LSiM703's or 705's?

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    imsjry wrote: »
    Now what the heck to do with the RTi12s when sales like this are going on?!

    Help and friend or family member get a system started...congrats on new speakers

    That's what I do with my old gear, I just give it away to someone who will enjoy it.
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  • tlainhart
    tlainhart Posts: 66
    Great deal.
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  • Rich502
    Rich502 Posts: 146
    imsjry wrote: »
    Got them for $999.00!! Can’t wait to hook em up. Thanks for all the input folks.

    Congrats, that’s an incredible deal. Let us know how you like them compared to your RTi’s once broken in.
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    So how long would you say the break in period is in hours?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,953
    100-200, but you will start seeing positive changes from 10-50
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  • sponger
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    I can't believe I missed it before, but I just noticed Miles there in the corner. His trumpet is going to sound real sweet through those speakers. Congratulations and remember to post pics. The LSiM will look great in that living room.
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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 325
    Looks like it's been a couple of weeks. Any update? First impressions?
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    edited January 2019
    Hi all!! So I’d say I have about 50+ hours on them and I’m very happy! Only negative is there is a crackle on one of the tweeters on certain songs (Madonna’s “Ray of Light” can recreate every time). Polk is sending me a replacement tweeter no questions asked.

    Compared to the RTi12s the 705s are much more refined and smooth sounding, in the best way! I will say the RTi’s seemed to handle harder rock better (Hendrix, Rush) due them sounding so aggressive in general. Jazz and acoustic guitars simply sing on the 705s!

    Now I’m having a crisis wondering if I’m making a mistake using my old Kenwood KA8004 as the pre to drive my B&K but that’s trial and error for another time. I would ask for some recommendations for standalone Preamps but my budget now is limited. Overall I’d say I made a big musical improvement with the 705s from the RTis.

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    They may do even better if you can pull them farther away from the front wall.

    Also, I would agree that when your budget permits, new/different preamp would be in order. Plenty of time, don't rush it. Enjoy the 705's!
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  • pawelmwo
    pawelmwo Posts: 137
    Do folks usually listen with the speaker grill off? or is that just for picture taking? I notice a lot of those type of shots go up.
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  • Clipdat
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    pawelmwo wrote: »
    Do folks usually listen with the speaker grill off? or is that just for picture taking? I notice a lot of those type of shots go up.

    I can't fully explain it, but I'm a grilles on kind of guy.

    I think sometimes depending on the type of grille, there will be an acoustic change. Seems like that's just physics. No grille material is technically completely transparent on a molecular level.

    As a side note, I recall Jesse mentioning that some speakers are designed/voiced to be listened to with the grilles in place, so that is something to consider as well.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited January 2019
    pawelmwo wrote: »
    Do folks usually listen with the speaker grill off? or is that just for picture taking? I notice a lot of those type of shots go up.
    Clipdat wrote: »

    As a side note, I recall Jesse mentioning that some speakers are designed/voiced to be listened to with the grilles in place, so that is something to consider as well.

    My new KEF speakers don't come with speaker grills (If you want them, you have to purchase them separately). As a matter of fact, none of the new KEF speakers in the Q series include the speaker grills so, I guess, the voicing part Jesse & Drew mention must depend on the designer/manufacturer.
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  • F1nut
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    If they include grills and they weren't voiced with them on then they were not voiced properly.
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    pawelmwo wrote: »
    Do folks usually listen with the speaker grill off? or is that just for picture taking? I notice a lot of those type of shots go up.

    I just think they look cool without the grills. No idea if there is a sonic benefit but now curious!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    I always have my grills on.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    edited January 2019
    Grilles off. Love seeing actual drivers.
    As soon as little kids around, back on they go.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,437
    imsjry wrote: »
    limited. Overall I’d say I made a big musical improvement with the 705s from the RTis.

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    Good for you and congratulations! Just a couple of short years ago (man, already?), I went from RTiA9's to the 703's for 2ch. I had groomed my A9's fairly extensively for 2ch. One member here can attest as he's been over for a listen. Even since then I had configured my own interconnects in an effort to improve the signal.

    So it wasn't night n day difference but I would agree with your statement of refinement and smoothness. And depending on how much bass you want/need, as mentioned before in this thread, the 703's produce surprising LFE so I'm pretty happy with them. I figure if I ever go tower it'll be the 707.


    Congrats again and many happy tunes!
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Looks good. Much nicer speakers than the 12s...they may take some dialing in though. Definitely more potential than the RTIs.
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    Thanks guys. Loving them so far!

    Except now the B&K 3030 I bought to drive them is on the fritz so they're hooked back up to my old Kenwood KA8004 integrated. I know everyone says the LSiM's need lots of power, but I honestly cannot tell THAT much of a difference between the B&K or the Kenwood driving them.

    They seem WAY more efficient then the RTi12's. Based on my ears, I may actually send the B&K back to it's seller. I just don't think (hear) that it's doing me much good with the 705's.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,953
    edited February 2019
    One possible theory: The reason you didn't hear a big difference is because you were using the Kenwood as a preamp.
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    edited February 2019
    Clipdat wrote: »
    One possible theory: The reason you didn't hear a big difference is because you were using the Kenwood as a preamp.

    Touché. I guess my thought was no matter what the Preamp source was, the B&K delivering all that extra power to the 705s should have been a noticible difference that just using the intigrated. I do have a Yamaha CX-1 preamp on its way however, I might not have a power amp to hook it up to for a while. 😞
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  • Clipdat
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    Assuming you listen at "normal" levels of 65-80db, it's possible that you are only realistically using 1 or 2 watts.

    So it becomes less about "all that extra power" and more about the "quality" of that power.

    Also it can't be stressed enough how much difference a good preamp makes.
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  • imsjry
    imsjry Posts: 120
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Assuming you listen at "normal" levels of 65-80db, it's possible that you are only realistically using 1 or 2 watts.

    So it becomes less about "all that extra power" and more about the "quality" of that power.

    Also it can't be stressed enough how much difference a good preamp makes.

    I do have a Yamaha CX-1 preamp on its way however, I might not have a power amp to hook it up to for a while. 😞 If the B&K gets sent back, I’m back to the drawing board searching for good used power amps.
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