What's with this new Friends and Family sale?

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New24k
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What's with this new Friends and Family sale?

It is "up to 50% off"

And is limited...

WTH?

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    We wont know till 11/22 stay tuned
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    Seems pretty clear to me.

    It means 50% is the largest discount you can take on the audio products everyone wishes they had. ;)
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    Usually it comes with a code... Do you think they announced it a couple of days early just to quench the flames?
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    Give us a head start getting our funds in order.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Give us a head start getting our funds in order.

    What are you gonna buy?


    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,650
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    New24k wrote: »
    What's with this new Friends and Family sale?

    It is "up to 50% off"

    And is limited...

    WTH?

    You always complain when the gift you get isn't what you wanted?
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  • New24k
    New24k Posts: 74
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    ken brydson wrote: »

    You always complain when the gift you get isn't what you wanted?

    You always rude and add nothing to the convo? ;)

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    New24k wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »

    You always complain when the gift you get isn't what you wanted?

    You always rude and add nothing to the convo? ;)

    Here we go
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    New24k wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »

    You always complain when the gift you get isn't what you wanted?

    You always rude and add nothing to the convo? ;)

    Here we go

    No we dont! Hush dont say a damned thing lol
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  • New24k
    New24k Posts: 74
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    Mikey081057 wrote: »

    Here we go

    lol, sorry, just hate rude people.

    I guess we will have to wait until the 22.



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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Seems pretty clear to me.

    It means 50% is the largest discount you can take on the audio products everyone wishes they had. ;)

    At this point all I really need is a new house with a good room. But I still want some 705's just because I still want em.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Give us a head start getting our funds in order.

    What are you gonna buy?


    (option 1) Been wanting to get the 707's or 705's for awhile but I would have to sell the farm (home theater equipment) afterwards to replace some of the funds. However, I am pretty happy with my 5 channel RTi setup and buying the Lsim's would mean going back to two channel for a spell. Of course this option also depends on the terms of the sale.

    (Option 2) A DSW Pro 550 subwoofer for the two channel in the den. More realistic option.

    (Option3) Lsim703's to replace the Fluance xl7s's in the den system.

    decisions decisions

    What's your plan Mikey?
    Post edited by jeremymarcinko on
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Give us a head start getting our funds in order.

    What are you gonna buy?


    (option 1) Been wanting to get the 707's or 705's for awhile but I would have to sell the farm (home theater equipment) afterwards to replace the some of the funds. However, I am pretty happy with my 5 channel RTi setup and buying the Lsim's would mean going back to two channel for a spell. Of course this option also depends on the terms of the sale.

    (Option 2) A DSW Pro 550 subwoofer for the two channel in the den. More realistic option.

    (Option3) Lsim703's to replace the Fluance xl7s's in the den system.

    decisions decisions

    What's your plan Mikey?

    Maybe some ceiling speakers...I'm Pretty much set for speakers.
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
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    This will be my first F&F, so I am stoked.
    2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.

    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.

    Imagine making politics your entire personality.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Seems pretty clear to me.

    It means 50% is the largest discount you can take on the audio products everyone wishes they had. ;)

    At this point all I really need is a new house with a good room. But I still want some 705's just because I still want em.

    I hear ya on the new house. My wife wants a new home, badly, I do too. I will finally receive my degree after the 2016 spring semester, then back to work and who knows what lies ahead :)
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    Don't get to excited. I doubt you'll see LSiM's at significant discounts if at all.
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Don't get to excited. I doubt you'll see LSiM's at significant discounts if at all.

    Based on what?
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Don't get to excited. I doubt you'll see LSiM's at significant discounts if at all.

    Based on what?

    Because I'm a dealer, and have a hunch
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • New24k
    New24k Posts: 74
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    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Don't get to excited. I doubt you'll see LSiM's at significant discounts if at all.

    Based on what?

    Because I'm a dealer, and have a hunch

    They were 50% off in the last F/F sale in March...
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    I believe the operative word is "last"
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    I may be wrong but that's not the impression that I got with the information I received.
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    maybe they are just trying to get weak people like me stoked and when they let the LsiM's go for half price I will buy 2 pairs of everything just in case?
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
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    Lot if Polk products seem to be on sale after these F&F sales. Could be they're just trying to discourage that behavior rather than eliminate the F & F sales.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    huh how is that?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    huh how is that?

    Maybe because it puts the screws to the dealers trying to make a living doing HT installs
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,068
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    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    This will be my first F&F, so I am stoked.

    Yeah you should be great way to get polk gear 50% off to boot it will be hard for me to figure out what to get as I'm also good on speakers running out of storage space to store the ones I already have. Have fun deciding what to chose on your first F&F.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    huh how is that?

    Maybe because it puts the screws to the dealers trying to make a living doing HT installs

    I am lost as usual. I was asking rfp65 about his post.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
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    The first F&F sale a lot of Polk speakers suddenly appeared for sale online for good prices in new condition. After the first sale, Polk started trying to control the access to the discounted items a little, and there was still a little more merchandise for sale online than is usually the case.

    Could be just a coincidence, or it could be some person(s) could be taking advantage of Polk's generosity. Seems to me it would be in Polk's best interest, and especially their distributor's best interest to discourage this behavior.

    Limiting the amount, or what and how much an item is discounted would be one way to do this. The second choice would be simply to eliminate the F&F sales entirely. Option one seems to be better for people who want to buy something.

    Of course I could be totally wrong.
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
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    I feel like some people buy cheap, then sell on eBay for profit. Which sucks for everyone. Kind of like scalping... Yuck!
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
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    When I clicked on the ad in the email, it took me to 3 pages of product. I'm assuming that is the product that will be discounted.

    No LSiM.

    There were some tsi stuff I believe, some omni wireless stuff. A pair of cans, some boom swimmers, etc.
    2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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