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they were free Unregistered guest | i got the speakers for free my stepdad came home with them and said his brother gave them to him i havnt tried them yet b/c i cant figure how to hook the damn things up i'm glad i didnt pay for them though after hearing what you all have to say, and i hope my stepdad didnt pay for them and just give us some bullshit story about where he got them but he is a truck driver so who knows where they really came from |
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the cold facts Unregistered guest | they are made in china, thats the scam... you morons....but guess what...all the other speakers are made in china as well...think about it..if you pay 200 dollars for some jvc or some other "name brand", do you think that is how much it cost to make them....no you are paying the owner of best buy the profit, the guy who shipped them, the guy who wharehoused them, the guy who pushes the carts at the store, etc...instead of the guy in the "white van".. so its not so bad...the only scam is that they're not worth 2000... for one, your greed took over and you bought them , and second if you paid over 250 then your negotiating skills suck..so suck it up and suck it easy. ya its a hussle and ya its dis honest, but so is buying things off the street...you were told that it was a mistake and that someone messed up...well dont you think that the owner of somewhere would lose the money on those "free speakers", so how honest are all you buyers now? were even, shut up and deal with it...two wrongs dont make a right...STFO |
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the cold facts Unregistered guest | by the way i posted it twice for you morons, because obviously you cant read between lines the first time or you wouldnt be in this situation. |
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Real test and The real worthy things on speakers Unregistered guest | I was reading this forum by curiosity, somethings really funny, I saw these speakers at a local seller. I am an sound engineer in montreal QC and my friend said to me... i dont have a 5.1 system wanna buy these? For 50$ Digital Research... wtf??? 800 watts ... yeah right. A 800 watts RMS Speakers set cost more then 3000$ US. For 50$ I'll test for you these nasty piece of wanna be noname brand speakers. These speaker are somewhat strange... I heard old stories about people selling studio reference speakers hahaha the just weight less then 1 pound. But these speakers have brick in them... the weight a tons. I will return will result and I will make you my final opinion. For the moment, I am septical... very septical... 50$ can... worth 35$US lol. |
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Real test and The real worthy things on speakers Unregistered guest | I was reading this forum by curiosity, somethings really funny, I saw these speakers at a local seller. I am an sound engineer in montreal QC and my friend said to me i bought this... It is good?... i dont have a 5.1 system wanna buy these? For 50$ Digital Research... wtf??? 800 watts ... yeah right. A 800 watts RMS Speakers set cost more then 3000$ US. For 50$ I'll test for you these nasty piece of wanna be noname brand speakers. These speaker are somewhat strange... I heard old stories about people selling studio reference speakers hahaha the just weight less then 1 pound. But these speakers have brick in them... the weight a tons. I will return will result and I will make you my final opinion. For the moment, I am septical... very septical... 50$ can... worth 35$US lol. |
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Real test and The real worthy things on speakers Unregistered guest | I tested for 35 minutes and I can actually send my conclusion. First, the real ohms for speaker magnets : satellite and center speaker : 4 ohms (8 ohms on the back of speakers), subwoofer : 7 ohms(8 ohms on the back of sub). (TESTED with a multimeter) In second, the weight of speakers : the speakers are heavy, not for the big magnet of speaker but there is some metal plates in speakers to make in weight more. A real High Quality speaker is heavy for the big magnet in it. After there is the build quality : some kinda plastic and they feel like rough but they dont. I hear some tiny pieces of plastics moving in speaker when I shake them. The plastic is cheap, and plastics for a speaker case has not the best sounding isolation. The subwoofer is made in press wood like the material we see on common room furnitures. Finally the sound quality : I passed a full sweep to 20hz to 20khz(sound reference for human ear) and Low frequencies are passable. The lack of speaker power is quickly noticed. The center speaker had good LOW MID but lack of MID and HI frequencies made it some weird sounding speaker. The satellites speakers was the the same trouble(they are same speakers in a different case). The sound is not quite good for a musical enthusiasm but for listening movies they are quit good. These speakers will not blow the whole room by a shockwave, don't expect to much of these speakers. Like others says : If you paid 200$ or less... That's a bargain but 200$ and more this is a steal. The sound qualtity of these speakers cannot compete with a 2000$ set of speakers like Klipsch or Quest or Polk Audio. Remember they have not a quite good response in frequencies and they sound boosted HIGH and LOW and the MID are a little weak. Personnaly i'll put these speakers at my parents cottage and for the time my father will listen to the TV with them, my father will be happy. If you want a quick idea of the price/quality range : they sound like a Curtis/GE/Citizen/Durabrand or a cheap home theater that you would buy at Wal Mart. If you want these, take it to Wal Mart and do not encourage people like Mr.White Van that is not offering warranty for the product. Dont pay more then 100$US or 150$Can for these piece of noname things. Thank you. David L. |
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mmmmmmmmmm Unregistered guest | Well this thing is still going on, on the jobsite yesterday van pulls up "Hey buddy" got these left over surround sound systems from the job had 9 only used 6 etc..., sell them to you for $450.00 they're a 1500 dollar system. guess I got lucky in a way told him I had 100 bucks take it or leave it, Ill be inside working. Sure enough about 5 min later here he came "Cant you go to an ATM or is there a bank near by" O sure Im working here take the 100 bucks or take a hike. Well he took the 100, so gonna hook them up in the grandaughters bedroom see what happens, she'll probably love them just for the remote controll. She's 13 as long as its loud its fine. I kept asking the guy whats your boss gonna say when he bills for 6 systems and there's 9 gone? O no there already paid for the guy says, which doesnt make since, then whats the end buyer gonna say. The longer you talk to the guy the more bs and lies you can tell he's throwing around, after about 5 min he starts contradicting himself every other sentence. But o well there mine now, interesting forum though starting looking on the net to see what I could find out about these things. Soooo Vvvveeerrrryyy interesting oh yea this was in Tampa, Fl |
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Unregistered guest | same thing paid $200.00 hooked them up they sound better that my sony speakers dont think i got f#@%ed too bad... as far as hooking them up you take your front left and right channles plug them in to the input left/right that powers your sub since you have 2 speakers in the sub encloseure the left/right powers the top/bottom. and the left/right out is your left/right front channels for the surround speakers, center channel and rear get hooked up like normal. also if you want you could probably take the sub-out from your reciever and plug it in to the input on your sub and bridge to the other input l===r and hook up everything else like normal. Good luck. |
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Anonymous | now he is in a white pick up truck in dc area and I get this speakers in the parking lot of home depot paid 120 bucks and heard the history of beer, magazine,his boos,I think I learn my lesson , be honest |
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Anonymous | Got caught out at a gas station on Hiawassee Road, Orlando, Florida today by these guys - haven't hooked the speakers up yet so can't comment on the sound quality, but wanted to put the word out that they are in the area. |
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imdumb Unregistered guest | Well, add me to the list. I was at school today (niagara on the lake) and a guy in a astro van with carbon fibre rear view mirrors. (like the one described in london ontario)pulled up gave me that whole story. He had invoices and those magazines. Said they put extras on the truck and he had to get rid of them. Man I cant believe I fell for it, its was a pretty elobrate story he even had a guy call his 2way walkie talky and say hurry up etc...WOW Im so fu*kin stupid. It was the magazine that sold me. F@@k, I hope I run into that f**ker again... |
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imdumb Unregistered guest | Is there any way at all to hunt this fu*k down? |
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1fedupjmcn Unregistered guest | watch out florida the scammers are here my mom's husband bought 2 sets of speakers for $300 in west palm beach . speakers sound ok .not worth 150 more like 50 bucks instructions suck. the remote acutally works hooked up to tv my mom is happy |
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mrsmbenz Unregistered guest | My husband got scammed today for $200 bucks in Halladale, South Florida. Wish he would have called me to check first. I think I'll go throw up now. |
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New member Username: Marco_azzuriPost Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | WOW thank god I found you guys! I have been looking for like an hour on the internet for a retail price on this "Digital Research". I guess I'm the latest person scammed. I paid 600$ Canadian for these "2" sets of home theatre speakers. Man do I feel bad now, i threw my money away like an idiot. I saw plenty of fishy things about it, but the guy had magazines, business cards, photo ID, warranty, man everything you can think of! I guess these guys are gradually moving up North trying to get more idiots like me. I got nailed here in Canada. If I ever see this guy again in the street I will beat his carcass down like to no end. He was a short stubby fat looking guy, mid 20's going bald at the sides with this hickish way to him and high pitched voice. Anyway I'm going to the police tomorrow and I'm going to try and do something about this, people, are we just going to let him take out money? Go to the police right now and let's get this arhhhhhh I wish I could swear on this forum! |
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New member Username: Marco_azzuriPost Number: 3 Registered: Mar-05 | Hey "Screwed Hard", I noticed you posted about getting jipped in London Ontario, well me too! The same description with the name Tim, It's the same guy! You got nailed in late February and I got nailed in late March. The guy comes around the same place, we need to get together man, I'm going to the police tomorrow and you should contact me so we can get together. I got a number for one of these guys scamming, I called it and the guy wanted to sell me one over the phone! We can get these guys man. The cops can get a trace on that too easy. And for you and anybody else, we got a phone number of one of them, obviously they have a wide network but now we got one of them and we can get the rest. This is not about money, it's about PRIDE. I'm going to get them on something, fraud, tax evasion, business license; they have got to be doing something illegal. If you want to take them to court or just want to get back at them then send me off an e-mail and I will keep it on file until I do take this scum to court.The e-mail I just created is: digitalresearchscamed@yahoo.ca Also any information you might have on this scum would be most appreciative, anything that can help me get a hold of one of them and reveal the location of this Tim would be awesome. |
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New member Username: Marco_azzuriPost Number: 4 Registered: Mar-05 | And Tim buddy this post is for you because I know you are probably monitoring forums like this because you take pride in your work. First thing you're not that good, yes you got me and even tough I hate throwing away money that is money I can live without and that's why I took the risk on the systems. Second, you talk way to fast when doing your pitch and you constantly reverse and contradict yourself. Third, your ugly, I'm sorry but that is the plain truth and if you scam enough people I recommend plastic surgery. Forth, your magazine, which is what really sold me because as you noticed I was never really interest until you showed me it, has mismatching retail prices between the box and the mag. Man buddy I'm going to do everything possible to put you out of business, and get my money back. And if you have any stones, you'll meet me at the spot we first met. I park there every morning at around 8:30 A.M and leave almost every afternoon at 2:15 A.M. Your probably too much of a wuss to meet me face-to-face but I hope you do. |
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shanked Unregistered guest | I was in Tarzana, California 2 arab lookin dudes came up to me and asked me if i wanted to buy speakers. 5.1 digital sound or whatever i hook them up, the speakers sound pretty good, i just cant get the subwoofer to get hooked up or work. Ifigured maybe he stole them or something, all i know is im gonna drive a different car every time i drive through there again,i prolly wont see the same guys but if i do, i will be really happy. |
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shanked Unregistered guest | I was in Tarzana, California 2 arab lookin dudes came up to me and asked me if i wanted to buy speakers. 5.1 digital sound or whatever i hook them up, the speakers sound pretty good, i just cant get the subwoofer to get hooked up or work. Ifigured maybe he stole them or something, all i know is im gonna drive a different car every time i drive through there again,i prolly wont see the same guys but if i do, i will be really happy. |
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New member Username: StfoPost Number: 4 Registered: Apr-05 | i'm lookig for speakermen in europe stfohenri@yahoo.com |
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Anonymous | Milwaukee police officer here, beware sellers and stay out of this city because all of my force knows about this and I hope one of you tries selling these things to us because you will be coming into my home to hook them up and leaving without whatever ammount of cash you do have on you, you might even be leaving without the shirt on your back! |
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dumbass in Phx Unregistered guest | I can only laugh at myself after paying $200 for my Audioline Home Theatre System + $20 for beer money to the two, white fat F%@Ks that sold me the system, and then coming home to read the stories about how gullible we all are! Unbelievable. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. They were driving a white Ford or Dodge with license # 624BNW. Anyone feel free to f%&k them up when they see them. |
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Sucker in South Florida Unregistered guest | The SOB's have infested Miami as well. The guy is a jackass from Queens...so he says. Got the same run around and bought the "$1600" speakers for $300...I even shook the f*ckers hand...He asked me and my buddy while we were driving down the highway! |
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Unregistered guest | we've all read the stories, I'll save you the time. paid 220 in Tucson AZ, I knew they were scamers, but couldn't get them off my back, so I caved. ohh well, I'll see if my mom wants them. |
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Bobby Beaulieu Unregistered guest | ATL better watch out too, those fat as*holes have decided to make a trip to the dirty dirty. They had the whole t-shirt and side of the car decal that all looked legit. Even wrote me a receipt. They are driving a white Tahoe. Basically, if they are like that white fan fvcker up there who decided to spend all his money on beer and coke, I hope to see them in a bar because ill get my moneys worth then. |
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ineedcaffiene Unregistered guest | i was outside peet's coffee in pasadena ca this afternoon. i worked graveyard and this was my morning. i literally am a retard before my coffee and my latte sat on top of my car while the two jokers dealed me this scam (antionne and his buddy from chatsworth-white van). had i downed my five shots of espresso ten minutes earlier, i could've resisted. they got me for $300 i had towards my wedding. oops, oh well. i'll put them in my room and hope they don't need coasters for drinks. God punishes the wicked my friends. i hope they enjoy their solitary existence in the pits of Hell when they die. i have a competition series kicker/pioneer system in my honda accord. it's all the sound i need really. where was my caffiene when needed it...on my car. hmmmmnnn...sigh. bogus cos my bro got taken a few years ago in washington and didn't warn me. |
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rstarsd Unregistered guest | yup....west palm beach has been infected as well....i got had for 200 bucks for a pair of DOGG digital tower speakers...talked em down from the original 500 a piece that these guys came at me with...i dont know if these are the same type speakers though...from looking up the picks og the other models listed mine look way diff...they hav two 8 inch mids, one inch tweet, and side mounted 10in sub in each tower...you can also run another speaker off the back of em...and they knock the pictures off the wall in the apartment below me when i got em cranked up....agreed this is a pretty shitty scam for anyone that got busted gear, but for 2 bills i am pretty content....not that i wouldnt like to kick these guys a** for the principal...i think it was a green explorer ar full size Bronco that got me...in the grocery store lot....oh well KARMA is a mf'er |
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Unregistered guest | Thanks for the info all, I just received a set to sell for some one that could really use the money, darn don't have the heart to tell her she was scammed.... guess I will just give her a few hundred and put them in the goodwill box! |
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Anonymous | They're in central MN, I got hit like everyone else. If someone does find a way to get these guys let the rest of us know. |
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1 Pissed Kid Unregistered guest | my parents came home and asked me to check out what they had just bought, they said they got a deal, DR 2810's, i came to my computer right away and started a search, sure enough i found this URL, so i asked them where they got them, they said a guy pulled up to them at home depot, they paid 500 USD the set, you know what the sad part is, I asked them for help on tuition for school not 2 days ago and they replied "we dont have any money" |
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OH WELL Unregistered guest | YEA, I GOT SCREWED TODAY TOO GUYS, $300 FOR THE HOME THEATER SYSTEM, WENT TO 711 BY MY WORK IN ANNANDALE, VA AND THE DUDES WERE IN A WHITE CARAVAN, THEY INITIALLY WANTED $800!! DAMN'T!! |
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Anonymous | Well, i also got scammed. Ottawa, On. 2 white dudes in a white van, and i thought i got a good deal, sh&t i was wrong. Too damn embarassed to mention the price i paid. I'll just suck it up, hook up the speakers and see how it goes. At least i'm not the only one. Life goes on, Lesson learned!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Anonymous | I just pulled up Digital Research on the internet to find out how much these speakers are worth, & i ran into all of you in the same boat. My husband was in Menard's parking lot, when a guy offered him the speakers for $500, my husband thought he got a deal for $150! If something seems too good to be true, guess what? It is! |
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I'm a speakerman Unregistered guest | Hi, i'm a speakerman doing things the right way. Check out www.burckhards.com peace, Simon |
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Unregistered guest | Hello fellow suckers, I got sold on this junk for $300 in New Jersey, Mount Laurel area, today. I took the license plate of this silver Van (Chrysler looked like). Should I do anyhting about it? Can I do anyhting? |
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Anonymous | chandler, AZ.... 2 white males scaming @ Arizona Ave / Chandler Heights. Close to Hamalton High. Were in A white Ford or Dodge SUV. trying to sell Home systems. Said his Boss was over load with equipment...BEWARE. >>>>>> CHANDLER |
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f#$in' sucker Unregistered guest | Just got burned in southside chicago by two 20 yo punks in a white suv. Driver had short blond hair and the seller had curley brown hair. I'm a jerk for falling for it. If anyone gets burned in choicago by these guys and gets the license plate let me know. I got something for them. And if you two A$#%@# are reading this....hear me now: I WILL FIND YOU! |
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AGuyAtlanta Unregistered guest | You have got to be kidding me. I was thinking about selling them, maybe get my money back. I was hit up for $275. Actually went to the ATM with me. I was looking for tags and everything, no dice. I remembered names and weight and build and stuff. Didn't feel like going to the cops. America, America, all the work these guys go to. Get a real job, chumps. I was hit up in Atlanta, close to Emory Campus. |
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SuckerDouche Unregistered guest | Yeah, I got hit right by Emory also (Party City parking lot). Probably a half-hour after you did. I've never been so livid. I REALLY hope to see those asshats again so I can destroy them. I'm almost considering driving around over there right now cause I have to assume they're gonna be around there till they're sold out. |
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Big J Unregistered guest | Mother F ' ers!!!!!!!!!!!These guys nailed me in Long Beach. How stupid was I. They told me that someone offerd them $600 but I gave them $200 for it . I think the license plate is 4LCY592 OR 5LCY492. It was a silver Ford Escape newer model with Theater Research logo on the side front door. |
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Unregistered guest | WOW I just got hit in Wilmington , NC in a grocery store parking lot. got hit for $140 I should have figured when he went from $300 to $140. Anyway can someone help me getting them hooked up. How do I run them into A DVD player? |
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MIKEJONESMIME Unregistered guest | only paid 150 for the speaker and they are worth every penny. plus you can always scam the next person who came along. either way call this dude up and ask for scott/ 317-373-3532 i got hit in indianapolis indiana at 86th and michigan. get that f*ck. |
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Unregistered guest | Got hit in Chicago at Division and Halsted. Paid 500 for two towers and a woofer. I'm a dumb*ss. Anyway, I want to find these three. A little dork with short blonde hair and a lip ring. A ugly chick with curly red hair and an asain chick. Driving a blue tahoe I believe. Anyone sees them please email me any info. |
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Bronze Member Username: StfoPost Number: 13 Registered: Apr-05 | i have speakers for speakermen in europe |
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New member Username: AreynolRomulus, Mi USA Post Number: 1 Registered: May-05 | I'm ashamed to say that they got me too. Well...theres nothing I can do about it but hook them up. BUT I CANT FIGURE IT OUT. Can somebody who has hooked them up help me? How do I hook the subwoofer up to my reciever? Any help would be appreciated. |
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Anonymous | Guess What? I got hit too. Utica Illinois. Blue Pontiac Aztek. Same story. Going to do an install in a rich guys house. Recieved too many from the warehouse. They said they needed to get rid of the three extras before there boss saw them. Dumb mother f'ers. Sounds like some have mixed emotions on the quality of the speakers. They got me for $160. Not too bad i guess. Two young guys one with a partial beard the other was a fat red head. Followed me into a Shell gas station. Stay AWAY from the dirty low mother f'ers!!! 5-16-05 Utica IL |
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Roy Jones Unregistered guest | Any one know if streem speakers are a scam? |
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I Sell Speakers Unregistered guest | I sell speakers on the street. Check out my site: www.burckhards.com Your comments and criticism are welcome. Simon Burckhard speakerman since 1999 |
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idiot1313 Unregistered guest | u think ur bright until sumthing like this happens to u...lol thinking ur getting a kick a$$ deal when ur really getting screwed.. i knew sumthing wasn't right about it...but the theatre system still works pretty good...but imma try an sell it to get my money back...good ol digital research....such an idiot hah |
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Unregistered guest | I have a question about the AudioAH2005's Are these speakers any good???? Please E-mail me if you know. Thanks.aaron_fshw@qwest.net |
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Security Officer Unregistered guest | Knoxville TN Red Chevy Blazer Older Plate Number TN. RAM 110. Suspect goes by the name of Bill Hinton and Company Name HP Enterprises. He is a white male approx late 20's and has another person posing as brother. Has the whole catalog and business lic. Gives out bad phone numbers. He is selling the Digital Research DR-1000 Platinum Series. Price for Speakers starts out at $425.00. The box is the misleader with the power rating "to good to be true" Police have been notified in the East TN area. |
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Anonymous | Suckered in PHX. These guys started out at $800 and I said $100.00. They took it. Oh of course the $20 beer money. Should've known. They had sales receipt but had 5 too many and didn't want to give them to the boss. It was 5.1 surround digital research. 2 guys black late model p'up. Driver (pony tail) passenger (clean cut) |
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Davey the Daver Unregistered guest | I got suckered years ago with the same crap ... literally a white van and 2 guys with one hell of a sales pitch. Back then they called the speakers Audio Tech with (what I now know are ridiculous) outrageous specs. I can't believe these guys are still getting away with it. Believe it or not I still have those piece of crap, particle board, crossover-less wastes of space packed away in the basement. And Roy, about Streem ... I can definitely tell you these speakers kick mother lovin a**. I purchased the ht808 set and recently added an additional set of rears and I haven't heard anything anywhere near this price range that compares. To sum Streem up in one word: "WOW"! Davey |
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va Unregistered guest | Streem speakers: just another variant of the "white van" speakers. Don't buy from any manufacturer that does not publish the products' technical specs (yes, that applies to Bose also). |
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Ottomun Unregistered guest | Wow...what I don't understand about all of this is....this is a scam from square 1 ...the stuff is junk...put in a box with an inflated price printed right on the box....dead wieght in the box to make it feel like quality...who is really behind this??? Organised crime syndicates??? How do they recruit these guys??? They seem to be all over the continent with the same product and the same story... how come it's so harfd to track down the source of all of this??? Who is making this stuff??? who is packaging it??? Who is recruiting and training these guys??? A coupla guys in here say they used to run this scam.... fess up for the rest of us.... how does it work.. who is behind it??? |
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Davey the Daver Unregistered guest | va, no offence but either you are uneducated or you are somehow affiliated with a less than respectable speaker company and spend your whole day online bashing other companies products ... as everyone knows that kind of underhanded practice goes on way too much on the Internet. And no specs!??! What are you talking about? Maybe you should do a little more studying so you'll know when you are looking at a products technical specs. Streem and Bose and many other top speaker manufactures publish plenty of specs on their products. Web surfers beware of the tons of crap being slung around by brainless bafoons who have nothing better to do. |
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va Unregistered guest | Davey - pls show me where the products' specs are, on the Streem website.(http://www.streemspeakers.com) And I mean technical specs (frequency response, plots of db against Hz), and not "word reviews" that can easily be made up. I am an engineer by training and can be convinced by/with hard data. I am not affiliated with any speaker company. At home I use a Hsu system and an Infinity sub (both bought at a CompUSA firesale at Christmas). |
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Anonymous | Hello Everyone!!! From Hamilton Ontario. I just bought some and hooked them up. I think they sound great. Paided $300. I think they are all right sound quailty. They pulled up beside me at a bank. What a place to be at the wrong time I guess. Oh well |
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Air Force guy Unregistered guest | They moved to Georgia everyone. Sitting at the ATM checking my balances when they got me. Watch for a silver Ford Windstar. |
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jackalakalaka Unregistered guest | Oh lordy, my brother just got had. This is in FairFax Virginia. He called me and told me that there was a guy offering the speakers for 200$'s and then hung up on me, then he bought them, called me back, when I researched it I found this site and he feels like a dumbass. Hopefully the speakers and things work, maybe resell them on Ebay for something more. Anyways, its funny. |
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Unregistered guest | I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT--I BOUGHT THIS SYSTEM AND WHILE I WAS A LITLE WARY AT FIRST--I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AT THE SOUND MY SPEAKERS PRODUCE.TRUE THE MANUAL WHICH TELLS YOU HOW TO CONNECT THEM IS A LITTLE GENERAL--BUT THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE SPEAKERS I BOUGHT IS INCREDIBLE.I WENT TO BEST BUY YESTERDAY AND COMPERABLE SETS RUN FOR ABOUT 800 DOLLARS---I GOT MY SET FOR 200 IM HAPPY WITH THEM--TAKE THE TIME AND HOOK THEM UP CORRECTLY AND YOU MAY BE SUPRISED |
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ben_dova Unregistered guest | we got hit... this time it was a green van, sold them to us for 250 but the speakers are even worse than it looks like they were before, they didnt come with a remote nor was the amplifier built into the back like he showed us in the "magazine"... all well, guess I learned a valuable, if expensive, lesson... btw happened in north carolina |
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mtloram Unregistered guest | well these guys travel fast. I wish i would of had time to look this up before i was suckered. I guess i lost 340 today in quebec canada. If u see them let me know something. |
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pujogan Unregistered guest | These guys are doing their scam in Alberta, Canada. Just got offered the same deal while I was fuelling up my truck in Whitecourt. Unfortunaetly i fell for the scam. I just paid $400CDN for the 6 piece set. My curiousity lead me to go on the internet to see what i could find out about the speakers and i came across this website. Now i feel like an idiot!!! I'd like to know what magazine they are showing the speakers in because that is what convinced me to make the purchase. |
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New member Username: FrankdatankPost Number: 1 Registered: Jun-05 | I got taken in Scottsdale, AZ ... same bullshit story everyone has on this site... Anyway, I did get the scam artists' license plate #, if that helps anyone. These 2 young guys were driving a white Ford F150 , with a Colorado Plate #: 051ETK. Hope somebody goes after these punks. |
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Gold Member Username: SamijubalPost Number: 1152 Registered: Jul-04 | This has been going on for over 2 decades. I can't believe people still fall for this. |
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rigger Unregistered guest | YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL DUMBBB.... go to future shop or best buy and try and find some speakers for $2oo good luck my tr's will wail an any $200 speakers you get there soo hook them up before you bit%*&^h if your going to spend a grand you may get better but i think its a good value for the money plus they look great !!!!!!!!!! pull your head out of your as*^&%*s !!!!!!!! |
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Unregistered guest | Yeah, same story, only this was a guy and a broad,NW Suburban Chicago, guess they're up here now. Don't sound to bad for the $$'s - $200.00 Just wish they'd tell the truth, would probably sell more. Box says $1999.00 what a dummy I am. Well, I'll spread the word about them with t-shirts that I'll print warning others whenever I'm at the mall or other locations they probably frequent. See "http://photo-shirts.com/digital_research.html" if you're interested in helping spread the word by purchasing a tee yourself. |
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boogieman Unregistered guest | I worked for Platinum Audio Concepts in Baltimore, MD for about 3 weeks...Definatly a scam: do not buy these speakers. My boss bought them for about $50 bucks a piece and the pay in on them is $200. We drove around in shitty mini vans with no AC all over Maryland for 10 hours a day telling everyone that "we deliver for our boss, who installs home theater systems in million dollar houses, and someone messed up at the wharehouse and put a few extra's on the truck..." THe wharehouse is located off of Landsdowne road. |
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Beshpin Unregistered guest | MY friend just bought a set for 100, don't know if it will work out, but it has no receiver or anything, and the install instructions are screwed. Pissed off right now. |
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Had Unregistered guest | Tempe AZ- Food City parking lot at Hardy and Baseline. Same pitch..."wharehouse fucked up etc...". I guess I should feel fortunate only lost $100. The guy goes by the name Tim grey jeep cherokee AZ license plate: 872 MDM. Said he came up from tucson, he got me while i was buying my dad a father's day gift and convinced me to score him a surround sound system instead. |
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Greatly Entertained Unregistered guest | This whole thread is hilarious!!!!!!!!! This post by the cold facts (Sunday, March 13, 2005) was definitely the best, and the most insightful one of all: they are made in china, thats the scam... you morons....but guess what...all the other speakers are made in china as well...think about it..if you pay 200 dollars for some jvc or some other "name brand", do you think that is how much it cost to make them....no you are paying the owner of best buy the profit, the guy who shipped them, the guy who wharehoused them, the guy who pushes the carts at the store, etc...instead of the guy in the "white van".. so its not so bad...the only scam is that they're not worth 2000... for one, your greed took over and you bought them , and second if you paid over 250 then your negotiating skills suck..so suck it up and suck it easy. ya its a hussle and ya its dis honest, but so is buying things off the street...you were told that it was a mistake and that someone messed up...well dont you think that the owner of somewhere would lose the money on those "free speakers", so how honest are all you buyers now? were even, shut up and deal with it...two wrongs dont make a right...STFO Hey, here's the deal, if you don't like your new Digital Doggs Theatre Research BS towers then stop crying and give 'em to charity. I saw a set the other day at a Salvation Army thrift store. |
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oldpapa Unregistered guest | Now they are in Calgary, Canada. I just bought a pair of the tower speaker and a 5.1 system , total $820.00, what an idiot. Those guys are clean cut and drive a GM SUV with a commercial plate. |
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boogiedude Unregistered guest | Duluth, Georgia, gas station. Yeah, I've been reading a lot of these things and I got ripped too. I thought these guys wanted to do more than just sell speakers. I thought they wanted my wallet or my life. I made the mistake of saying that I only had "200 dollars". I think it's a little funny that I knew that these guys weren't selling legitimate speakers, but I couldn't say no to these guys! They told me, "you better buy these damn speakers!". And they harassed me and knocked on the window of my car when I was about to leave. It seemed to me that they were not saying directly, but they would bring harm if I didn't purchase the speakers. The only problem with calling the police was that if I did that, then the police would come, then they would say that they didn't hit me or anything and after the policeman would leave. So the last thing that I thought was that they would follow me and take all of my money after they left or worse. So, I gave him my 200 dollars and just hoped that they would leave. They showed me their fake driver's license, "Larry Kaiser" it showed and he was from Tenessee and it looked fake but I believed him anyway. Afterwards, he gave me his fake address at the place he said he worked at: "125 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia", which was a company named Soundivision. They were driving in a tan Chevy Taho with the passenger side of the door that said "soundivision". I asked them, "if you think that they're worth so much, why don't you just sell them on ebay?". He told me that it's because he "lived in Kennesaw, GA". I thought to myself, "you can sell it anywhere that has a post office". The first guy said he had to go back to work, the other guy said he had to get home. I think that it got to a point where I knew that he was selling bad speakers and they knew that I knew and I didn't have much of a choice but to give them the money. When I think about it, I don't think that I would call the police because I think that they would have tried to find out where I live or there would be more trouble. One other guy's name is "Bob" and I didn't catch his last name. "Larry Kaiser"(sounds Jewish, but he ain't Jewish) was wearing a generic cap, a little pale-skinned, brown hair, blue eyes, skinny, about 220, 6'3, big chin, white t-shirt with a blue logo and lettering that says soundivision. The other guy, "Bob" was about 5'8", 240, big belly, brownish skin, but still a white guy, brown eyes, dark brown hair, also wearing blue jeans, white t-shirt with that soundivision logo. He gave me an illigitimate receipt that referenced hollywood, CA. I also made sure that the guy would come into the Chevron gas station with me so that the cameras could catch what he was wearing and what he looked like. Unfortunately, he didn't turn around and look at the camera at the gas station. Just watch out for these guys because it seems that they could not take no for an answer. |
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Tempeman Unregistered guest | Well at least now i don't feel that bad about it. Guess I'll try to pawn them for as much as I can get but dang, I feel stupid. Just have to listen to old quotes to feel good though, if you learned your lesson then it wasn't completely worthless. Granted I dont know if this lesson was worth 200 simoleans, but oh well |
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SuckeredInAtlanta Unregistered guest | Yeah I got suckered in to, don't know what I was thinking (I wasn't) lol, paid 500 for a set. Lesson learned, do your research before you buy. |
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PleaseDontMakeFunOfME Unregistered guest | I guess the only thing I can do is laugh it off and move on. I gotta admit they're obviously good at what they do, soooooo many posts here and im sure there will be plenty more to come. A few months back same story these 2 guys stopped me at the bank saying they had some speakers for real cheap. I told them no thanks but they kept on harping me just to look at them. So finnally I said let's see em' just to get them off my back. They didnt look to bad but I never heard of digital research. So they showed me the mag and then started to make offers. I said I dont have any extra money. Still they harassed me and finally after about 5 mins of bs I said fine ill buy 1 set but all i got is $150. they said ok and i bougt it and took it home. I knew that i was a dumbass but I decided not to beat myself up too much over it. Anyways, I hooked up the sub to my car stereo amp and it got descently loud. and the other speakers arent too bad. Anybody want to buy these off me? |
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PleaseDontMakeFunOfME Unregistered guest | by the way, when is somebody gonna get revenge? |
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Anonymous | I dont know what all u are talking about . the same thing with a guy in a truck came up to me and asked me to buy some speakers. they are DR--1000 platinum series home theatre system, for 200 dollars. they sound great . i got one hell of a deal . it only took me about 10 min to hook up . sorry if u guy are so retarted to hook up a stearo system . |
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New member Username: UsmarinePost Number: 1 Registered: Jul-05 | Ok I am in atlanta Ga were I bought at a gas station out of the back of a jeep cherokee laredo the 5.1 system for 300 dollars.... it sounds ok i dont know how long it will last though anyone that can tell me how to use all the extra rca shite in the back email me but i have these peeps phone # and anyone who would like it contact me thank you |
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New member Username: UsmarinePost Number: 2 Registered: Jul-05 | oh yea forgot im in the buckhead area and his name was brendon |
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west palm beach 5.1 speaker scam Unregistered guest | i am in wellington florida and someone sold me these the 5.1 system. it was by the wellington mall and i got the liscense plate. i will mess this guy up, im gonna bring some older brothers friends,about 6 big guys .paybacks a b itch. that guy will soon enough learn that. and he was driving a jeep cherokee. |
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Critter Unregistered guest | My buddy just bought a set of the "$2000.00" crap for $220.00. He would not listen to me and he got burned. The kid said he would keep them but had to get back to the store and could'nt take them with him so I told him for $20.00 an hour we would put them in my truck and I would hold them until he got off work then he could pay me and I'd give them back. He looked at me like I had 2 heads and one of them fell out of an elephants but. So my buddy told me to quit giving the kid a hard time and I left. He called me a while ago and said he had been ripped off.DDDDDDUUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!!! |
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Glen N. Unregistered guest | Hey all I work for the Philly branch of Digital Research and it seems like a lot of you people aren't real happy with what we do around here, maybe I can clear things up a bit. We order anywhere from 25 to 400 of these units at a time from the manufacturer, and test every one before we send them off to be delivered. For every 400 there is between 10 and 30 which are defective for some reason, i.e. scratched case, missing directions, or just plain does not work. We give these to our delivery drivers as bonuses, but most of these guys try to sell them on the street. Its a great idea to test them out before you buy them, but most only have minor defects like a missing foot or something, but are basically still a 2000 dollar surround sound system. Unfortunately this practice has given D.R. a bad name over the years, but a lot of branches still do it. Give these guys a break, they work their butts off, all their trying to do is make a little side cash and promote their company. Well, just food for thought. |
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JinxyKat Unregistered guest | OH my GAWD! You all are SO not going to beleive this! I'm SO glad I found this message board thingy... I was on a road trip today and my girfriend SO baught this set of gold towers from these speaker guys today! They, like, told us they were made of REAL gold and STUFF! ANYWAY - My girl and I were, like, THIS is SO HOT right now! So we totally were into buying them! They wanted, like, 900 bucks for 'em... but they said they'd give 'em to us for 6 if we flashed 'em! So, like, WE DID! And THEN they were all like, Yeah, um, let us take picture with our camera phones and we'll give 'em to you for 300! So, like, we DID! Those demm speakers ain't even real gold! YARRRRR! But, yeaH, LIKE, WE BAUGHT THE SPEAKERS. We did! |
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Anonymous | Yeah these punks just tried to rip me off like two hours ago. I knew it was too good to be true. Came back to the office and found this site. I knew that nobody would ever be able to play me for a fool. Sorry to everyone that got ripped off. I'm in Alletown Pennsylvania and they were driving a white van with Massachusetts plates. One of the dudes real scrawny looking. The other dude had some tats on his arm. Look oout |
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fuckingscammers Unregistered guest | paid $1200 in LOndon, ontario for a an amp with subwoofer and two towers now i feel like an idiot. |
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dryanfow Unregistered guest | ya i got hit up at 86th in michigan in indy too... he was at the bank one and came up to me sayin he hooked up the speakers in jonathon benders house and sh!t.....im gonna find him and pistol whip him and his girl |
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gusho Unregistered guest | This happened to me about 10 years ago in Fairfax VA. I went for the scam and paid $150 I think. They called them Omni back then and asked for beer money as well. I used them for about 2 years. They were junk but passable speakers. Its amazing how these scams continue over the years. |
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Im A Retardo Unregistered guest | Learned two valuable lessons from this experience 1) If it sounds too good to be true be very wary and 2) Never buy something from a mother Fin truck of a van!!! Face it, I paid XXX amount of dollars for a very valuable lesson. I learned a lot from it. |
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Unregistered guest | I got the scam last week in Ontario Oregon at walmart. These guys are great actors! I believed their boss story and overshipment. I think they sound okay for the money, but would like to pound these guys for the scam. |
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Anonymous | Dryanfow, DO you have a phone number or e-mail address I could contact you and share some info with? Same thing happened to me. |
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anonymous1 Unregistered guest | Absolutely crushed to find this site while searching for the specs of my new high end digital research-2800 5.1 series tower speakers. I fell for the same sales pitch and they had the magazine that proved they were great speakers and everything. I knew I should've turned around but kept thinking I was getting this great deal. Should've listened to my conscience. Per was said above...lesson learned to the price of $200. Happened in Bloomington, IN at a car wash. |
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TSmith_10 Unregistered guest | WOW! I'm surprised to see these guys are still doing it. They tried to get me way back in 2000(in california). Same tricks..... Outside a bank..... Big white Van..... excess inventory the boss does not know about. Luckily the speakers were too big for my appt then... chuckle... chuckle. Or else I would have bought. B.T.W: Any advice on a good set of speakers for my desktop? I always had the harman/kardon out-of-the-box speakers from dell. Basic stuff. Are any of those 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 speakers worth it? Thanks |
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zacharyC Unregistered guest | Cost me 240 ... god damit I fell for it.. how could I? HOWWW!! im usally so smart, but the guy was cool.. and I figuerd he was lying but seemed like such a good deal... oh well I can afford 240 dollers |