LSi15 vs Lsi25

villian
villian Posts: 412
edited April 2014 in Vintage Speakers
Has anyone here heard both, or have an educated opinion on both? I'm in the market for either/or, just not sure about the bass rsponse or output on the 15 vs the 25.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited March 2014
    Personally, I would do the 15s and upgrade the woofers to DB840 SVCs.

    I have both...have used both in my HT...and have ultimately settled on the 15s for my current setup.
    The 25s are in storage though and will be used when we build. The 15s were just much easier to get dialed in where I have little to no room treatments.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited March 2014
    I personally owned the LSi15's due to at the time I didn't want another powers tower. but I did some side by side comparisons and the LSI25's absolutely sound better IMO.
    The LSI25's seem to have a better mid range. Not to mention the LSI15's in stock form have pretty weak woofers while the built n subs are damn good in the 25's.

    If I had to do it over again I would get the LSI25's.
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  • jmcguire51
    jmcguire51 Posts: 25
    edited March 2014
    LSi25's are far superior imo....go for it and pull the trigger!
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited March 2014
    The problem with the LSi25 is the subwoofer amplifier... Sub amps as a whole don't seem to last long and when they die, they are usually unrepairable. I would rather get the LSi15 over the LSi25 for that reason alone...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited March 2014
    I'll agree with Jon....hate self powered towers. A good sub with a passive speaker will be miles better than those built in subs/amps. Did I say "miles" ? Light years better.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited March 2014
    I own the 25's and have heard the 15's many times. Like Jon & Tony above I have the same opinion. If I was going to do LSi series all over again I would run LSi9's and a pair of 10" subs.

    That being said I would actually run LSiM 705 and be done
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  • villian
    villian Posts: 412
    edited April 2014
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    I own the 25's and have heard the 15's many times. Like Jon & Tony above I have the same opinion. If I was going to do LSi series all over again I would run LSi9's and a pair of 10" subs.

    That being said I would actually run LSiM 705 and be done

    What are the benefits of the LSiM 705's?
    Too many good quotes to list..waiting for some fresh ammo. :)
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