what are the odds of this?

ravaneli
ravaneli Posts: 530
edited February 2012 in Speakers
First I get my brand new A7s with that tube fallen off

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?129291-oh-horror!-It-came-broken!-What-do-I-do

and yesterday I go and I grab a pair of f/x500 from craigslist that looked like the box was just opened. I didn't even bother to check if they work. I go home and as I am about to plug them in I feel something rattling inside.

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Now I am wondering if the guy had the rattle and that's why he got rid of them so cheap. They play and look like new (once I glued the tube back on) and came with GORGEOUS WOOD STANDS.
BlueFox wrote: »
I have found that tube based computers provide the best sound quality. ENIAC and MANIAC I offer a smooth, well defined and articulated sound unmatched by the current silicon based CPUs. :wink:
jeremymarcinko wrote: »
But as in all things your perception is your reality.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,549
    edited February 2012
    thats great - atleast these are easy fixes ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • pyrocyborg
    pyrocyborg Posts: 524
    edited February 2012
    Man, you're really unlucky... I hope there is nothing else, and that you fixed everything!
    Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
    Receiver: Denon X3500H
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,958
    edited February 2012
    pyrocyborg wrote: »
    Man, you're really unlucky... I hope there is nothing else, and that you fixed everything!

    On the contrary, I'd say he was pretty lucky indeed. The loose tube got him a pretty sweet deal and no performance was sacrificed.

    Now, if I can just find someone trying to sell some LSiM's with a slight rattle................
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited February 2012
    We should hang out :lol:
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,638
    edited February 2012
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    We should hang out :lol:

    I've never heard of anyone gluing binding posts back on before. :cheesygrin:
    --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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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited February 2012
    Let us know what you think of those FXI's they are a nice surround speaker.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,727
    edited February 2012
    I love these easy fixes!!

    I've had my share of reglueing port tubes. "Aileenes" (sp) glue works great.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

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  • ravaneli
    ravaneli Posts: 530
    edited February 2012
    can I use the f/x i 500 for fronts?

    They say surround, but i only have the RM7 set for fronts.. and I can't have these for surround with my small RM7 for fronts..

    Also what does dipole/bipole even mean? I saw the switch when I disassembled the speaker but I have no idea what it does..
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I have found that tube based computers provide the best sound quality. ENIAC and MANIAC I offer a smooth, well defined and articulated sound unmatched by the current silicon based CPUs. :wink:
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    But as in all things your perception is your reality.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,958
    edited February 2012
    ravaneli wrote: »
    can I use the f/x i 500 for fronts?

    They say surround, but i only have the RM7 set for fronts.. and I can't have these for surround with my small RM7 for fronts..

    Also what does dipole/bipole even mean? I saw the switch when I disassembled the speaker but I have no idea what it does..

    What happened to your A7's, I thought those were going to be your fronts????????
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,958
    edited February 2012
    Check it out DSkip, look at the 1st post, this guy just got brand new RTiA7's. I'm curious why those aren't being used as his fronts.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited February 2012
    What happend to the RTI A7's?
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • ravaneli
    ravaneli Posts: 530
    edited February 2012
    OK, i bought the A7s for HT and the living room, but I hooked them to my PC in my bedroom and now i can't let go of them. The thing is i spend 90% of my time in my bedroom, playing PC games or listening to music. I LOVE the A7s with the A6, and don't want to put them in the living room, where I only watch TV while I have dinner.

    So the A7s and the A6 displaced the front 3 of my my RM7, and i don't need the DSW 660 pro either. I like how the my new front 3 make less bass, but make it super crisp.

    So the f/x 500 and the front 3 from the RM7 are going to my living room, along with the 660 sub. But I don't know if I should put the big f/xi on the front and get advantage of their size and lower range, or put them on the back the way they were designed, and have a tiny RM7 satelites for front. See my problem now?
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I have found that tube based computers provide the best sound quality. ENIAC and MANIAC I offer a smooth, well defined and articulated sound unmatched by the current silicon based CPUs. :wink:
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    But as in all things your perception is your reality.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,958
    edited February 2012
    You crazy man, but it's okay. Can't blame you for wanting the best where you hang the most.

    Go ahead and use the F/X500 as mains, the worst it can do is sound good. You have options, just listen to the speakers, swap 'em around and see what works best where.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2012
    I think Q Control needs a Leroy Jethro Gibbs head smack, badly.
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