RIP TonyB - A Polk Forum Roast.
treitz3
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Okay, TonyB has unfortunately moved onto the Vanilla heavens. RIP buddy.
This thread is dedicated to the memory of our long lost friend (or enemy) and memories of him while at Club Polk. Time to Roast the guy!!! What are your favorite memories or worst experiences? Those that are buried in cement need not apply.
.....and GO!
Tom
This thread is dedicated to the memory of our long lost friend (or enemy) and memories of him while at Club Polk. Time to Roast the guy!!! What are your favorite memories or worst experiences? Those that are buried in cement need not apply.
.....and GO!
Tom
In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence.
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ Not all things that can be measured can be heard and not all things heard can be measured ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~
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Wait Tonys banned?"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Shall he be reincarnated as a college educated liberal.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.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
Tony said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
the substitution of politics for existence is the supreme betrayal of the subjective otherness of man. -
He can no longer get logged in to his original tonyb account.EndersShadow wrote: »Wait Tonys banned? -
The corporeal being that was @TonyB still walks this terrestrial globe... but in cyberspace,his bits have, it seems, all been reset to zero.
We still hope for a digital resurrection.
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After winning the award for "Best in show" at LASF one year, Tony actually took a photo of my "rig" for his safekeeping. Last I heard, he will not erase that photo....it means so very much to him.
TomIn search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence.
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~~ Not all things that can be measured can be heard and not all things heard can be measured ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~ -
Lol he somehow discovered a security risk. How did he even force the database to update his email, some wonky json scripts running here.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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Let me back in! It may not look like me, but it's me! I'm Tonyb!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, Marantz SA-14 SACD, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cables, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, PASS ACA Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks, Tisbury Mini Passive Pre, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner -
There once was a man named Tony
Enjoyed his wine and a good cannoli2-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
erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a -
EndersShadow wrote: »Wait Tonys banned?
witness protection bro -
He was a pr ick, never liked the guy.
Always yackin' about cables, running around with no pants, locking himself out of everything he owns, house, cars, online accounts....chasing flying squirrels around in the middle of the night in his underwear, taking unsavory pictures of naked men, sending people dead fish in their mailboxes...
Who does those things ?
Guy's elevator didn't go all the way up, know what I'm sayin' ? -
Horse heads?
Beds?
I actually think he's gone on the lam -- sittin' on a cache of black paint... but I am merely speculating.
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txcoastal1 wrote: »There once was a man named Tony
Enjoyed his wine and a good cannoli
Then one day he did the wrong thing
And bada boom bada bing!
Now he can't get in! Holi Moli! Basement: Polk SDA SRS, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, Marantz SA-14 SACD, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cables, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, PASS ACA Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks, Tisbury Mini Passive Pre, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner -
mhardy6647 wrote: »Horse heads?
Beds?
I actually think he's gone on the lam -- sittin' on a cache of black paint... but I am merely speculating.
Green paint Mark....you have to spray the ground after digging a hole to make it look natural again. -
Keep talkin smack about Tony, and he's gonna have Vinny break your tumbs.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amplifier: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Horse heads?
Beds?
I actually think he's gone on the lam -- sittin' on a cache of black paint... but I am merely speculating.
Green paint Mark....you have to spray the ground after digging a hole to make it look natural again.
pro tip
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Keep talkin smack about Tony, and he's gonna have Vinny break your tumbs.
Yep, try scrolling your music selections with a cast on your tumbs. -
He pulled up to the toll booth and the attendant disappeared and bing... the SHTF. If he only had EZPass...
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I had some Italian snow tires once...
I think that's all I can say, though.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »I had some Italian snow tires once...
I think that's all I can say, though.
I had an Italian helicopter once.
I think that's all I can say, too.
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I bought an Italian Ice Cone one time. Turned out to be a waste of money. Damn thing melted within 5 minutes.
Went back to get a refund and the Italian wanted to break my tumbs. He stated that I should just Fuggett about it or some s***! The nerve of that guy.
TomIn search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence.
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~~ Not all things that can be measured can be heard and not all things heard can be measured ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~ -
I had an Italian girlfriend once.
Still kind of have her. Afraid to get rid of her.I disabled signatures. -
I had an Italian girlfriend once.
Still kind of have her. Afraid to get rid of her. That's the whole point now isn't it. lol -
At least put your picture back so I know who I'm talking to!Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 ch. 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony Bravia KDL-40R510C TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Boston VR-920 Center Channel, SVS NSD-12 SB12 Subwoofer, Polk DSW 400 Subwoofer, Polk FXi-3 Surround Speakers
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I ate at Olive Garden once...
Does that make me an Italian? -
I ate at Olive Garden once...
Does that make me an Italian?
No, but if you went back a second time, that would make you a mas-o-chist. -
Vanilla says "NO!" to m-a-s-o-c-h-i-s-t. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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There once was a man named Tony
Some dude called him an Italian phony
now the guys dead
From a bashed in head
He will swim with fishies in the morning
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Don't quit your day job Dan.
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Were you beatboxing when you wrote that?EndersShadow wrote: »There once was a man named Tony
Some dude called him an Italian phony
now the guys dead
From a bashed in head
He will swim with fishies in the morning
