Polk Audio Christmas Karma

dorokusai
dorokusai Posts: 25,577
edited December 2012 in The Clubhouse
Stay tuned guys. I'm working with Polk Audio Engineering wizards Mark Suskind and Stu Lumsden to HotRod a pair of RTiA1 Bookshelf loudspeakers for a Free Xmas Karma. This will be exclusive to us here on Club Polk and you'll be receiving a very cool, modified Polk loudspeaker. I'll be doing the custom board work based on their recommendations by hand.

I've also spoken with Richard Colburn of Audience(Auricap) and they will be providing the components for the xover upgrade.

Audience supplied us with a power conditioner at the recent Capital Area Audiofest and it was absolutely wonderful and sonically a big help. I'll get more information on the exact model as I forget.

Hopefully this will get you guys excited and I'm looking forward to doing the build.
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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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2011
    sweet! consider me officially excited haha
    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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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited November 2011
    Cool, count me in, was looking for something to replace my Tad bookies anyway.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited November 2011
    Those would be very cool- looking forward to updates
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited November 2011
    Schweeeeeeet!!!!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited November 2011
    Sounds exciting to me Mark! Looking forward to it!

    Greg
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited November 2011
    Awesome!!!!
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited November 2011
    Wow, that is very cool!
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2011
    Not to change the subject, but is Mark Suskind related to erstwhile Dean (and Prof of Biology), the late Sigmund R ("Sig") Suskind of JHU? I am thinking that he might be.

    If I am just out in space - now's a good time to tell me so!


    Thanks. Cool concept, back on topic.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited November 2011
    Very cool!!!!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,008
    edited November 2011
    Are Canucks included?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    Willow wrote: »
    Are Canucks included?

    Of course.
    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 November 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Not to change the subject, but is Mark Suskind related to erstwhile Dean (and Prof of Biology), the late Sigmund R ("Sig") Suskind of JHU? I am thinking that he might be.

    If I am just out in space - now's a good time to tell me so!


    Thanks. Cool concept, back on topic.

    I'll ask...not sure.
    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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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited November 2011
    sweet...
    Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
    Receiver: HK AVR445
    Source: OPPO BDP-93
    HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
    2Ch system: MC2105, AR-XA, AR-2A, AR9, BX-300, OPPO BDP-83
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited November 2011
    Suhweeet
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited November 2011
    That's really cool. Can't wait.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Of course.
    Soooo excited and so IN! :cool:
    I'll be doing the custom board work based on their recommendations by hand.
    Don't forget to sign them! :wink:
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2011
    super duper cool.

    Thanks Mark for doing this for us!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,396
    edited November 2011
    in please!:cheesygrin:
    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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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited November 2011
    Polk Audio is simply da bomb
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited November 2011
    Awesome Karma for Sure!
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited November 2011
    Nice!
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited November 2011
    Very Cool!!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,148
    edited November 2011
    Definitely get the signatures and date 12/25/2011 on them. KOOL Kharma from you Mark, and your co-workers and friends!
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited November 2011
    This is awesome stuff. Can't wait.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2011
    Not only is this a neat Karma...I smell a possible Rti-A upgrade in our 'future', i.e. Rti-AM1s? It would be interesting if the mods ended up actually helping spawn a 'new' model!

    In any case, I really like my Rti-4s in the bedroom and would be only too 'happy' to have the upgraded/modded A1s replace them?

    Look forward to it!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,224
    edited November 2011
    Very cool Karma!!!
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,595
    edited November 2011
    I did not even know Polk gave out Karma at Christmas time. Too Kool! Happy Thanksgiving to all ..I am thankful for my family and job and everyone on this Polk Blog. Peace,Darryl
    MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited November 2011
    Gotta love polk , this is very cool.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    UPDATE: This is officially a go and they will also be autographed by the main brains behind the entire RTiA lineup, Stu Lumsden and Scott Orth, of the Orth Order Xover fame.

    Only the nerds will get the Orth Xover comment but needless to say, it's a new patented assembly by an in-house super nerd, Scott. You can read some of the data behind this in the product pages. The Orth in the generic writeup is an actual person that you can throw pencils and shoot spitballs at....how cool is that? If you want to know more about the Orth Xover, let me know.

    As if it wasn't already a neat pair of speakers, you get signatures of the actual designers!!!

    Hmmmm, I may have to see what else I can round up....maybe speaker cables? Maybe MIT speaker cables?....damn, after that I'll have to find some electronics. At that point I will probably be dead in the water as I only have connections for SOME things, not everything. I'lltry my best to make even more happen and make this an even better Karma but cannot guarantee this. Just the speakers and sigs alone are super exclusive, please get behind this guys....we're working very hard to make this happen.
    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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  • reeseecup01
    reeseecup01 Posts: 10
    edited November 2011
    Excitement was instantanious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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