new LSi owner's manual input sought

Scott O

Hi everyone,

We here at Polk Audio are in the initial stages of developing an owner's manual for the new LSi Series, and we'd like your input on the content.

I've attached an outline. Feel free to suggest content you think vital to supporting LSi customers.

And thanks for your support.

Best,
Scott O.

Vette C6.r

I think it is missing a picture of the new LSI's. hehehehehe

TECHNOKID

Scott O wrote: »

Hi everyone,

We here at Polk Audio are in the initial stages of developing an owner's manual for the new LSi Series, and we'd like your input on the content.

I've attached an outline. Feel free to suggest content you think vital to supporting LSi customers.

And thanks for your support.

Best,
Scott O.

- in "room set-up" add speaker positionning techniques and recommendations for this specific speaker (or is it part of accoustic shaping?).

- In "demo recommendation" you could suggest best music to do so or if viable for Polk, include a demo CD of Polk favorite tunes for efficient / "WOW getter"

Yet Polk has provided very user friendly, easy to read and well documented (including diagrams) of suggested set-up. However, many of us are technically inclined so I would suggest people that aren"t so technically inclined to provide their own feed back on what they may find ambiguous. To be effective, user manuals should be short and to the point while being clear enough (in info and language) in order to be foolproof (menaning someone that never touched a speaker in their life should be able to perform the task easily in the shortest amount of time).

- Maybe at the end of the detailed set-up a simple quick set-up guide (short version SOP)?
- Oh, don't forget to include the picture of the opened guts of the Lsi.

BTW, I really like the step by step detailed sections Zero is proposing. Such description makes the company look that much more proffessional even before the user has connected his new Polk speakers.

Two thumbs up for Polk attention to even the smallest details!

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to voice and participate!
TK

Erik Tracy

I'm an impatient engineer.

A manual for me would start with:
* Thank you for buying Polk and some happy words about the quality/construction of the new speakers
* What is needed to hook up the speakers: a description of the minimum requirements to hook up the speakers: minimum wattage, ohms, gauge of wire perhaps, etc
* How to hook up the speakers and correct placement (is there a left and right as with the old LSi line) w/ some example wiring diagrams, make sure of wiring L/R speakers in phase, etc
* How to determine if they are functioning properly
* Then go into getting the most performance out of speakers with placement, room acoustics, external amps w/ example wiring diagrams
* Specs
* Warranty
* Contact info, Forum Link for additional discussion

messiah

Looks good so far. I think the addition of a glossary of audio terms might be a nice idea for those who don't spend way too much time on audio forums

fishbones

Nice job Zero!

I would add in the placement category...ideal listening position (in height)...ear at tweeter level, below, above, angling w/spikes?... Especially for the bookshelf models, so consumers know what optimum stand heights to get for their listening position.

TECHNOKID

messiah wrote: »

Looks good so far. I think the addition of a glossary of audio terms might be a nice idea for those who don't spend way too much time on audio forums

Actually, not a bad idea. That shows Polk is going behong his mendate to provide affordable speakers, training and info packages are always seen as positive.

[QUOTE* Contact info, Forum Link for additional discussion
][/QUOTE]IMHO, this should be part of every Polk user manuals / documents and should be flagrant as it is good marketting for Polk and incite users to actually be part of the Polk community, not simply users. This reflects Polk's passion for the speaker business, not simply a sale, the consumer can hardly forget about Polk after his purchase, it intices belonging and loyalty.

devani

please put minimum power and recommended power requirements....somewhere in the electronics and HT receivers....

link to polkaudio forums so the new LSi series owners can learn in-depth about the community...

TECHNOKID

I'd suggest you drop the notion of a printed manual and instead have a Web 2.0 style online experience for new owners.

I definitely do not agree with that statement. You provide good ideas in your thread but dropping the hard copy user manual is a no-no IMHO. You can't force people down a route, you can propose it but you have to have the options and let them decide. Owning audio speakers and being connected are very but very different things.

dorourke07

I agree with having a quick set up guide, let the audiophiles get going quickly. For the rest of us pictures & diagrams are a must. There are plenty of people who will not understand the terms and directions and will follow the pictures. This is a great chance to develop the customer and their improved knowledge will improve their listening experience.

messiah

anonymouse wrote: »

Look, the owners of this series are 99% going to be folks who are high income and connected. I'd suggest you drop the notion of a printed manual and instead have a Web 2.0 style online experience for new owners.

In the box, simply include a 1 page quick start poster, and a link to the address for the online experience.

And what would the 1 page start poster say? "For those of you who have never owned speakers before, connect the positive to positive and negative to negative"? :rolleyes: Just sayin' lol

The internet already exists for us all, and there's really no need to prompt someone to go use it when they just bought your product. To me that's like a big FU. Maybe the web address could be www.youjustdroppedfourgrandonnewspeakersandweweretoocheaptogiveyouanicemanual.com

If you just bought a new luxury car, I'm sure you would expect a nice manual, and not just a 1 page start up sheet with a web link.