I bought some 50% clearance EMPTek E55TI towers and E55CI center today...

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  • GFOviedo
    GFOviedo Posts: 353
    edited August 2013
    Anymore updates as to how these speaker sound compared to the Monitor 70's?
    AVR: DENON X4000
    FRONT L/R: ARX A3RX-C
    CENTER: ARX A2RX-C
    SURROUND L/R: ARX A3
    SUBWOOFER: PSA-XV15

    SERVER: UNRAID 15TB
    MEDIA PLAYERS: DUNE SMART SERIES D1
    HDTV: VIZIO M601D-A3R
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  • Polk&Beans
    Polk&Beans Posts: 94
    edited December 2013
    Funny how some things circle back to here...

    I am really intrigued by these EMP's also.

    http://emptek.com/e55ti.php

    I can see a couple of ring radiators replacing the stripped-down version of the Parts Express Dayton dome tweeter

    http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...eeter--275-140

    with a simple, and independent 3rd order XO, new terminal cup for bi-wiring the tweeters separate from the OE XO...

    I am also intrigued by these JBL's…

    http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/906jbl/
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited December 2013
    Pretty funny how long this thread has sewn it's course so to speak. I hope slammin86 likes and loves his speakers.Yes they are his speakers and if he thinks they sound better and are a better bargin than what he had before all power to him. You guys know me by now, I have zero experience w/ Polk products until I got the vintage SDA 2bs so I have nothing to compare to or complain about.I do have 1 question on page 5. He shows the back and complains he needs some kind of mounting device to hang the things.Then he attaches his own bracket.What's that gold hole above the terminal cups for.I thought maybe a threaded recepticle for a swivel mounting bracket but I could be wrong, I really don't know what it is.I'm also in the camp of not liking black gloss piano finish.I have them on my Klipsch smalls but anything else in the house are real wood finish. DCM socks don't apply but do have darker oak tops, ADC303ax dark walnut, and dark walnut tops for the 2Bs.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • drselect
    drselect Posts: 664
    edited December 2013
    leftwinger57 wrote: »
    What's that gold hole above the terminal cups for.I thought maybe a threaded recepticle for a swivel mounting bracket but I could be wrong, I really don't know what it is..
    I checked out EMP web page and they sell a mounting bracket that can be used with that "threaded recepticale".
    http://emptek.com/images/Manuals/SpeakerBracketInstr.pdf
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited December 2013
    Well at least I didn't embarass my self w/ my conclusion of what that hole was for.Another conclusion I came to after reading this entire thread is that I really did not ever think these were "White Van Speakers" reason being most do not show any facility at all and any other of their products. There are a few here who are so Polk loyal they I think refuse to believe that a bargin w/ another brand can be bought at a susbstantial savings. To them spend your cash your way and let the op or prospective customers check out what they are buying for themselves w/o knocking the sh&t out of them.I'm kinda lucky I think not hearing much of the Polk line but I do know Klipsch smalls killed their equivelant at the time and again speaker selection is very,very subjective.Most here bash Bose and rightly so for what they charge and what you get in return but on a few ocassions they had a good speaker like the 601.yes, 30 years ago but so do Polk w/ their 26/27 y/o SDAs.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • incloud
    incloud Posts: 93
    edited December 2013
    Any more feedback on these speakers by EMP? I'm tossing between a set of RTI a series and the EMP. Love the 31" center channel and their finish but at new price the sets are about the same price. Love to hear from those with experience. Thanks!
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2013
    Congrats to slammin for getting such a nice looking pair of speaker for such a low price. Add to that the fact that he greatly prefers them to his previous speakers and it's an unqualified success story. Bravo!

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • vinyladdict
    vinyladdict Posts: 32
    edited December 2013
    If you bought them and are happy with them that's all that counts . You don't need affirmation from anyone else but yourself.
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  • incloud
    incloud Posts: 93
    edited December 2013
    Yeah! Congrats to Slammin but does anyone else have an experiential view on these speakers?
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