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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2011
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    I'm glad someone brought this thread back to life. I was just thinking about not calling them.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2011
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    I still stand by the fact that beer floats are nasty.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
    edited April 2011
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    I can't imagine beer floats being too tasty, but I'd like to recommend Tequila & Milk.

    Mixes best with a less expensive brand of tequila (Jose Cuervo Gold) and whole milk.

    Tasty and nutritious !
    Don't let the mix sit too long before imbibing, however. The milk will sometimes .... conglobulate. And conglobulation is not a good thing.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2011
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    Ya know what's surprisingly good? Milk and cranberry juice.

    I know, I know...sounds disgusting right? That's what I thought too, until I tried it just a few nights ago. It tastes astonishingly like strawberry milk.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited July 2011
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    Whew...I almost broke the EMO.....'s speaker binding post trying to insert my bananas into it.

    You don't want any broken EMO, do you?
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2011
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    Some threads should be left in the murky depths of the Club Polk ocean.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,645
    edited July 2011
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    megasat16 wrote: »
    Whew...I almost broke the EMO.....'s speaker binding post trying to insert my bananas into it.

    You don't want any broken EMO, do you?


    Rockin' it Emo style ehh? :cool: Emoticon__Hump_by_Iciceberg.gif
    --Gary--
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,872
    edited July 2011
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    heiney9 wrote: »
    Still stirring the pot, eh Ricardo :D.

    Well, I've heard Odyssey gear first and and it's right up there.......this poster is obviously blind. If Emo is THAT good then the rest of the audio companies might as well pack it in and call it a day.

    Bigred, that post is a little over the top and reeks of someone who really hasn't been in the game very long. Hitch your wagon to that horse and your bound to end up **** over apple cart ;).
    ...Oh man this far back?...Wow!..:wink:
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited August 2011
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    I like pie
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited August 2011
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    I didn't read this entire 56 pages of typical Club Polk BS but I'm pretty sure "Peggy Lee" had it right.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,711
    edited August 2011
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    DON73 wrote: »
    I didn't read this entire 56 pages of typical Club Polk BS but I'm pretty sure "Peggy Lee" had it right.

    Feel better now that you got to add your BS to the thread?

    H9
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,645
    edited August 2011
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    DON73 wrote: »
    I didn't read this entire 56 pages of typical Club Polk BS but I'm pretty sure "Peggy Lee" had it right.

    Whew....personally I have been wondering if you read the whole thing or not. Thanks for letting us all know. Cause I am sure I am not the only one that was worried if you had read this entire thread or not. :rolleyes:
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,645
    edited August 2011
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    He said, "Son, have we got a deal for you,
    We're gonna make you a star, give you fifty thousand too."
    I told him, "My Momma didn't raise no fool.
    I'll take your money
    I'll make you movies
    But I can tell ya right now
    I am born to boogie."

    :biggrin:
    --Gary--
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  • williamgauci
    williamgauci Posts: 88
    edited August 2011
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    OK, being a long time lurker here, I thought I should at least be part of the greatest Emotiva story ever told. I also felt that I shouldn't contribute until I put in my dues. So I don't know if I'm happy or sad to report that I have just spent 2 days of my life reading each and every post in this multi-year epic story of comedy, betrayal, drama, trolls, crying babies, large breasted Asian's and PIE!

    I actually bought an XPA-5 a few months back knowing what I was getting, a relatively cheap way to add 5 channels of power. I've been happy as it's a step up from my humble Yamaha. I got it for the home theater with the intentions of upgrading my RTiA-1's to some 7's knowing I'd need more than the Yamaha to power them. I've never been much for buying used and in the end, this was a cheap way to add a little kick to my movie experience.

    So, what have a learned from two days of reading? ...

    Almost everyone likes pie. Pie is good. And for the love of god, never google Boston Creampie!
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  • over50
    over50 Posts: 201
    edited August 2011
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    If i purchase a UPA-2 Two Channel Audio Power Amplifier
    can i skip to the last post to read. I'm over 50 and i might not have time to read it all.
    Having said that, it seem's that Emo's might not be the best ,but to an ordinary guy and his hobby Emo will be just fine. An OK product at a good price . Agree? Free's up some money to the next Upgraditis(insatiable desire to upgrade). Back to watch Falling Skies.
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited August 2011
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    over50 wrote: »
    If i purchase a UPA-2 Two Channel Audio Power Amplifier
    can i skip to the last post to read. I'm over 50 and i might not have time to read it all.
    Having said that, it seem's that Emo's might not be the best ,but to an ordinary guy and his hobby Emo will be just fine. An OK product at a good price . Agree? Free's up some money to the next Upgraditis(insatiable desire to upgrade). Back to watch Falling Skies.
    I had the upa-2 and currently own xpa-3. I think they are good entry level gear that will serve you well. I do regret buying mine however only because I too always want to upgrade. My philosophy now is to buy better gear now so I have less desire to upgrade later. The upgrade bug will eventually bite anyway but hopefully less often.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2011
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    This thread is back and I still hate beer floats.

    but a vodka float I gotta try...
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited January 2017
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    Cough..

    Yes.... I did....
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,520
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    >:)>:)>:)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    BAT products are impeccable.

    They can make Emo whine like a cold baby left alone on the front porch.

    They will chew up an Emo like a bulldog on a pork chop.

    Go Large or Just Go Home.

    RT1 note--No Emo owners were harmed by the bulldog, but a few were in fact left out in the cold, on the porch, howling like a bulldog.

    Wow, that wasn't just a mixed metaphor; that's a metaphor that has been subjected to a nonlinear mathematical transformation in multidimensional space. And I mean that as a compliment. Really.

    I can hear those poor amp. owners howling at pork chops even now.

    :)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
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    You didn't really read page 1....Did you...

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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    edited January 2017
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    To me, world class is something that is earned with time and proven in the said products ability to perform to a standard that becomes "referred" to by people in the said products industry as a standard by which other products should measure up. I don't see many industry experts using Emo equipment as their reference equipment.

    To the person that gave them 4 chances, well, he has more patience than I do. When the second unit went back is where I would have parted ways with them.

    Emo components are priced attractively because of cuts made somewhere in the process of either A) design B ) sourcing of parts, or, C) manufacture and quality control. The last one is still a major concern with Chinese manufacturing. Actually, B&C both are a concern when dealing with Chinese manufacturing.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    I see Ricardo is already causing trouble.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
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    Emo is back from the dead? EMOCALYPSE!

    Where is Reel anyway? Hope he is still reeling these days.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,152
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    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    You better do something interesting soon because this thread is dying an ugly pie-and-sex-toy-based death... :rolleyes:

    Just thought I'd quote my younger self from 8 years ago :)
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    You better do something interesting soon because this thread is dying an ugly pie-and-sex-toy-based death... :rolleyes:

    Just thought I'd quote my younger self from 8 years ago :)

    Don't hate me because I'm old, fat and hairy and enjoy pie and sex toys...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,803
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