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#131735 - 20/12/2002 11:06 Stolen players
David
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Registered: 05/05/2000
Posts: 623
Loc: Cambridge
I've noticed an increasing number of players being reported as stolen - five in the past month.

This is a reminder to everyone to be extra cautious and not to leave your player in your car.

I also strongly advise that you write down the serial number of your player (found on the barcode label on the bottom of the unit, or in the about dialog on the player) and keep it somewhere safe so that you can report it should the worst happen.

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#131736 - 20/12/2002 11:14 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Hi David,

Any pattern to the thefts? Or do they seem to be random? Just wondering if they're in a certain geographic area or fall into some kind of noticable pattern.
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#131737 - 20/12/2002 11:16 Re: Stolen players [Re: tonyc]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31584
Loc: Seattle, WA
/me pictures David at the downtown precinct, with pins on a map, like in the movies about serial killers...
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#131738 - 20/12/2002 11:24 Re: Stolen players [Re: tonyc]
David
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Registered: 05/05/2000
Posts: 623
Loc: Cambridge
They're random. Two in the US, two in Canada and one in Europe IIRC.

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#131739 - 20/12/2002 11:55 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
lastdan
enthusiast

Registered: 31/05/2002
Posts: 352
Loc: santa cruz,ca
only one guy can cover that much area in a week.
damn you santa, damn you.

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#131740 - 20/12/2002 11:57 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31584
Loc: Seattle, WA
"There's something here we're not seeing! If only I knew what it was!"
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#131741 - 20/12/2002 11:57 Re: Stolen players [Re: lastdan]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31584
Loc: Seattle, WA
ROFL
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#131742 - 20/12/2002 13:14 Re: Stolen players [Re: tfabris]
Laura
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Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
Theft of all kinds does rise before the holidays, guess they want to sell them for the money to use.

One night a couple of weeks ago in Dayton where I work, some people had taken a vehicle and rammed it into the backs of three drug stores trying to break in. The one that I surveyed, they had hit the wall with the electric panels and knocked it in the about 8 inches. Shame they didn't bring it down on the car, they might have been sorry then They didn't even manage to get into any of the stores. Talk about dumb crooks.
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#131743 - 20/12/2002 14:37 Re: Stolen players [Re: Laura]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
I keep my spare unit in our DF safe at work, there's only two people with a key and I'm one of them! I don't think that's too paranoid is it?
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#131744 - 20/12/2002 15:22 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
jbradshw
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Registered: 20/02/2002
Posts: 72
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Where is the about dialog in the player that you're talking about?
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#131745 - 20/12/2002 15:46 Re: Stolen players [Re: jbradshw]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31584
Loc: Seattle, WA
Main menu... About.
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#131746 - 20/12/2002 15:53 Re: Stolen players [Re: tfabris]
jbradshw
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Registered: 20/02/2002
Posts: 72
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Duh.. not sure why I didn't think of that one. I guess I was looking for a place to edit an "about" area to add the S/N but alas it was already there. Thanks.
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#131747 - 20/12/2002 20:26 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
Tim
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Registered: 25/04/2000
Posts: 1523
Loc: Arizona
This is a reminder to everyone to be extra cautious and not to leave your player in your car.

I almost had a heart attack this morning. I usually leave the empeg in my car when its in the driveway (but take it out everywhere else - go figure). Last night when I got home, I had a ton of groceries so I forgot to lock ANY of the doors to my car. I was scared until I saw it still sitting in its dock.

Today I brought it in with me when I got home...

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#131748 - 21/12/2002 04:26 Re: Stolen players [Re: Laura]
elvis
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Registered: 18/01/2002
Posts: 270
Loc: Arizona USA
There's a gun shop next to one of my customer's offices. It's been broken into 3 times. Each time they'd steal the biggest truck they could find and smash through the front glass+screen. The last time they did it there apparently was enough metal in the screens to keep the truck stuck. I've not heard of anymore breakins after that.
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#131749 - 21/12/2002 14:35 Re: Stolen players [Re: elvis]
Anonymous
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They need some of those big cement posts like they have in front of the Whitehouse.

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#131750 - 22/12/2002 12:17 Re: Stolen players [Re: Laura]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
Theft of all kinds does rise before the holidays

I believe that house burglaries rise just before Christmas, because the thieves know that there'll be a bunch of expensive stuff in there, still in the boxes, and thus with a higher retail value.
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#131751 - 22/12/2002 17:58 Re: Stolen players [Re: Roger]
image
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Registered: 28/04/2002
Posts: 770
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
I believe that house burglaries rise just before Christmas

when i read this, the movie home alone just flashed into my mind.

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#131752 - 22/12/2002 17:59 Re: Stolen players [Re: image]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I am truly sorry to hear that...
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#131753 - 23/12/2002 22:27 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
Biscuitsjam
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Registered: 22/01/2002
Posts: 355
Are you counting mine in that tally?
I haven't been able to locate a serial number and have thus not officially reported mine stolen.

Fortunately, insurance is covering replacement costs (minus $200 deductible).

State Farm is being fair in their valuations of the things taken. I had a little hassle in convincing them that the empeg is worth more than I paid for it or that the CDs taken were not music for the empeg, but its all worked out now.

Write down your serial numbers and back up your music!

-Biscuits

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#131754 - 24/12/2002 03:04 Re: Stolen players [Re: Biscuitsjam]
David
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Registered: 05/05/2000
Posts: 623
Loc: Cambridge
Make that six then. I was only counting those I'd added to the stolen list with a serial number.

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#131755 - 28/12/2002 21:54 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
dano5050
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Registered: 22/01/2002
Posts: 14
Loc: San Mateo, CA USA
might be cool to have some sort of serial number registry or something.... tho i'm not sure how that would help...

d.
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#131756 - 28/12/2002 23:44 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
dano5050
new poster

Registered: 22/01/2002
Posts: 14
Loc: San Mateo, CA USA
on second thought, if there was a registry--at least of stolen ones, then you could check ebay listings against it. i'm sure someone else has already thought of this, so pardon me.
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#131757 - 07/01/2003 17:53 Re: Stolen players [Re: David]
Joe Gorman
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Registered: 04/09/2002
Posts: 20
Loc: Oak Hill, WV, USA
My Riocar (Mk2) was stolen August 9th (Northern VA).
Though I know who stole it, it hasn't been tracked down yet. Could everyone please keep an eye out for serial no. 495505154146? Thanks~

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#131758 - 07/01/2003 20:12 Re: Stolen players [Re: Joe Gorman]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
That looks more like a CC number than a serial number?
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#131759 - 07/01/2003 20:19 Re: Stolen players [Re: genixia]
Daria
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Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
A 12 digit CC number??

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#131760 - 07/01/2003 20:22 Re: Stolen players [Re: Daria]
genixia
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
...ok, maybe the first 12 digits of a CC number..

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#131761 - 08/01/2003 07:03 Re: Stolen players [Re: dano5050]
NicolasW
journeyman

Registered: 05/12/2001
Posts: 65
Loc: USA
The problem with a registry is that if the wrong person gets a hold if it, we could ALL get our Empeg's stolen....

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#131762 - 08/01/2003 08:07 Re: Stolen players [Re: NicolasW]
dano5050
new poster

Registered: 22/01/2002
Posts: 14
Loc: San Mateo, CA USA
if only the stolen ones were listed, then at least we could keep an eye on the ebay listings to make sure none of them
were stolen... probably could write a perl script to do it...
(assuming posters declared the serial #s... would be
pretty suspicious if someone wasn't willing to declare it.)

... anyway, just an idea.

d.

d.
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#131763 - 23/05/2003 17:16 Re: Stolen players [Re: tonyc]
Joe Gorman
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Registered: 04/09/2002
Posts: 20
Loc: Oak Hill, WV, USA
There is a large pattern of theft in Northern Virginia and one theif (he and his friends have stated he is a huge car audio theif) is widely known but uprosecuted. He has stolen my stereo, the stereos of roughly 25% of my friends w/ aftermarket, and the area police won't do anything. How can I get action taken? Since I am in debt and the insurance company only gave me $200 (minus $100 deductible) I want something to be done so I can hear music again.

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#131764 - 23/05/2003 17:27 Re: Stolen players [Re: Joe Gorman]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Greetings!

Were you ever able to replace your player?
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#131765 - 23/05/2003 18:16 Re: Stolen players [Re: pgrzelak]
Joe Gorman
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Registered: 04/09/2002
Posts: 20
Loc: Oak Hill, WV, USA
no, the head unit was stolen too, and my car needed engine and bodywork. The full story of the car is pretty unfortunate, as I write this I'm getting ready to junk it even though I've just spent $6000 on it in the past 9 months. I've practically gone insane since I lost the Empeg, music IS my life.

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#131766 - 23/05/2003 22:34 Re: Stolen players [Re: Joe Gorman]
suomi35
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
I feel for you. My first player was stolen back in February and I was in some sort of music shock for about a month. I had become so accustomed to my entire music collection at my fingertips...even being able to know album/song/year at a glance and then BANG...nothing...

Hopefully you can recover your player or get a new one quickly.
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#131767 - 24/05/2003 09:11 Re: Stolen players [Re: suomi35]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Ditto, i've been in a rental car on and off for the past 3 weeks due to my car being stolen... and i've had to listen to the friggin' RADIO and it's driving me insane. If it weren't for KPFA i'd go nuts.
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#131768 - 24/05/2003 09:21 Re: Stolen players [Re: loren]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
had to listen to the friggin' RADIO and it's driving me insane

It is amusing. You get very used to it.

I had the car in for some repairs at the dealer yesterday. While waiting, I wandered around, looking at all of the new stuff they had. I wasn't horribly impressed, but I saw that they were now making XM a factory installed option for all of their models. One of the folks on the floor, who has seen me around before, asked if I had tried the XM demo they had and wasn't it the greatest thing in car audio. I could not help but laugh and tell him that it would be the first thing I would rip out of the car, and I the reason I was looking at the radio so closely was to see how I could do it...

I then explained about the empeg, and (after my car was done) gave another demo... One of these days, I really have to put together a demo playlist, just something that can show off what it can do. This way, I don't have to scroll around much...
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#131769 - 24/05/2003 12:46 Re: Stolen players [Re: pgrzelak]
suomi35
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
Let me guess, the sales rep passed out at the number of songs you have!!!
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#131770 - 24/05/2003 14:05 Re: Stolen players [Re: pgrzelak]
mwest
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Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
i've been in a rental car on and off for the past 3 weeks due to my car being stolen... and i've had to listen to the friggin' RADIO
You should really look into an FM transmitter. Two quick varieties would be the I-rock and a Canakit transmitter. I own both so the pros and cons go like this. The Irock! is simple and small with that however comes rather weak output and it eats batteries quickly. The Canakit (hacked) can be used with a dc plug to power both it and your empeg. Its much more powerful and it has a larger broadcast range than the four choices of the Irock. The downside is that its larger and requires some sort of homemade case. I'd post pictures but I don't have access to a digital cam.

One of the folks on the floor, who has seen me around before, asked if I had tried the XM demo they had and wasn't it the greatest thing in car audio. I could not help but laugh and tell him that it would be the first thing I would rip out of the car, and I the reason I was looking at the radio so closely was to see how I could do it...

2600 had an article on XM and its problems this quarter.
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#131771 - 24/05/2003 19:04 Re: Stolen players [Re: mwest]
Gazz
journeyman

Registered: 09/03/2001
Posts: 71
Loc: Alice Springs - Australia
Michael,
How was the sound quality of that Canakit Transmitter?
Assuming you have the UK222 transmitter.
Thanks - Gazz.

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#131772 - 24/05/2003 21:22 Re: Stolen players [Re: Gazz]
mwest
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Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
The Canakit transmitter is great... I used it on my recent move from SC to OK in the moving truck. Very clear reception, although I can't really respond about the distance at which it will work... Mine is also directly wired to a 12 volt power supply as opposed to the battery pack that comes with which probably improved it a bit as well.
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#131773 - 26/05/2003 10:01 Re: Stolen players [Re: loren]
Diznario
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Registered: 17/10/2001
Posts: 265
Loc: Portland OR
my car being stolen...

No!

My old empeg wasn't stolen along with it, was it? I hope not...

And I just realized... The whole reason we swapped units, was because you wanted an original empeg & sled, 'cause your last one got stolen. Doh!

I'm sorry man.

Damn... I'm sick of hearing about people getting their stuff ganked. WTF is goin on in this country?!?
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#131774 - 26/05/2003 10:23 Re: Stolen players [Re: Diznario]
Ezekiel
pooh-bah

Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
"WTF is goin on in this country?!?"

Poverty and crank addiction?

-Zeke
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#131775 - 26/05/2003 21:33 Re: Stolen players [Re: Diznario]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
My old empeg wasn't stolen along with it, was it? I hope not...

nah man, still got the empeg, but the sled is gone =[.

gives me a good excuse to order one of Rob's black sleds when they are done. It'll go nicely in the new WRX i'll FINALLY have in about 2 weeks.
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