made my first polk purchases

tap
tap Posts: 7
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I bought rti10's, fxi5 rears and csi5 center to replace my old bose acoustimas system. Please tell me the coin I dropped is going to be worth it once everything shows. up. :) This was an impulse buy. I have no clue what to expect.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited December 2005
    Expect great sound!! You won't regret your purchase, Polk makes a great product.

    BTW,Welcome to the forum.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2005
    Welcome to the forum. Congrats on the new acquisition. You will not regret it.
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited December 2005
    welcome to the club. Sounds like a great start. What are you driving them with? Impulse, sometimes, is the only way to buy
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited December 2005
    I buy on impulse all the time and rarely regret the purchase, the cc bill is another thing.
    Skynut
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited December 2005
    P.S. welcome and congrats on replacing the bose system.
    Skynut
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    The system Almost there
    DVD Onkyo DV-SP802
    Sunfire Theater Grand II
    Sherbourn 7/2100
    Panamax 5510 power conditioner (for electronics)
    2 PSAudio UPC-200 power conditioners (for amps)
    Front L/R RT3000p (Bi-Wired)
    Center CS1000p (Bi-Wired) (under the television)
    Center RT2000p's (Bi-Wired) (on each side of the television)
    Sur FX1000
    SVS ultra plus 2

    www.ShadetreesMachineShop.com
    Thanks for looking
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    tap wrote:
    I have no clue what to expect.
    expect self-gratification and absolutely no buyer's remourse. also expect a self-pat-on-the-back. the only disappointment you're gonna feel is the fact that you let yourself go on for so long before finally taking the correct steps to get back on the right track. :D

    oh, and depending on your listening taste, expect to purchase a nice, expensive subwoofer soon. ;)

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  • tap
    tap Posts: 7
    edited December 2005
    I have a harmon kardon avr235 that I am currently using with the bose. From what I have read that may not be enough to drive the rti10's. I have a "vintage" carver-tfm35 2 channel amp that I may be able to knock the cobwebs off and hook up.

    I think I am going to have a bose blowout sell on ebay. I have a pair of 901 series v that I never listen to and my existing acoustimass system. If I can sell them for a reasonable price I am sure I wont have to take any xanex to ease the anxiety.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    The only warning I can give once you get your system dialed in is to not kick yourself too hard for waiting so long to upgrade! ;)
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2005
    The money you make from selling Bose on ebay should put a nice dent into what you paid for the Polk's. ;)

    I went from Bose to Polk in my HT and I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised at the difference. :D

    Welcome to the club! :)
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    Nice upgrade. You will be very happy.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    As the knight dude said to Indiana, "You've choosen wisely." Nice that you have that Carver sitting in the wings as well...

    'bay the Bose and plow the profits back into a sub. Those series V's can fetch some good prices.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited December 2005
    BIZILL wrote:
    expect self-gratification

    I gratify myself all the time. :D
    Skynut
    SOPA® Founder
    The system Almost there
    DVD Onkyo DV-SP802
    Sunfire Theater Grand II
    Sherbourn 7/2100
    Panamax 5510 power conditioner (for electronics)
    2 PSAudio UPC-200 power conditioners (for amps)
    Front L/R RT3000p (Bi-Wired)
    Center CS1000p (Bi-Wired) (under the television)
    Center RT2000p's (Bi-Wired) (on each side of the television)
    Sur FX1000
    SVS ultra plus 2

    www.ShadetreesMachineShop.com
    Thanks for looking
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2005
    Skynut wrote:
    I gratify myself all the time. :D
    :eek:
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  • tap
    tap Posts: 7
    edited December 2005
    Thanks for all the kind words and thanks for the welcome wagon! I am giddy like a school girl.

    I am a crazy Indiana University fan tour2ma. I thought it was time for Knight to go but I hated to see him go like he did. I am glad for him that he found a good place to coach. Texas Tech will be amazed at how much money he will donate. He generated millions of dollars for the IU library.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    LOL... Well actually I was referring to a line from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"... :D

    Welcome to the Club...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    one more soul saved: and at Christmas time no less.
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