New LSi

kevhed72

BlueFox wrote: »

Are you talking about the board leaning against the speaker stand?

No, the right side of the right speaker appear to have a grill hanging on it, which may explain the curved shape (?). Oh well, I am going to watch the Zapruder film again

shack

kevhed72 wrote:

No, the right side of the right speaker appear to have a grill hanging on it, which may explain the curved shape (?).

What you are seeing is part of the blue stripe of the blanket covering the screen. In this crop I have highlighted the edge of the speaker...and you should be able to see the curve is part of the blanket.

dorokusai

The design is very close but not the exact loudspeaker.

polkatese

Mark, the launch tomorrow, will it be a big fanfare?

will it be available immediately at the retail channels?

(as you can see, I am pretty stoke..feels like back to 2002 when I bought all of my current LSis)

mdaudioguy

shack wrote: »

What you are seeing is part of the blue stripe of the blanket covering the screen. In this crop I have highlighted the edge of the speaker...and you should be able to see the curve is part of the blanket.

I think all the curiosity is about the right side of the right speaker (opposite of the side you highlighted) - the top, right edge. It appears to be a grill/cover for perhaps a speaker (sub?) on the side. The curve appears to only be on a side-mounted piece and not across the entire top. However, the picture is so grainy that it's hard to tell... the left speaker actually appears to me to have a curved top, but that's just my eyes/brain. It may just be an illusion. I guess we'll see very soon, huh?

shack

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???

mdaudioguy wrote: »

I think all the curiosity is about the right side of the right speaker (opposite of the side you highlighted) - the top, right edge. It appears to be a grill/cover for perhaps a speaker (sub?) on the side. The curve appears to only be on a side-mounted piece and not across the entire top. However, the picture is so grainy that it's hard to tell... the left speaker actually appears to me to have a curved top, but that's just my eyes/brain. It may just be an illusion. I guess we'll see very soon, huh?

Kevhed72 was asking about the speaker on the right. There is nothing behind the speaker on the left other than a LSi15. It seems obvious to me that both speakers have curved tops.

mdaudioguy

I'm confused. He only commented on the right side of the right speaker. I agree with you about the left side.
Edit: You highlighted the left side of the right speaker - look closely at the right side.

shack

mdaudioguy wrote:

I'm confused. He only commented on the right side of the right speaker. I agree with you about the left side.

The right side of the speaker on the right side of the photo...the one I isolated.

shack

I see what you are saying now...that is just the side of the speaker. It looks to be wood/wood veneer to me.

cnh

It is a bit confusing...probably an optical 'illusion' in some of the pics..none of which are very high resolution. But if it's not? Could there be a passive radiator on one side perhaps?

cnh

mdaudioguy

Then again, as doro said, this isn't exactly what's being released anyhow. These sound like they'll be very nice... I should be able to afford some in about 5-7 years!

mdaudioguy

cnh wrote: »

It is a bit confusing...probably an optical 'illusion' in some of the pics..none of which are very high resolution. But if it's not? Could there be a passive radiator on one side perhaps?

cnh

If that's the case, then we'll all owe Bernal a teensy bit of an apology.



Or not!

grimmace19

I hope a lot of people go with the new line so the used market of the 9s 7s and fxs see a price drop

EndersShadow

grimmace19 wrote: »

I hope a lot of people go with the new line so the used market of the 9s 7s and fxs see a price drop

+1. Would love to jump from Monitor 60 Fronts to a nice set of LSi 7's, 9's or even 15's...

Especially since my Carver amp can produce some decent 4 ohm juice......

mole'

is it Monday yet????

cokewithvanilla

mole' wrote: »

is it Monday yet????

Nope, but it will be monday sooner for me

mole'

cokewithvanilla wrote: »

Nope, but it will be monday sooner for me

:p:p

cokewithvanilla

mole' wrote: »

:p:p

Oh, lookie, it's monday

mole'

cokewithvanilla wrote: »

Oh, lookie, it's monday

D%&K!!!!

Topper

Press release is now posted - http://www.polkaudio.com/partners/press.php?id=96




Press Releases
Polk Introduces New Flagship LSiM Home Audio Speaker Lineup

Newly Engineered LSiM Series Features Stunning New Technologies In A Tour-De-Force Performance Of Design And Engineering

For More Information Contact:
Adam Sohmer
Sohmer Associates, LLC
(347)-497-4965
adam@sohmerassoc.com

BALTIMORE, MD, August 16, 2010 - Polk Audio®, the Speaker Specialists®, today announced a new top of the line home audio speaker lineup that brings the company's legendary sonics to their highest pinnacle yet. The new LSiM series utilizes Polk's most advanced engineering to date, achieving remarkable high-end performance that makes a true audiophile listening experience accessible to music lovers everywhere.

“We're tremendously excited to unveil the new LSiM series, which are the most advanced speakers we've built in our nearly 40 year history, " says Polk’s Vice President of Product Line Management, Mark Suskind. “The LSi line has been Polk’s flagship selection for almost a decade, but in light of current technological possibilities, we felt it was time for a re-visit. The result is not so much an evolution of the current series as it is a re-engineering of the qualities that have made LSi the best in its class."

The new Polk LSiM series encompasses a full range of tower, bookshelf, center and surround channel models, each of which is designed with the finest materials and Polk's most advanced acoustic engineering. The performance objectives for the series were set with an exceptionally high bar -- open, transparent, three-dimensional sound, with accurate tonal and temporal response at all frequencies; extended dynamics; uniformly wide dispersion; deep, tight, integrated bass; and compatibility with a broad range of past, present and future electronics. Each of these difficult sonic objectives has been achieved in the new LSiM series.

The new flagship Polk lineup is spearheaded by two 4-way floor-standing tower models, the LSiM 707 and LSiM 705. Each features state-of-the-art transducers built with Polk's Dynamic Balance® design technology, which combines the latest in composite materials and computer-assisted geometry to create drivers with extraordinarily low distortions and artifacts. Both towers sport a stunning array of these high performance drivers, highlighted by Polk's Dynamic Sonic Engine enclosure, a single molded component that carries both a Polk proprietary 3.25” Extended Linear Motion (ELM) mid-range driver and a 1.0” Advance Isotropic ring radiator (AIR) tweeter.

Combining these transducers in a single optimized array produces an uncommonly wide and uniform dispersion pattern. The top-of-the-line LSiM 707 complements this array with a 6.5" ELM mid-woofer driver and dual 6x9" ELM subwoofers featuring Polk's PowerPort®, which maximizes low-bass energy ordinarily lost as air turbulence in the enclosure. The smaller LSiM 705 features the identical Dynamic Sonic Engine for high frequencies and midrange, along with Polk designed ELM 5.25" mid-woofer and dual 5x7" ELM subwoofers. A bookshelf-sized version of the towers, the LSiM 703, utilizes the same technologies as the towers, minus the internal subwoofer drivers.

Two center channel models are offered in the flagship LSiM series. The larger LSiM 706c features the same AIR ring tweeter and E:M 3.5" mid-bass driver that characterizes the Dynamic Sonic Engine of the larger tower models, flanked by two ELM 6.5" mid-bass drivers with a rear port design. A smaller center channel model, the LSiM 704c features the same layout, only with ELM 5.25" mid-bass drivers. The LSiM 702f/x surround model completes the series for a multichannel setup, offering a ELM 3.25’ mid-range, 2 x 1.0” AIR ring radiator tweeters and a ELM 6.5” mid-woofer driver. All the speakers have been timbre matched for a perfectly blended and balanced acoustic environment.

The Polk LSiM series features Polk's most advanced material engineering, with Super Cell Aerated polypropylene cones that reduce mass and its resulting distortions. Driver baskets are built from cast aluminum frames that provide superior rigidity and exceptionally flat frequency response. Butyl rubber surrounds ensure outstanding linearity through many years of trouble free performance. Finishing touches include magnetic, non-diffracting grills, easy-leveling floor spikes and rubber trims around the driver baskets that create a cosmetically clean fit and finish.

The new Polk LSi M series will be available Q1 2011.

mole'

2011???

well atleast we know now

cokewithvanilla

mole' wrote: »

2011???

well atleast we know now

aw. I stayed up for that!? I was hoping to see the whole LSi loudspeaker section change with pictures of the new stuffs

*note* that face looks tremendously sad.

BlueFox

The new Polk LSi M series will be available Q1 2011.

Well, this is just great. First we hear Star Wars will be released on BR in 2011, and now this.

mole'

cokewithvanilla wrote: »

aw. I stayed up for that!? I was hoping to see the whole LSi loudspeaker section change with pictures of the new stuffs

*note* that face looks tremendously sad.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats what you get

Nicknice

Just saw this on facebook
http://www.twice.com/article/456024-Polk_Keeps_Up_Pace_Of_Product_Rollouts.php
look like the lsi's in the back

Topper

http://www.twice.com/article/456024-Polk_Keeps_Up_Pace_Of_Product_Rollouts.php

Ric5811

Well, I guess I was right, I thought that they were combining a tweeter and midrange from the pics. Can't wait to hear them...I wonder how far I will have to drive....:(

mole'

Baltimore - Polk Audio, which will ship more than 80 new products before the year is out, will continue the momentum early next year when it delivers a stepped-up flagship line of in-room home speakers and two new passive SurroundBar systems.


The Polk Audio team with the top tower speaker in the planned flagship LSi M series (from left): product line management VP Mark Suskind, senior systems engineer Scott Orth, engineering VP Stu Lumsden, product line manager Al Baron, marketing and customer experience VP Al Ballard, senior sales and marketing VP Ben Newhall, and COO Joseph Tristani.


Polk's eight generation of small satellites includes the planned Blackstone TL3.
Those products, to be introduced at January's International CES, will follow the shipment of a new satellite-speaker series, three active subwoofers with a wireless option, a single-chassis behind-the-couch virtual-surround speaker system, and in-ceiling Vanishing Series three-way speakers, which feature small footprints, narrow bezels, and low-profile micro-perf grilles to significantly reduce their visibility.

In 2008, said senior sales and marketing VP Ben Newhall, Polk "made a conscious effort not to cut product development but to put the pedal to the metal" to gain share and "do the things we really wanted to do." Other factors expected to contribute to increased share include the current rollout of Polk custom speakers, priced at $200-$250/pair, into Best Buy's main selling floor for the first time. The rollout follows Polk's recent car audio entry into Best Buy for the first time. The DXi car audio series, available for now on an exclusive basis to Best Buy, consists of speakers and amplifiers that represent Polk's entry level but will offer Best Buy customers a step-up option, marketing VP Al Ballard told TWICE.

"Last year was a good year for us, and this year will be better," Newhall said. "The future is bright for a speaker company that pays attention to many different categories," including outdoor speakers and wireless speakers.

As part of its share-boosting effort, the company is redesigning its near-10-year-old flagship LSi series of in-room speakers from the ground up to step up the series' performance and price points. The new series, called the LSi M series, is promoted as offering the most advanced speaker technology in the company's near-40-year history and positioned as an affordable option for serious listeners. The line "sets a new high-performance standard with real value for higher end customers," said Newhall.

The series, targeted to ship in January, tops out with a four-way floorstanding tower at a tentative $4,000/pair, up from the LSI series' current top-end $2,500/pair. The series will also include a second four-way floorstanding towers targeted at $3,000/pair, two three-way center-channel speakers, a three-way bookshelf speaker, a three-way bipole surround, and a subwoofer.

Engineering VP Stu Lumsden cited multiple reasons for the ground-up redesign, including the improved quality of prerecorded source material, demand from existing LSi owners, the availability of new engineering tools to step up performance, and a desire to offer a "gateway" for consumers into the high end.

The development effort, added product management VP Mark Suskind, will deliver speakers that perform like models at twice the price.

To achieve that goal, Polk incorporated multiple new elements, including flat-diaphragm racetrack (or Cassini oval) subwoofer drivers in the four-way towers to boost bass performance while delivering a narrow-cabinet design. Other enhancements include separate downfiring ports for each of the woofers, 1mm-thick zero-diffraction magnetic grilles, new crossover designs with as few components as possible to minimize sonic artifacts, and new cone material, called Super Cell Aerated polypropylene, to deliver higher stiffness with lower density and improved damping.

The LSi M series will be targeted to independent retailers and installers and some larger retailers capable of demonstrating and explaining the products, Newhall said. "It's not a national retailer type of products." Distribution might be more restrictive than current LSi series distribution, he added. The current series is available on some on-line sites.

For consumers with little room for a multispeaker surround system, Polk plans a CES introduction of two new passive SurroundBars, both capable of reproducing seven channels of surround sound through a single speaker enclosure. They will replace two current five-channel models and will be thinner than those models.

The new 49-inch 500CHT and 39-inch 400CHT will be displayed at the CEDIA Expo, but active demos will wait for their CES launch, said product manager Al Baron. Pricing of the models, both with black extruded-aluminum chassis, is set at a suggested $999 and $699, respectively.

The 500CHT will be only 1.5-inches-thick, thanks to an outboard module that incorporates the system's crossovers and proprietary passive SDA (Stereo Dimensional Array) technology to widen the sound stage and create an enveloping virtual surround field. The control module connects to a receiver's seven- or five-channel speaker outputs, and an included 15-foot cable connects to the speaker via a multipin connector.

The CHT400 chassis, with built-in crossovers and SDA technology, will be 2.5-inches-thick.

Before the SurroundBars and LSi M series debut early next year, Polk plans this year to ship all models in its eighth-generation of small two-way satellite speakers. Three satellite models in the Blackstone series will be sold singly, in five packs with a matching center channel, and in six packs with center channel and wireless-ready active subwoofer. The satellites and matching center channels will be available in gloss black or white finishes.

Compared to their predecessors, the new satellites and center channels feature a new curved-cabinet styling, an acoustic lens to smooth out the tweeters' lower frequencies, and proprietary bass ports to extend the 3dB rolloff point to 135Hz, 125Hz, and 115Hz in the respective TL1, TL2 and TL3 satellites. "Most satellites roll off at 150-200Hz," said Baron.

The TL1, already shipping, retails for a suggested $79 each. The $99 TL2 ships in 30 days, and the TL3 will likely ship in November at anywhere from $150 to $200 each, Baron said. TL1-based five and six packs are also available.

In adding its first wireless-ready subs, Polk has reconfigured three mid-line DSW Pro wired subwoofers to accept an optional wireless dongle that communicates with an optional wireless transceiver. The transceiver-and-dongle option is priced at $120. The company previously offered wired-only subwoofers and subwoofers with built-in wireless.

VR3

Planar passive radiators?

I guess thats what happens with Def Tech and Polk are owned by the same company eh?

hehe - I gotta admit - first time in about 6 years I have been excited about a Polk speaker.

BlueFox

Hopefully, there are no built-in powered subs. I was thinking of upgrading my front LSi15s in the HT to PSB Synchrony Ones at $5K/pair, but the $4K LSiM 707 PolKs could be an option. I need to read some reviews on the oval speakers first. I never have been comfortable with that design. I guess it works, but just seems wrong.