lsi series

paymontana

I am thinking about selling my lsi speakers. They are killer for HT but they are just a hair too sharp for me on music. I have them powered by a 5125 B&K amp. Maybe it's just me. Has any one else had this problem maybe there is a solution. I have tried adjusting the treble nothing seems to help. I haven't heard any one else with this problem.If not they are going to Ebay. Sound is very opinionated. All suggestions are welcome.

CJ

F1nut

What is your source, wires, etc.? Does your area have carpet, hardwood floors?

fireshoes

A picture's worth a 1000 words...

Let's see the setup.

Frank Z

Details, We need some stinkin' details!!
Fireshoes is right, pic's would help also. If your speakers are sounding a bit bright I would consider some acoustic treatments first, no sense in throwing out the baby with the bath water! Have you taken a look here for some ideas on how to improve the "sound" of your room?

Sit back, relax, have a brew or two and spill your audio guts!:)

pjdami

PM,

Lots of good suggestions here. I do find it surprising that a B&K amp with LSi you find a hair bright. Of course as suggested above it would help us if you list your cd player, wires, and preamp that you are using.

I have ceramic tile in my living room and it was a challenge to get it to sound "listenable" in there with my LSi 15s. Some things that helped me are curtains, area rug, and leather couches. You may also want to try out some MIT or Transparent interconnects and speaker wire (start with ICs first) since these tend to not overaccentuate the music in the treble region. Other options include an external tube DAC for your cd player or a tube output cd player. I think there are a lot of things you can try before you ditch the LSi. If you do ditch them, what kind of speakers did you have in mind that would have "smoother" treble than the LSi?

Paul

RuSsMaN

Lsi and bright in the same sentence?

Just an unusual note, most often if there is a complaint, it's usually along the lines of not being *sharp* enough, being too laid back.

Cheers,
Russ

mantis

It's not the speakers or the amp,it's something else causing your sound to be sharp...Bright I will assume.

Above the gear,the room is the most common problem.

A agree with a pic.............lets see whats going on.

Dan

kureboy99

I agree, it sounds like something else in your setup. What kind of cables are you using (speaker, interconnects, etc).

I am running my Polk LSi9's in a 2 channel configuration with an integrated amp and they sound anything but bright.

Let us know what other goods you have in your setup so we can get a better picture and try and help you out more.

paymontana

I found the problem. It was my cd player.I just hooked up my new sony 5disc sacd player. WOW. I know sony isn't the best but for 230$ at CC it was a bargain. I now found what i was looking for. Warm as can be . I highly recomend a sacd player for anyone running lsi's it is almost a must to get the full range out of them.

Thank you
CJ


Ps. Pictures of my new set up comming soon. It is not the greatest but i'm impressed with the sound and picture

LuSh

I realize your into SACD but with limited selection you should consider spending a lil more on your source. The LSi's reveal great detail and if you spend a lil dough, perhaps a NAD 542 or or 3 series BEE cd player you will really hear what the LSi's are capable of with most popular music. I was using a Sony 5 disc SACD player and actually sold it in order to get a NAD 541i. The difference was staggering, perhaps more then the change in amps I made last year.

F1nut

And what Sony SACD was that? You want a really good Sony SACD/CD player you have to get the ES models. Both the 555ES and XA777ES are Stereophile rated Class A+.