Looking forward to L800 but have concerns, what are your thoughts?

nooshinjohn

My room is 19’6” on the long wall, 15 feet on the short wall with 4 feet behind me.... should be a great fit.

mpitogo

Bring this back to life. I recently moved from NJ to TX and our new house has almost 2x the square footage. The new room its going into is technically 17W x 19L x 23H but its all open so much bigger, we'll see how it goes. Can't wait to set it up. We've been here 4 weeks.

pitdogg2

Congrats on moving to a "free" state...

Milito

Congrats and welcome to Texas!

Emlyn

23 foot high ceilings is pretty impressive. I'd get a remote controlled helicopter and fly it around.



The 17' by 19' is ideal for L800s in my opinion as long as the sweet spot can be set where you want it to be in the space.

pitdogg2

Emlyn Posts: 3,320
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23 foot high ceilings is pretty impressive. I'd get a remote controlled helicopter and fly it around.

I'd turn on the ceiling fans and see how good you are at turbulence

mpitogo

Can't wait to blast it, will need to figure out acoustics. I had acoustic treatments in my old house which was a 15x25 room but only low traditional 7' Northeast ceilings.

mpitogo

Pics of progress still trying to figure things out but it’s now making sounds after 2 months boxes. Took wide angle shots to show the setup area vs space relative to the speakers. Wife and daughter now say they’re small speakers… implying I need bigger ones to fill the space.

stangman67

Clearly grande utopia evos are the appropriate sized speaker for that space

stangman67

Hi I bet those things are gonna sound great. Jealous of that MAC gear too

nooshinjohn

I do not envy your task of creating a decent soundstage in that environment. BEAUTIFUL house however...

VR3

Agree grande utopia evo

audioluvr

nooshinjohn wrote: »

I do not envy your task of creating a decent soundstage in that environment. BEAUTIFUL house however...

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe set up in front of the picture windows. Move the piano over to where the Mac's are and maybe not use one L800 and one L600...

Emlyn

I was thinking the space was rectangular. That space is going to be tough to get SDA to work optimally in. Shifting the speakers over to the left some and having them closer together may help. Of course the only person who can tell for sure where they work best in the house is the owner.

mpitogo

It’s a bit tough to change, I already committed to the placement. There are no boundaries left and just the fireplace at an angle and the windows on the right, The windows are bit over 10’ wide and 12’ tall. The rear boundary and ceilings are also quite far for 1st reflections to be an issue. Still tweaking….but it’s working.

Emlyn

Looking good! Mine are in a similar spacing configuration between speakers and to the sweet spot.

PolkFam

Hey guys. I have been interested in the L800 for quite some time now. I have a few questions in hopes some of you can bless me with your experience/knowledge with these big boys. 1st, would the L800's sound good in a 12X12 sized room? We currently have a Pioneer Elite LX904 running a 5.4.2 set up with the Signature Series. I know I know....Small space yes....however the SDA tech is absolutely intriguing to me as I love to enjoy 2 channel music when winding down at the end of the day, and the room in question, is all we have at this point for our dedicated media space. Our listening habits are 50/50 for music and movies. Any advice/opinions would greatly appreciated. Also, even though the space is small, I would LOVE to have an external amp to ease up the load on the AVR. We don't play anything at a super loud level by any means, however, on some nights, after a few glasses of wine, the wife and I do get the urge to to crank the music up a bit. (Gotta love the W.A.F) I've read so many forums on what amps play nice with the L800's, also read a bunch on what amps do not. Parasound has been mentioned more than any other brands that work well and sound great with the L800's. Any thoughts on what amp would pair wonderfully with the L800's? (Emotiva, Anthem, Parasound ect.) Thank you kindly in advance for any advise on this.

dromunds

You realize a bunch of the Reserve and Legend series are 40-50% off sale prices to forum members until Monday? Jus saying.

dromunds

Look at Clubhouse thread

Emlyn

I'd look at a Parasound A21+ for good amplification to match up with the L800s. The L800s deserve a high current capable amp because of their driver configuration and relatively low efficiency rating. They really do need a larger space to play in too. A 14 foot or longer front wall is ideal if the speakers would be 6 feet apart. They can be forced to work in a 12 foot space with sound absorbing panels on the side walls.

PolkFam

@Emlyn Thank you for the suggestion with the A21+. I will definitely look into that. Also, the L's would sit appox 8 1/2 feet apart. Not sure that would leave ideal spacing between the speakers and the side walls, however, I do have some sound treatment on the side walls. I would also have them sitting about 2 feet or so from the from the front wall.

PolkFam

@dromunds Is there a particular link to I have go to for that 40-50% off sale? I didn't see anything when I looked on the website.

rooftop59

PolkFam wrote: »

@dromunds Is there a particular link to I have go to for that 40-50% off sale? I didn't see anything when I looked on the website.

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/197660/50-year-anniversary-sale-up-to-50-off-only-for-polk-forum-members#latest

PolkFam

@rooftop59 Thank you!

JayCee

Emlyn wrote: »

I'd look at a Parasound A21+ for good amplification to match up with the L800s. The L800s deserve a high current capable amp because of their driver configuration and relatively low efficiency rating. They really do need a larger space to play in too. A 14 foot or longer front wall is ideal if the speakers would be 6 feet apart. They can be forced to work in a 12 foot space with sound absorbing panels on the side walls.

Solid advice. And will add I'm a Parasound fan. Currently own 2 vintage HCA-1500A's that I had recapped. I recently gifted my son a pair of vintage SDA's (3.1tl) and, as we've worked through his upcoming setup, wholeheartedly recommended Parasound's current offerings. Emlyn is spot on w/his 800 pairing and room considerations. Good luck.

polkguy1994

Question:
Why are these black ash priced substantially lower in price then the other sets you are showing on your eBay page?

These are priced at 1999.00 and the other black ash are 2999.00


Response:

As a company, we made a temporary promotion in Polk products.
regards


eBay:

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mpitogo

These are one of the best speakers I've owned for music. It's a fun party speaker for sure. It's also second oldest setup I've run without any major changes. I've been tweaking my HT since it's a dedicated room. I wanted to bring some of that to my living room setup. I have run REW and more recently ARC, both indicate a bit of an issue in the bass region. I've tried different amps but keep coming back to McIntosh, it has the oomph I can feel confident in and clarity I haven't heard with the few other brands I've tried. Anthem with ARC seems veiled and empty. Has anyone run other room correction? I 'm not looking to boost the dips which I think are room modes above 100Hz and the crossover around 340hz but trim the peaks at what looks like 40 and 70 hz.

msg

What are the two different graphs from?

VR3

bass performance is largely room dependent. You are best served to play with placement and room treatments/bass traps or introduce additional subwoofers (recommended amount is 16 currently)

mpitogo

One is left the other is right. REW is just as bad.

L800 Right


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