First impressions Lsi M705
Well 2nd impressions as I did have them set up at the shop..
So I got them home hooked up to the main system running pure direct. Now I can see why these are Polk's flagship speaker series.
So seeing hows I don't have A & B switching to try and hear the difference between the 705 and the Rti a9. I figured the best way was to listen to some music on the 9's leave the settings the same and hear what the 705's can do with those settings.
The first thing was the bass, now the 9's are no slough but but the 705's seems effortless with bass response.
Next was the pure clean reproduction of music everything seems to sound so much more clean like it should like the speakers are not even there.
Sound stage is a lot bigger and finding the sweet spot was easy;currently I haven't done much in regards to placement, just plunked them down where the 9's were I'm sure as I play around and fine tune the placement it will only improve.
listening to Jimmy Cliff many rivers to cross pretty sweet..
Cheers
Roger
So I got them home hooked up to the main system running pure direct. Now I can see why these are Polk's flagship speaker series.
So seeing hows I don't have A & B switching to try and hear the difference between the 705 and the Rti a9. I figured the best way was to listen to some music on the 9's leave the settings the same and hear what the 705's can do with those settings.
The first thing was the bass, now the 9's are no slough but but the 705's seems effortless with bass response.
Next was the pure clean reproduction of music everything seems to sound so much more clean like it should like the speakers are not even there.
Sound stage is a lot bigger and finding the sweet spot was easy;currently I haven't done much in regards to placement, just plunked them down where the 9's were I'm sure as I play around and fine tune the placement it will only improve.
listening to Jimmy Cliff many rivers to cross pretty sweet..
Cheers
Roger
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Enjoy, you got a great deal.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Well 2nd impressions as I did have them set up at the shop..
So I got them home hooked up to the main system running pure direct. Now I can see why these are Polk's flagship speaker series.
So seeing hows I don't have A & B switching to try and hear the difference between the 705 and the Rti a9. I figured the best way was to listen to some music on the 9's leave the settings the same and hear what the 705's can do with those settings.
The first thing was the bass, now the 9's are no slough but but the 705's seems effortless with bass response.
Next was the pure clean reproduction of music everything seems to sound so much more clean like it should like the speakers are not even there.
Sound stage is a lot bigger and finding the sweet spot was easy;currently I haven't done much in regards to placement, just plunked them down where the 9's were I'm sure as I play around and fine tune the placement it will only improve.
listening to Jimmy Cliff many rivers to cross pretty sweet..
Cheers
Roger
Vinyl?
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CD, maybe one day I will go Vinyl.
Cheers
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CD, maybe one day I will go Vinyl.
Cheers
Roger
I did now I am thinking about rehab lol.
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What is powering the new LSIm's?
Congrats on the score BTW! I plan on purchasing LSIm's in about a year or as soon as I finish my degree.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant -
jeremymarcinko wrote: »What is powering the new LSIm's?
Congrats on the score BTW! I plan on purchasing LSIm's in about a year or as soon as I finish my degree.
Parasound 1500A
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Congrats on the new speaks, nice amp running them too. Rock on...HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
Had some time this evening to listen to the new speakers in HT and they blend very nicely with the Csi A6 almost seamless in fact very pleased,
I will probably pick up the big LsiM 706 one day but for now I'm more them happy with the new additions.
Cheers
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That's an awesome deal!! Congrats and enjoy...the 706 can wait.Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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I want a set of them, maybe if they have another F&F sale.
Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Well 2nd impressions as I did have them set up at the shop..
So I got them home hooked up to the main system running pure direct. Now I can see why these are Polk's flagship speaker series.
So seeing hows I don't have A & B switching to try and hear the difference between the 705 and the Rti a9. I figured the best way was to listen to some music on the 9's leave the settings the same and hear what the 705's can do with those settings.
The first thing was the bass, now the 9's are no slough but but the 705's seems effortless with bass response.
Next was the pure clean reproduction of music everything seems to sound so much more clean like it should like the speakers are not even there.
Sound stage is a lot bigger and finding the sweet spot was easy;currently I haven't done much in regards to placement, just plunked them down where the 9's were I'm sure as I play around and fine tune the placement it will only improve.
listening to Jimmy Cliff many rivers to cross pretty sweet..
Cheers
Roger
Cant go wrong with a Jimmy Cliff!
AMP/Pre Pro: Outlaw 7000x, Marantz AV7703
Speakers: Fronts:LSiM 705s/ Center: LSiM 706c / Surrounds: LSim 703s
SUB: Rythmik LV12R x2
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So I've had these for just about three weeks and I'm still in love with them. They are a pleasure to listen too as well look at(I have a swiffer on hand in case a speck of dust dares to land on them. The wife thinks I'm mad).
As for playback they are very good even great the only instrument they seem to struggle with a bit is the cello, for some reason on a long note it sounds like they just can't hold it together and I notice the faintest bit of distortion. Or it could be that that's a thing that a cello does as I don't listen to a lot of cello work.
The song in question is Bang Bang played by the 2 cello's a beautiful song sang by Sky Ferreira (written by Sonny Bono) and on some of the deeper notes I hear what I think is distortion or maybe I'm mad...
Cheers,Roger -
what album is that track on? I'm seemingly not able to find it...As for playback they are very good even great the only instrument they seem to struggle with a bit is the cello, for some reason on a long note it sounds like they just can't hold it together and I notice the faintest bit of distortion. Or it could be that that's a thing that a cello does as I don't listen to a lot of cello work.
The song in question is Bang Bang played by the 2 cello's a beautiful song sang by Sky Ferreira (written by Sonny Bono) and on some of the deeper notes I hear what I think is distortion or maybe I'm mad...
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Hmmm pretty sure it a pretty solid system good cable, source ect. And it's only one note that's in question.
I'm not even sure what other song i could play that would reproduce that note.
cheers, roger
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Oh man, I really like my A9's but musically there is no comparison to the LSi, or the LSiM series.Up
LSi15 LSiC - RX-V3000
Down
LSiM707 - 706c - 702f/x - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
Sim2 D60 - Dragonfly 106" Panny 500 -
During some Movie scenes I swear I've heard distortion (from the 5 1/4 driver) Not even playing too loud. I have some pretty dam good gear upstream. Friends haven't noticed, girl friend doesn't notice, I've accepted that it just sounds that way at that particular moment.2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
So it's the song or instrument to be exact not the speaker. I played it upstairs on the 7's same thing. So that's a relieve.
Roger -
The song in question is Bang Bang played by the 2 cello's a beautiful song sang by Sky Ferreira (written by Sonny Bono) and on some of the deeper notes I hear what I think is distortion or maybe I'm mad...[/quote]
what album is that track on? I'm seemingly not able to find it...
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by the 2cellos album in2ition
Roger
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I want to say maybe it's accuracy we are hearing? Tough to say isn't it?!2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
I want to say maybe it's accuracy we are hearing? Tough to say isn't it?!
I think you may be right sir.
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Are you sure it isn't something else in the chain?
So I checked every thing in the chain to make sure nothing was loose.
The chain is Lsim 705, Doug's Speaker cable 9 awg bi-wired, Parasound 1500A, Mitt IC ,Yamaha RX A2040, Mitt IC and a Cambridge Audio 650C.
But anyway I listen to the same song again when I was home for lunch and there it was. This evening I'm going to try and find some songs with the big bass string instruments.
I know it not a big deal and I'm probably putting too much thought and effort into it but it's nagging at me... it would be nice to confirm if it's the song or the speakers.
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So it's the song or instrument to be exact not the speaker. I played it upstairs on the 7's same thing. So that's a relieve.
Roger
I was too quick to judge last night, I think I really wanted to hear it (the distortion) because I didn't want anything to be wrong with the new speakers.
But listening carefully today at lunch to the Rti A7's I knew it wasn't distortion, when I went downstairs and played it on the 705 there's definitely something off with that note, maybe distortion is not the best description it it more like the note is not being played true but the strange thing is it just that note that draws my attention.
Now to be fair upstairs I played the song via spotify from the PS3,
and downstairs from CA 650C disk player that could be the reason?
I'm probably being too an@l as everything else I play sounds fantastic.
Cheers,Roger
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So it's the song or instrument to be exact not the speaker. I played it upstairs on the 7's same thing. So that's a relieve.
Roger
I was too quick to judge last night, I think I really wanted to hear it (the distortion) because I didn't want anything to be wrong with the new speakers.
But listening carefully today at lunch to the Rti A7's I knew it wasn't distortion, when I went downstairs and played it on the 705 there's definitely something off with that note, maybe distortion is not the best description it it more like the note is not being played true but the strange thing is it just that note that draws my attention.
Now to be fair upstairs I played the song via spotify from the PS3,
and downstairs from CA 650C disk player that could be the reason?
I'm probably being too an@l as everything else I play sounds fantastic.
Cheers,Roger
(Crosslisted with the favorite quote thread...)
"Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this."
"Don't do that."
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(Crosslisted with the favorite quote thread...)
"Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this."
"Don't do that."
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Trying to be a funny guy Mr. Kurt300?
Roger -
The song in question is Bang Bang played by the 2 cello's a beautiful song sang by Sky Ferreira (written by Sonny Bono) and on some of the deeper notes I hear what I think is distortion or maybe I'm mad...msg wrote:what album is that track on? I'm seemingly not able to find it...
Hey Roger, that's a pretty sweet piece. I think I've heard that before on a soundtrack.polk500 wrote:by the 2cellos album in2ition
At what time in the track are you hearing the troubling part? Curious to give it a listen myself.I disabled signatures. -
Hello MSG a little over 2/3 in when they go from strumming the cello's to using the bows and 75- 80 dB volume..
Cheers, Roger -
Ya I think you may be right Ken, my experiment last night wasn't ideal because of the difference sources, And as Mikey had pointed out the 705 are a more accurate speaker. So with being said I'm going to pour up a drink and listen to some tunes...
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I'm going to try out the 705's this weekend in the 2 channel system. Take them off the sunfire and feed them the b&k mono blocks. I would like to try out your tracks? But my 2 channel system uses a benchmark dac1 pre, no tone or bass controls, you get what you get. Somewhere to down load a nice copy?2 channel:
Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
Theater:
Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables. -
You have to listen to same source to compare. Spotify bitrate is 160/320 afaik vs CD should be 700+. Given the bass & treble comments it is likely the compressed version is slicing parts of your music.
