My first brand new Polks TSi500

bigstereo
bigstereo Posts: 77
edited September 2009 in Speakers
I got a hankerin for some new speakers awhile ago so I ordered these puppies from Newegg last Sunday for a couple bills less than msrp (free shipping) and they were delivered today. Boxes took a beating but the speakers came out of it without a single nick. Boy do these sound great for the money. Damn nice speaker. Nice looker too.

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My vintage rig
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I believe!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited September 2009
    Very nice, enjoy.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2009
    Very nice speakers and receiver friendly. Had the chance to audition these babies and for the money they're hard to beat.

    Congrats and enjoy....
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2009
    What kind of speakers are those next to the TSI 500's and how do they sound?


    Thanks
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited September 2009
    Congrats bigstereo on your new purchase and happy listening.
    BB3
    Sony 52in.XBR6
    Sony 32in.XBR6
    Anthem AVM50V
    Anthem PRE-2L
    Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
    Carver C-9
    Carver C-19 PreAmp
    Carver C-16 PreAmp
    2-Carver Silver 7-T's
    4-Carver TFM55's
    2-Carver TFM35's
    1-Carver TFM25
    Carver 490T
    Denon DCD1560
    Sony BDP-S350
    Sony PS3
    Nintendo Wii
    Panasonic DMK23DVR

    Speakers :

    PolkAudio SDA-SRS
    PolkAudio SDA-SRS 1.2TL
    PolkAudio SDA-CRS+(Compliments Of Mr. Jim Thomas"jtgranby")
    PolkAudio RTA-15TL
    PolkAudio M3
    3-Velodyne F-1500's
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  • bigstereo
    bigstereo Posts: 77
    edited September 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    What kind of speakers are those next to the TSI 500's and how do they sound?


    Thanks

    Those are JBL L100t3, circa mid 1990's. I've owned them for around 3 years.

    To tell you the truth I have'nt listened to them for quite awhile. A pair of Altec 848A Flamenco were residing in the room up untill I sold them last month. I just brought the JBL's out of storage, set them in the room, and have'nt hooked them back up to anything yet. They must sound half decent or I would'nt have had them here taking up space for so long.;)
    IIRC the metal tweeters sound a tad hot to my ears. Good mids and bass although it would be nice if the bass went a little lower given the size of the box. In my experience, placement and room issues have a huge effect on how these speakers act. I also can tell you that they like to be fed gobs of power. One of my reasons for owning the McIntosh MC2300.

    R
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2009
    Congrats on the 500's I look forward to being able to audition them soon myself. Got a few people ahead of me, but getting closer.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • bigstereo
    bigstereo Posts: 77
    edited September 2009
    Thanks guys.
    The only other Polks I've ever owned was a pair of old Monitor 10b. I liked them a lot. Listening to these new TSi 500's simply reaffirms that Polk Audio is still in the business of producing a quality, kick-**** speaker for a very fair price. I think I'm in love.:)
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2009
    LOL, run man while you still have the chance!! We are very good at spending other people's money. I'm sure those 500's could benefit from an external amp of some sort!! :D

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • bigstereo
    bigstereo Posts: 77
    edited September 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    What kind of speakers are those next to the TSI 500's and how do they sound?


    Thanks


    Leroy,

    I am here to tell you that after months of them sitting idle, I finally plugged the JBLs into my vintage system this morning because a friend of mine had made me an offer to buy and I was getting the system up and running so he could audition the L100t3's. Well long story short, after warming up the big Mac and playing a couple of cd's through the JBL's I decided that they are'nt going anywhere. My daughter is going to end up with them after I'm six feet under.:)

    These new TSi's sound great but they don't touch the full, powerful and crisp sound of my JBL's. That is in no way a slam to the Polks, I already stated before that I am quite happy with them.

    To be fair, I'll admit that so far I've only ran the new Polks off a Denon AVR. I will hook up the TSi's to the Mac and give them a shot soon. The MC2300 puts out 50 wpc more than the Polks call for so I'll be gentle with them. I'll be sure not to have consumed too many frosty beverages before hand;)

    R
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Sweet!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited September 2009
    Very nice setup. Congrats on the new speaks.:D




    Pat.
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
    Sony Kdl-46w4100 46" LCD
    PS3
    Audioquest type 4 wiring.
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  • xrock
    xrock Posts: 22
    edited September 2009
    Nice room setup. nice gear.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    bigstereo wrote: »

    To be fair, I'll admit that so far I've only ran the new Polks off a Denon AVR. I will hook up the TSi's to the Mac and give them a shot soon. The MC2300 puts out 50 wpc more than the Polks call for so I'll be gentle with them. I'll be sure not to have consumed too many frosty beverages before hand;)

    R

    Definitely hook them up to the Mac. That should make a huge difference over your AVR.

    Also, you're more likely to damage a speaker by under powering them than over powering them. So, no need to be gentle really. Your ears will likely run out of breathing room before the speakers do.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Polkie918
    Polkie918 Posts: 245
    edited September 2009
    very nice now time to upgrade that beast of a tv :)
    Fronts- RTi8
    Center- CSi5
    Rears- FXiA4
    Sub- Velodyne 12"
    Onkyo TX-SR806
    Ps3
    Xbox 360
    65" DLP 1080P Toshiba TV
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  • AGUERRA
    AGUERRA Posts: 147
    edited September 2009
    sweet setup. i like ur stand and audio rack where did u get them if u dont mind me asking?
    front: rti8
    center: csi5
    surround: fxi3
    sub: eD a2-300
    receiver: onkyo 805
    ps3
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  • bigstereo
    bigstereo Posts: 77
    edited September 2009
    AGUERRA wrote: »
    sweet setup. i like ur stand and audio rack where did u get them if u dont mind me asking?
    Thanks.
    Got those at Circuit City a little over four years ago. They're made by Z Line Design. I cobbled together the wheeled platforms under em.

    Polkie918 wrote: »
    very nice now time to upgrade that beast of a tv :)

    Just waitin for a certain 42" Panasonic plasma to come down to my price:D
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