I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system. No manuals or anything, This
was purchased by someone else, but I'd like to make use of it. I know
nothing of speakers and sound systems, but it looks like I need a
reciever and an amp, the subwoofer is not internally powered, and has
8 connections in the back, 4 input, 4 output. Which would connect to
two sets of double wires. Any help you can give me will be greatly
appriciated. If pictures could help, I'd be glad to take some with my
digital camera.

I just want to know if these things are real, the box says SRP
1,999.00 but this seems really steep, plus this is all made in china.
Was the person who bought this originally ripped off, and that's why
they were never used?

Lightning

Lightning wrote:
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system.

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Lightning wrote:
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system.

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

heh, ironically my buddy got this identical set. if its the dual 6"
'subwoofer' that doesn't go below 60hz. from some guys in a jeep he
said.. no mention of color.

i think he paid about $150 for it.. obviously not worth it.

--
cyrus

"Lightning" wrote in message
om...
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a


These days everything has 'Digital Audio Compatible' printed on it. This is
yet another gem from the mouths of marketing weasels. I would treat
anything with a brand name (!) 'Digital Audio' with a high degree of
skeptiscm.


geoff

Yeah, I remember when I first saw "digital ready" on headphones and such, back
when cds first came out. It was such a blatant "**** you stupid sucker consumer"
that it was almost surreal.....but then, not really. And this was from companies
like Sony and Panasonic, who push "pro audio" gear.

Geoff Wood wrote:

"Lightning" wrote in message
om...

I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a



These days everything has 'Digital Audio Compatible' printed on it. This is
yet another gem from the mouths of marketing weasels. I would treat
anything with a brand name (!) 'Digital Audio' with a high degree of
skeptiscm.


geoff

cyrus the virus wrote:
In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Lightning wrote:
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system.

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

heh, ironically my buddy got this identical set. if its the dual 6"
'subwoofer' that doesn't go below 60hz. from some guys in a jeep he
said.. no mention of color.

Do a google search on this newsgroup for "white van speaker." It's
a scam operation that has been running in a lot of different countries
for quite a few years.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

heh, ironically my buddy got this identical set. if its the dual 6"
'subwoofer' that doesn't go below 60hz. from some guys in a jeep he
said.. no mention of color.

i think he paid about $150 for it.. obviously not worth it.

they took my brother for $200.

alex

In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

cyrus the virus wrote:
In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Lightning wrote:
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system.

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

heh, ironically my buddy got this identical set. if its the dual 6"
'subwoofer' that doesn't go below 60hz. from some guys in a jeep he
said.. no mention of color.

Do a google search on this newsgroup for "white van speaker." It's
a scam operation that has been running in a lot of different countries
for quite a few years.
--scott

yeah.. followed the thread awhile back on it.

--
cyrus

Do a Google search on this newsgroup for "white van speaker." It's
a scam operation that has been running in a lot of different countries
for quite a few years.

A few years ago, when one of these scammers approached me in an Office Depot
parking lot, I told him I owned speakers that cost $11K a pair -- each of which
was driven by a $6000 amplifier.

He turned purple and started screaming. "How can you own speakers that cost more
than a car!?"

"Living well is the best revenge," ne-cest pas?

alex wrote:

they took my brother for $200.

That was their best offer for _your brother_? The nerve!

Was he digital?

--
ha

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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cyrus the virus wrote:
In article ,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Lightning wrote:
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system.

Did you get these from a guy in a white van?
--scott

heh, ironically my buddy got this identical set. if its the dual 6"
'subwoofer' that doesn't go below 60hz. from some guys in a jeep he
said.. no mention of color.

Do a google search on this newsgroup for "white van speaker." It's
a scam operation that has been running in a lot of different countries
for quite a few years.
--scott

I'm wondering if it's possible, since people do apparently buy speakers from
doodz in vans, to go around and sell -decent- speakers from the back of a
van. Markup couldn't be much, but overhead would be low as hell.

I can see it now - a gleaming fleet of ford vans with 'white van audio'
emblazoned on the sides, glinting in the sun. The bad guys would be out of
business in no time.

jb

LeBaron & Alrich wrote:
alex wrote:

they took my brother for $200.

That was their best offer for _your brother_? The nerve!

No, that's how much Alex had to pay *them*.

they took my brother for $200.

That was their best offer for _your brother_? The nerve!

Was he digital?

yeah, at that price i probably should have held on to him. hell, in
another couple years he'll probably be considered vintage...

alex

(Lightning) wrote in message . com...
I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system. No manuals or anything, This
was purchased by someone else, but I'd like to make use of it. I know
nothing of speakers and sound systems, but it looks like I need a
reciever and an amp, the subwoofer is not internally powered, and has
8 connections in the back, 4 input, 4 output. Which would connect to
two sets of double wires. Any help you can give me will be greatly
appriciated. If pictures could help, I'd be glad to take some with my
digital camera.

I just want to know if these things are real, the box says SRP
1,999.00 but this seems really steep, plus this is all made in china.
Was the person who bought this originally ripped off, and that's why
they were never used?

Lightning


I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that posted.. I guess I was
right about being skeptical. I woner if the satellites sound good at
all... ohh well.. I might as well just take the magnets out for toys
or something.

Lightning

On 17 Sep 2003 13:52:51 -0700,
(Lightning) wrote:

I recently came into possesion of a set of 5.1 speakers by the brand
"Digital Audio". Have you ever heard of this brand? They came in a
box that said not much, it just has the DVD, DTS and Dolby PRO LOGIC,
logos on them and pictures of the system. No manuals or anything, This
was purchased by someone else, but I'd like to make use of it. I know
nothing of speakers and sound systems, but it looks like I need a
reciever and an amp, the subwoofer is not internally powered, and has
8 connections in the back, 4 input, 4 output. Which would connect to
two sets of double wires. Any help you can give me will be greatly
appriciated. If pictures could help, I'd be glad to take some with my
digital camera.

I just want to know if these things are real, the box says SRP
1,999.00 but this seems really steep, plus this is all made in china.
Was the person who bought this originally ripped off, and that's why
they were never used?

Lightning
Many years ago I stopped at an illegal parking lot tag sale and
spotted my landlady there. She had just purchased a watch for $50 and
couldn't wait to get it home to show her husband. People were scooping
up these "Ultra-HiFi Digital" speaker for like $120 a pair. One buyer
was a friend of a friend of mine. In the sellers van were two large
speakers that I knew I had to have. I asked how much he wanted for the
pair. He said they were portable blackboards with a built in pa system
but he didn't have the amp/mixer. He said the brand name was
"Magnificent". He wanted $30 for the pair but I only had a $20 on me
so he let me have them for that. They turned out to be Magnapan
Magnaplanar stand or wallmount speakers valued at around $1800. They
were in excellent palying shape but cosmetically rough shape so I
refinished them and put new cloth on the front. The friend of a
friend's speakers were some cheap Jap brand which I got to hear and
they sounded awful and were sold at his tag sale a couple years later
for like $20 a pair. My landlady showed my her new "Bulova" watch. I
told her to read the brand name again. It actually read "Bolivia"! It
stopped running in less that a year.
I guess neither the seller nor my landlady could read very well.
There's one born every minute!
The speakers are still in use in my living room.