Latest LSiM Adorama deal

Kurt300
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https://www.adorama.com/pklsim707bk3.html?sdtid=12767965&emailprice=t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,749
    The receiver is far inferior than the previous deal.. But not a bad deal
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  • pawelmwo
    pawelmwo Posts: 137
    edited February 2019
    There are a bunch of sales going on now at Adorama. You can mix and match:

    Polk Audio LSiM707 Floor Standing Speaker (Mt. Vernon Cherry) $799.99
    Polk Audio LSiM707 Floor Standing Speaker (Midnight Mahogany) $799.99
    Polk Audio LSiM706c Center Channel Speaker (Mt. Vernon Cherry) $499.99
    Polk Audio LSiM706c Center Channel Speaker (Midnight Mahogany) $499.99
    Polk Audio LSiM705 Floor Standing Speaker (Mt. Vernon Cherry) $599.99
    Polk Audio LSiM705 Floor Standing Speaker (Midnight Mahogany) $599.99
    Polk Audio LSiM705 Floor Standing Speakers Pair (Mt. Vernon Cherry) $999.99
    Polk Audio LSiM703 Bookshelf Loudspeaker (Mt.Vernon Cherry) $299.99
    Polk Audio LSiM703 Bookshelf Loudspeaker (Midnight Mahogany) $299.99
    Polk Audio LSiM702 F/X Surround Speakers Pair (Black Gloss) $599.99
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    edited February 2019
    Adorama Deals: Single-handedly destroying LSiM resale value, one fire sale at a time.
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  • dolbyd
    dolbyd Posts: 430
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Adroama Deals: Single-handedly destroying LSiM resale value, one fire sale at a time.

    Agreed.
    I just offered a guy $1100 for a new 705/706 set. He is thinking about it with no offers at $1500.

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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    I dunno. Bought my 703’s for $699 new. Two years later sold them for $599. Bought my 705’s new for $799 and I feel they are still worth pert near that?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    I've had no interest locally in my perfect condition cherry 703s at $600.
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  • pawelmwo
    pawelmwo Posts: 137
    dolbyd wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Adroama Deals: Single-handedly destroying LSiM resale value, one fire sale at a time.

    Agreed.
    I just offered a guy $1100 for a new 705/706 set. He is thinking about it with no offers at $1500.

    $999 shipped if you dont mind Cherry. For what it's worth I got my 705's from Adorama and they arrived in one piece.
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  • pawelmwo
    pawelmwo Posts: 137
    The only question is if Polk is somehow feeding Adorama some B stock with less than ideal manufacturing. I can't say I have noticed any issues with mine but I didn't exactly tear them down to look either.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,149
    I am thinking they are clearing house. Probably still some good ones out there, but I think sooner than later it will be down to only B-Stock, Refurb, open box and As-Is.

    Some of the As-Is units they have listed on Ebay are a bummer to look at. Just sad to see such a solid speaker literally beat up.
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  • dr1978
    dr1978 Posts: 424
    What's a fair price on a pair of used 702 f/x's? Can't imagine it'd be much less than $600.

    I'm sure I'll take the plunge with them at some point, I just figured I'd be a while from now when just the right deal popped up.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,901
    I will buy a pair of 705's MM @999 if ever offered on Adorama.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    I thought my mm 705s were a steal @ $1500, but that was 2016, got the matching center and surrounds for another $600. $2100 all in isn’t bad. I couldn’t get maybe half that selling used, but I think they’ll be around awhile...a long while.
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  • tlainhart
    tlainhart Posts: 66
    pawelmwo wrote: »
    The only question is if Polk is somehow feeding Adorama some B stock with less than ideal manufacturing. I can't say I have noticed any issues with mine but I didn't exactly tear them down to look either.

    I've been wondering that as well.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    A good sub intead of the AVR
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    displayname wrote: »
    I am thinking they are clearing house. Probably still some good ones out there, but I think sooner than later it will be down to only B-Stock, Refurb, open box and As-Is.

    Some of the As-Is units they have listed on Ebay are a bummer to look at. Just sad to see such a solid speaker literally beat up.

    Some of their as-is models are truely hard to look at. But they are selling them for $200 a tower? So if you are handy you could get two lf those and fix them with parts from Polk directly.
    That is something I thought about doing a while back... :)
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    While those are good deals, all but the 703s have been cheaper at some point FYI...
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    I ordered a 706 from them before Christmas, first one was double-boxed, but one side looked like it had been hit with a sledgehammer during shipping. Shipper picked it back up and a new one was one it's way about a week later. this one was single boxed also completely wrecked.

    It looked like someone had somehow reached in from the back and pushed both the woofers out from the inside. This one also went straight back and I requested a refund.

    I can't blame them for the first one, but on their second try it was like they dug up the worst B stock they could find and sent it to me.

    Anyway I got my refund, but wasted a month. I seem to be cursed when it comes to the 706, Future Shop sold out of them immediately when they were selling off the LSIM line, Polk wouldn't sell me one during their F&F event because I'm Canadian and now I've had two smashed ones in my possession briefly. If my 704 could talk it would be laughing at me....
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,983
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I've had no interest locally in my perfect condition cherry 703s at $600.
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I've had no interest locally in my perfect condition cherry 703s at $600.

    Maybe because they can buy them brand new with a warranty for 6 bones.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    tonyb wrote: »
    Maybe because they can buy them brand new with a warranty for 6 bones.

    Yeah, I'm aware of the current sale price.

    I listed them back when they were still being sold for $750 each on Adorama.

    I've since lowered the price to $500 for the pair and still no interest. Do I have to lower to $400? Give them away as Karma?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,749
    Why not just list them on ebay? Average rate is 750 shipped, sells within a week
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    They won’t be available forever. When adorama either stops selling them or is out of stock that is the time to sell them. I sold a pair on eBay for what you are asking a little over a year ago. So if you can sit on them you are fine. If you need to sell right away then you will have to take a hit...sorry...
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    VR3 wrote: »
    Why not just list them on ebay? Average rate is 750 shipped, sells within a week

    Don't have original boxes.
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  • Kurt300
    Kurt300 Posts: 302
    Clipdat wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    Why not just list them on ebay? Average rate is 750 shipped, sells within a week

    Don't have original boxes.

    Could you get boxes/packing from JimBrick or Skip? Or Polk CS?

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/51908/boxes-and-packing
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,749
    meh...

    HD - 1" foam sheet ($15) - cut them into 4" strips, enclose each speaker at all seams... make sure the corners are 2" thick - box it - rip and rock!

    HD sells boxes that will work maybe 2 bucks a pop.
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    Thanks Ken for quelling the rumors. Adorama has always done me right.
    Love yours. D
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited February 2019
    VR3 wrote: »
    meh...
    HD - 1" foam sheet ($15) - cut them into 4" strips, enclose each speaker at all seams... make sure the corners are 2" thick - box it - rip and rock!
    HD sells boxes that will work maybe 2 bucks a pop.
    Yes, one can always find boxes and foam to ship stuff. When folks tell me they don't have boxes it tells me that they are not willing to go through the trouble.

    pawelmwo wrote: »
    The only question is if Polk is somehow feeding Adorama some B stock with less than ideal manufacturing. I can't say I have noticed any issues with mine but I didn't exactly tear them down to look either.
    I seriously doubt they would do that. I'm sure they spent a ton on R&D and tooling so why would they let their largest retailer underhandedly sell the top-of the line B-Stock gear as new? Not a good look for the company.

    I simply think they had a hard time moving the speakers off the shelves at the MSRP. Fast forward to the present with Adorama buying these by the truck loads and selling them to those that did not even have Polk LSiM on their radar ... the LSiM line is gaining interest via deal sites like www.slickdeals.net. Lower prices and more volume can make money...

    I wonder what the sales history looks like for the LSiM line?

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  • mark090852
    mark090852 Posts: 996
    KenCustomerService wrote: »
    Hello all,

    Adorama is the only authorized online dealer of LSiM for Polk Audio. We are selling them brand new pieces, no B-stock.

    Per Ken earlier in this thread. They are not not B-stock or refurbished.

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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    I get rid of boxes pretty soon after getting items. Not everyone has Uber storage for empty boxes.
    Elac boxes went bye bye within a day.

    Only ones I kept are ones that I thought I might sell and actually ship without a freight company getting involved. IE ps stellar gain.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    WLDock wrote: »
    Yes, one can always find boxes and foam to ship stuff. When folks tell me they don't have boxes it tells me that they are not willing to go through the trouble.

    Pretty bold statement to make when you don't really know anything about me or my shipping & selling practices.

    You know that 703s routinely get damaged in transit even WITH their original factory packaging, right?

    I'm simply not willing to risk some schmuck off eBay making a claim/dispute and fvcking me over because of shipping damage.
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