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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,145
    edited August 2010
    So do they look as good as they sound? I was a little disappointed with the sneak peak pic at the beginning of the thread. The face looks a little like an RTiA speaker. In person do they look better?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    So do they look as good as they sound? I was a little disappointed with the sneak peak pic at the beginning of the thread. The face looks a little like an RTiA speaker. In person do they look better?

    What pic?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Yes, current LSi owners will have to sell. The new line is, ironically enough, also called LSi, but will be entirely different, hence the decision to keep the name.

    P.S. Put your gear list in your sig. That's what it's for.

    LSi....yes an no, in usual Polk fashion they add something to the nomenclature....did I spell that correctly? As far as I know the LSi series will continue to define the TOTL Polk Audio lineup.
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    LSi....yes an no, in usual Polk fashion they add something to the nomenclature....did I spell that correctly? As far as I know the LSi series will continue to define the TOTL Polk Audio lineup.

    Top Of The Line :confused::confused:
    And what New. ...
    Is or is not a New .... LSi
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited August 2010
    I'm not looking for any perks to come with the new speakers. My first question is whether they are compatible with the current LSi's. Can I replace my current LSiC with the new speaker - will it match enough? If it was, that would be probably the first thing I did.
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited August 2010
    HHStuart wrote: »
    I'm not looking for any perks to come with the new speakers. My first question is whether they are compatible with the current LSi's. Can I replace my current LSiC with the new speaker - will it match enough? If it was, that would be probably the first thing I did.


    + 1
    The same questions: ....they are compatible.




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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    HHStuart wrote: »
    I'm not looking for any perks to come with the new speakers. My first question is whether they are compatible with the current LSi's. Can I replace my current LSiC with the new speaker - will it match enough? If it was, that would be probably the first thing I did.

    Ask me this on Monday....sorry.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2010
    HHStuart wrote: »
    I'm not looking for any perks to come with the new speakers. My first question is whether they are compatible with the current LSi's. Can I replace my current LSiC with the new speaker - will it match enough? If it was, that would be probably the first thing I did.

    Don't know at all but IIRC, they're completely new from the ground up. Doubt they'll be timbre-matched to the old LSi lineup.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    LSi....yes an no, in usual Polk fashion they add something to the nomenclature....did I spell that correctly? As far as I know the LSi series will continue to define the TOTL Polk Audio lineup.

    Aaaah, so LSiA? ;)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,491
    edited August 2010
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Aaaah, so LSiA? ;)

    Or LSi-SRS.:confused::cool:

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    You folks have had SDA available for the last few years, just not in the format you want. Get over it for now and get your ears on something radical from Polk for a change. xoxo
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,094
    edited August 2010
    Enough of the talking already! Where are they???? :D Polk Fest a good guess ;)
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited August 2010
    Put me in line for the first pair. I'm warming my plastic card up as I type this. You can have mastercard, or visa. After 3 pairs of LSi9, LSi15, and an LSic, and current LSi9 lover... I gotta get me some of these. :)

    Been a long time comin.... I'll be your Texas/Gulf Coast Demo room!
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited August 2010
    mdaudioguy wrote: »

    P.S. Put your gear list in your sig. That's what it's for.

    Its optional. ?!?!....??????:confused:

    Relax... This is supposed to be fun!
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  • Frank840
    Frank840 Posts: 262
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Yes, in mi casa....TBD.


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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited August 2010
    HHStuart wrote: »
    .... My first question is whether they are compatible with the current LSi's. Can I replace my current LSiC with the new speaker - will it match enough?...

    Based on the pic, it likely won't match finish color/style which is usually the #1 WAF issue most have to address first.

    Assuming a full HT lineup, I would venture a guess that they probably would be timber matched at least to the surrounds so somebody could upgrade their L,C & R without having to get new surrounds as well. The RTi and RTiA lines were close in style but still no match (esp the cherry fiish color), but were timber matched.

    But who knows--with a new lineup anything is game---I don't expect a new model year car to have the same parts or even drive the same as previous model year cars-I expect better.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited August 2010
    phuz wrote: »
    Put me in line for the first pair. I'm warming my plastic card up as I type this. You can have mastercard, or visa. After 3 pairs of LSi9, LSi15, and an LSic, and current LSi9 lover... I gotta get me some of these. :)

    Been a long time comin.... I'll be your Texas/Gulf Coast Demo room!

    Geez... Texas is big enough we need a Houston, Austin, and D/FW demo. So ask nice and I'll be the D/FW demo. Or be rude. Or tell me to shut up and do it. I really don't care. My amps are stable to 2 Ohm. Just thought I'd mention that.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,208
    edited August 2010
    I'm so looking forward to the pic's.
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    what pic?

    i did not see it and cant find it.

    can someone bump the pic please?????
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited August 2010
    Hey Polk,

    I am having a gathering in Colorado on 9/11. I would be amiable to get a pair of new LSi's to audition at the party. :D
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,145
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    What pic?

    Post #231 in this thread. Not asking for a pic now, just what are your impression of the looks? Are they like the pic in 231 or are they better looking? Were you pleased with their look?
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    kab wrote: »
    Here's a little tease. Mark Suskind took the prototype bookshelf home over the weekend for listening.

    Thx

    BUMP for more to see

    Edit
    pic does not show up
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited August 2010
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=50344&d=1279051156
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited August 2010
    hoosier21 wrote:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=50344&d=1279051156

    Or you could just do this:

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,079
    edited August 2010
    Is it an optical illusion, or does the speaker on the right have the grill hanging on the right side of the speaker? Or is that a grill attached to the side ?? Or have I been staring at this picture too long???
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Is it an optical illusion, or does the speaker on the right have the grill hanging on the right side of the speaker? Or is that a grill attached to the side ?? Or have I been staring at this picture too long???

    Are you talking about the board leaning against the speaker stand?
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited August 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Is it an optical illusion, or does the speaker on the right have the grill hanging on the right side of the speaker? Or is that a grill attached to the side ?? Or have I been staring at this picture too long???
    Bernal wrote: »
    It's a bad image.
    The curve is on the right side cover.


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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited August 2010
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    enough of the talking already! Where are they???? :d polk fest a good guess ;)

    + 1 ;)
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  • polkmeister
    polkmeister Posts: 26
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Sell them now...and naturally I'm loosely kidding but make every effort to hear these when they come out.

    I believe the sponsor demo program will actually come to fruition as well from the chatter at lunch today. We just have to figure out the best way to do it. What better place to hear a Polk loudspeaker and make a decision then at a Polkies house right? In a room that actually cares about sound? Stay on topic but keep that in your head since KAB mentioned it sometime ago as well.

    I couldn't find formal mention in the previous posts in this thread of an announcement date. Is it supposed to be this coming Monday? As you can see, I've got a bit of investment in the "previous" LSi's... they've been good to me.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    polkmeister wrote: »
    I couldn't find formal mention in the previous posts in this thread of an announcement date. Is it supposed to be this coming Monday? As you can see, I've got a bit of investment in the "previous" LSi's... they've been good to me.

    Then keep them. Just because an update is coming out, doesn't mean it is mandatory to buy the new ones. Especially if they are recent purchases.
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