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#235113 - 27/09/2004 14:54 Official empeg bag with RioCar logo
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Was the empeg bag ever sold with a RioCar logo on it? I can't remember that, so I think no. I'm looking at one right now though.
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#235114 - 27/09/2004 15:14 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31573
Loc: Seattle, WA
Wow, that shouldn't exist. Who made it?
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#235115 - 27/09/2004 15:15 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
I never thought so either, but I think I remember someone selling one here recently. I took it for a typo.
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#235116 - 27/09/2004 15:27 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: tfabris]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I got a friend an empeg off the board and the guy claimed he was a former Rio employee. I didn't think he was lying, but now it's pretty obvious he was truthful. Also, the tuner module sold with the empeg seems to be pre-production.



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#235117 - 27/09/2004 15:36 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Oh yeah, I also bought this bitchin' thing off him



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#235118 - 27/09/2004 15:38 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Nice!!! I was not aware that any were ever produced. That is a rare find!
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#235119 - 27/09/2004 16:13 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
SonicSnoop
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Registered: 29/06/2002
Posts: 531
Loc: Triangle, VA
Oh man I am so jealous. definitly nice find
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#235120 - 27/09/2004 16:56 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
Phoenix42
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Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
Is that bitchin' thing meant to be a display stand for an empeg?
Looks sweet!
What other secret stuff is there?

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#235121 - 27/09/2004 17:00 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: Phoenix42]
SonicSnoop
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Registered: 29/06/2002
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Loc: Triangle, VA
If you could attach a sled to that in a non ruin kind of way would make a great home dock
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#235122 - 27/09/2004 17:04 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
andy
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Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
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the guy claimed he was a former Rio employee


His name wasn't Rob was it
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#235123 - 27/09/2004 17:07 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
Laura
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Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
That would make a nice prize at next year's meet
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#235124 - 27/09/2004 17:20 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: Phoenix42]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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Is that bitchin' thing meant to be a display stand for an empeg?
Looks sweet!
What other secret stuff is there?

I don't know if a sled will fit in there. I will try.
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#235125 - 27/09/2004 17:52 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
It looks like a display model, so I would assume it would be built to house a fully powered player for demo purposes.
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#235126 - 27/09/2004 18:58 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Serious geek gear. Don't let that one go!

I have one of the two "empeg" prototype bags.
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#235127 - 27/09/2004 19:00 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
I bet it won't: but I suspect the empeg will just slide right in there with no effort. You have got some seriously nice stuff here, possibly quite unique. Hold on to it.
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#235128 - 27/09/2004 22:44 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: schofiel]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
empeg prototype bags? Sounds interesting, how are they different than normal?

And I remember a guy a long while back saying that he wanted to create empeg bags. Notably, I remember him talking about stitching the logo onto the bag; with a machine or something. He raised the question of if it was legal.

And speaking of rare empeg stuff, eBay never saw that kickin' 9000Watt 34 speaker presentation stand which that one guy had. Bummer, I wanted a shot at that so I could spice up the NY meet!
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#235129 - 28/09/2004 11:17 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: FireFox31]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
I think the guy in question might have been Peter Hisey (I think I have the name right). He worked at Rio's old Tigard, Oregon office and was doing carplayer marketing so had all sorts of cool stuff made. I remember seeing that metal stand on his desk and drooling

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#235130 - 28/09/2004 11:21 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: altman]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Yeah, that's the guy.
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#235131 - 28/09/2004 17:17 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: altman]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3583
Loc: Columbus, OH
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...and was doing carplayer marketing...

Seems he did a piss-poor job of it.
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#235132 - 28/09/2004 17:50 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: JBjorgen]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
Quote:
Quote:
...and was doing carplayer marketing...

Seems he did a piss-poor job of it.


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#235133 - 28/09/2004 18:52 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: JBjorgen]
drakino
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Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
Quote:
Quote:
...and was doing carplayer marketing...

Seems he did a piss-poor job of it.

Well, if thats the guy who helped work out the CarToys deals, I think he was on the right path. Probably just a case of him getting started before Rio pulled the plug on the whole project.

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#235134 - 28/09/2004 18:57 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: drakino]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3583
Loc: Columbus, OH
I'd be more impressed with Crutchfield. Or Best Buy.
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#235135 - 13/11/2004 22:25 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
robricc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Figured I would finally show a picture with my mk2 in the display. mmmm... empeg pr0n.

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#235136 - 14/11/2004 02:37 Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo [Re: robricc]
mdavey
enthusiast

Registered: 06/03/2003
Posts: 269
Loc: Wellingborough, UK
Now all you need is an illuminated display stand kit



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