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#9318 - 12/06/2000 10:24 Mercedes?
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
I've seen a lot of references to (and some photos of) a Mercedes demonstrator vehicle for the Empeg Car.

I'm curious: Whose car is this? I mean, it can't really just be a company-owned car that's only used for showing off the Empeg. Somebody drives it to work every day, right?

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#9319 - 12/06/2000 10:53 Re: Mercedes? [Re: tfabris]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12338
Loc: Sterling, VA
I asked that same question when rob first posted the new web site announcement.

C'mon rob, who's A-class is that? Or is it just some car you took a shot of on the street?

DiGNAN
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#9320 - 12/06/2000 13:19 Re: Mercedes? [Re: tfabris]
David
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Registered: 05/05/2000
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Loc: Cambridge
In Rob's absence (he's off preparing exhibition stuff) and as a frequent passenger in said Merc, here's the situation:

The A-class Merc is empeg's demo car. Intended for UK journalists to borrow for a day or two so that they can review the player in it's intended environment. The system consists of (from memory) Infinity Kappa in the front, Reference in the rear, a 10" sub and a pair of shiny Kicker amps. Which sounds a lot better than a pair of PC speakers, which is the likely alternative. :-)

So far only a few reviewers have had the car, mainly for preview. Once the mark 2 is shipping, the car will be on loan to reviewers most of the time.

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// I'm probably not speaking on behalf of empeg here...

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#9321 - 12/06/2000 13:25 Re: Mercedes? [Re: David]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Once the mark 2 is shipping, the car will be on loan to reviewers most of the time.

... so long as it doesn't have any more flat tyres...

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#9322 - 12/06/2000 13:29 Re: Mercedes? [Re: David]
Kureg
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 135
Can I be one of said journalists?

Just kidding.

Kureg



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#9323 - 12/06/2000 13:53 Re: Mercedes? [Re: David]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
So it's really Empeg's car? Does it get driven around by one of the employees, or does it stay parked at Empeg until it's needed?

/me wonders what exhibition Rob's off doing...

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#9324 - 12/06/2000 15:33 Re: Mercedes? [Re: David]
corby
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Registered: 05/10/1999
Posts: 89
That is an amazing coincidence. I just signed on as a freelance reviewer for Bloody Good Audio, a premiere UK monthly that will debut in July. Very high circulation, website and everything, it'll be wonderful. And I just talked my editors into doing a feature spread entitled "14 days with the Emepeg." Quite exciting, you can't buy that kind of exposure!

I'll be by to pick up the car on June 19th. Tally-ho!

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#9325 - 12/06/2000 15:57 Re: Mercedes? [Re: corby]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Quite exciting, you can't buy that kind of exposure!

No, but apparently, you can buy a license to BS.

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#9326 - 12/06/2000 18:04 Re: Mercedes? [Re: corby]
eternalsun
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Registered: 09/09/1999
Posts: 1721
Loc: San Jose, CA
Well, it's worth a shot, as with anything.

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#9327 - 13/06/2000 01:40 Re: Mercedes? [Re: corby]
Geoff
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
I'm the editor of Bloody Good Audio, and I'm pretty sure I decided to review the Mercedes, er, I mean empeg myself

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#9328 - 13/06/2000 04:35 Re: Mercedes? [Re: corby]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Oh no, unfortunately Max Power already have it booked out for that fortnight! They're going to take it on a gentle country drive and have promised not to turn the stereo up too loud.

Rob



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#9329 - 13/06/2000 04:37 Re: Mercedes? [Re: tfabris]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
> Does it get driven around by one of the employees, or does it stay parked at
> Empeg until it's needed?

Are you from the Inland Revenue or something?? :-)

> wonders what exhibition Rob's off doing...

Had to get some welding done for our MP3 summit exhibit.

Rob



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#9330 - 13/06/2000 07:10 Re: Mercedes? [Re: rob]
phaigh
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Registered: 04/11/1999
Posts: 649
Loc: Reading, UK
Welding....

Coool.

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