Official empeg bag with RioCar logo

Posted by: robricc

Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 14:54

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.
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 15:14

Wow, that shouldn't exist. Who made it?
Posted by: SE_Sport_Driver

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 15:15

I never thought so either, but I think I remember someone selling one here recently. I took it for a typo.
Posted by: robricc

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 15:27

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.

Posted by: robricc

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 15:36

Oh yeah, I also bought this bitchin' thing off him



Posted by: pgrzelak

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 15:38

Nice!!! I was not aware that any were ever produced. That is a rare find!
Posted by: SonicSnoop

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 16:13

Oh man I am so jealous. definitly nice find
Posted by: Phoenix42

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 16:56

Is that bitchin' thing meant to be a display stand for an empeg?
Looks sweet!
What other secret stuff is there?
Posted by: SonicSnoop

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 17:00

If you could attach a sled to that in a non ruin kind of way would make a great home dock
Posted by: andy

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 17:04

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the guy claimed he was a former Rio employee


His name wasn't Rob was it
Posted by: Laura

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 17:07

That would make a nice prize at next year's meet
Posted by: robricc

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 17:20

Quote:
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.
Posted by: pgrzelak

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 17:52

It looks like a display model, so I would assume it would be built to house a fully powered player for demo purposes.
Posted by: schofiel

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 18:58

Serious geek gear. Don't let that one go!

I have one of the two "empeg" prototype bags.
Posted by: schofiel

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 19:00

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.
Posted by: FireFox31

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 27/09/2004 22:44

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!
Posted by: altman

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 11:17

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

Hugo
Posted by: robricc

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 11:21

Yeah, that's the guy.
Posted by: JBjorgen

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 17:17

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...and was doing carplayer marketing...

Seems he did a piss-poor job of it.
Posted by: andym

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 17:50

Quote:
Quote:
...and was doing carplayer marketing...

Seems he did a piss-poor job of it.


Posted by: drakino

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 18:52

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.
Posted by: JBjorgen

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 28/09/2004 18:57

I'd be more impressed with Crutchfield. Or Best Buy.
Posted by: robricc

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 13/11/2004 22:25

Figured I would finally show a picture with my mk2 in the display. mmmm... empeg pr0n.

Posted by: mdavey

Re: Official empeg bag with RioCar logo - 14/11/2004 02:37

Now all you need is an illuminated display stand kit