it, to him.

    Honestly, I would think that this probably wouldn't sound too bad... if you had the gymnasium to set it up in.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited March 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    umm I love how he's a doctor by trade....seriously I hope he's not a plastic surgeon as your face will come out looking like a hunk of crap thrown together and then somewhere in there call it "art" and have a taco...

    don't quite the day job buddy!

    I bet he's the doctor that gave that lady the 4 ****, it all makes sense now...
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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