Anyone have the LSiM series speaker in the Upper Midwest?

HDTVAV
HDTVAV Posts: 80
edited March 2014 in Speakers
Hello:

I am really interested in the LSiM series speakers...

I am looking for a 5 or 7 channel set-up.

Does anyone located in the Upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois, etc.) have the LSiM 707/705, 706c, 703, 702 f/x) that they care to home demo for a fellow Polkie?

:)
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited March 2014
    Would like to hear a full set of LSiM's myself. Anyway, abt Electronics has an open box set of the 705's that they will demo for you. Also, this weekend is their customer appreciation sale...and they will offer a reduced price on items not it stock also.

    Might be of interest if you have not been following it:
    http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-audio-speakers/73340-official-3-000-speaker-evaluation-home-audition-event.html
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    WLDock wrote: »
    Would like to hear a full set of LSiM's myself. Anyway, abt Electronics has an open box set of the 705's that they will demo for you. Also, this weekend is their customer appreciation sale...and they will offer a reduced price on items not it stock also.

    Might be of interest if you have not been following it:
    http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-audio-speakers/73340-official-3-000-speaker-evaluation-home-audition-event.html

    As of yesterday, Abt only had one (a single speaker, not pair) of the 705 speakers to "look at" - but not hear.

    If you want to buy the speakers - you have to pay for them and Abt will order them for you...

    And yes, I am following that thread - waiting to see what they have to say about the 705.

    It would be nice to be able to hear a nice set that has already been broken in by someone near...
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    I'm in champaign, IL, with a pair of 705's but only the pair.
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    stretchl wrote: »
    I'm in champaign, IL, with a pair of 705's but only the pair.

    Hey! Thanks for the reply!

    Sure you would have to be all the way down in Champaign, wouldn't you? lol :)

    Did you happen to compare the 707 to the 705 when you were deciding on what speaker to get?

    Can you tell me what other speakers you looked at before deciding on the LSiM?

    I don't suppose they are the "midnight mahogany"...? :)
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,318
    edited March 2014
    I have heard the 707's and the 705's many times. If you don't have a large room for the 707's to breathe then you will not get the same dynamics they're cable of and would recommend the 705's
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited March 2014
    HDTVAV wrote: »
    As of yesterday, Abt only had one (a single speaker, not pair) of the 705 speakers to "look at" - but not hear.
    What? A single mahogany 705 right? No Polk Love? They did have the 703's at one time. Looks like they are a B&W store as it seems they have many of that product on display. So, from what I can see there are no shops in Chicago-NWI to listen to the LSiM's?
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    Hi, HD.

    I had the LSi-15's prior to the LSiM-705's. Before that it was Monitor 10B's, so I don't have a lot of experience outside of the Polk universe.

    I decided on the 705's because they were a lot less expensive than that 707's and after reading various reviews here I decided they were more suited to my needs, which is 2 channel in a moderately sized room.
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    WLDock wrote: »
    What? A single mahogany 705 right? No Polk Love? They did have the 703's at one time. Looks like they are a B&W store as it seems they have many of that product on display. So, from what I can see there are no shops in Chicago-NWI to listen to the LSiM's?

    Correct...

    No stores - none, zero, nada...

    :(
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    Can someone with the 705 please confirm the height including the stand, etc...?

    The spec says that the cabinet is 47" tall - but I assume that does not include the stand, etc? (since it says cabinet dimensions...)

    Thanks!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,318
    edited March 2014
    They are not really stands per say, as they are part of the porting design, and the dimensions are correct at 47"
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    They are not really stands per say, as they are part of the porting design, and the dimensions are correct at 47"

    OK, thank you very much...

    It is odd that they give the measurements of:

    Cabinet Dimensions:

    Height: 47"
    Width: 8 5/16"
    Depth: 14 3/8"

    And then give the "stand" measurements to make the Width and Depth larger...

    Footprint:

    Width: 9 1/4"
    Depth : 16 1/4"

    But for some reason the "stand" doesn't add any height....?
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  • HDTVAV
    HDTVAV Posts: 80
    edited March 2014
    nbrowser wrote: »
    The "stand" is the foot of the speaker, a means of making a bigger less likely to tip footprint, it's thickness is included in the overall height. Just that it's wider and deeper than the actual enclosure itself.

    OK, I got that:)

    So the 705 is 47" tall and the 707 is 51" tall...

    :)
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