questions regarding LSIm703 speakers

aktnine
aktnine Posts: 1
edited December 2013 in Speakers
A friend of mine has asked me to purchase and install a sound system primarily for karaoke in his basement. my budget is $5000+. The room has 16 guage speaker wire, coax cable and a plug in wired to each of the four corners near the ceiling. I will be wall mounting the speakers. Will 2 of these speakers put out sufficient enough sound? I think four would be overkill but these puppies need to be able to go LOUD without sounding distorted. This dude is the kind of guy who wants and buys the best of the best so i can't dissapoint. Do you think these would be a good speaker for Karaoke? Also, the hookups for theses speakers, will 16 guage wire suffice? I'm not sure if the coax or speaker wire is the way to go. I will also be getting a high quality amplifier/reciever. Are these wall mountable? please give suggestions. Keith
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,391
    edited December 2011
    Karaoke and the LSiM-703? ... I hear the speaker ****, "No speaker for you!"

    I may not be up on the latest trends but karaoke and a fine speaker as the LSiM just seems wrong. Sorry to sound like a speaker snob but please tell me these will be used for a higher purpose such as the enjoyment of fine music listening.

    As far as mounting, the Polk Audio web site Tech Specs for the 703 says "speaker stands or shelf mount". Some Polk bookshelf speakers have a key-hole in the power port plate on the back for wall mounting. This usually isn't ideal sonically. I don't know if these do since I haven't seen a pic of the back. There are various wall mounts available for speakers of this size.

    Sorry if I offend on your first post here, welcome to Club Polk BTW, I am just envious.
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited December 2011
    Well, I'm going to play the role of "speaker snob" here too. The LSi/LSiM series really is too good for just karaoke; and, this is coming from someone who enjoys and participates in karaoke. I use some cheap Polk R150's with a sub for my karaoke setup and it works just fine and gets loud. Unless he will be using the speakers for serious music listening, I wouldn't bother with the LSiM series. If he wants extreme levels of sound then you're better off going with a decent/nice PA speaker such as JBL, or maybe a set of Cerwin-Vega speakers.
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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited December 2011
    careful as feedback from the microphone might wreak havok on the tweets :). For karaoke, go with some cheap pro speakers
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited December 2011
    Topper wrote: »
    careful as feedback from the microphone might wreak havok on the tweets :). For karaoke, go with some cheap pro speakers
    This is also a good point. Tweeters in pro speakers are designed to handle more power and abuse, which would also make them less likely to be damaged by high volume microphone feedback.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2011
    Personally I would suggest 2 pairs (or even just 1) of older vintage SDA speakers. They can take power for days and put out the tunes. For Karaoke they should work good I would think, but will let the SDA guys comment more.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2011
    Klipsch...... Loud, clean and very efficient. Very good for live music.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2011
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Klipsch...... Loud, clean and very efficient. Very good for live music.

    This suggestion is even better....
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited December 2011
    BeefJerky wrote: »
    This is also a good point. Tweeters in pro speakers are designed to handle more power and abuse, which would also make them less likely to be damaged by high volume microphone feedback.


    Agreed, but don't think for a second that Klipsch speakers can't get toasted in the same manner. Get pro speakers and be done.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2011
    Also look at JTR speakers. Pro designs for resident homes. They're capable of insane volumes and many use them for home theater

    http://jtrspeakers.com/home-audio/triple-12ht/

    http://jtrspeakers.com/home-audio/triple-8ht/
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited December 2011
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited December 2011
    I'd definitely go pro audio or at the minimum some Klipsch RB-81's and a good AVR.
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  • chriscorv58
    chriscorv58 Posts: 22
    edited December 2013
    Just my .02c I would look into klipsch rf7 II great sounding speakers for big impact. 2 10" ceremic woofers and a horn loaded tweater can find new sets on eBay for as little as $2k find a decient receiver and call it a day.
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