Venting… is it too much to ask a manufacturer?

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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 4,939
    edited January 18
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    Given everything you have written about it, and since you have already committed the budget, I personally tend to think that faced with the same dilemma, I would persevere.

    When I buy a statement wine, and I want something in particular, nothing less will do. It’s not showing off, or bragging, because nobody else even knows what my wine is worth when they see it brought out. It’s just white juice in a bottle or red juice in a glass to everyone else, but when I come across that rare bottle that is really worth it, I never regret the spend. In fact, I don’t even count it.

    What have you got to lose? If they ultimately don’t sell it to you, you still have your money to spend on something else.
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,521
    edited January 18
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    @treitz3 absolutely

    @Kex your post makes sense. This purchase is for me and my journey. A headphone system is probably the worst possible flex if there ever was one.
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  • Joey_V
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    In other news… the Stax dealer for the X9000 does not stop texting me.

    Talk about polar opposites.

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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 4,939
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    That would probably annoy me a thousand times more than being ignored! 😂

    You’re not buying a used car!
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,331
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    @displayname
    @VR3

    Now I understand.

    I never really had a shot at this product. A lure. It was a worm at the end of the fishing line all along.

    A sense of sadness relief has overcome me.

    Fixed it…;-)
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,277
    edited January 19
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    Words of wisdom of my late grandma come to mind:

    "You can beat a dead horse but you're not going to make it any deader"

    Those words would also occasionally come to mind in the past with a PFB UPS/FEDEX thread.

    Grandma was loaded with many wisdoms.
    ......okay she was loaded a lot because she drank a lot
    🍸😵 but still....many wisdoms 👵🤔👍

    Sal Palooza
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  • Clipdat
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    @Kex has really helped degrade this thread into an absolute cringefest.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    @Kex has really helped degrade this thread into an absolute cringefest.

    That is the very reason Kexxie is on my ignore list. Life is just better that way.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,439
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    That's just mean! What would Jesus do?
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,439
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    Ok he's actually doing some landscaping for me but still! You inconsiderate bunch of **** holes!
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,623
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    @Kex has really helped degrade this thread into an absolute cringefest.

    How?

    He has a different perspective and one that’s honestly valid.

    The only thing I’ve seen from you is snark and an obvious complex.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,190
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    Upstatemax wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    @Kex has really helped degrade this thread into an absolute cringefest.

    How?

    He has a different perspective and one that’s honestly valid.

    The only thing I’ve seen from you is snark and an obvious complex.

    I thought the same thing when I read Drew’s comment, I read back through and failed to see the issue. Seemed like relevant input to me.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
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    https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650027103-warwick-aperio-limited-edition/
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,439
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    Wow! Send it now!
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    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!)

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,521
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650027103-warwick-aperio-limited-edition/

    Tried the Aperio, it was uncomfortable and I didn't find it to be that much better than the high end Stax. Nowhere like the HE1 imo.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,521
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    Upstatemax wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    @Kex has really helped degrade this thread into an absolute cringefest.

    How?

    He has a different perspective and one that’s honestly valid.

    The only thing I’ve seen from you is snark and an obvious complex.

    Yeah I didn’t get where the hate came from for Kex based on this thread either
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,623
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    In many ways, I get it.

    You want what you want.

    You have cash, and you’re ready to get it done.

    But as mentioned, scarce objects are exactly that, scarce.

    You might have to pour a good drink, take a deep breath and accept it’s not going to quick or maybe not on your terms.

    It if it’s where your heart is, it’ll be worth it.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,521
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    Upstatemax wrote: »
    In many ways, I get it.

    You want what you want.

    You have cash, and you’re ready to get it done.

    But as mentioned, scarce objects are exactly that, scarce.

    You might have to pour a good drink, take a deep breath and accept it’s not going to quick or maybe not on your terms.

    It if it’s where your heart is, it’ll be worth it.

    Thx buddy
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,623
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    In many ways, I get it.

    You want what you want.

    You have cash, and you’re ready to get it done.

    But as mentioned, scarce objects are exactly that, scarce.

    You might have to pour a good drink, take a deep breath and accept it’s not going to quick or maybe not on your terms.

    It if it’s where your heart is, it’ll be worth it.

    Thx buddy

    It's amazing when I'm at work, and using my giant monitor, and actually look at what I posted from my phone.

    All the typos that are now obvious. :D
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,190
    edited January 23
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    Every one of my cell phone posts is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors, the group probably thinks I’m a dumbass!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
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    We don’t think about what we already know to be true…😂😂😂😇
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  • halen
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    stangman67 wrote: »
    Every one of my cell phone posts is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors, the group probably thinks I’m a dumbass!

    Haha. I was under the grammar police microscope here for years.

    You know who you is. Lolol

    Cheers,
    hALEN
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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,478
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    Autocorrect is the ****......
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  • machone
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    Let's try that again

    Autocorrect is the e n e m a........
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    1KVA Dreadnought

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  • PSOVLSK
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    Joey_V wrote: »

    I think they have 2 audiences for this.
    1. The excessively rich looking for a trophy.
    2. The audio nutcase aka fool.

    I’m one of their two target audience - the crazy audio nutcase, not the rich one.

    Honestly, I think it's this kind of contrived humbleness that irritates some on here.

    You have more humble brags than anyone else on the forum, especially since verb is no longer here :D;) . You're rich. You've worked hard and you have nice things. Good for you. Especially since you've acquired your money in a profession where you're helping others on a daily basis. I respect you commend you, but coming on here asking opinions on what to do about the customer service you're experiencing while trying to purchase a pair of $70K headphones just seems like you want everyone to know you're contemplating getting $70K headphones. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just the way a lot of your posts come across to me.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    ken brydson wrote: »
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    At least you can afford the water bill.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 4,939
    edited February 6
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    WTF is this new angst about “humble bragging”?! 🤦‍♂️

    It’s not hard to figure out what a doctor might make, and frankly, given what they have to pay for their education and how difficult their job can be, it’s not actually all that much and probably underpaid in some cases.

    Is this some new form of cancel culture? 🤷‍♂️

    Everyone makes choices in life. Nobody can afford everything. Some talk about their expensive speaker purchases. Some talk about expensive watches. Others mention how they “lost” $50,000 in a day in their portfolio (which makes it fairly obvious to within 5% what size their portfolio actually might be). And then there are those who “humble brag” about expensive(ish) car purchases.

    Who da fook cares?! 🤔

    At the end of the day, does it benefit the forum to see people mention their high end — or even ridiculous — purchases? Yes, it does. It creates excitement and interest in somewhat unattainable things that somebody has decided is important to them.

    As for Verb, accusing him of humble bragging seems like a stretch. He has clearly worked very hard to get where he was before he retired. It’s not as if he was bragging about buying a yacht or a mansion somewhere.
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    Alea jacta est!
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  • GlennDog
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    At least you can afford the water bill.

    from what I hear water is cheap (Errr . . . less expensive) than most areas

    We're in the Great Lakes region (SE Michigan to be precise), quarterly water bill is $66 clams . . . WOOT!

    Also, this household is very water conservation conscience
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