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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    newsman wrote: »
    dorokusai, do you know how we can get a hard copy of this press release? It was a nostalgia touch to include Mathew picture in the laser lab. I think Polk used that picture for the first RTi series back in last century! :)

    You guys need to read that press release, it contains detailed look into the contraction of the speaker. LSi will have real cones/spikes now that are adjustable from the top via a hex wrench. Cabinet is also improved with no parallel surfaces - the cabinet sides are tapered to the sides. I just can't wait to hear them. Any chance for a demo in the Dallas area?

    No more hard copies are available....or were. I just grabbed a couple while I was there. The best you can do is print the scans I just posted.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    newsman, in good time, don't worry.

    Mark, how about a new thread with all the press releases? Just a thought

    I'm not doing it....so if you want to, go right ahead. It would be a good idea.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2010
    I love the look of these things!

    also the spike idea of not having to lift up the speaker but adjust from the top is AWESOME!

    also not the normal metal jumpers but looks like speaker wire jumpers is nice, also love the cut-a-way shot in the press release.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    The jumpers will be much shorter, just FYI.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited August 2010
    Mark, is that Audio Research amp in the demo room?

    LSiM series will continue with the same high-current amp 4 ohms requirements?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    They are supposed to be 6ohm for most of the spectrum but 4ohm nominal. This isn't a speaker for folks with low end gear since it's a flagship series.

    The gear was a Audio Research Ref5 for pre-amp, Audio Research HD220 hybrid amplifier....Pioneer Elite(?) as a transport only and a pretty nice DAC, of which I forget what it was.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2010
    Well, ill have to retract my earlier comment about not liking the looks on the prototypes.

    They ARE Sexy...

    Good Job Guys

    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited August 2010
    Those look pretty good - a lot better than the first pic would have led me to believe. Kind of reminds me of this:



    http://www.soundadviceblog.com/features/inside-polk-audio-a-visit-to-polk-audios-headquarters-in-baltimore-maryland/
    Display: Sony 42" LCD
    Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
    Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
    AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
    Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
    Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
    Fronts: NHT 2.5
    Center: NHT VS-1.2A
    Surrounds: NHT Super One
    Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited August 2010
    The new speakers look great and have a look to match their price. (I just hope their sound matches or exceeds it as well - I am sure it will)

    I know this is the LSi thread, but I read this in one of the linked articles
    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.

    I am super excited about this. Does anyone know if the dongle is a standard RCA plug that we can use with any subwoofer or does it have a proprietary end that limits its use to the new Polk subs? This will really allow us to put a sub anywhere in the room that it sounds the best without worrying about cable routing options. I will be purchasing a Transeiver and dongle combo as soon as they are released.

    :)

    I am very excited by the new polk lineup - Great job everyone.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited August 2010
    Very nice looking! I'm anxious to hear how they sound! Great job!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited August 2010
    Looks Great but I still prefer the old LSi look (i.e. wood sides)! But how it sounds is most important of all. Why are we going back to the past with the oval drivers? Any particular sonic advantage other than the smaller foot print for these oval bass drivers?

    Am I correct to think there are 4 ways XO in the tower series? Tweeter + Mid-Range + Mid-bass + Sub-woofer?
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,395
    edited August 2010
    Wow, the new line is sexy looking. I like the old line of LSi very much but with the grills off they kind of look like Soviet cold war military equipment in comparison with their highly functional down to business appearance. I'd still take them though.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    Generally, narrow cabinets image better due to less diffraction...and also have a better WAF.

    I'm looking forward to hearing them.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited August 2010
    Great looking and the press release really sounds like the engineering is a next step up from the current Lsi's. I could see a set of those towers making an apperance in my family room. Well thought out and well executed. Can't wait to hear them.
    Mains - LSi9's
    Center - LSiC
    Surround - pair of TL3's
    Amplification - Parasound 2125
    AVR - Onkyo 706
    CD/SACD - Onkyo DV-SP506
    SUB - MartinLogan Abyss
    55" Panasonic Viera TC-P55GT30 3D
    Bluray - DMP-BDT310 Panasonic
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Generally, narrow cabinets image better due to less diffraction...and also have a better WAF.

    I'm looking forward to hearing them.

    You also have more radiating surface area than a traditional cone driver. It's also why they used it in the subwoofers. As a general rule of thumb, the PR should be bigger than the actual driver. There's way more to that generic statement but it's what you'll see across the subwoofer series from Polk.



    There will be no powered subwoofer model in any of the lineups. As in, no more LSi25....thank goodness since it was awful.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited August 2010
    Wow. Looks like a lot of R&D and engineering went into all off the new offerings. Very impressed.

    Thanks Mark for posting all that info.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    Just finished reading the press release. Excellent job, it doesn't appear that any shortcuts were taken. These should be a nice step up from the current LSi's! Great job Polk!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited August 2010
    She's a beaut! Great job Polk Audio and thanks for posting the pic's. Can't wait to hear her sing.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited August 2010
    Where and when can I be able to audition one near Los Angeles?

    Do we know how much it costs yet? I don't think I would miss any powered subs in the Lsi25 too but it all depends who you ask.
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • love2listen
    love2listen Posts: 172
    edited August 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Just finished reading the press release. Excellent job, it doesn't appear that any shortcuts were taken. These should be a nice step up from the current LSi's! Great job Polk!

    Once they are released, it would be interesting to do an A/B comparison between the new LsiM and a modded Lsi, both from a Audio and Cost/Value perspective.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Do we know how much it costs yet? I don't think I would miss any powered subs in the Lsi25 too but it all depends who you ask.

    The MSRP costs are all in the press releases that other folks posted earlier. A couple pages back I believe....or here on the website, facebook, twice magazine online, etc etc
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited August 2010
    The new LSis are beautiful looking speakers. If the perfomance matches the looks, and they are indeed an improvement over the current lineup,they should be winners hands down. If they are all that...Polk should definitely be able to compete in the mid-high end market(based on the MSRP).

    Unfortunately, I am not in the market for new speakers right now. I am still looking forward to a demo. You never know...I may just have to liquidate the gear in the basement to pick up a pair...

    And no Russ...that does not include the RT400s.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited August 2010
    A 3-way bookshelf.....fascinating.....:p:D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Amherst
    Amherst Posts: 695
    edited August 2010
    I see the crossover contains a Zobel network.

    Wonder if this is ala a similar setup MIT is using with their speaker cables and does it take place the use of shotguns with these speakers?
    Parasound C1, T3, HCA-3500, HCA-2205A, P/DD1550, Pioneer DV-79avi, Oppo BDP-83, WD Media Server W/HDD,
    Dynaudio Contour 3.3, Dynaudio Contour T2.1, Polk OWM3, Polk DSW micropro 1000 (x2),
    Pioneer Kuro 50" Plasma, Phillips Pronto Control w/Niles HT-MSU.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2010
    The black LSi M's look a little too plain for me. The LSi Fx is the ugliest to me. But the cherry speakers look great. Great job Polk. Can't wait to see a cherry bookshelf. Cool pic of the slanted back as seen in the tower pic. This is mentioned in the press release.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2010
    Polk seems to have pulled out all the stops on these and addressed any of the shortcomings of the previous series. Though I've read the material on the Zobel network...it does not convey much to me (I'll only understand this 'better' when I 'actually' hear these--there's a limit to how much tech stuff I can process--and as we all know---it's in the 'listening in the end?).

    They're certainly one NICE looking set of speakers. I agree with Joe (HI) above...This should position Polk, nicely, within the mid-hifi domain and probably threaten some of the offerings that are even 2 or three times their costs. Although 4K is certainly beyond my means. The bookshelves will probably be (eventually) in my range. So I look forward to the demos.

    Kudos to the Polk Team!!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2010
    shack wrote: »
    The new LSis are beautiful looking speakers. If the perfomance matches the looks, and they are indeed an improvement over the current lineup,they should be winners hands down. If they are all that...Polk should definitely be able to compete in the mid-high end market(based on the MSRP).

    Unfortunately, I am not in the market for new speakers right now. I am still looking forward to a demo. You never know...I may just have to liquidate the gear in the basement to pick up a pair...

    And no Russ...that does not include the RT400s.

    I'll have the LSiM703, 706c & Wireless FX setup for your next road trip Steve. Bring your checkbook and you can go home with them :D
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    There will be no powered subwoofer model in any of the lineups. As in, no more LSi25....thank goodness since it was awful.
    Folks will be lining up for them now on Polk Audio Direct! I guess they'll be giving them away, huh? :eek:
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    Definitely seeing some influence from the Definitive Technology cousins, whether intentional, coincidental, (or not). Similarities and differences, too... Can't wait to hear them. These LSiMs really seem to be a giant step forward!
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  • Ric5811
    Ric5811 Posts: 400
    edited August 2010
    The big question is...how did they sound Mark?
    Polk RTi A7's FrontPolk CSi A4 CenterPolk Tsi 100's SurroundOnkyo TX-RZ50:)Oppo BDP 83 (Collecting dust)MIT Terminator 3 Speaker CableMIT Terminator 2 IC's (Oppo 2 chan)Signal Cable HT TWOEpson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080Hisense 55 U8GBelkin PF 60 Power Center
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