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#304830 - 05/04/10 01:51 PM Re: VP180 [Re: pmbuko]
ClubNeon connoisseur Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA	Geometry in high school was the only class where I ever blew the grade curve so badly that the next person, who had a 98% cumulative score, was knocked down to a B, because of all the extra credit questions I got correct on each test during the year. After much protest from the other students, the teacher tossed me as an outlier. _________________________ Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
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#304831 - 05/04/10 01:54 PM Re: VP180 [Re: ClubNeon]
Micah connoisseur Registered: 11/16/08 Posts: 1789 Loc: Indiana you hoser!!!!	Originally Posted By: ClubNeon ...because of all the extra credit questions I got correct on each test during the year... You self righteous bastard!!! ......so, do you hang out with Ben and Casey Affleck and mop floors for a living? _________________________ My Stuff : M80's QS8's VP150 EP800 Denon 4802 Emotiva XPA-3 Samsung BD-P3600 Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
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#304832 - 05/04/10 01:59 PM Re: VP180 [Re: Micah]
ClubNeon connoisseur Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA	The extra credit questions were the only ones which were fun. The tests were just rehashes of the home work assignments. The extras actually applied those lessons in interesting ways. Today, at work, I'm a CD duplicator. Just feeding blanks into the drive when the previous finishes burning. _________________________ Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
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#304834 - 05/04/10 02:03 PM Re: VP180 [Re: ClubNeon]
BobKay connoisseur Registered: 03/23/10 Posts: 3596 Loc: Massachusetts Badlands	Originally Posted By: ClubNeon The extra credit questions were the only ones which were fun. Like Micah said: You self righteou..... And it's "that" were fun, not "which" were fun. _________________________ Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
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#304835 - 05/04/10 02:06 PM Re: VP180 [Re: JohnK]
alan connoisseur Registered: 01/29/02 Posts: 3258 Loc: Toronto/New York/parry Sound	Hi JohnK, No, the listening test I performed was with the VP180 in its proper horizontal orientation against a pair of M80 towers flanking the VP180 fed with a summed mono signal. From the central listening position, I was comparing two mono signals, one from the VP180 versus a phantom centered mono signal from the pair of M80 towers. I ranked the VP180 with the same score as I gave the two upright M80 towers and also remarked ("tough test: not exactly alike but similarly excellent"). Other comments included: "Very deep extended bass, smooth natural vocals without sibilance, excellent kick drum and acoustic bass, and a spacious, open quality on big orchestral/choral works." I have previously never ranked a center channel speaker with such a high score as I gave the VP180. Partway into the test, I realized I was listening to mono, but that didn't tell me much, because I'd been doing days of listening, including some competitors' speakers. I was thrilled after the test when we looked at the scores and pulled back the curtain to reveal the VP180 and the two M80 towers at each side. Regards, Alan _________________________ Alan Lofft, Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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#304837 - 05/04/10 02:12 PM Re: VP180 [Re: ClubNeon]
BobKay connoisseur Registered: 03/23/10 Posts: 3596 Loc: Massachusetts Badlands	Originally Posted By: ClubNeon Today, at work, I'm a CD duplicator. And I'm a rotary hammer. OK! OK! So I went to only music and art colleges, 'cause they had no math requirements (or departments, even). I'll admit it. _________________________ Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
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#304839 - 05/04/10 02:17 PM Re: VP180 [Re: ClubNeon]
Micah connoisseur Registered: 11/16/08 Posts: 1789 Loc: Indiana you hoser!!!!	Originally Posted By: ClubNeon Today, at work, I'm a CD duplicator. Just feeding blanks into the drive when the previous finishes burning. I guess if you haven't seen 'Good Will Hunting' then it may have seemed like I was bashing you. In fact I was comparing you to the first character ever portrayed in a movie (that I can recall anyways) as an ubber cool math whiz. After watching that movie I can remember wishing I was a mathematical genius who possessed the ultra cool skills he had. It made me appreciate a mind that works like that. Even if in real life those guys don't usually end up dating Minnie Driver. $;\)$ _________________________ My Stuff : M80's QS8's VP150 EP800 Denon 4802 Emotiva XPA-3 Samsung BD-P3600 Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
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#304840 - 05/04/10 02:24 PM Re: VP180 [Re: alan]
htnut Unregistered	Originally Posted By: alan Hi JohnK, No, the listening test I performed was with the VP180 in its proper horizontal orientation against a pair of M80 towers flanking the VP180 fed with a summed mono signal. From the central listening position, I was comparing two mono signals, one from the VP180 versus a phantom centered mono signal from the pair of M80 towers. I ranked the VP180 with the same score as I gave the two upright M80 towers and also remarked ("tough test: not exactly alike but similarly excellent"). Other comments included: "Very deep extended bass, smooth natural vocals without sibilance, excellent kick drum and acoustic bass, and a spacious, open quality on big orchestral/choral works." I have previously never ranked a center channel speaker with such a high score as I gave the VP180. Partway into the test, I realized I was listening to mono, but that didn't tell me much, because I'd been doing days of listening, including some competitors' speakers. I was thrilled after the test when we looked at the scores and pulled back the curtain to reveal the VP180 and the two M80 towers at each side. Regards, Alan Awesome!!
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#304841 - 05/04/10 02:24 PM Re: VP180 [Re: ClubNeon]
MarkSJohnson shareholder in the making Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH	Originally Posted By: ClubNeon Today, at work, I'm a CD duplicator. Just feeding blanks into the drive when the previous finishes burning. That's me half the time... _________________________ ::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
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#304842 - 05/04/10 02:24 PM Re: VP180 [Re: Micah]
ClubNeon connoisseur Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA	I figured it was a reference to Good Will Hunting, it's just been a while since I've seen the film, and maybe the character didn't make as large of an impression on me. $\:D$ _________________________ Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
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