FS: Adcom GFA-545, NAD 917 Preamp

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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited April 2005
    Great, my apartment complex manager is going to think I am getting a bomb.(All packages are delivered to the office)
    Setup:
    Adcom GFA-545 amp
    Nad 1600 pre
    Dual 704 TT
    Pioneer 707 R2R
    Pioneer DV-578A Multi-format
    Polk SDA-2 Mains
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    christmas presents get a duct tape cacoon, no box...

    I like duct tape... wait till you see the NAD pakacing, I use 'braces' to suspend it from the sides of the box with foam blocks on the end touching the NAD (of course)...

    I am low on packaging, this is why, around the NAD, I will fill it with newspaper...

    With as much clearance as it has, it will be FINE I think...

    BOMB!!!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    Deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2005
    What the hell is that mess?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    Deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • gshisme
    gshisme Posts: 1,038
    edited April 2005
    Dude, find a smaller box and some foam peanuts. Get rid of the bracing! Or get some styro insulation from Home Depot to use. Stuff is pretty cheap and works like a charm. That pic scares the hell out of me and I'm not even the recipient.

    Greg
    suds, suds and more suds!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited April 2005
    Got the M.O. Will send out in the A.M. Nice to see a good packing job. I got a receiver off E-bay last year that arrived just dropped in a cheap box. It looked like road kill when I got it. Nice thing about getting stuff here is all the folks care about how it gets there.:) :)
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited April 2005
    Newspapers? Amateur.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited April 2005
    Did not look at the price, but I saw a big bag of peanuts in staples last night.
    Setup:
    Adcom GFA-545 amp
    Nad 1600 pre
    Dual 704 TT
    Pioneer 707 R2R
    Pioneer DV-578A Multi-format
    Polk SDA-2 Mains
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    i like it when people use foam blocks for packing material. not as messy as peanuts. those foam peanuts can be expensive.. so can bubble wrap. but only the best for my buyers. :D

    I don't charge buyers extra for bubble wrap or peanuts or any materials. I eat the cost myself. it's worth it, for my stuff to arrive safely. I learned the hard way. one time skimping on the box and packing materials. never again i said.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2005
    UPS can penetrate anything. They have exceptional employee penetration training. Top notch.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited April 2005
    Don't forget to write "FRAGILE" somewhere on the box. The UPS, FEDEX, DHL, & USPS employees are always more careful when they see that.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2005
    Yes, they take much more care to throw the box about in a random manner, often also ensuring that the box is placed in the truck in such a way that it is assured to fall to the floor, bouncing off of multiple layers of other boxes on its way, at the first hint of movement.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    Deleted :rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited April 2005
    Looks like something I threw out last night! :D
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited April 2005
    That is bar none the worst looking packing job I've ever seen.....you should be embarrassed to post those pictures.

    I imagine you are just making the best use of what you have available. Save the Earth man.

    Why did you bother posting pictures anyways?
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    Deleted...:rolleyes:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited April 2005
    I still don't see "FRAGILE" written anywhere Sid. Try adding "HANDLE WITH CARE" - that will almost certainley guarantee its safety. ;)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited April 2005
    I think I am going to report Sid for violating board policies. I am pretty sure that you are not supose to post lewd pictures.


    Am I the only one that noticed that part of that packaging said "B*se" replace the * with an o...yuk.
    Setup:
    Adcom GFA-545 amp
    Nad 1600 pre
    Dual 704 TT
    Pioneer 707 R2R
    Pioneer DV-578A Multi-format
    Polk SDA-2 Mains
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,681
    edited April 2005
    Its the best thing to come out of B*se. Packaging materials!
    Trey, PM sent. Don't let them get to you about the packaging.
    It looks like it will get to me me safe and sound. Feel free to page me if you want to talk real-time. All my contact info is in the PM.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    The packaging is solid, regardless of what they say...lol, the box didnt even flex without the foam blocks, packing peanuts, etc around the unit, much less with it all stuffed in there...

    I am even going to add reinforcement pieces like I did for the Adcom box to ensure it to get there...

    Each unit will ship 1 or 2 days after M/O arrives.

    Thanks for the purchases guys, yall will enjoy the unit...

    I think this thread can come to a close though...

    And Bose has some pretty good packaging, I am using a Bose foam block and Bose impact resistant plastic...pretty nifty, I find it interesting that the 'bose box' is unmarked... (yes, it is being shipped in a Bose box)

    All Bose packing, and Monster Cable cardboard is complimentary of Dan (Mantis)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2005
    I modded that 545, and added the Cardas input jacks.

    I didn't scratch the F out of it though. Man, did you drag that thing across the driveway?

    HORRIBLE pack pictures, pack that **** like I sent it to you broham. You getting all CRAZY on us. CRAZY Sid packing depot.

    Cheers,
    Rooster
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    I hate to break it to you, that amp is in the *same* condition as it was when it got here...

    Infact, *NOTHING* have been stacked on top of that amp, period, end...

    1st placement - On top of the Adcom amp stack
    2nd placement - Behind the system on the floor, elevated off the floor
    3rd placement - In the den on top of the NAD

    I handle *ALL* of my gear with the utmost respect, any scratches or scuffs it received was done by past owners. Whether it was you or the person that had it before you. I didn't do any of that crap...It wouldnt be hard to fix regardless, a lil paint once over would fix it all..

    Now, as for my packaging - that is the way I do it. It is cheaper than double boxing and uses way less packaging materials which I already use enough of, and infact - have ran out. I have *NO* packaging materials left in the house, garage, or attic...I dont care how a box looks outside or inside, you may care - but I honestly dont. My thoughts are, how can I package this to get there and do it without wasting everything I have...

    Well, thats my way, braces, reinforcement pieces all over the box, bubble wrap, foam blocks, newspaper (if need be) - or 400-500 plastic bags jammed in there to fill in the gaps... - whatever it takes to get it there...

    Maybe yall forget I'm a kid...and I make as much as any other kid, NOTHING - I no longer have a weekly pay of any kind, but I hope to change that - so any thing that comes out of my pocket donst 'quickly' replinish itself...I do what I can

    Now all of you can go eff yourselves ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2005
    Pull up my post ****, on that same amp. You've got a BAD BAD flash, or some such. I wouldn't even offer up an amp that looked like that, seriously.

    Let me find the pics, I may still have them.

    Not dogging you Sid, wait, yes I am ;). That pic is just WACKED.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    I found your thread

    The post is of the amp with the top off...

    The flash magnifies the 'scratches' which are gray scuffs on the top of the amp...

    It IS not a big deal, I even brought the amp out of the packaging again and brought it in my room which has 8 light bulbs in it and looked at it again, its not THAT bad...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited April 2005
    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15044&highlight=Adcom - for all curious what the Adcom looks like with the top off, here is the thread...

    I take regular care of my gear, I clean it all weekly, and take the whole system down even 6 or 7 months for a complete cleaning...

    Anything moved is moved so that it dosnt eff with the other. If I treated my gear like that, I wouldnt be willing to spend over 300 dollars to fix up my speakers that arrived damaged...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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