Searching for info on Xaudio, Madisonspeakers.com, speakerhole.com
anon999
groups. I was searching google for info on www.xaudio.net because one
of the car sites I regularly visit had someone in the forums touting
speakers from them.
Since the topic had come up in this group prior, I thought it would be
interesting to post info relevant to xaudio.net.
After a little bit of investigation this is what I found.
I did some searching on Google newsgroups for Xaudio and related
materials.
From what I've found I wouldn't trust this place.
Whois for Xaudio.net
Organization:
andy hitch
andy hitch
216 s.e 22nd st.
loveland, CO 80537
US
Phone: 970-217-0495
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: dirrect_...@hotmail.com
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: XAUDIO.NET
Created on..............: Wed, Jun 28, 2000
Expires on..............: Sat, Jun 28, 2003
Record last updated on..: Tue, Jul 02, 2002
Administrative Contact:
andy hitch
andy hitch
216 s.e 22nd st.
loveland, CO 80537
US
Phone: 970-217-0495
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: dirrect_...@hotmail.com
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-r...@register.com
This Andy Hitch character has apparently been connected with several
other internet audio retailers such as SQaudio and Soundhabbit. Both
with have horrid reputations within the newsgroups on Google.
A few of his previous contact info points
Soundhabbit
Andy Hitch
(970) 217-0495
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=ba5f61bc1002582f&rnum=1
A little more about SQaudio
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=8c3f9314262b078b&rnum=2
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=be885a3b45675424&rnum=1
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=2e075a4e12e78b04&rnum=1
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=c079c6cb7133a5c8&rnum=3
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=3a87ddd0ab4550fd&rnum=7
Quote:
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Sqaudio is ran by James Dodge and Andy Hitch. Awhile back I ordered
some JL
subs from them and the subs were shipped from:
OUTLAW AUDIO
418 South Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537
SQAUDIO is just a name that they use. I would believe that their real
shop is
OUTLAW AUDIO. Who knows........
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http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=bae4e99642419165&rnum=3
More soundhabbit and squadio intrigue
Quote:
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Anything looking familiar?
SQ Audio:
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Registrant:
3697932 Canada Inc.
Tony Zaine Zaine
205-1008 Homer St.
Vancouver
BC CA V6B 2X1
tza...@5click.com
Phone: 604-801-6097
Fax: 604-801-6067
Domain Name: sqaudio.com
Administrative Contact:
Jisoo Kim
205-1008 Homer St.
Vancouver
BC CA
V6B 2X1
jk...@5click.com
Phone: 604-801-6097
Fax: 604-801-6067
Record Created on........ 2000-01-26 13:17:12.000
Record last updated on... 2000-02-25 16:35:10.000
Expire on................ 2002-01-26 13:17:20.000
Domain servers in listed order:
vinson.suncommerce.com 209.52.38.150
pico.bctel.net 204.174.65.1
Sound Habit:
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Registrant:
Sangil Yoon (SOUNDHABIT-DOM)
3334 john hinkle pl
bloomington, IN 47408
US
Domain Name: SOUNDHABIT.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
[No name] (AS143-ORG) [No mailbox]
[No address]
[No phone]
Billing Contact:
[No name] (SY3004) [No mailbox]
[No address]
[No phone]
Record last updated on 19-Oct-1999.
Record expires on 19-Oct-2001.
Record created on 19-Oct-1999.
Database last updated on 26-Jul-2000 20:11:40 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
VINSON.SUNCOMMERCE.COM 209.52.38.150
PICO.BC.TAC.NET 204.174.65.1
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Anyway. Apparently Mr Xaudio himself has been connected with several
online audio dealers in the past who have been repeatedly changing
"company" names (soundhabbit was apparently active back in 2000-2001
and sqaudio in 2001-2002). They also had some ebay shenanigans going
on from what I read through.
I posted this info to give a little background on the proprietor of
this "business" just as a heads up.
While I'll be a monkey's uncle. Did a little more searching around and
found xaudio's products listed on speakerhole.com
Care to guess who the whois info points back to?
Quote:
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Organization:
andy hitch
andy hitch
7545 W. county rd. 24H
loveland, CO 80538
US
Phone: 970-613-0922
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: sa...@xaudio.net
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: SPEAKERHOLE.COM
Created on..............: Sun, Oct 22, 2000
Expires on..............: Wed, Oct 22, 2003
Record last updated on..: Tue, Jun 25, 2002
Administrative Contact:
andy hitch
andy hitch
216 s.e 22nd st.
loveland, CO 80537
US
Phone: 970-217-0495
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: sa...@xaudio.net
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-r...@register.com
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And then low and behold I go and find http://www.madisonspeakers.com
Once again Mr. Hitch Rears his head.
Quote:
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Organization:
andy hitch
andy hitch
7545 W. county rd. 24H
loveland, CO 80538
US
Phone: 970-613-0922
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: x_a...@hotmail.com
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: MADISONSPEAKERS.COM
Created on..............: Sun, Jan 21, 2001
Expires on..............: Wed, Jan 21, 2004
Record last updated on..: Tue, Jun 25, 2002
Administrative Contact:
andy hitch
andy hitch
216 s.e 22nd st.
loveland, CO 80537
US
Phone: 970-217-0495
Fax..: 970-278-1653
Email: sa...@xaudio.net
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-r...@register.com
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Will wonders never cease... yet more of Mr. Hitch.
http://www.justwebit.com/sites1/42041/
He appears to have his hands quite full running several different
"companies".
More on speakerhole.com
Quote:
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They say that cabinet has their budget 12" speakers (#NWX-1233)... I
ordered one of those raw speakers just for yucks, and I can
verify it is junk... sounds OK but is horribly inefficient, not worth
having for free. Having a cab with 4 of those speakers would
be like having a built-in "1/3 power" attenuator... gee, just what I
want to haul around. The empty cab for $55 is a pretty good
deal, though. And they got lots of decent hardware at a good price.
I forgot to mention... the 460-watt RMS rating they list for that cab
(115 per speaker) has to be pure fantasy. I found that a mere
60-watt amp into one of those speakers results in an ominous burning
smell pretty quick. I've already told them those NWX-1233
drivers suck. OTOH they do offer the decent-sounding Celestion
G12K-85s as an upgrade, or sold outright for 50 bucks each.
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http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=7b13019df3f979fc&rnum=15
And it just keeps getting better and better. Taken from
speakerhole.com in the About Us section:
Quote:
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We are now siriusone.com. We have bought out the speakerhole name and
business. My name is Missy and together with my team of pro audio, car
audio and home audio specialist we can handle any tech question you
may have. We have all been in this business for well over 10 years so
we know electronics.
With this take over, we now have a larger inventory, better shipping
system, better customer service, fast email response and better over
all quality of business and service.
We are presently catching up on speakerhole's backed up email account.
It will take us a few days to get caught up and on top of the entire
situation. We expect to be caught up on emails by may 15th WED.
If you have any past problem or issue, please inform us, we probably
already know and are fixing it. We will be glad to help. All old
speakerhole business and issues will be handled and made good on by us
here at siriusone.com
Sirius One: "The center of our galaxy" All planets, suns and moons
revolve around Sirius One.
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Care to guess who siriusone.com points to... why its Mr. Hitch's wife
(or other realitve)
Quote:
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Organization:
siriusone
michelle hitch
7545 w county rd 24h
loveland, co 80538
US
Phone: 970-669-1948
Email: x_a...@hotmail.com
Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
Domain Name: SIRIUSONE.COM
Created on..............: Sun, May 12, 2002
Expires on..............: Wed, May 12, 2004
Record last updated on..: Tue, Jun 25, 2002
Administrative Contact:
siriusone
michelle hitch
7545 w county rd 24h
loveland, co 80538
US
Phone: 970-669-1948
Email: x_a...@hotmail.com
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-r...@register.com
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Would anyone here trust buying products from these people.
I love it. Speakerhole.com set up as a front organization to shill
products from xaudio.com and madisonspeakers.com. All owned/run by the
same guy (or family as it appears now). Christ what a con game.