Polk L800 Discounted.
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Hi All,
This are for $3599.00 for the pair. Refurbish from Polk.
Ahhh Is this a good deal or pass?
https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/polkl800-blk/polk-audio-legend-l800-pair-10-3-way-floor-standing-speaker-black/1.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwn_OlBhDhARIsAG2y6zOT_jNwpwzdsm6l762WgxvcIenIsxputqmuJPYdJ6KJNO6cXc2S39YaAs04EALw_wcB
Cheers
Rey
This are for $3599.00 for the pair. Refurbish from Polk.
Ahhh Is this a good deal or pass?
https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/polkl800-blk/polk-audio-legend-l800-pair-10-3-way-floor-standing-speaker-black/1.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwn_OlBhDhARIsAG2y6zOT_jNwpwzdsm6l762WgxvcIenIsxputqmuJPYdJ6KJNO6cXc2S39YaAs04EALw_wcB
Cheers
Rey
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40% off list is a very good deal.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Yes, good deal. The promo they ran last time for the 50th anniversary was about 40% off list. That's when I bought my L600's. I realize these are refurbs, but you still get a Polk warranty. I doubt you'll ever find them cheaper until they are discontinued.
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Has/does Polk release the number of L800's sold?
The curious like to know."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
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On the new market....you'd be hard pressed to bet better sound for the money. I absolutely love the L800's.....
However, if you are expecting an updated vintage SDA......it just isn't. It's a totally different speaker.
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I'm still curious why some of the major online sellers discontinued selling the L800s but others still list them. It's possible that the refurbs are new in box. But, I would call them to ensure they have a left and a right matched pair.
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And the stories of people reporting back saying sellers respond: "A right and a left? Who ever heard of such a thing - that's prePOSterous! You get what you get!"I disabled signatures.
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ABSOLUTELY agree.I would call them to ensure they have a left and a right matched pair.
I could be entirely wrong here, but...
Couldn't you just disassemble the speaker and swap the midranges and tweeters around? Obviously you'd risk damaging something but if it's 40% off!!! -
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nooshinjohn wrote: »
The difference is not in the drivers… it’s in the crossovers
Sorry. In my head it made sense because the wires would still be attached to the drivers, so you'd essentially just swap the wiring around.
The point still stands, couldn't you just change the wiring or are the crossovers literally designed in such a way to have a left and right channel. The original SDAs used the same crossover and just changes the side of the dimensional array wiring and the side of the stereo array wiring around. Could you not just do the exact same with the L800? -
Try that with a 2.3tl....
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Try that with a 2.3tl....
Ah yeah , that's an exception. Either way you get what I mean, the speakers are symmetrical, in theory you can just swap the wiring. -
The crossovers inside each L800 cabinet are made up of 3 separate boards.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I have a set of boards here... there is only one that they sent me. is it possible they have changed the design down to just one board? I would also love to see a cutaway of the cabinets...
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Sorry, it's two separate boards. One main and one small. The main board has separate sections for the stereo and SDA circuits.
Political Correctness'.........defined
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Sorry, it's two separate boards. One main and one small. The main board has separate sections for the stereo and SDA circuits.
That's one beefy crossover. Has anyone gone through and rebuilt them with Mills and ClarityCap or is that just not needed with them? Never heard any Legends. -
Looks to me like that would get expensive quick. I’m not sure why you’d buy a brand new, current production speaker and turn around and rebuild the crossovers in them. Probably bought the wrong speakers, if that’s the case.
Brian
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Looks to me like that would get expensive quick. I’m not sure why you’d buy a brand new, current production speaker and turn around and rebuild the crossovers in them. Probably bought the wrong speakers, if that’s the case.
I don't disagree with any of your points, just curious if some madlad, went and did it.
I am curious on your take about this: I see so many people talking about rebuilding crossovers to improve sound, why wouldn't it apply to new speakers? -
nooshinjohn wrote: »I have a set of boards here... there is only one that they sent me. is it possible they have changed the design down to just one board? I would also love to see a cutaway of the cabinets...
I agree - I always want to see cabinet cutaways of every speaker. I wish everyone showed this.
Why do you have a set of boards? Was this advance order planning to upgrade the components and keep a stock set as well?I disabled signatures. -
I'd do it just for the component upgrades. I still think it would be an improvement.Looks to me like that would get expensive quick. I’m not sure why you’d buy a brand new, current production speaker and turn around and rebuild the crossovers in them. Probably bought the wrong speakers, if that’s the case.
I wonder what other mods would be beneficial.
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Looks to me like that would get expensive quick. I’m not sure why you’d buy a brand new, current production speaker and turn around and rebuild the crossovers in them. Probably bought the wrong speakers, if that’s the case.
I don't disagree with any of your points, just curious if some madlad, went and did it.
I am curious on your take about this: I see so many people talking about rebuilding crossovers to improve sound, why wouldn't it apply to new speakers?
Usually (almost always?), the reason for doing it is to replace 30 year-old electrolytic capacitors with better performing film capacitors.
I suppose the same thing would apply to new speakers if you wanted to eek the last bit out of them by going to some higher-end caps, just seems like your money might be better spent on higher-end speakers to begin with.
Brian
One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM -
Looks to me like that would get expensive quick. I’m not sure why you’d buy a brand new, current production speaker and turn around and rebuild the crossovers in them. Probably bought the wrong speakers, if that’s the case.
I don't disagree with any of your points, just curious if some madlad, went and did it.
I am curious on your take about this: I see so many people talking about rebuilding crossovers to improve sound, why wouldn't it apply to new speakers?
Usually (almost always?), the reason for doing it is to replace 30 year-old electrolytic capacitors with better performing film capacitors.
I suppose the same thing would apply to new speakers if you wanted to eek the last bit out of them by going to some higher-end caps, just seems like your money might be better spent on higher-end speakers to begin with.
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As one can see most of the caps are MPT and MET with the larger values being electrolytic. Still, none of those are higher end caps, so improvements can definitely be had. Would it be bloody expensive? You bet! Upgrading all those resistors would net sonic improvements as well.just seems like your money might be better spent on higher-end speakers to begin with.
You'd be surprised at what components are in very expensive speakers. More than likely what you're seeing on the L800 boards.
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
As one can see most of the caps are MPT and MET with the larger values being electrolytic. Still, none of those are higher end caps, so improvements can definitely be had. Would it be bloody expensive? You bet! Upgrading all those resistors would net sonic improvements as well.just seems like your money might be better spent on higher-end speakers to begin with.
You'd be surprised at what components are in very expensive speakers. More than likely what you're seeing on the L800 boards.
You know I'm honestly shocked in a $4500 pair of speakers, the crossovers aren't higher end.
Then again, they look like 4th order, and I cannot even begin to fathom the cost per crossover, it's probably over a thousand, correct me if I'm wrong. -
I had ~$200 just in 3 caps and 1 resistor per crossover in my 15s. Those L800 have to have near 10x those numbers (I'm not counting Lol).
Brian
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I had ~$200 just in 3 caps and 1 resistor per crossover in my 15s. Those L800 have to have near 10x those numbers (I'm not counting Lol).
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You know, it makes sense that Polk would use a cheaper crossover considering how expensive quality parts are for them. They have a budget to work with and would you rather them use a cheaper XO or cheaper drivers and/or cabinet?
I was going to rebuild my RT3000p crossovers... decided not to. Why? $450 for both. I can't afford that. -
Certainly helps when you're buying them wholesale
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When you are building to a price point....it just is what it is.As one can see most of the caps are MPT and MET with the larger values being electrolytic. Still, none of those are higher end caps, so improvements can definitely be had. Would it be bloody expensive? You bet! Upgrading all those resistors would net sonic improvements as well.just seems like your money might be better spent on higher-end speakers to begin with.
You'd be surprised at what components are in very expensive speakers. More than likely what you're seeing on the L800 boards.
You know I'm honestly shocked in a $4500 pair of speakers, the crossovers aren't higher end.
Then again, they look like 4th order, and I cannot even begin to fathom the cost per crossover, it's probably over a thousand, correct me if I'm wrong.
Well, in the high end realm.....the L800 is on the budget end of the spectrum and every company builds to a price point.
I suspect that upgrading the crossovers could very well end up costing more than the price of the speaker if youwere so inclined....I've considered it but more than likely I'll move these down the road sooner or later....
I plan for the future. - F1Nut -
To use Uber quality like cmr, path audio, all air core inductors.... You would have to go external and the cost would be astronomical
To use like csa, mox and a mix of air core and iron core would also be very expensive but stay internal.
We modified the l200 and the difference was really noticeable through cell phone vids.
Far more definition through it the spectrum. We changed several iron core inductors in series to the midrange which made a tremendous difference- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
