Polk LSi series discountined???
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i belive the first time I did notice the B&K pre/pro in that room, for some reason the salesman was using the Denon reciever, 3000 on clearance. This is the same room with the LCD projector pull down screen. I am going to a diff. Tweeter tomm, so Ill see what they can do. But thanks for the tip.
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I agree, don't even bother listening on the Denon.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."
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Ready to leave work and only skimmed this thread for about 30 seconds. Here's the scoop:
Polk IS adding the LSi line to the Accomodations site in late Sept to early October. A good friend of mine works there and called Polk directly. A woman on the phone told him they're currently sold out of all the new LSis and dealers get first dibs.
Hope this helps. Get the LSis and don't look back. I wouldn't own any other speaker. Grab a Crown XLS-402A amp off Ebay for ~$250 shipped and you'll be BLOWN away. If you can, try for the LSi15s. Had the 9s and 15s hooked up next to each other getting 400w RMS and the 15 SMOKED the 9! -
Actually I emailed Polk last week, and got a response in less than 24 hours, very good customer service. They told me exactly what you just posted, that the Monitor and LSi series will be avaible in Septemeber. I went to listen to the LSi9 again at Tweeter, with my own cds. Man I was amazed, and dissapointed. Again the tweeter blew me away, the voices seemed so natural, and warm. HOW DO THEY DO IT?? I can see why people would pay so much money for that tweeter. Again the sound stage wasnt there. I am sure some owners noticed this, if you have the speaker to far apart, or to near, you mess up the "sweet spot." Now where I was dissapointed was in the mids i guess. I belive it was here or somehwere else, I read the LSi mids, arnt that strong. I was comparing the LSi9 to the RTi10. The Rt seemed very bright, and harsh but i did noticed more depth in the sound. The voices semmed more in your face and punching out, rather then the natural feel i got from the LSi9. But everytime I switched over, i got more depth from the Rti10. I am guessing this is because of the mids. The LSi do get pretty low. I was planning to see how the stand up to the Infinity Beta, but just read the post before, that the grill just kills the sound, and it has to be removed.
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Well I couldnt help it, went back to tweeters with my own cds again to listen to the LSi9. And I think I heard what it can offer. Here is my thought. When people say that the LSi are very musical, I totally agree. I threw every kind of music at it, pop, rock, jazz, latin, etc.. and every thign sound amazing. AND then I decided to see how my favorite music sounds, film score, pretty much classical. I was somewhat dissapointed. I dont know what happend, just didnt sound the same. Actually it sounded very similar to my Wharfedales at home. I was going to base my decision on what speaker can play my film scores the best, LSi or Infinity Beta. I took my stero cd of THE ROCK, and DTS version of TITANIC score. Titanic sounded a little better, but still not like what I was hearing before. I now have doubts about buying these speakers, as over 70% was going to be use in HT, where score is mixed in with SFX, and dialouge. And if the score alone doesnt soudn right, I dont know wats going on. Just for people information, I went back and tried 2 differnt DENON recievers, and 1 Yamaha. The BK pre/pro werent working. But is it the widely accepted that these speakers ROCK when its playing music, but when it comes to movies, its not all there???
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You're not going to hear the full potential of the LSi speakers by driving them with a receiver. Never, never, never!
The Lsi's sound fantastic in my HT for movies and music.
Perhaps Tweeters isn't the best place for you to listen to them, sounds like they aren't set up much better than CC. -
Thats wat I have been hearing about these speakers, they love power and wont sound good without them. AND there is now way I can afford a pre/pro amp. My only choice is a reciever. And that reciever was going to be a digital amp reciever like the new Panasonic when it is released or perhaps the Kenwood. But I guess ill wait and see how the Infinity Beta sound, and considering they are 8 ohms a little better sensitivity might help with the digital amp. But Frank Z, your home theater looks awsome, and you have excellent gear, I wish I had that kind of money. ENJOY
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I've been blessed with more patience than money. Take your time and buy only what you can afford. I've said it time and again, it's all just stuff. Get the Lsi's if you can, save up for 'em if you have to. NEVER buy audio/video gear on credit. One step at a time my friend. Use a receiver if you must, but start hiding your nickels and dimes and get an amp when you can. (OUTLAW is simply the best bang for the buck!!)Originally posted by faheem5
But Frank Z, your home theater looks awsome, and you have excellent gear, I wish I had that kind of money. ENJOY
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quick questions. Reading reviews on the LSi series, they date back to 2002. Their are some recent reviews from 2004. I have read that in the new version(???) all they changed were the cosmetic, is this true. So my question is, are these the same speakers which came out in 2002, or what has changed since then? Thank you.
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They went to seamless, painted on high gloss and a better veneer...
That is it- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
thanks for the info...im suprised that in 2 years they didnt upgrade anything. I could understand not upgrading the drivers, as they are excellent to begin with, but the croosover or somthing. I did noticed that the price has dropped in 2 years. Orginally people were quoting, 1000+ now its 800+.
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why change it if you got it right the first time???
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hear hear.... atleast they improved something.... why change things that work right anyway?Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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Originally posted by Frank Z
You're not going to hear the full potential of the LSi speakers by driving them with a receiver. Never, never, never!
The Lsi's sound fantastic in my HT for movies and music.
Perhaps Tweeters isn't the best place for you to listen to them, sounds like they aren't set up much better than CC.
Couldn't agree with Frank more. The Lsi line sounds good with a receiver, but absolutely rock when powered properly, HT and music. Got some 9s on a Parasound HCA-2200 and they kick ****.
Fry's is my only place to demo the Lsi's and it ain't great. Underpowered and poorly setup. While I think the setup accounts for a lot, seems to me the power is a bigger issue.There are two ways to argue with women. Both of them are wrong. -
I believe they changed the costmetics to better stuff because they moved manufacturing to India instead of New Mexico.- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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close enough, no? lol- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Nice to see you aced Geo-Graphy.:rolleyes:
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If you e-mail polk asking them when a line ends, they will tell you, as close to the end date of production as they know, just my two cents...
