Looking For FX1000 Pair

ToddMcF2002
ToddMcF2002 Posts: 4
edited March 2004 in Flea Market
Hi all,

I'm looking for a pair of FX1000's. I currently have a CS400 and RT55's for mains.

I was pretty bummed when I learned they were discontinued! If anyone has them and wants to part with them - please name a price. Black would be preferable but its not a hard requirement.

Thanks!
- Todd McFarland
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    They show up fairly regularly on eBay
    Rick
    HT+ Sunfire TG IV, Dual CG Sig II's, CinePro 1K2, Oppo 981, Audio Technica PL120, Polk SRT's & F/X1000's, Samsung 71" DLP
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by PolkWannabie
    They show up fairly regularly on eBay

    They do?
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  • Crystalclear
    Crystalclear Posts: 196
    edited March 2004
    Yaaa they do?????Wheres a link when you need one!:confused:
    Old School stuff
    Sunfire Theater Grand Processor
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 225x5 Amp
    Monster AVS 2000 Signature
    Polk RT800i's
    Polk CS400i
    Polk FX500's
    (2) 2700 watt Sunfire Signature Subs
    65' HDTV Mitsubishi Widescreen
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    There isn't an active pair there right this minute, but there have been several that have come and gone over the past couple of months.
    Rick
    HT+ Sunfire TG IV, Dual CG Sig II's, CinePro 1K2, Oppo 981, Audio Technica PL120, Polk SRT's & F/X1000's, Samsung 71" DLP
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  • ToddMcF2002
    ToddMcF2002 Posts: 4
    edited March 2004
    Well, I found a pair of the old FXi50's this weekend. They only have one 6.5inch driver but its the same one that's on my RT55i's and CS400i.

    The tweeter is different, but the timber seems to work with the rest of the system.

    I wish Polk would stop dicontinuing products so quickly. Those FXi5's (the replacement model) don't have the same frequency rating as the RTi6's they recommend for rears.

    Ideally, I want to set my crossover at 40Hz. The FXi50 can do that while the FXi5's are at 45Hz now (instead of 40Hz). That would have sucked because my next crossover is at 60Hz.

    The frequency ratings are probably optimistic, but I at least want *consistently* optimistic!


    - Todd
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by ToddMcF2002
    Well, I found a pair of the old FXi50's this weekend. They only have one 6.5inch driver but its the same one that's on my RT55i's and CS400i.

    The tweeter is different, but the timber seems to work with the rest of the system.

    I wish Polk would stop dicontinuing products so quickly. Those FXi5's (the replacement model) don't have the same frequency rating as the RTi6's they recommend for rears.



    - Todd


    Yeah... I wish Polk didn't change their models so quickly either. Then again their Rt series are in a highly competitive market that's also cosmetic and convenience driven.
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
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  • ToddMcF2002
    ToddMcF2002 Posts: 4
    edited March 2004
    Cosmetics are one thing, but they changed the frequency spec on the FXi5's. Maybe the 50's drivers are more capable. maybe the 50's never could reach 40 in the first place?

    Maybe its a misprint?

    Who knows! I paid the full FXi5 price. The new ones are better looking than the 50's but I just couldnt get over the frequency issue...
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited March 2004
    Ideally, I want to set my crossover at 40Hz. The FXi50 can do that while the FXi5's are at 45Hz now (instead of 40Hz). That would have sucked because my next crossover is at 60Hz.

    Todd:

    You should be running an 80 Hz xo for HT applications. Don't push your surrounds/center lower than that.

    Because the xo isn't a brick wall, the speakers will still see signal content below that, maybe down to 55-60 Hz; perfect for that size speaker.

    Doc
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • ToddMcF2002
    ToddMcF2002 Posts: 4
    edited March 2004
    I agree Doc. I just wanted the option to give it a try. Here is the whole system:

    BenQ PE8700 DLP2 Projector
    Yamaha RX-V2400 THX Reciever

    RT55i Mains
    CS400i Center
    FXi50 Dipole Sides
    RTi6 Rears
    Yamaha YST-SW305 Subwoofer (this thing is horrible!)

    I've demoed some higher end speakers, such as Martin Logan, Sapphire T3's, Klipsch stuff. Maybe I'm a meat and potatoes guy, but I can't hear an advantage over my Polks. However, I didn't try music since I'm 100% movies.
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