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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
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    motorstereo wrote: »
    Wow Neil I had forgotten how much of a jerk that guy was and yes indeed you did handle it superbly. Thanks to that group purchase that you handled so well for us I've been able to use and enjoy monoblocks on my 1.2s ever since. It's been a few years since that group buy but my ears still thank you.

    Yeah, that was one for the books! Glad the Dread is still keeping a smile on your face!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • audioluvr
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    Any updates on when these are expected to ship?
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Dr_Wu
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    I just bought DollarDave's CRS+ 4.1TLs. Before that, had no need of a Dreadnought. But, it appears it could put the icing on my "sound cake". I don't suppose there's any way to add me to the order this late?
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  • Dr_Wu
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    Thank you.
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  • Gerres26
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Dr_Wu wrote: »
    I just bought DollarDave's CRS+ 4.1TLs. Before that, had no need of a Dreadnought. But, it appears it could put the icing on my "sound cake". I don't suppose there's any way to add me to the order this late?

    No order has been sent long ago we are now waiting for them to be delivered. Some of us will have an 800va tranny to sell so stay tuned.

    Yup, if you are patient enough I'd imagine quite a few of us will be looking to move our 800va's
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  • erniejade
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    Just in case anyone on this thread did not see this in the FS section

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/185715/dreadnought-case-sdas/p1

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  • audioluvr
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    Just bought these for my soon to be new dreadnought IC's

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    I absolutely love the neutral clarity of these cables. Been watching for a good deal on another set on eBay to complete the connections. Hard to believe these are only their 5th best cables!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,219
    edited March 2019
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    Sweet Mini Eclipse 8 nice why not go all out, bet you cant wait to get your dreadnought up and running. I dont know yet what I'm going use got a spare pair of wireworld Solstice, but still undecided.
    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
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  • audioluvr
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    Chomping at the bit actually! I read a review on these when I was shopping for upgrade cables and the reviewer compared them to his Nordst Odin reference cables. Then when Skip recommended them I was sold. Had my eye on a set on eBay anyway so I jumped. I know it might be overkill for the SDA IC's but what the heck. Just money. I can always make more.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,219
    edited March 2019
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    Yeah I got a 800 VA like you do, l'm looking forward to comparing the two.
    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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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
    edited March 2019
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    DSkip wrote: »
    I finally feel like I reached the limits of the Equinox Speaker Cables. It took a $70,000 front end to get there...

    That's quite impressive for an entry level audiophile cable!
    DSkip wrote: »
    I always have a pair of Mini Eclipse laying around though. It’s a thinner gauge than the Equinox but considered a higher model. /quote]

    I think somewhere I read the Equinox originally were made with OFC but just recently changed to OCC.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • audioluvr
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    Thanks Skip. Contacted Wireworld about this and they said that the Eclipse lineup is cosmetic. Actual performance is in this link.

    http://www.wireworldcable.com/speaker-cables.html#quickcomp_speak
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • nspindel
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Yeah I got a 800 VA like you do, l'm looking forward to comparing the two.

    I remember doing this comparison, thinking to myself "how much difference could it possibly make?" I was very surprised at how much better the 1000VA was!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Mr_Hz
    Mr_Hz Posts: 176
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    nspindel wrote: »
    Fun times - can we rename this thread "Group Buys Gone Wild!" The action starts on page 8 towards the bottom. If anyone wants to see a case study in how to get yourself banned from Club Polk, here it is:

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/162344/dreadnaught-avel-lindberg-1000va-transformer-group-buy/p8

    Hah! Sorry to have been the instigator in all that...
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,079
    edited March 2019
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    Getting ready! Just built the Wireworld Mini- Eclipse interconnect cables. Come on A/L!

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    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • audioluvr
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    Auditioning them now on the 800va Dreadnought. REALLY nice! Sorry Dog, I'll be moving the old stuff to the barn for my 2.3's
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • vcwatkins
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    Hey folks, I haven't heard anything from A-L on expected shipment dates. Typically, they don't give a heads-up before completion but, just out of the blue, start sending out tracking emails. Since this Thursday is the end of week 14, I'll check in with them today to see if they can update.

    Craig
    Beach Audio: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
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  • vcwatkins
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    I'm afraid the news is not good:

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    50% longer production time, sigh. Since this is a dramatically different deal than what group members were buying into, I will buy out any members who are not willing to wait until mid-June. Please PM me if you want out.

    So sorry about this guys,

    Craig
    Beach Audio: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • Manticore
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    Well @vcwatkins , not your fault. Mid June it is. Thanks for doing everything for us!!!
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  • ThomasD
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    @vcwatkins Generous offer but You certainly cannot be held accountable for the delay in production. No issue's waiting here as I'm still looking for SDA's that can use it. All good.
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,154
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    I have no problem waiting.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,327
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    ThomasD wrote: »
    @vcwatkins Generous offer but You certainly cannot be held accountable for the delay in production. No issue's waiting here as I'm still looking for SDA's that can use it. All good.

    +1 on this.
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  • lightman1
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    I don't even know where my speakers are. This will give me a chance to track them down.....
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  • honestaquarian
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    I don't even know where my speakers are. This will give me a chance to track them down.....

    Uuuhhh Russ WHICH ONES??? (ya got pairs all over the blessed country!)😝😂🤣
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