How Polk does C/A Amps

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    yes...stick to stuff like that...
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  • LittleCar_w/12s
    LittleCar_w/12s Posts: 568
    edited August 2004
    Well, to make a point... Rockford made quite a few H/U's but a LOT of them were re-badged Dennons... or re-badged and re-faced. Maybe Polk CAN make a H/U, but I'm sure we'd all appreciate it if they were POLK and not re-badged. Also for the "look of the black speakers" I just had to post this pic I just saw... this is the oldest Polk sub design I've seen to date... I think:
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  • LittleCar_w/12s
    LittleCar_w/12s Posts: 568
    edited August 2004
    Why don't we re-institute that one?? go for the 70-80's look all over again?
    -Jerry
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited August 2004
    Because that sub looks like crap?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by Thom
    Because that sub looks like crap?
    lol
    i like the look of my diamonds
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    granted theyre 6.5s and not subs
    i would love to see a little shiny, conclave all gun metal gray with "Polk Audio" in the middle
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Personally I think these are the best looking speakers out right now. Very plain and simple but very cool looking. I also think this x-over is the baddest with the exception of maybe the Morel Elate.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    look like infinity crossovers to me
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Not even close!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    not identical...but close
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  • AustinKP
    AustinKP Posts: 861
    edited August 2004
    Do you two ever quit picking on each other??? :)
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by AustinKP
    Do you two ever quit picking on each other??? :)

    I dont [JL Rules] know what [long live JL] you are referring to.

    I wouldnt [Viva JL] stoop so low as to get involved [All hail JL] in some juvenile pissing contest. Im much [JL smokes] more mature than [Bow before JL] that.




    :p
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    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    my only concern is that noobies might be reading this and think JL is actually good...and im here to make sure that doesnt happen:)
    macleod secretly hates JL too...but hes jealous of me having a 1.5+kilowatt system so he decided to take his anger out in a less direct manner
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited August 2004
    Anything made by the evil empire is automaitcally disqualified.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    ummm...
    i dont get it
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by exalted512
    lol
    i like the look of my diamonds
    granted theyre 6.5s and not subs
    i would love to see a little shiny, conclave all gun metal gray with "Polk Audio" in the middle
    -Cody

    Those look like Alumapro's.

    Shiny? I thought everyone wanted low- key...

    ;)
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by MacLeod
    Personally I think these are the best looking speakers out right now. Very plain and simple but very cool looking. I also think this x-over is the baddest with the exception of maybe the Morel Elate.

    And these look like Quart's old reference series (not that the new stuff looks much different). I think the crossover looks kind of cheap. I don't know if you're just referring to a certain price point, but the Quart "Q" series crossovers look much nicer.
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited August 2004
    And the Infinity reference looks just like the Diamonds.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by exalted512
    ummm...
    i dont get it

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by Thom
    And the Infinity reference looks just like the Diamonds.
    exactly alike aside from the color
    not extremely shiny, just a little gloss to them
    nothing is as shiny as the current mm124s
    hell...even a dull gunmetal gray would look pretty cool
    i asked this but no one responded...does stuff like this actually get used when the 'higher ups' at polk start designing speakers?
    i noticed a lot of people on here were wanting an all black and then the new momo components came out all black...
    -Cody
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  • Thom
    Thom Posts: 723
    edited August 2004
    I wouldn't call them all black, they're carbon fiber. I've been (as well as many others) wanting carbon fiber for as long as I've worked here. The dust caps on the old MM465 was cool, but why not the whole cone? Finally. I think if we're considering something and people here seem to back it up then it helps, but if we're going in a certain direction and the five regulars on the forum don't agree it's not going to change the direction of the product. I like to hear people's input, but you've got to understand that we have lots of dealers whose installers and salespeople are always telling us what they'd like to see.

    The new higher end product that (might be) out next year won't necessarily be black, but the thought is to have something that looks more upscale than the current lines. Not carbon, but not shiny (or dull) aluminum, either. Obviously we're not trying to look too out there compared to the other players at the price point, but we need something to differentiate our speakers from theirs.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    i understand that you want to look different...but really...take all the high end lines right now...theyre all very modest...nothing like the mm124...but i do keep comparing components to subs though...ive always like the collective looks of polk's components...the mm6s would look better without the yellow momo arrow on the dustcap(not just saying b/c it shouldnt be momo, just id rather not have it there)
    the all carbon fiber look is sweet...carbon fiber seems to be the "in thing"
    plus it matches the 30 WRXs polk has;)
    when i said shiny...i meant like the mm6 shiny...its not silvery, just reflects the light a little bit
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited August 2004
    Carbon fiber is simply the Thom "in thing" ;) That's what makes Polk installs so *custom* and that makes Thom and Josh rock stars.
    Brian Knauss
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by Thom
    Finally. I think if we're considering something and people here seem to back it up then it helps, but if we're going in a certain direction and the five regulars on the forum don't agree it's not going to change the direction of the product.

    Boy, that was a kick in the balls. Oh well, at least we get to vote on T-shirts. Does this mean we're not going to get to test out a set of the new speakers at a "discounted" price before you release them? :D

    I definitely agree with the idea of looking different than the other guys and I for one dont mind flashy looks. The one thing I do like in appearance is a "softer" look. Take the Diamonds, they look like they would be extremely bright and hard edged simply because they look like it. Whereas the JL's and Momos look very "soft" to me and so I associate them with a smoother sound.

    Now of course none of this matters once you actually listen but its still something that I prefer in a speaker.
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    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

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