Archive through March 07, 2005
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New member Username: JschernoffPost Number: 1 Registered: 01-2004 | I know a guy who is trying to sell me a home theatre system by "Digital Research." It includes 4 speakers a center speaker and a sub. I have never heard of this brand and am a little skeptical. If anyone can give me info about digital research it would be much appreciated. |
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New member Username: Project6Post Number: 138 Registered: 12-2003 | they come in different names , dogg digital, theater research, epiphany, professional digital, etc. does he need beer money and his boss don't know anything about the excess inventory? Did he show you magazine articles and such? run the other way... |
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guest Unregistered guest | yah, I got hit up with the same thing...dude wanted $500 a system.....what's the deal with this.....what's the scam? |
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Silver Member Username: Project6Post Number: 347 Registered: Dec-03 | the speakers are worth $50 tops...that's just for the fiberboard and wires. |
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Unregistered guest | Two words. PURE JUNK!!! These speakers must be manufactured especially for scam artists. Tell this dude your not that stupid!! Also tell him that if he couldn't make it working at the drive-thru, this will not work either!! I hope he don't claim to your "friend"? |
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nissan dude Unregistered guest | yeah, I work at a retail store selling electronics and I've seen about five different people coming in saying yeah I got this $1000 speaker system for 300bucks! I'm just like thinking you got burned.digital Research, digital audio whatever you wanna call it, I call it sh*t! I've seen the box it says retail value: $1000 bullshit.50 bucks max end of story. |
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jenny Unregistered guest | Hey, my friend is working in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and just called me to look up these speakers he just bought off the back of a truck "digital research" 5.1 Pro Series for $300 the guy said they were worth $2000...I found this site, thanks for the info...too late for him though! I will let you know how they sound. |
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givemedeal Unregistered guest | Hey Nissan dude, if you say 50 bucks for the stuff, then I will paid u @1500 for 10 sets ASAP!!! |
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Unregistered guest | When I was approached by these guys, they claimed that the speakers were "studio monitors", not knowing I owned a studio. I told him to come over to my studio, less than a block away, and if his speakers sounded better than my Genelec 1031's, I'd buy every speaker in the van. Somehow, he got lost on the way. Go figure... |
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Unregistered guest | I would like to know how to hook up the Digital Research 5.1 Surround Pro Series III . Im only getting sound out of 2 of them at the moment but they sound way good. Please, if someone can help me figure out how to hook these up (especially the passive Sub) to my pioneer 5.1 receiver I would be grateful. Thanks grablegrandeur@yahoo.com |
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Unregistered guest | yeah... i got burned for 350 bucks haven't tried them yet but from what i'm reading everywhere it sounds like garbage... I'm calling the cops and saying these guys sold me an empty box!!! in other words stole my 600 wink wink dollars. if anyone runs into these guys tell them u have to wait 2 get ur money and call me over. I'll take all their money and every speaker they have on them. 510 489 4400...thanks Danny p.s. i'll give u some money too!!!! |
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dummy Unregistered guest | that is exactly wat he said " come on i need the money, my boss doesnt know these extra inventory" however I am poor enough to offer 160. I am going to test it out and see how the sound quality goes. If anyone wants any they can buy my digital research system. P.S he came in a black esculade and claims that he sold a grand worth already |
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dummy Unregistered guest | i have hooked up these speakers but never really have the chance to blast them yet, i have a crappy amp also so it goes with the flow. i will update the sound quality tomorrow just for laughs HEY at aleast it looks good right? |
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Gold Member Username: Project6Post Number: 1419 Registered: Dec-03 | Now you know how he paid for that "Escalade"! |
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AKD Unregistered guest | I met this dude in my apartment parking lot who was selling a digital research 5.1 home theatre system. He showed me a magazine where the same kind of speakers are selling for $2000. I hooked it up to my system and guess what? my laptop speakers give better output. I had to throw him out.He also gave me the same crap about his boss not knowing about the excess inventory. My advice, dont ever buy anything off the back of a truck. |
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AKD Unregistered guest | I met this dude in my apartment parking lot who was selling a digital research 5.1 home theatre system. He showed me a magazine where the same kind of speakers are selling for $2000. I hooked it up to my system and guess what? my laptop speakers give better output. I had to throw him out.He also gave me the same crap about his boss not knowing about the excess inventory. My advice, dont ever buy anything off the back of a truck. |
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Unregistered guest | How can test this materiel. How connect the sub and the speakers on my DVD. Thank you |
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Unregistered guest | I got to test the DIGITAL RESEARCH 5.1 and sounded lke 300$ Speakers.....not too bad i have to admit! |
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Retard Unregistered guest | Just got hit in Vegas. $160.00. Can't believe I'm such an idiot. He even gave me a business card. |
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taken in newmexico Unregistered guest | well sets see the card! |
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Unregistered guest | MONTREAL, QC, CANADA! carefull, this a**hole dude is trying to sell these pieces of sh*t speakers on the street. KICK is As* if you see him, take the truck and the speakers and him, and let us know so we can go beat him up, one after the other  bwhahahhahahahahhahah!!!! |
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Unregistered guest | http://www.ibizcarts.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=thr&Screen=PROD&Produ ct_Code=TR-5210&Category_Code=ht_sys I m the worst.I bought them 4 450$ god dammit!!!On the street of Gatineau QC close from Ottawa |
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Bfarn Unregistered guest | My roommate back in college got bought by this scam. He was so embarrassed that he just gave the damned things to me. This was a few years ago before the 5.1 thing was popular, so these are just two big ol speakers. But you know... for free speakers they ain't half bad - I still use them today. They're a bit muddy, and the little adjustment knobs under the speaker grill aren't wired to anything inside, but they're passable. If you payed less than a hundred bucks for a surround system you shouldn't feel too bad. Just don't do it again. Next time, call a friend who's at home with an internet connection first. Or the cops. |
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Dumbass Unregistered guest | My boyfriend got it for $100!!!!!! Of course from the back of a truck! Never buy sh!t from the back of a truck! |
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Had Unregistered guest | Mesa Az... these three guys were sellin' like eight and said that they were comin' from the local housing developments........I was sketchy at first....shoulda followed my instincts....oh well only lost $150! still that's one fifty that I coulda kept and STUFFED IN MY A-S-S! |
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Unregistered guest | La Quinta, CA Wow, I'm so embarrased, now that I'm reading these comments. I bought two for $250 each. Can you believe that. I was stopped by a guy in a white suburban, at the gas station. He told me he worked for some famous company installing home theatre systems in rich houses, and he had those "left overs" his boss wanted to get rid of. I still cannot believe how stupid I could be. And I cannot believe they manufacture these pieces of shitt, with the $1999 price on it. The only thing that keeps me up is the fact that that morning I was hung over from the night before (my 21 birthday party). I made myself a pretty shitty present (for 500 bucks). Well, I'll live with it. I hope more people get to read this in advance, but I fell like most people who read this have actually lost some money already. |
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holiday blues Unregistered guest | Me too! arrrgghhhh! |
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LOL!! Unregistered guest | c'mon I need to get scam in Vancouver why wont they come to vancouver? |
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HAHA!!!! Unregistered guest | i got the scam too it sucks.... but the stupid ideots didnt leave town i found them broke into their van stole 4 sets of speakers and a surround sound system. haha ideots....they got me for 200 bucks.... |
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Unregistered guest | I am just cruising on e-bay. U can find several items with Digital Research or Theater Research brand name. TR even has a web site. Are they real? Or also a scam. Gabor |
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WANNA GET SCAM Unregistered guest | HAHA You the Man |
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pretty happy Unregistered guest | Is anyone happy with the sound? I found a pair of Dogg Digital speakers at a pawn shop, (most likely part of the same scam). For the $125 I spent i'm happy!! I've A/B them agains a $1000 pair of Mirage and I though the highs and mids were better... just no bass. I realize it sucks to get scamed, but go listen to what a few hundred bucks will get you... |
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Unregistered guest | Thanks people, almost got scammed about an hour ago. Was about to buy a pair of Digital Research speakers for about $200.00 from the back of a truck. Decided to check them out on the net first and voila................ was saved by you good folks. They definately did look good though. |
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gire Unregistered guest | hahaha i bougtht some too fotr 150 like 2 mts ago but a week ago the power suply went out ergh those ist sounds ok i guess for 150 i botu ht 6 piece set  but now dotn work lol... imma kill if i see him again and my freind gots scam too for 2 tower speakers 150 each!!!! lol |
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NOT TOO SHARP Unregistered guest | i was at a home deport and a guy in a white van said'' hey ya wanna buy some speakers? WELL I GOT SCAMMED FOR $180.00 HE HAD MAGS SAYING THEY ARE WORTH $1999. 5.1s HOME THEATER. GOT HOME AND THEY ARE TOTAL SHITE. HE SAID THEY'RE NOT STOLEN, AND I CAN GIVE YOU A RECIEPT. BEWARE THE GUYS IN THE WHITE VAN'S!!!!!!!!!! |
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Look out Unregistered guest | Look out they are on EBAY too |
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Unregistered guest | yup, i feel like a dumbass. you see i too was at home depot when all of a sudden a bage color jeep came up to me and my friends offered the damn cheap speakers and like idiots we bought it they said that they were in a hurry to get back to work. they had on some fake working cloths on and said that they got extra surrond systems by accident and try to sell it b4 there boss takes care of it. showed me the fake magazine gave me all this bulcrap talk turns out me and my friend bought it for $420 for one! if we see this guyand his buddy ever again.......lets put it this way he wont do this scam ever again.............by the way if you want to no the license plate number i got it..........its J04 JVP and its a jeep dont let this white man get you!! |
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Joe dog Unregistered guest | Sounds like a lot of people are getting burned by this product (me included). Is there any way we can hunt down the source and nail them in small claims court?? |
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dcwrestler Unregistered guest | this happened to me... but i made sure i tested the speakers out before letting him touch my money. i brought them to a friends and they worked and im happy with them, so far. then i gave him $200 for a pair. what have been your guys' problems with them? |
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Unregistered guest | i got the digital research 5.1 and a pioneer 5.1 reciver but cant figure out how to hook it up if someone could help me out that be great |
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Unregistered guest | THIS IS SO DAMN FUNNY I GOT SOME PHILLIPS SPEAKERS AND THEY KICK A$$. JUST LIKE THE DUDES THAT ROBBED ALL U FOOLS! HAHAHAHAHAHA |
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gotfuked Unregistered guest | Same old happened to me, this time in montreal QC, by 2 white fuks in a GMC Denali, claiming they worked for some company and had to get rid of 3 sets since they got 3 more than needed and wanted to get rid of them before the boss sees them. Same stuff with the mag saying that they retail for 2000, got fooled and paid 250 BEWARE GUYS!!! havent tested them out yet, hope they sound decent |
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Sank Unregistered guest | Phoenix AZ. Dude gave me the same BS about picking up the speakers from a warehouse for his boss, and he got two excess speakers and were trying to sell them. I got burned for 200 bucks. I forgot the dudes name, but he asked if I could spare twenty bucks for beer money. I said no. If I ever find these guys again I'm kicking their butts. If anybody else encounters these scammers in AZ get their cell number and post it here. |
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Anonymous | I just got scammed in RI!!! |
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Unregistered guest | Hey are you guys deaf? Or did you just post your complaint without bothering to connect them to a reciever? Yes you do have hook them up so you can listen to them, if you had tried this you would not have given them to your nephew for christmas. We paid 20 bucks for the set we got and frankly I am surprised how good they sound. You guys really short-changed yourselves by jumping on the bandwagon. For those of you who hid them instead of unloading them, get some wire, make sure you strip the sat. ends at least 3/4 of an inch (guess how I know) hook them together per the drawing, unless it is unclear (not the best wiring diagram I've seen) and if you have any confusion, I would be happy to clarify the connections for you or give 20 bucks for them if you pay the freight. No kidding! These things are not what you are making them out to be! |
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LAVALOOSER Unregistered guest | Hey i bought this stuff for 200$ canadian and hey look at the other cheap 200$ systems... oh wait there arent too many, in fact they are way shittiier than this one!! BY THE WAY I tested these before... they are sold at wallmart!! under audio accoustics as stereo speakers and were sold for 40$ a pair AND ARE PRETTY GOOD so hey calculate it out they are a decent price compared to competition of same $$$ and WHO REALLY WANTS TO SPEND HARD EARNED CASH ON 5000$ SYSTEM I JUST WANT SOUND AND THEY ARE GOOD , CAN TAKE 30W RMS EACH NO PROB. iF SOMEONE IS USING THEM PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.!! P.S. DID NOT TEST SUB YET. IF YOU WANNA SELL EM AND THINK THEY ARE 50$ SHITS HEY ILL BUY EM FOR 50$ NO PROB. LEARN ABOUT THE RETAIL WORLD BEFORE COMMENTING, STORES MARK UP ITEMS SAME WAY, YOU BUY DESIGNER 100$ JEANS THAT COST 3$ TO MAKE, CARS THAT COST LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE TO MAKE ETC... GET A LIFE. 200$ WOULD GET YOU 1-WAY CHEAPO WOOFER SPEAKERS THAT ARE LIKE 5 WATTS EACH |
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mfmf Unregistered guest | i was walking to my car in chasewood plaza (in jupiter, florida) and 2 guys in a black SUV stop by me and say hey do you need some speakers. i automatically thought they meant car speakers, so i was like "no im good" then i thought they just meant for free. so i was like, "hey, for free?" so they drive around and he gives me this whole story about how he works for this company that installs speakers and he got excess inventory. he went into a story before about excess inventory on plasma screens and such and how he turned them in and only got $100 from his boss. so now he wants to keep these but he needs money for storage so he wanted to know if i wanted to buy a pair. i kept saying no, not really, i dont need them unless theyre free. they kept asking how much i could do. i was like i really dont have a lot of money and i dont want to lowball you guys or anything. (little did i know they were screwing me over) he shows me this magazine that looks legit with the speakers in them that has them listed for $2000. i say that im a college student and i dont have a lot of money. they keep asking me and finally i say, like $100. so somehow they say to eachother, $100 for each of us that aint bad. i dunno, they had their ways of confusing the hell out of me. i also thought i was getting 2 systems instead of the 1. so i called my dad and he was skeptical too. he shouldve told me to tell the guys to go screw themselves but he didnt. he said it was my money if i lose anything off of it. he says that theyre located in kendall, miami and that theyve installed stuff for celine dion before. i was like "oh really? cool. my girlfriend lives in kendall" im a retard for thinking it was legit cause he threw out a place i knew about. i threw down $300 for these things. and since i was in such a rush i left my atm card in the atm. (because they were in a rush; he even said he had gotten a call from his boss when i came back from the atm). i put the speakers in my car, they drove off, i drove off. i realized i left my atm card and hauled back to the bank. the card was gone and the bank didnt have it either. luckily i cancelled the card before any more damage was done. and now i just figured out all this is a scam. boy am i an idiot. guess ill try and sell it on ebay. anyone know if its illegal to sell them on ebay? or if its just a crappy brand. |
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Bronze Member Username: HokievtPost Number: 68 Registered: Aug-04 | You won't get much for them. They are all over eBay. |
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Unregistered guest | Can someone help explain how this system is supposed to be setup? There aren't any instructions, just some stupid wiring diagram that reflects a receiver. Please explain why the back of the sub-woofer has 4 connections (2 in/ 2 out). |
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questoy Unregistered guest | indianapolis be warned this two guys in a white van in the west side asked me whether i needed speakers.same old story about excess inventory and bs about going back to work in time before the boss discovers them.DO NOT BUY STUFF FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK.lost $200 and still trying to connect them this is a scam |
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Unregistered guest | Oh geez, I'm glad to have found this site (I guess) before I tried to sell these things on ebay... my mom and I were walking into Waldbaums and same deal, this guy stopped us, sold it to us out of the back of a truck, excess inventory. Told us that he was on his way to Loews, the movies theater to sell them there - they're movie theater speakers. My mom's not a stupid woman, I am, and she was about to walk away about twenty times but I talked her into it. Meanwhile we're broke as fck and she spent 200 bucks on the thing, and I feel so bad. I was like, "c'mon, they're worth 2000 bucks (it says on the box, $1,999), we can fckin turn around and sell them and make money!" Now I feel really bad she wasted her money, we realized it was a scam almost immediately after we got home. We didn't open them yet, because we were going to sell them, but I'm glad to know they probably at least WORK, even if they're shitty. I figured they wouldn't work at all. I mean I could possibly sell shitty speakers for 200 bucks, just so we can break even, I feel so stupid! Definitely taught me a lesson though, I knew I was naive but now I've been proven it. But to the people that've used them, I hear mixed messages, some say they're halfway decent just not great, you think I could sell them to someone for 200 bucks, or even 100? Not to rip anybody off, but you think they're worth that? But I guess everybody's speakers are different, I gotta open them up for myself. Ah, thanks anyway, everybody up here. -jillian |
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dumbass Unregistered guest | Hey everyone... too bad i didnt know about this a day earlier... well some guy with the same old story talked me into buying a theater research system that includes a dvd player that plays mp3 and all that... the system is supposed to be 800 watts, havnt set it up yet... maybe if the mp3 player works its worth almost the 200 bucks i payed for it.. and im dirt poor, what a dumbass... i wanna nail these guys... oh and im in Maryland, so they are all over, white van with fake rims, same exact story, amazing how dumb we all are... |
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Anonymous | I live in Sacramento and just like everyone else it was the same story.Two guys pulled up in a white suburban trying to sell me some speakers for 400.00. I thought I was getting a deal when I talked them down to 100 bucks. I should have known better. Someting told me not to buy them Bot I did anyways.When I got home my brother told me to look online to see how good they were.To my surprise Im reading what just happened to me.Im so stupid!!! Im still going to try to see if the stores surveylence camara caught thier licence plates cause this aint right! |
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ISELLSPEAKERS Unregistered guest | Whats up fool's EVERYONE OF YOU GUYS HAS PUT FOOD ON MY TABLE AND LOOT IN MY POCKET, YEAH WELL I DUNNO I GEUSS YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR 400 BUCKS YEAH I DRIVE THE WHITE VAN ITS A JOB I FEED MY WIFE AND KIDS JUST DEAL WITH THAT YOU GOT SOME SPEAKERS THAT DO ACTUALLY SOUND OK AND TAKE IT UP THE A$$ LOL IN FACT YOU SHOULD BUY MORE SO YOU CAN SCAM SOMONE ELSE LIKE A LINE MAKE SOME LOOT YOUR VERY LUCKY IF YOU GET ANYTHING UNDER 300 I'M THE BEST SRYY ALL YOU BROKE FU&*(ERS LMAO LMAO ITS ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS $$$$$$$$$$ S.T.F.O. SELL THE F^*K OUT |
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BADBOYS Unregistered guest | HEY DUDE GUESS WHAT!? I GOT YOUR PLATE NUMBER!! |
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isellspeakers Unregistered guest | yeah well its too bad my plates are still legal but its the adress i used to live at in washington dumbass we're not stupid to hustle for money selling speakers you have to be somewhat of a smart person so BEAT IT take my plate number and shove it retard |
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BADBOYS Unregistered guest | if you were smart, you wouldn't be given me all this info bit_ch! |
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Anonymous | Hey I Sell Speakers...guess what I did...I just sent a little heads up to a cpl of nwspprs and rad. stations ....a cpl hundred. I got a lot of free time and it was so much fun...I agree with BADBOYS, you dont sound too smart to me! |
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josh chrenko Unregistered guest | I got these same piece of crap digital research speakers. i work on the northside of indianapolis, and i was going on my lunchbreak when i recognized a guy that i graduated with. he said the same old crap that everyone here is saying, like that they got an extra one from the warehouse and that they had to get rid of it before there boss saw it or he would take it. i can't believe that i fell for it. the biggest reason was that i knew the guy and another guy i worked with even said he had bought something from them before. anyways i ended up paying $230 for it and i got ripped. the reason i am posting this is though is that the idiot that sold them to me gave me his cell phone number and it's legit. I verified it because i work at the cell phone company that he has a cell phone with. his name is tom pollard and his number is 317-362-2735. I want everyone who got ripped to call this guy and leave messages on his voicemail. i am going to try and find him and get my money back, but even if he gives it back to me i hope everyone gives him hell for selling these things. |
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Shizer Unregistered guest | I live in B.C. I got approtched by two guys in a van aswell and I thought I was getting a great deal. I thought the stuff was really good and that it was just stolen merchandise. I bought the TR 1110 and the surround sound TR 5210. The thing is I went to my friends and hooked up the two towers because he has a proper reciver and amp. And they sounded excellent, they kept up with his speakers and he has sony vega's. However I don't have the proper stuff to hook up the TR 5210. If anyone out there has the TR 5210 let me know how they sound. |
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Unregistered guest | We just looked up this digital reseach home theater........we didn't open it yet....BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERES REALLY NO BIG HURRY! I guess we all got took. |
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Broke College Student Unregistered guest | This is for SANK in Phoenix. I saw the same guys in Mesa today, said the exact same thing, asked for $20 for beer money and everything. I also got burned $200 bucks, for a couple of towers. The guy said his name was Aaron. Tall guy, he was driving with a latino friend in an old compact pickup. I took his phone number down, he seemed honest enough... until I called the number and no one knew anyone by the name of Aaron. Stupid F-er. That's when I found this forum. I guess we both got screwed. I'm going to call up some radio stations to see if they'll call out a warning or something. |
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Broke College Student! Unregistered guest | To anyone who's wondering how they sound: I HOOKED UP THE SPEAKERS to my Aiwa surround system. TERRIBLE!!! I turned up the volume of my receiver full blast, and they didn't make any kind of impressive display at all! Now, the DESCRIPTION says they're 10-400 watts, 92 dB... that is a blatant LIE!!! My $100 Altec Lansing 2.1 system for my PC COMPUTER sounds TEN times better than these P.O.S. "Digital Research DR-2810" towers! Dead serious. I am ashamed to mention the price I paid for these things. I e-mailed them with my complaint, I let you know if I get a reply. Their website is http://www.ptswoofers.com ALSO: Look out for a brand named AUDIOLINE. I'm not sure if it's the same company that sells them, but it's the same scam. |
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JaeElArr Unregistered guest | I was gonna buy this deal on eBay...TR Theatre Reasearch...a whole package deal for $350...but it says retails for 10x that.They even have a website and everything.DO they just set the fake website up or what?But anyhow,im glad I came across this.Props to everyone who repiled and gave a heads up. |
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Mntneer Unregistered guest | Well, one of my wife's friends, her husband, got taken at a Martin's in Martinsburg WV. Guy in a van, WV plates, told the whole story, showed the mag article, got this woman's husband for $650. For a "DA5.1" set of speakers and another pair of "Theater Logic T2450L" speakers. This woman's husband got a web site address, www.ptswoofers.com, where they list these speakers, and show a price of $1999. And this guy supposedly worked out of a company in Newport News, VA. My question is are these just bad knockoffs of an existing speaker, or total fabrication crap all the way. I saw the same scam happen at the same store though months ago when I was grocery shopping (two guys loading stereo equipment from one van to another) but didn't think anything of it at the time, other than it was odd looking. Now I understand why so many travel in pairs. Better chances of staying alive. Because around here, we get a hold of this guy again... |
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Brannon Unregistered guest | WHY???? WHY???? WHY??? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY WHEN YOU SEE A TOTAL STRANGER PULL UP TO YOU(IN A GAS STATION OR GROCERY STORE)AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRY TO SELL YOU SPEAKERS(out of the back of their automobile)THAT THEY SAY IS WORTH 2000 FOR 100, 150,200 AND YOU BUY THEM THINKING YOU HAVE A GOOD DEAL??? Good Lord, PT Barnum was correct when he said "There was a sucker born every minute". On top of that you bi*** about it on a website that has similar people bit**** about it EVERY single week!!!! How about this I have some speakers called Idiot Acoustics that are worth $50,000.00. See,I have this real looking piece of paper that says so. I have too many so I will sell them to you for $100.00. Someone please buy them from me so you can create a new thread about them instead of freaking TR!!!! How about this for anyone who has not met a salesman (IN A CAR FOR GODS SAKE) and thinks that these speakers are really worth 2 grand but you can get them for just 100. "THEY ARE CRAP" Save yourself some money, go to Walmart and buy yourself a COBY surround sound speaker package. On the other hand, I do also have the top of the line COBY that I will sell for 200.00. See I bought too many. On this paper I can show you that they list for 1750.00!! IDIOTS.............. jeeeessshhh........... Wait until they start buying the streem stuff on ebay. Good lord my head may explode.......... |
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MargotAZ Unregistered guest | WOW. We are in Phoenix, AZ. THank you for saving me $1000. My husband is GULLIBLe. He just called me to tell me about this good news - DIGITAL RESEARCH speakers, some guys had extras, wanted to sell them before they got back to the warehouse, driving a brand new Ford Explorer. Luckily I did a quick search online and found out it was a scam. He almost handed over $900 for three bogus systems. THANK YOU!!!!! |
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whoops that sux Unregistered guest | omfg i cant believe this crap. i got boned for 200 i was like get the hell outta here before i knife your butt but my cousin looked at them and he bought them then realized he needed the money so i bought them hopping to turn around and sell them!! oh well im going to knife those sobs if i find all the stuff they gave me!! |
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whoops that sux Unregistered guest | forgot to put that was in Vegas i never buy from people on the street i dont know what the hell my cousin was thinking! |
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Sunny84! Unregistered guest | I encountered this whole speel in Greenville, NC. It was two dudes in a greenish blue old lookin van. They used the whole boss and magazine thing on me and wanted me to pay 2000 for two speakers since they were worth "1600 each". Anways, these guys sure can't be embarressed. I knew something was shady and boy did I announce to the whole world that these dudes needed to leave me alone. 5 min later they came back around. I said I'd give them 100 bucks for both speakers, done. They took it. Well I hate to admit that these things sound pretty good. We hooked them up to our other surround sound and it doesn't sound too shabby, you just have to know how to hook them up right. 100 bucks wasn't too bad for these things, but I wouldn't pay any more than that. Maybe I didn't get hit as hard as some of you. But for anyone around Greenville, DON'T GIVE THEM ANYTHING OVER 100! The other thing people is that when you get new speakers you can't blast them right away, kinda have to let them warm up, otherwise you will ruin them and get this crackly noise outa them forever, kinda like a car, be gentle the first 500 miles. Some of you probably ruined your speakers right out because you blasted them as soon as you hooked them up. |
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Anti-Dogg Unregistered guest | I saw some people get approached in a grocery store parking lot in Vegas on Friday, Feb 4. I walked up while the guy was giving the standard "overstock" sales pitch and told the people that it was a scam and that the speakers were garbage. I think they were branded as Digital Research. The scammers were driving a black Landcruiser SUV, with a Las Vegas Cenennial License plate: LV955F |
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Pablito Unregistered guest | Hi guys I got scam. Loews , Oakland Park, South Florida. Anyway I connected the speakers and work, but doesnt sounds loud. There is anyway to make it sounds louder? |
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ScrewedInMesaAZ Unregistered guest | Well now I feel stupid. I just bought them off some guys here in Mesa, AZ... paid 180 for em....havnt even opened the box...brought them home no more then 10 minutes ago... |
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New member Username: Exploder2112Crestwood, Ky Usa Post Number: 1 Registered: Feb-05 | I got hit with the same scam. Don't know why I was foolish enough to go for it. I plugged them up and they all sound alright. Not top of the line but probably just as good as Tandy or Emerson. Oh well, Guess you learn the hard way. Exact same same story as everyone else. Thats 200 bucks I could have used elswhere. |
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starving in texas Unregistered guest | Same thing happen in arlington TX i got suckered blah blah i paid 100 bux they wanted more but i didnt have it now my wife and 4 kids wont get dinner for a week i'll try 2 sell em 2 some other dumbass so my family can eat again this is a sad moment in my house i was tryin 2 make some money by selling elsewhere but now i cant knowing what i know about this crappy speakers |
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Anonymous | White van headed west bound on the mass pike in western mass toward New York after leaving Holyoke Mall with a tall guy mid-20's with blonde stringy hair and a fast-talking midget with a dirty mouth - last seen pushing speakers in the parking lot near the Mall |
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Unregistered guest | I GOT SCAMMED TOO!! I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND SAW A CIRCUIT CITY VAN WITH 2 WHT GUYS TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK. I GOT THE SPEAKERS FOR CHEAP (LESS THAN A 100) BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HOOK THEM UP. I GOT THE DIGITAL RESEARCH 5.1 PRO SERIES III. HELP!! |
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Unregistered guest | i ate the scam to i guess. i was a little weary when the guy sold em to me, but i figgured what the heck, even if they are crap, crap is all your gonna get for $150 anyway. does anyone know how these sounds compaired to other $150 systems? also, does anyone know where these people get them, this must be a prety wide spread ring, i'm in MI. |
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Unregistered guest | i ate the scam to i guess. i was a little weary when the guy sold em to me, but i figgured what the heck, even if they are crap, crap is all your gonna get for $150 anyway. does anyone know how these sounds compaired to other $150 systems? also, does anyone know where these people get them, this must be a prety wide spread ring, i'm in MI. |
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Anonymous | sorry about the double post, my browser is being wierd |
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Anonymous | Bought a pair of Dogg Digital in a Best Buy parking lot about 5 years ago in West Palm Beach, FL... Don't remember how much I paid, but I think it was in the $200 range. I still use them to this day. When I'm listening to music I use my Harmon's, but when I have a big party and lots of people are over, I use the Dogg Digitals. They are bass heavy and loud as all hell. Perfect for parties. I know it was a scam, but the years of use I've gotten out of it has made it worth it. |
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Anonymous | Hey, you guys are lucky. My husband paid $600 for his "Digital Professional Speaker System". After reading all this, he's feeling pretty sick. Wish there was some way we could get the word out. |
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Sucker Unregistered guest | they were in tallahassee, FL yesterday. and guess what they got me for 300.00 |
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Unregistered guest | I sell speakers on the street. Theater Research, DPA and Sony. Ive been doing it for about five years now. I am what the speaker companies would refer to as an "indie". Im an independent, self employed speakerman. Please hear me out before you throw stones. Most salesmen only know how to do things one way. The way they were taught. Thats where most speakerguys get stuck. I was there at one time. I worked with a "white van" company for my first two years in the biz. For us, street tactics such as "the flip", "good cop, bad cop", "sense of loss" and "power slam", were just normal ways of doing business. We would use all the old lines. I was one of the craftier guys on our team, an ellaborate storyteller. All this crap worked. Any given week we could sell up to 30 sets per van using these methods. Then straight to the bars we would go. Booze, pot, coke, whatever. It was mayhem. Inside, my guts were rotting. I hated the way I was living. I hated who I was becoming. I knew that I was doing everything the wrong way. After two and a half years it was time to call it quits. I packed my bags, said fairwell to my friends and left Los Angeles alltogether. I found myself back at Moms house, of course. Talk about healing! I love mom. But get this, the best thing that came out of all this was spiritual healing. I invited the Lord Jesus back into my life! I repented of the way I had been living. I was willing to change, so I asked Him to change me. What a process! Nowadays, Im back on the street selling speakers (Idaho. Green Toyota Tacoma). My pitch is different, Honest, and I have nothing to hide. These are the facts: I get a good deal because i buy so many. My overhead is low because I dont have a storefront lease. I dont have employees to pay and I dont have any advertising expenses. I dont stretch it any further than that. You get a deal because I get a deal! Im happy to sell a set for $200 whereas before I was never satisfied! There is more to this story. If you have any questions or need any product please feel free to reach me. And sorry to those who are pissed. Simon Burckhard televentura@hotmail.com |
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Anonymous | Thanks for the story "White Van" but heres the deal... I say, everyone who got boned for 200 dollars or more should all get together (including myself) and hunt these fukkers down and drain their bank accounts. Yes, I know, I'm not very smart for buying this crap but these pieces of shite need to get robbed, just like we did. Next time I see that van (got that plate) I'm gonna make sure it ends up off of a cliff. |
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New member Username: Looking4emLas Vegas, Nevada United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Feb-05 | yep, the white van that was in Las Vegas had California plates 6s07033. It's kind of surprising if you google "6S07033 California" these As*holes are everywhere. |
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hunterw Unregistered guest | My husband came home today with THE SPEAKERS!!! These guys hit him up on a rural road corner in Western Wisconsin today (2/23/2005)They gave the crap line that their boss didn't know they got 3 systems "accidently' when they went to the warehouse to pick up ONE set for installation at a "rich dentist's house up the road aways". The same line I've read in the earlier posts here just now. Luckily, I guess, he ONLY got screwed over for $200. Should we stop payment on the check? Call the cops/ What to do to stop these idiots. |
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Anonymous | I purchased the Digital Research speakers for $100 on Ebay and speakers were excellent. Don't know what Model was purchased by others, but these are great. Anyone want to sell another pair? |
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Anonymous | I purchased the PT1100S Digital Research speakers for $100 on Ebay and they were excellent. |
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banged in the backside Unregistered guest | i got screwed today...cant figure out what to do now, im gonna go see if i can find the license plate tommorow...and i will have some fun with this car if i do, hopefully he is the moron who stays in town. i paid 350 and have been kickin myself all day long. i knew i was stupid but did it anyway. i thought about calling cops after wards but dont think its any good. take matters into my own hands if i can. otherwise...i guess i learned a lesson, that i already knew but..this is what resale money in ur head does to you. DOH! |
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Screwed hard Unregistered guest | They were in London Ontario Canada on thursday and I too a guy that would never do anything stupid like this but of course did end up doing it for $400. The guy gave me a name though I'm sure probably fake but I'm looking into it. Timothy Munoz from Cambridge I got a quick glimpse of his drivers ID. This guy was driving a beige Astro van. Didn't get plates though. Lets get these F*@ckers. |
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dumass1 Unregistered guest | anonymous that posted on feb. 24th 2005 at 12:41pm i will sell them to you for the price i paid for them hit me up at delbert21_00@yahoo.com and let me know if you want to buy them. |
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Minnesota Unregistered guest | There are guys in Minnesota selling the same stuff...I bought a system for $120 so I don't feel like I got too ripped off. I just hope I can sell it before the word gets out on this! |
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Irritated Unregistered guest | Unfortunately my husband just bought a digital research system two days ago in SAN DIEGO, CA area. I knew there had to be a gimmick because the price was cheap, so I researched it on the internet and found this site. Now I know why the guy told him not to sell it on e-bay. I plan to alert the BBB about this scam. |
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LISTEN UP!! Unregistered guest | LISTEN UP!! Everyone who thinks they can stop a scam like this by simply getting licence plate numbers and ID-ing the "salesmen" is an idiot. REPORT THE COMPANY they work for to your state's Attorney General's Office, or to an organization like the Better Business Bureau. They have the power to shut down the whole corporation, taking all their salesmen with them. The more complaints that are posted about them, the easier it will be for the decision to be made to put them out of business. |
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ALWAYS BE SKEPTICAL Unregistered guest | Same Story... But I didn't buy them less than 2 hrs. ago. A guy in a white SUV in irwindale, California came up to me with all the same claims. I called my friend on my cell phone and asked him to look up "DIGITAL RESEARCH". First thing that came up was this site with all the postings saying "SCAM" not worth 50 bucks. I told him not today buddy. He said who are you going to trust... Your friends or yourself. I told him to F*ck off |
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ALWAYS BE SKEPTICAL Unregistered guest | I forgot to post this in my last post... This guy gave me his name and cell number Chris (626)391-4908 and he gave me his bosses work number in San Dimas (909)394-7405. Let's try to at least bug them a little. |
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PissedinIndy Unregistered guest | Same Scam at 86th and Michigan Road in Indianapolis. Red Jeep Cherokee - Truck Plates - Have not tried them yet but from what I been reading, they're probably crap. |
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todumb Unregistered guest | Dark blue GMC stuart fl .got fucked for 500.oo and they hurt. abald white boy and his drunk looking freind.got me good.but god is watching. and every dog has his day and yall will get yours |
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Samerz Unregistered guest | Vaseline would have been MUCH more comfortable. |
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