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Old 05-08-2008, 08:50 PM   #406 (permalink)
agile_one
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Originally Posted by boomana View Post
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Purk had sent a box that we somehow missed at the opening of the meet. Mike brought it out mid-day on Sunday. We thought it was L3000s (which I don't recall seeing elsewhere), and didn't even open it because we were fried It turns out that he'd sent nikongod's modded D5000s, my one gear request, and I missed it. The box went back unopened.

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Not so fast, woman! Purks box with the modded Denon D5000s did get opened and used, and here's the story.

At one point in Sunday's proceedings, Jack Wu asked if there were a pair of Leatherheads in the house as he had never heard them, and would love to do so from his amps. I set about searching for a pair, asked you if you had seen any, at which point you pointed me to Purk's box with a "Purk sent his down, the box is over there."

I snagged the box, took it over to Jack, and said "Here you go, man, your wish is our command." I then went on to other things, feeling quite smug in pulling that off so easily. About two hours later, I checked back with Jack to see if the L3000s were all that. Only at that point did I learn that brother Purk had sent us the lovely nikongod modded D5000s. I apologized to Jack for being misinformed, blamed the whole mess on you, and sheepishly walked away.

Oh, how were the modded D5000s? Excellent from the new Wu two box 6. Far better than I remember my stock pair being ... bass more controlled and proportional to other freqs, sweet, sweet mids, and no loss of sparkle up top. I still have issues with build quality, but handled gently, they can make many happy.
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