Frank Gooch

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Parking Lot

Summary:
I also got the story from the boys in the white van..I am here in Westchester County Ny and these boys told me they just got done with a job and the speakers were extra inventory.I could buy them really cheap before they went back to the warehouse..before the big boss found out...They showed me the paperwork that was sealed in this official looking laminated flyer..I knew this was bullcrap because Ive been approached before..Anyway I bought those speakers and to tell you the truth I think they are great...I have it hooked up along with my Sony cd player and the Sony power amp..I have had them for years and I really love them..I play them all the time and Iam happy with my purchase even though I know there stolen..Hey half the things we buy on Ebay may be stolen as well..Thats just the world we live in..Sad but True.....The Gooch

Strengths:
Look good..Good for rooms where space is limited..sound good...Has overload so you dont blow them up

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Price Paid:  $300.00 from Circuit City, Annapo

Summary:
I'm reading all these negative reviews...but I'm not seeing it. I bought AI 12.3's almost 10 years ago in College from the notorious white van. After hooking them up, I believed they had to be stolen. I was pushing them with a DENON AVR-50 (75W per channel) and they worked pretty well. Used them throughout college for house parties. 8 years later and they are still going strong....they are the main speakers for my Home Entertainment system (center, rear sattelites, receiver, and sub are ONKYO) and they sound great. Interesting so many people think it's a scam.....but they worked well for me.

Weaknesses:
Not a crazy audiophile so I can't really say. I can say they sound pretty good to me.

Price Paid:  $0.00 from White Van

Summary:
Anybody who fell for the white van speaker scam in the bay are can return the speakers within three days to: 480 Lindbergh Ave Livermore, CA 94551 After 5:30 pm I followed the bums to this location, this is their base of operations. Fell free to voice your outrage at the punks who run the scam...

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Post Office, Lisle I

Summary:
I bought the A.I. Tower speakers 600SL in the Fall of 2001 when I was in college from the white van people coming out of the post office. I went back to my dorm and hooked them up using monster cable that I bought. They work great (I don't know a whole lot about speakers but they always sounded great, never had a problem). They look great too. I only used them for about 6 months until I graduated. Since then they have been in storage. I'm looking to sell them since I don't need anything as loud anymore (not a college chick anymore). Email me if you're interested. If not, that's fine too - no hurt feelings. But listen, the speakers work fine - especially for the price you will probably end up paying from the white van people. If you feel scummy about buying them from a van and now you find out its a scam - get over it. You should have thought of that when you were driving to the ATM or dishing out your hard earned cash. Funny, they never take a check, do they? That should have tipped you off. But if you like the ones you got and want some tower speakers to go with, drop me a line. Until then, I hope you don't beat yourself up too much, afterall they work and look great!

Strengths:
Great look, great sound, great price.

Weaknesses:
You feel bad buying them from the white van people, especially after listening to everything everyone says. Bottomline is you don't have to tell anyone where you got them.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer, Sony

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Inner City Gas Stati

Summary:
Wassup. Yeah, they hit me hard. I was pumping gas and just paid for it when a beat-up white van drove by. Guy hollered out the window "Hey, cheap speakers. C`mon, just take a look." The scam alarm bells were triggered right away, but I've never bought out the back of a van before even though I've seen it in movies. So they showed me their stuff, told me that it's extra goods, got to unload, off inventory record so they, the delivery men make a quick buck while I get a bargain. So I forked out the cash for a home theatre system: a subwoofer, four speakers and one centre speaker. They took the cash, loaded the good into my car and were gone as quick as they came. I had a story to tell my grand kids now. My only disappointment was that this was a cheap marketing technique. I would have been happier if the goods were hot.

Strengths:
Nice finish, digital amp built into the sub, DTS ready, a max power output of 900 watts. Buying an equivalent system with such power via "legit" means would cost about $800/-. Also, sound is crisp and clear, bass is booming. The digital interface is comparable to any expensive brand.

Weaknesses:
No warranty. I know the aftersales is zilch. Also, the included cables are the worse of quality and too short. I will be getting better cables.

Similar Products Used:
Infinity, Bose, Sony, Aiwa, JBL.