The R15's have ARRIVED!!!

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited March 2005 in Speakers
Oh yes, the office will be rocking now! Sorry about the fuzzy pic... bad light and no focus.

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They're being driven by a Luxman R-113 receiver (thanks Russman!) and they sound AWESOME. I don't know what the reviewers were smoking when they wrote that there was poor bass response, because for a computer system these things ROCK.

I'm sure they'd be equally at home backing a pair of R30's in an HT system.

And so it begins... these are the first new pair of Polk home audio speakers I've ever purchased, and they sure as hell won't be the last.
Ludicrous gibs!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    Here's the Luxman setup-

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    Computer as a source.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    Flash makes all the damn difference, doesn't it?

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    Hard to believe they were taken with the same camera... In the initial pics I forgot I had it on Macro, which disables the flash.
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited March 2005
    I got mine yesterday. I hooked them up to my 2 channel rig and sat down to take a listen. I had to do a double take to make sure that I had the R15's hooked up and not my main speakers, they really surprised me. Good highs, much better lows than I thought they would have. They obviously don't have the resolution and refinement of my main speakers but the R15's sound damn good for $50.
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    I'm telling you, my impressions of this first hour of listening are amazing. Now, I'm sitting at a normal arm's length away from the speakers, so obviously they sound great to me, but if you step across the room, you actually get more bass response than sitting this close to them.

    Clarity is amazing, and the bass performance is really surprising me. I'm loving these speakers... a lot.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited March 2005
    Mine will be here tomrrow. Good to see your are busy at work on the board. Wiat thats me

    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    Hey... I was busy at work.. what you can't see is the station to the left where I'm reloading a workstation :)

    Besides... gotta take a break sometimes...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2005
    Ain't life good when you get more than your moneys worth? Looks great dudes.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2005
    I got mine yesterday but didn't get a chance to hook them up yet. I removed the woofer out of one to look inside. Looks to be a very quality build. No stuffing inside. I thought most bookshelves had a little stuffing?
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited March 2005
    just got mine in today at work...cant wait to try em out when i get home


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    I'll have to say that you _will_ like them. Getting some good listen time in today and they sound great. Bass response could be better for music, but, all the same, it really couldn't from a speakers this size. I remain impressed.

    Last night was the first night that I would've rather been here at work than at home!
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • aubrey jeffcote
    aubrey jeffcote Posts: 24
    edited March 2005
    Back em with a sub and enjoy,maybe even be amazed at what $50 will get you!
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  • aubrey jeffcote
    aubrey jeffcote Posts: 24
    edited March 2005
    But compare them to the Monitor 30's and hear the improvement.
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