Bookshelf Speakers

patno13
patno13 Posts: 3
edited January 2013 in Speakers
Current Setup

Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR608

Front: Polk RT600i
Center: B&W HTM62
Surround: Polk FX300i
Sub: PSW350

I am looking to gain some floor space and replace my towers. In the past I was eyeing LSi9 but have been removed from research and demos for so long I am looking for input. I have a pair of Bose 301s I could use but I'm still looking for a better pairing. I've only had a chance to listen to MartinLogan Motion 4, B&W CM1GB and Polk tsi200. I was really impressed by the MartinLogans, I felt immersed in the music. I haven't heard, but I am interested in Polk LSi7 and RTiA3.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited January 2013
    Frys sells both, so you could probably demo them there.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited January 2013
    Move fast. Many Fry's stores are selling out their LIS7/9 demo speakers.
    I saw a set of lsi-7's for $180 with a couple of small marks. There were
    Lsi-9's at another store here in Dallas for $200, but those looked pretty beat up.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2013
    Keep in mind, bookshelf speakers need stands---which are usually as big a footprint as towers in the end.

    Just sayin.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,005
    edited January 2013
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Keep in mind, bookshelf speakers need stands---which are usually as big a footprint as towers in the end.

    Just sayin.

    Unless he's going to put them on a......bookshelf. :cheesygrin:
    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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  • timalan
    timalan Posts: 106
    edited January 2013
    yep, we've got our bookshelf speakers on bookshelves... deep, open-backed shelves, so resonance problems that you might have on some shelves aren't really an issue.

    Or some of the models do okay wall mounted...
    5.1 theater - Pioneer SC-07, Mirage OMD-CC center, 4 x Mirage Omnisats, Boston Acoustics VPS-210 sub
    2.1 living room - NAD 7400 integrated, 2 x Platinum Audio Duos, MIT Terminator4 cables
    2.1 bedroom- Arcam Solo, 2 x Mirage OMD-5's
    FOR SALE - Genesis Servo-10 sub, Genesis Servo-12 amp; Martin Logan Dynamo sub; Mirage MM-6 sub; Harman Kardon DPR-1001 7.1 receiver
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2013
    Who has books anymore...lot's of room for speakers, and who really needs those big book shelf speakers when you can use ear buds.:rolleyes:
    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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2013
    Welcome to Club Polk!

    Books? Yeah, I have a several thousand of those. Kindles, nah, maybe for a few works on the go. But if you really want to ponder life's great mysteries, you really do need a "library" and bookshelves ALL aroundl

    BTW, I'm not sure that you could fit an LSI-9 on any normal bookshelf. It's pretty DEEP (over 15 1/4")!

    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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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2013
    CNH, that's what i was thinking, lsi9's are pretty big, so i assumed he'd be stand mounting them.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • patno13
    patno13 Posts: 3
    edited January 2013
    There are shelves where Bookshelf speakers were before I moved in. The Frys by me does not have LSi7 to Demo. I have removed the MartinLogans from my list after a second Demo.

    $250 for Polk TSI200
    $400 for Polk LSi7
    $400 for Polk RTI A3
    $600 for Def Tech SM55
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,005
    edited January 2013
    Keep in mind chief, that any bookshelf speaker is going to need some room behind it if it ports out the back or it will sound boomy. If you have limited space in the rear, or the speaker needs to be close to the back wall/bookshelf/cabinet, look for a speaker that ports out the front instead.
    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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  • patno13
    patno13 Posts: 3
    edited January 2013
    Yes, I have considered that and I do appreciate the info.
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