LSIM to be redesigned/tweaked?

plainoledave
plainoledave Posts: 408
edited August 2013 in Speakers
I was told by two separate salesmen that the lsim and rtia are both getting a redesign soon. What are the odds there is any truth to the lsim part? I can see the rtia as they've been out awhile but the lsims? seems a bit soon...
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  • Ocezam
    Ocezam Posts: 52
    edited August 2013
    plainoledave wrote: »
    I was told by two separate salesmen that the lsim and rtia are both getting a redesign soon. What are the odds there is any truth to the lsim part? I can see the rtia as they've been out awhile but the lsims? seems a bit soon...

    Agreed. But what do I know?
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited August 2013
    plainoledave wrote: »
    I was told by two separate salesmen that the lsim and rtia are both getting a redesign soon. What are the odds there is any truth to the lsim part? I can see the rtia as they've been out awhile but the lsims? seems a bit soon...


    Thats is little too soon, i thought its not yet widely spread in market yet.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,482
    edited August 2013
    plainoledave wrote: »
    I was told by two separate salesmen that the lsim and rtia are both getting a redesign soon. What are the odds there is any truth to the lsim part? I can see the rtia as they've been out awhile but the lsims? seems a bit soon...

    A tweak or two maybe, and perhaps a color change, but a redesign seems a bit much.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited August 2013
    Mid life refresh as they call it.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,206
    edited August 2013
    Honestly I don't think either needs anything but more color options.
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited August 2013
    nguyendot wrote: »
    Mid life refresh as they call it.

    I thought its just for cars.
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited August 2013
    mantis wrote: »
    Honestly I don't think either needs anything but more color options.

    Wish they had black... black would have been nice.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited August 2013
    A black piano gloss or wood grain finish is always a good choice. Since these are the most stylish cabinets they have made to date....I wonder how well a funky contemporary finish will go over? Something like the Sonus Faber Graphite?

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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited August 2013
    They really do....the black baffle and the mahogany look really dark (black/brown color) in the pictures guys have posted up. This flash side shot of the meaty 707 is about the most "brown" shot I have seen. http://cdn.avsforum.com/1/1f/500x1000px-LL-1fe92e80_LSiM707-side.jpeg

    Still, I love the color....something different than black...but in the dark family.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited August 2013
    I bet an all piano gloss black option would sell well. Piano gloss white would be cool too.
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited August 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    For all intents and purposes, they do.

    Thats more of a dark brown i was referring to full glossy black
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,828
    edited August 2013
    From the mahogany LSiM's that I've seen, the underlying tone is more purple than anything else.
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  • Sumerian
    Sumerian Posts: 490
    edited August 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    As I said in the other LSiM thread, they are essentially black with a hint of color to them. I've been sitting next to a pair of 705's 2 feet away from me all day. The light has to hit them just right to really bring out that warmth.

    Oh Ok... one more day i will get to see it first hand
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited August 2013
    this makes sense. maybe that is the big reason why they didn't exclude the lsim from the recent discount. Retail prices are kinda high. the midlife cycle version hopefully has a better powerport, instead of cheap plastic. Heck, my Lsi7 has a metal powerport in the back. the current "polk audio" logo is old. it makes more sense if it just says "polk", in case in the future Polk makes more than just "audio"
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