LSi left me wanting more...
More time for listening to my music, that is. 
I took a gamble and bought a pair of LSi9's without getting a chance to listen to them first. I've been doing a lot of research and auditioned a few other brands (Klipsch, Vienna, Sonus Faber) but none of them had the sound I prefer. The Klipsch and Sonus were too forward, the Vienna's were close but cost a bit more than I was looking to spend. I'm not saying that any of these weren't very good speakers, they just weren't what I was looking for.
Well, frustrated in my search, I ordered the LSi9's figuring I could return them if I didn't like them. That, fortunately, was not the case. I love them!!! They have tremendous detail, great mids, strong bass...in fact I'm now thinking I may not need to hook up my sub.
What is amazing right now is the gear I am running these on. I read all the recommendations that the LSi series needs clean power. I actually ordered an amp already. But since the speakers came first, I decided to hook them up to my old H/K Receiver (60wpc @ 6ohm). I was thinking at best I would be able to break in the speakers while I waited for the real power to arrive.
The fact of the matter is they sound fantastic...even with what should be less-than-adequate power. I can hardly imagine what they will sound like when my separate amp arrives.
I took a gamble and bought a pair of LSi9's without getting a chance to listen to them first. I've been doing a lot of research and auditioned a few other brands (Klipsch, Vienna, Sonus Faber) but none of them had the sound I prefer. The Klipsch and Sonus were too forward, the Vienna's were close but cost a bit more than I was looking to spend. I'm not saying that any of these weren't very good speakers, they just weren't what I was looking for.
Well, frustrated in my search, I ordered the LSi9's figuring I could return them if I didn't like them. That, fortunately, was not the case. I love them!!! They have tremendous detail, great mids, strong bass...in fact I'm now thinking I may not need to hook up my sub.
What is amazing right now is the gear I am running these on. I read all the recommendations that the LSi series needs clean power. I actually ordered an amp already. But since the speakers came first, I decided to hook them up to my old H/K Receiver (60wpc @ 6ohm). I was thinking at best I would be able to break in the speakers while I waited for the real power to arrive.
The fact of the matter is they sound fantastic...even with what should be less-than-adequate power. I can hardly imagine what they will sound like when my separate amp arrives.
HT System
Mains: RTi70 bi-wired
Center: CSi40 bi-wired
Surround: FXi50
SVS 20-39PC+
Denon 3803
Denon 2200
2 Channel system
LSi15
Adcom GFP 565(Pre)
Adcom 5400
Mains: RTi70 bi-wired
Center: CSi40 bi-wired
Surround: FXi50
SVS 20-39PC+
Denon 3803
Denon 2200
2 Channel system
LSi15
Adcom GFP 565(Pre)
Adcom 5400
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Congrats Sully! The LSi9 are excellent speakers. Just wait until the amp arrives. The bass will blow you away. I didn't even use my sub most of the time I was using the LSi.
Maurice -
Sully,
That's great!! I went through the same thing when I ordered my Lsi's. I don't plan to upgrade for a long time. -
same here...was looking into B&W's as well as MonitorAudio speakers...then I went for broke and got the LSi9's...these puppies are here to stay
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I keep having people come over and ask "Where's your sub?" LSi9s are a sleeper speaker, for sure.
They crave clean, accurate power, not really lots of it.
Congrats! Go listen!LSi 9/C/FX
Arcam AVR-200 -
There ought to be a law "NO SUBS IN AUDIO-ONLY SYSTEMS."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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Thanks Guys!!!
I'll let you know the difference when the amp arrives.
This is a great forum... Always a lot of honest and very knowledgable advice.HT System
Mains: RTi70 bi-wired
Center: CSi40 bi-wired
Surround: FXi50
SVS 20-39PC+
Denon 3803
Denon 2200
2 Channel system
LSi15
Adcom GFP 565(Pre)
Adcom 5400 -
Originally posted by steveinaz
There ought to be a law "NO SUBS IN AUDIO-ONLY SYSTEMS."
Subwoofers can be used in music situations, why not? A properly tuned and setup subwoofer is able to blend in naturally with the sound.LSi 9/C/FX
Arcam AVR-200 -
Subs can be used, but I haven't heard one yet that recreates bass as it was recorded. There's too much over-emphasis. Very, very few musical instruments can reach below 40Hz, a good set of tower speakers can reproduce bass notes in this range, in a more realistic manner--of course some folks are bass-junkies; subs just aren't for me.
I can understand their use with small bookshelf monitors or a satellite type set-up; but thats about it. If your current bookshelf speaker dips into the 40Hz range, I don't see a need for a sub.
Of course this is all listener preference.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
