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drknyht
drknyht Posts: 31
edited March 2011 in Speakers
As I am very new to home audio, I have a few questions but will only ask the one for now. What basically is the difference between an "i" series and a "non I" series? For example f/x500i versus f/x500. Thanks
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2011
    Accoring to the polk product page, there's no such thing as an f/x 500. So the difference is just whether someone included the "i" when they typed the name.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2011
    The i stands for improved.

    Those models usually have real wood veneers, upgraded woofers (blue vs black is the identifier) and apparently the crossovers were further tweaked to improve the tri-lam tweeter.
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  • drknyht
    drknyht Posts: 31
    edited March 2011
    quad here's a link to an ebay listing for the fx500 (no "i"). I contacted the guy and asked him if they were fxi and he said no, just fx. The pic on the back of it says "fx500". However I know there are fx500i versions out there.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-FX-500-Rear-Surround-Speakers-Bipole-Dipole-/290543844324?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item43a5c33be4

    Vr, does it at all have an audible impact in the sound when being heard by the untrained ear lol?
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited March 2011
    IMO, you're not going to notice any difference in the "improved" tweeter since it's a surround speaker. If the price stays below $175 on that auction then you're set. The shipping fee seems incredibly low too. The FX500's are incredible surround speakers. Get them and enjoy them.
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  • drknyht
    drknyht Posts: 31
    edited March 2011
    Thanks HT I just found some locally on cl that are $175 so I'll get it to $150 or so and pick them up!
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  • ShadowTowel
    ShadowTowel Posts: 89
    edited March 2011
    Great deal!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited March 2011
    I loved my fxi3 and sold them for next to nothing ...silly me
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