Polk LSiM at the Venetian - First look, only here!

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited March 2011 in Speakers
Ok guys / gals, I'll update the thread with some details after dinner, but here are some quick pics as promised.

I will say one thing, this was my first demo of the new LSiM, and everyone here needs to quit spending money on piddly this, tweak that. Suck it up, save it up. It's ramen and bologna time if need be, you're going to want them.

These are NOTHING like anything Polk has ever produced, period.

I'll get some better pics when I can. (flash off for some while press was demoing)

Cheers,
Russ
Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited January 2011
    My goodness, and I thought I will be able to enjoy my current setup in peace for a long while :biggrin: You devil you :biggrin:
    Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2011
    I'm really looking forward to these hitting the streets.

    Russ, if you end up with any of these at your place, you HAVE to do a demo for us locals...
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2011
    Great pics. The monitors are beautilful.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    There will be an open house, trust me - and possibly LSAF this year. I've even called in favors from high end manufacturers to borrow equipment to match up with them. My current gear is no where near good enough.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,468
    edited January 2011
    Holy Shiznit those are pretty... I look forward to hearing them on my new tubes.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • dcoil
    dcoil Posts: 153
    edited January 2011
    Is it true that Polk is giving away an LSiM system to each CP member who makes a post in January???:rolleyes:
    SDA SRS modded: X’ovrd, de-polyed, inductorized, interconnectorized, re-posted, dynamited, RDO’d, spiked, gasketed, ringed (Larry's), and grill cloth blinged! Done this on my own? Not a chance. Thanks to Raife and all who forged easy to follow upgrades. At least a 100% improvement in sound and my personal listening pleasure! :cheesygrin:Pass XP-10 preamp, Parasound A21 amp, Pioneer Elite DV-58AV (Ric Shultz modded), Audioquest Sky IC's, No longer need my Sunfire sub after mods...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,468
    edited January 2011
    I have not seen a pic of these with their clothes on. Do they have grills or do the tramps always run around naked?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,778
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the pics, Russ. The speakers look great and it's nice to see real jumpers for a change.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2011
    Those new LSi's are absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait for an opportunity to get my ears on some of them.


    I'm also really interested in the TL2/TL3.
    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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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Thanks for the pics, Russ. The speakers look great and it's nice to see real jumpers for a change.

    And NO terminal 'cup' anymore either. I hate plastic cups.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited January 2011
    They look amazing. I however am stuck with the "old" lsi's for a long long time...
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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited January 2011
    i think i'm in love. does polk take cars as trade-ins? :)
    50" samsung dlp
    receiver... pioneer elite vsx72txv
    front... polk tsi400's
    rear surrounds... polk tsi100's
    center... polk csi3
    subs... psw150..... 2 of them.
    surrounds.....polk owm3's
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2011
    gsxr141 wrote: »
    i think i'm in love. does polk take cars as trade-ins? :)


    Or how about a "cash for clunkers" program? I've got about 7-8 pairs of old crappy speakers, and a graveyard of old junk audio components...all just laying around not doing anything. I'd gladly send them to you in exchange for a big credit towards some new Polk merchandise.:biggrin:
    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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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited January 2011
    whatever it takes..................
    50" samsung dlp
    receiver... pioneer elite vsx72txv
    front... polk tsi400's
    rear surrounds... polk tsi100's
    center... polk csi3
    subs... psw150..... 2 of them.
    surrounds.....polk owm3's
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    The grilles are magnetic, no holes, pegs, nothing. Also, I learned an interesting GENIUS feature tonight - they have levelling spikes. THAT YOU ADJUST FROM THE TOP via an allen wrench. No more flipping the speaker upside down, then right side up, then upside down, or tiltling it slightly, doing the balancing act - no more.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    These are NOTHING like anything Polk has ever produced, period.
    Yet you can see some of the lineage. Sweet looking and a half...

    Russ,
    What's the official response to MSRP and timing questions?
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,468
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    The grilles are magnetic, no holes, pegs, nothing. Also, I learned an interesting GENIUS feature tonight - they have levelling spikes. THAT YOU ADJUST FROM THE TOP via an allen wrench. No more flipping the speaker upside down, then right side up, then upside down, or tiltling it slightly, doing the balancing act - no more.

    Now that's "Professional Grade" right there.:cool: To bad GMC has the trademark on that.
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    These are NOTHING like anything Polk has ever produced, period.



    Awesome features there Russ, and I have yet to hear them. I will take your word for it, but if you say they will take their place next to the SDA-SRS's as true flagships, I will take your word for it. I do look forward to auditioning them.:smile:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • raffi
    raffi Posts: 114
    edited January 2011
    Cool stuff, thanks for posting this.
    2 channel rig: MMF 2.2 turntable, Adcom GFP-715, Adcom GFA-555, Adcom ACE-515, Carver M-1.0t, Denon 5900 CD/SACD, SDA-SRS 2.3s (Zardoss modded), AQ Diamondback & King Cobra IC's and AQ Type 4 speaker cables

    HT rig: Panny 50" G20 plasma, Directv DVR, Insignia BRD/DVD/SACD/DVD-A, Denon AVR-890, Fronts: Polk Monitor 70's, Rears: Deftech Mythos Gems, Center: Polk CS1, Sub: Polk PSW-505
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited January 2011
    When will these be released?
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited January 2011
    Good looking LSI M's. It would be awesome if someone in DFW area could setup a demo. What does LSAF stand for?
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    There will be a DFW demo, and LSAF is LoneStarAudioFest.com

    Release date is coming up, I didn't get a firm date tonight - the towers are still prototypes but I think they are in or nearing the final stage.

    Bruce, the 'engine' is the key. The midbass, midrange, and tweeter in the bookshelf and two towers will perform identically. The tower options are simply for one to determine how much bass they want, for lack of a better term.

    You can't quote me, but I believe $1500 on the bookshelf speakers, then $3000 and $4000 on the two towers.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,468
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    You can't quote me, but I believe $1500 on the bookshelf speakers, then $3000 and $4000 on the two towers.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    Quoted!:tongue::wink:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Gracias, Russ... you have to be grinnin' like a kid in a candy store...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2011
    But are they at "Reference" level? :wink:

    Either way, I am upgrading my HT front LSi15s to the LSiM 707. Maybe after they are broken in I will move them to the two channel, and see how they compare to the PSBs since they are in the same price range. Just a little less expensive.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited January 2011
    Dear Russman,
    Thanks for showing me the speakers that will be replacing my current Lsi's in about 5 years. By then I should be able to sell a kidney, a young child, and my house in order to afford them. I should have enough money left to afford the "right" amplifier that all of us here at Polk Forums will be debating would sound best with the new LsiM's.
    The end.
    Sarcastically signed,
    Angelsfann02
    LIVING ROOM:
    Pioneer PDP-6070HD, Pioneer Elite SC-25, Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD,
    Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva USP-1, Polk LSI15's, Polk LSiC, Velodyne 12", Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears, MIT AVT Speaker Cables, Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects, Panamax M5300pm Surge Protection/ Power Conditioning
    BEDROOM: VIZIO 32" LCD, Pioneer Elite VSX-23txh, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, Parasound HCA-2205A, Mirage Nanosat Prestige Speakers 5.1, Mirage S8 Sub, Monoprice cables, APC Surge Protection.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited January 2011
    I'm stoked, the release is hitting my upgrade cycle near-perfect =) I need some new speakers and the LSiM bookshelves may fit the bill perfectly...

    Jason
    2-Channel - So far...
    Pre: Dodd ELP
    DAC: W4S-Dac2
    Source(s): Computer and Denon 2910
    Amp: Parasound HCA-1200II
    Speakers: LSi9s - Vr3 Fortress Mod
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited January 2011
    Wow, that is some minty sweetness right there. I love those binding posts too. Such beautiful speakers. I hope Future Shop someday gets into the LSi line so I can get my ears on these. (wishful thinking... i know *sigh*)
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited January 2011
    These look awesome, may have to make a trip up to Dallas for either the open house demo or LSAF.
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited January 2011
    I want them. The fire sale starts in 30 days.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2011
    They look even better in person.
    "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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