For those of you thinking of showing off your lSI's brirthday suit

logo896
logo896 Posts: 322
edited January 2012 in Speakers
Just thought id post a few pictures on here I know others have done it before but having the LSI speakers without their wood is the best mod ive ever had. Ive had both the cherry and the ash and neither compliment my black furniture well. The Polk ebony is too purple for my taste. Just a quick pic of some 9's and 7's.


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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2011
    Those sure do look sexy. Too bad its not an option for me with the LSi 15's :eek:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • logo896
    logo896 Posts: 322
    edited December 2011
    Yes but with my b&k 200.3 andand svs they sound solid. Thank you though.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2011
    Love the woodless sides. Polk should've offered this option.
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited December 2011
    Just beware that you should not try this with the newer LSi's that don't have the beveled edges. They apparently used a very strong glue (instead of tape), so you will ruin the sides if you try to remove them.
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  • newsman
    newsman Posts: 203
    edited December 2011
    It's not even that. Newer LSi have real lacquer finish, but the area under the wood is not finished. So even if you manage to remove the wood panels, you'll end up with ugly sides instead :)
    Personally, I like the wood panels on LSi's. But they should've bolted them to the sides, instead of gluing, for a better bracing.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited December 2011
    Very cool looking. Elegant even...
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2011
    I don't know. I sort of prefer my LSis with their cherry wood finish. Tearing off the sides makes them look diminutive and, frankly, "cheap". Also, is that wood nothing but decoration...does it have absolutely no effect on cabinet resonances? Hard to believe Polk added that much "weight" for "nothing"?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2012
    Actually as an advanced woodworker I would take the adhesive/glue route over the screws. I think the boys @ polk got this right as the adhesive attachments will not rattle loose and will become a part of that which they are attached effectively making a pair of 3/4 inch panels become one "solid" 1.5 inch panel. Wish I could learn more about water rings on veneer tops of SDA's.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • logo896
    logo896 Posts: 322
    edited January 2012
    Well I do love the look of them without wood. There up for sale in the gourmet if your interested.
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