Kudos to Lsi7

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited September 2004 in Speakers
In the past, the Lsi7 seemed to be overshadowed by its bigger brothers, but lots of folks on the forum have recently discovered this gem. In fact, in the October 2004 issue of Stereophile magazine, the Lsi7 is a highly recommended purchase. This issue also has a review of the Rti4.

The Lsi7 is an incredible speaker in its price range. With brand new pairs selling at less than half of the retail price, it's a steal.
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2004
    I totally agree. I would choose it over its big brothers anyday.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited September 2004
    The LSi's are sweet. The RTi4, RTi28, and RT25i have all been critic's favorites.

    Polk makes an awesome product. It saddens me though that they don't get the level of exposure in the rags that other manufacturers do.
    Go BIG or go home!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2004
    Thanks to the great CC sell-off, I have been able to put together a HT setup for the bedroom that consists of:

    RTi6's - front mains - $160 for the pair
    RTi4's - surrounds - $112 for the pair
    CSi5 - front center - $179

    I have been really impressed with both the RTi6 and RTi4, both for music and for movies. Highly under-rated speakers in my humble opinion! I have listened extensively to a friends LSi9 and LSi7 speakers, and I have to agree that the LSi7's are pretty sweet and almost better than the 9's. I am considering selling my SDA-2's and going with a set of 7's or 9's and an HSU sub-woofer as a more compact 2 channel set-up when I move to my new house.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2004
    I am considering selling my SDA-2's and going with a set of 7's or 9's and an HSU sub-woofer as a more compact 2 channel set-up when I move to my new house.

    That would definitely be a good move (no pun intended). I have a pair of Lsi7's and a Hsu STF-2 in a two-channel system and the sound is amazing. Hsu subs are made for music. Consider getting a Cambridge Audio 640C CD player, which is also highly recommended by Stereophile magazine.

    Hold on to those SDA's, though, if possible.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • wrxmy02
    wrxmy02 Posts: 92
    edited September 2004
    Polk should include some info on "burn in" on these speaker as some found them rather not up to par in a few hours of use
    and back they went . "Break in period" makes a huge diff. on these speakers. ;)
    Front: LSI7
    Center: LSIC
    Surrounds: LSI7
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by sowen010599
    The LSi's are sweet. The RTi4, RTi28, and RT25i have all been critic's favorites.

    Polk makes an awesome product. It saddens me though that they don't get the level of exposure in the rags that other manufacturers do.

    That is not true

    Infact the the entire RTIxxx line (RTi70, etc) was NEVER praised in anyway....

    Not that I am aware of anyways

    The RT25i was an awesome speaker, hands down.

    Never have heard the RTi4
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • mrmusicman
    mrmusicman Posts: 303
    edited September 2004
    That is not true

    Infact the the entire RTIxxx line (RTi70, etc) was NEVER praised in anyway....




    Don't be such a hater.:D
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited September 2004
    One thing I've found out with the Lsi7's is that they don't stand out from the competetion if you don't give them proper power. I had mine running of a crap really low end avr and didn't really understand why they got such high praise. Then a few months later I bought a NAD integrated amp to use with them and then I found out what they could really do. Power hungry little things :p .
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited September 2004
    Feeding my LSi7s 400w RMS right now. Ooooh, they LOVE it :D
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