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

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited January 2011
    My pants are going CRAZY.....

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited January 2011
    These and tubes!:eek:

    I have to go change my underpants...:redface:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited January 2011
    Nice to see Polk back into high end. Have to agree with Russ's comments though. Don't expect to hook these bad boys up to a midline receiver and expect greatness. Higher end speakers in general will display all your systems faults including source material. Just curious if these will be available to demo at the usual polk outlets ? Kudo's to Polk for hitting one out of the park.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    TroyD wrote: »
    My pants are going CRAZY.....
    Like that's something new?


    Russ,

    Interesting post expanding upon your inital impressions... As you have time...

    For us "spec"-ies in the crowd... what's being quoted for the main ones, i.e., -3dB FR, efficiency, nominal impedance.

    I also read Roamingrasta's post with interest. What are your impressions of:
    - imaging/ staging? are they placement finicky?; and
    - versatility across musical genres? acoustic vs. electronic?
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2011
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    - versatility across musical genres? acoustic vs. electronic?
    What does that have to do with specs?
    "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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  • stillen
    stillen Posts: 43
    edited January 2011
    High end gravy to Polk on this they look spectacular !

    I read where they were set for release next month.
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  • PoLk FaN
    PoLk FaN Posts: 81
    edited January 2011
    thanks for the pics! they look very nice
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2011
    tonyb wrote: »
    Nice to see Polk back into high end. Have to agree with Russ's comments though. Don't expect to hook these bad boys up to a midline receiver and expect greatness. Higher end speakers in general will display all your systems faults including source material. Just curious if these will be available to demo at the usual polk outlets ? Kudo's to Polk for hitting one out of the park.

    Are these considered high end?
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2011
    Man, Polk seems to be really playing hard to the audiophile market here. I love all the luxury upgrades added to these speakers. And, I can't wait to see how the new midrange driver integrates with the highs and lows.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,468
    edited January 2011
    anonymouse wrote: »
    I may have missed this in the many threads, but has MSRP been announced?

    It is currently covered by a "don't ask, don't tell policy". This will soon be followed by an "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" policy. :biggrin::wink:

    I can't wait to hear them.
    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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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited January 2011
    Nobody ever read what I post but they are $2000 ea.
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    don't expect to hook these to your Adcom or what not - not knocking any gear, but it's a fact, you MUST have a level of fidelity in your back end before you even attempt to get these speakers to do what they are capable of doing.

    So you're saying I need to bi-amp my GPX with Monster wire? :biggrin:
    65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2011
    In ! :biggrin:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,778
    edited January 2011
    anonymouse wrote: »
    What are $2000 each? Which model in the lineup?

    There's only 10 threads with the prices listed. :tongue:

    LSiM 707 Tower Speaker ($1,999 each)
    LSiM 705 Tower Speaker ($1,499 each)
    LSiM 703 Bookshelf Speaker ($1,099 each)
    LSiM 706c Center Channel Speaker ($1,099 each)
    LSiM 704c Center Channel Speaker ($699 each)
    LSiM 702f/x Bipolar Surround Speaker ($749 each)
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Face wrote: »
    What does that have to do with specs?
    Try reading my entire post...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2011
    The LSiM's are very lovely looking....can wait for some actual reviews ... a lot of coins involved .I would certainly have to GRADUALLY update my low-fi stuffs but ya gotta get the speakers first RIGHT ??

    Also , will Polk discontinue the lsi's ??

    The 707's look really beefy , weight ??
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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited January 2011
    polk_bookshelf.jpg

    polk_grille.jpg

    polk_floorstander.jpg


    "...I found it hard to believe how close the LSiMs are to the competition at a fraction of the price."

    http://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116&catid=57&Itemid=86
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,778
    edited January 2011
    Man, those bookies are sexy!!!



    Also , will Polk discontinue the lsi's ??

    That's a given.
    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."

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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited January 2011
    The article also indicates that the pricing starts at $1,500 for the bookshelfs
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    Looks like what Russ said buzzed way way over the tower.

    C is for Cookie!!

    RT1
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Man, those bookies are sexy!!!
    +1... has to be a mated sub somewhere in the future.

    But those oblong woofers in the tower are kinda freakin' me out...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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    "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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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited January 2011
    The oblong woofers are used to keep the speaker cabinet slim.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    Libertyc wrote: »
    The oblong woofers are used to keep the speaker cabinet slim.

    Correctamundo.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited January 2011
    That amp looks familiar.
    -Kevin
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited January 2011
    Towers, have to go with the Towers. I can't see messing with a sub or using them for HT.
    Mains - LSi9's
    Center - LSiC
    Surround - pair of TL3's
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,340
    edited January 2011
    I have my fingers crossed when I demo these that they will be ideal pairing these with some nice monoblocks and room treatments.
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • Kchill
    Kchill Posts: 262
    edited January 2011
    Ok I got 6000 in tax returns this year....put the full package together...well at least tell me where to start...I want the bookshelves but how do I drive everything? How will you guys drive these? What sub to get?
    Retired Onkyo 520 (returned broken HK 247)
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    CSi3
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    Ramp up guys and gals.

    But on another note, not one, I mean ONE friggin' member needs to think the 9's, or 15's or whatever they own now are 'not worth it' in the least. LSi7? There will never be another, closest being the TL3 Blackstone. Keep them. Cherish them. GREAT speakers, and the foundation for what Polk is laying down now.

    I'm still trying to get a hold of a pair of 9's, I LOVE that speaker, and honestly - although the new LSiM is the goal for the reference rig, I still want the 9's, and that amount of 'forgiveness' that they have for the bulk of my music collection.

    These new LSiM series are insane, I simply cannot wait for the forum to start getting their ears on them.

    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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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited January 2011
    yo RUSS theres a ton of info out there on the LSiM from CES but we aint hearing much about the other gear they were displaying !! Tell us about the TL3 and the new Surroundbar demo will ya :). I'm almost as excited about those as I am about the LSiM :)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    It would be interesting to see in what ways the sound of the towers has changed since the tweaking done after PolkFest. Since Russman was not there is there anyone from Polk at CES who heard the before and after, because it was already clear at PF that these speakers are quite articulate and detailed but some of the SDA crowd still felt they weren't quite all there 'yet'.

    The other question would be who their 'target' market is if, indeed, such a high level of equipment is necessary. I wouldn't say that we ran them with EXTREMELY High End components at the Fest...but certainly very very good pieces and they still sounded very 'good' indeed, and were not 'that unforgiving'?

    So I guess, what I'm saying is that I'm not following some of the review above.

    But then again, I haven't heard the final product.

    cnh
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