Show Me Your LSiM's!

Inspector 24

In the great debate of which finish to get, I haven't seen very many in room pictures of LSiM Speakers. I'm sure either would work in my room, but it's hard to tell just what the finishes look like from the product photos on the website. I'd love to see some examples of them installed to gauge what I'll like best.

So here's your chance to show off! Show me your LSiM's! Feel free to get closeups of the finish.

TIA!
Ryan

pretzelfisch

I find the mahogany very hard to photograph I need a much better light source to do it justice. http://www.avsforum.com/g/a/2219834/calling-all-polkies-official-polk-thread/ but in a darkened room it looks black.

leroyjr1

Cherry is my favorite.

cincycat13

I would need a softbox external flash to do this mahogany finish justice. I really like it. I am not sure how the LSi cherry compares to the LSiM cherry...but I placed it by an LSi cherry for reference.

Not great pix...but you asked

pretzelfisch

cincycat13 wrote: »

I would need a softbox external flash to do this mahogany finish justice. I really like it. I am not sure how the LSi cherry compares to the LSiM cherry...but I placed it by an LSi cherry for reference.

Not great pix...but you asked

What was your lighting source for this pic?

cincycat13

pretzelfisch wrote: »

What was your lighting source for this pic?

GE "reveal" spotlights and Nikon D100 built in flash.

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cincycat13 wrote: »

I would need a softbox external flash to do this mahogany finish justice. I really like it. I am not sure how the LSi cherry compares to the LSiM cherry...but I placed it by an LSi cherry for reference.

Not great pix...but you asked

Ahh nice! I see the left designation is still on the 9s. Wasn't placed there by mene

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By me either. Good ok iPhone submitted my message before I was finished. Haha.

Anyhow, looking good man!

Halen

enricoclaudio

Here my new LSiM setup:






Coming from RTi A9 and CSi A6 I can say that the improvement in SQ is HUGE for both Music and Movies!!!

Sumerian

enricoclaudio wrote: »

Here my new LSiM setup:




Coming from RTi A9 and CSi A6 I can say that the improvement in SQ is HUGE for both Music and Movies!!!

Wow! though i haven't seen many, that is the best shot i have seen ...

Funny i am also using same stand for center channel

Tornado Red

^ Aesthetically, that is one sweet looking set up. And I bet it sounds even better!

WLDock

enricoclaudio wrote: »

Here my new LSiM setup:

Very contempo looking space there. Love it! and I love the dark finish over the cherry. Always wanted a space/house like that. Well, would like and eclectic mix of older and newer....seen some designers pull it of in a pretty cool way.

mantis

enricoclaudio wrote: »

Here my new LSiM setup:






Coming from RTi A9 and CSi A6 I can say that the improvement in SQ is HUGE for both Music and Movies!!!

Very nice man. What are you driving them with?

Inspector 24

Great responses! From what I can tell the Mahogany disappears into a room a bit better, perhaps the better Home Theater speaker when you don't want to draw any attention to it? I do like how the Mahogany blends to the front face better, but the cherry sure does make the speakers pop!

The S.O. likes the Mahogany a bit more, the Cherry looks a bit too orange for her tastes, but she does love the cherry finish on the RTi's, she says they're a very pretty speaker. Anybody have a pic of them side by side?

Inspector 24

Oooh, found this one too, does seem awfully dark, perhaps better suited to a brighter room than a HT Basement?

enricoclaudio

mantis wrote: »

Very nice man. What are you driving them with?

Emotiva XPA-3 for fronts and center and the Marantz SR7008 is driving the two LSiM 703s

Sumerian

enricoclaudio wrote: »

Emotiva XPA-3 for fronts and center and the Marantz SR7008 is driving the two LSiM 703s

every thing looks very clean .. where did you hide the equipment?

Inspector 24

DSkip wrote: »

Again, if you haven't seen it in person, for all intents and purposes its a black speaker. The light has to hit it just right to bring out that warm tone, and even then, you're likely going to have to look very closely to see it.

This pushes me towards cherry.

nhhiep

the dark brown color looks black under normal home lights. I only see brown when I point the light directly to it. You see it brown from pics online because of the camera flash.
I don't like cherry because it stands out too much. My Lsi9s are cherry. Side by side, even my wife said the black color looks "classy". Unless all of your furnitures are cherry, then get cherry to match.

enricoclaudio

Check on my signature "My Multimedia Room Gallery". Those pictures are from the old RTi A system. I need to upgrade those pictures with the new LSiM system and the Marantz SR7008. Everything else stays the same.

Inspector 24

I have A9's in cherry already, do you have pics of them side by side?

enricoclaudio

Here my LSiM 703 rears on Ultimate MS-90/36 stands:

BlueFox

Inspector 24 wrote: »

Oooh, found this one too, does seem awfully dark, perhaps better suited to a brighter room than a HT Basement?

That is perfect for HT. You want everything dark except for the screen in a HT. I need to paint my walls a flat gray to reduce reflected light in my HT room.

Inspector 24

Enrico, Nice looking setup! More pics of the front view?? Those definitely do look black! I think I'm sold on the Cherry's.

Blue, I totally know what you mean. Adding a black sheet above the PJ screen made a nice improvement in picture quality, but as of now there's a quite a bit of reflected light in the room, and the A9's being cherry are the least of my problems...White ceiling and all.

Thanks everybody for your help! I think I've made my decision, Cherry it is! The S.O. likes the Cherry A9's, these should match well for it, and I really like how the cherry makes them pop compared to the ebony. Perhaps if I ever have need them upstaris where it's much lighter they'd be perfect.

Thanks again everybody! But by all means, don't hesitate to keep showing off your LSiM's, always fun looking at peoples setups.

Sumerian

enricoclaudio wrote: »

Here my LSiM 703 rears on Ultimate MS-90/36 stands:

Hi can you please let me know where did you get those stands? How are they fixed on to stands? wont they slip off the stands?

enricoclaudio

Sumerian wrote: »

Hi can you please let me know where did you get those stands? How are they fixed on to stands? wont they slip off the stands?

I got those at Amazon. Ultimate MS-90/36:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Support-Systems-Column-Monitor/dp/B005UUAOLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378005614&sr=8-1&keywords=ultimate+ms-90%2F36

http://www.ultimatesupport.com/product/MS-90-36B

Best speakers stands I ever had.

Sumerian

enricoclaudio wrote: »

I got those at Amazon. Ultimate MS-90/36:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Support-Systems-Column-Monitor/dp/B005UUAOLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378005614&sr=8-1&keywords=ultimate+ms-90%2F36

http://www.ultimatesupport.com/product/MS-90-36B

Best speakers stands I ever had.

Thanks a lot for the details...

They are gorgeous.... So you just left on those ruber grips?

WLDock

Sumerian wrote: »

So you just left on those ruber grips?

Of course he did, those are the decouplers and sound isolators...these are studio stands...vibrations are a bad thing! http://www.ultimatesupport.com/video_ms-90.php

enricoclaudio,
What camera are you using? I'm guessing a digital SLR? Your pictures are nice and have great resolution.

Sumerian

This speakers are too heavy for surrounds ... if not screwed to the stand, i am afraid they keep falling off

pretzelfisch

Sumerian wrote: »

This speakers are too heavy for surrounds ... if not screwed to the stand, i am afraid they keep falling off

The top plate is huge on that stand, I don't think you need to worry until there is an earthquake.

enricoclaudio

WLDock wrote: »

Of course he did, those are the decouplers and sound isolators...these are studio stands...vibrations are a bad thing! http://www.ultimatesupport.com/video_ms-90.php

enricoclaudio,
What camera are you using? I'm guessing a digital SLR? Your pictures are nice and have great resolution.

Nikon D5100 and Nikon D7100