New to Polk

Rooz
Rooz Posts: 16
edited March 2006 in Speakers
Hi there am fairly new to Polk, I recently purchased a little system for my self.

I work at Tweeter so 've been looking at getting these for a while, but I recently maned up and decided to buy them, but here is what I purcahsed


"Humm, I wonder what that huge truck is doing in our front parking lot :dunno"

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Of course all those big boxes wouldn't fit in my car :o , so I called my dad and he came in an expedition to bring this stuff home for me

And here is what I got...

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I also have another pair of LSi9 that I won't bring out yet, I might put those on the Tv downstairs, or use them as rear speakers for now.. who knows...

But here is what I have for now..

Lsi9Ch (a pair + a pair in a box)
LsiC (center channel)
PSW1000Ch Dual 10" baby :D This sucker actually can shake the house

On the Next paycheck am getting a new receiver a Yamaha RXV2600 :D

Sidenote sorry for blurry pics, were taken by my phone

Oh, and after I actually set them up, it made me realize it's time for a new TV as well, :p

And don't worry, that's not where the Center is going, I just momentarely put it on top of TV to take pictures, I might just screw it on the wall behind the TV for now and when the new TV comes in (probably a PRO930HD or something along those lines) I'll set it in front of it

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But Sound comes first though... next paycheck is going towards an RXV2600 and some nice audioquest cables and who know maybe a panamax power center ;)

What do you guys think?
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited March 2006
    They look nice.
    You might want to think about putting more space between the left and right speakers just for better definition.

    Welcome to the club.
    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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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    Skynut wrote:
    They look nice.
    You might want to think about putting more space between the left and right speakers just for better definition.

    Welcome to the club.

    Thank you, yeah, ths is just momentarely, the plan is to actually get a stand for the all setup instead of that table thing, lol.

    but once the receiver gets here the speakers might move around a bit
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    Great choose the RX-V2600 !!!! :D Is an OUTSTANDING receiver. Excellent sound quality, looks and features !!!! You really enjoy your system with that beast !!!! ;)
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    *Seby*-Polk- wrote:
    Great choose the RX-V2600 !!!! :D Is an OUTSTANDING receiver. Excellent sound quality, looks and features !!!! You really enjoy your system with that beast !!!! ;)

    At first I was going to go with the RX-V1600, but my co-workers pretty much told me to man up and get the RX-V2600 :cool:

    But this is a BIG step up for me, I went from a little Panasonic mini system to this, lol... so am kind of overwhelmed....

    Step by step am building up a better system
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  • EricT43
    EricT43 Posts: 130
    edited March 2006
    Congrats on a great system! While you're getting your new receiver and TV, grab a decent digicam too ;)
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited March 2006
    ^^^thats funny^^^
    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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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    EricT43 wrote:
    Congrats on a great system! While you're getting your new receiver and TV, grab a decent digicam too ;)

    Just took some quick pics with the pone, it says that on the post if you read it ;)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2006
    You excited or what brotha? Every one of those shots are blurry....good for you bubba, welcome to the fray :D
    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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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    Zero wrote:
    Theres something goin on there alright.

    Either that camera sucks donkey... or the operator was using just one hand while taking the pic. What the other hand was being used for... well...... ;)

    Ot as stated in the post... the operator used a phone to take the pictures ;)
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  • criverajr
    criverajr Posts: 1,675
    edited March 2006
    Rooz,


    Hook-up the PSW1000 and give us a review, I love the look to go wih the LSi 15, sweeeeet. Again let us know how it sounds. Might belooking to get one real soon.

    CRj
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    criverajr wrote:
    Rooz,


    Hook-up the PSW1000 and give us a review, I love the look to go wih the LSi 15, sweeeeet. Again let us know how it sounds. Might belooking to get one real soon.

    CRj

    I should have the new receiver in within two weeks from now, I'll most definetly give ya a review on it. But from me playing around with it in our soundroom it's preeeeety nice ;)
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    We have all LSI speakers (25's, 15's, 9's, 7's) in our high end room but we just have the PSW1000 on display from the LSI subs none of the smaller ones are hooked up.

    Not sure where you live but any Tweeter, Showcase Home Entertainment, Shocase, Hillcrest High Fidelity, Sound Advice should have it in there high end room.... If any of those stores are close by you, go check them out ;)

    If not swing by the house in 2-3 weeks ;)

    I'll take some pics of our high end room with the camera phone that you just seem to love soon :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    Welcome Rooz! Nice system you are working on completing!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited March 2006
    Niiice.... super set!

    How old are you again? A young budding audiophile I bet....
    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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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    Joey_V wrote:
    Niiice.... super set!

    How old are you again? A young budding audiophile I bet....

    19 and loving every second of it ;)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited March 2006
    Congrats on your new equipment Rooz! And welcome to Club Polk!
    Carl

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  • DiscoMike
    DiscoMike Posts: 114
    edited March 2006
    Zero wrote:
    Theres something goin on there alright.

    Either that camera sucks donkey... or the operator was using just one hand while taking the pic. What the other hand was being used for... well...... ;)

    I dont want to think what he was doing with the other hand....

    Nice setup. I have a pair of LSi9s for sale, cherry finish.
    The phone pic is better than my former phone cam - totally dim and never got the sharpness you got.
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  • DiscoMike
    DiscoMike Posts: 114
    edited March 2006
    Zero wrote:
    Theres something goin on there alright.

    Either that camera sucks donkey... or the operator was using just one hand while taking the pic. What the other hand was being used for... well...... ;)

    I dont want to think what he was doing with the other hand.... :eek:

    Nice setup. I have a pair of LSi9s for sale, cherry finish.
    The phone pic is better than my former phone cam - totally dim and never got the sharpness you got. :)

    Welcome to the Polk Family young Rooz-walker. I first heard Polks when I was 17, and got my first pair at 23. :rolleyes:

    now look what I got... Im such a monster. The neighbors really love me. :eek:
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited March 2006
    Rooz...

    I got my first real speakers when I was 19. At 23, look at what happened to me.

    Watch out for the bug is all I can say.

    Joey
    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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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    Joey_V wrote:
    Rooz...

    I got my first real speakers when I was 19. At 23, look at what happened to me.

    Watch out for the bug is all I can say.

    Joey

    Lol, the bug bits even harder when u sell this stuff :p
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    So, how do you guys feel about the RXV2600?
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited March 2006
    Rooz wrote:
    So, how do you guys feel about the RXV2600?
    I hate to be the voice of reason here, but I would not run that reciever with LSi speakers. It does look really nice and have great features, but the amp section is not supposed to be run on speakers under 6 ohms.

    (Page 31 of the manual states that in the shipped configuration not to use speakers under 8 ohms. If you use 6 ohm speakers, change the ohm setting in the menu to allow for speakers with a 6 ohm minimum rating.)

    It is your money and your system so do what you want, but better than most, you have the knowledge before you have purchased the reciever.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • 2+2
    2+2 Posts: 546
    edited March 2006
    I dont think Tweeter carries B&K anymore do they? Both Yamaha and Denons that I know they carry probably will not handle the LSis long term...and if you are driving HT...most people here will say forget it. Why don't you down grade the receiver and get a used power amp?
    System 1: Martin Logan Vantage, Rotel RC 1070, B&K Reference 200.2, Music Hall DAC 15.2, Yamaha 2300

    System 2: LSi15 w/db840, Marantz SR8400, Rotel 1080, RM6800 (C&S), Sony X2020ES

    System 3: LSi7, Yamaha SW215, Music Hall Maven, Music Hall MMF CD25 w/627opamps

    System 4: RTi100, Harman Kardon AVR 230, Panasonic DVD
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    Agree with Mcloki & 2+2. get a cheaper receiver with preouts & start shopping for a used amp.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2006
    I'm a little disappointed in everyone here. It took til the 27th post for someone to finally man up and tell the guy not to put the LSi's on a receiver? Wow.

    Honestly man, I know you get a great deal on it and all but you should maybe step down to the 1600 and use it as a preamp and with the money saved, get yourself a good 5/7 channel amp. You'll be 200 times happier. Trust me! Denon's work better with lower impedence speakers than Yamaha and I couldn't stand listening to my 9's off the Denon. Once I added an amp, WHOA! The speakers came to life!! Don't go cheap now... remember. Do it once, do it right!
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    :D He didn't ask right away! No point in offering unsolicited advise! WAAAAA!:D
    Toxis wrote:
    I'm a little disappointed in everyone here. It took til the 27th post for someone to finally man up and tell the guy not to put the LSi's on a receiver? Wow.

    Honestly man, I know you get a great deal on it and all but you should maybe step down to the 1600 and use it as a preamp and with the money saved, get yourself a good 5/7 channel amp. You'll be 200 times happier. Trust me! Denon's work better with lower impedence speakers than Yamaha and I couldn't stand listening to my 9's off the Denon. Once I added an amp, WHOA! The speakers came to life!! Don't go cheap now... remember. Do it once, do it right!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited March 2006
    Go separates.
    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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  • DiscoMike
    DiscoMike Posts: 114
    edited March 2006
    This brings up the question - why does Polk now use 4 to 6 ohm resistance on their speaks when the receiver world uses 8 ? This wasnt always the case with Polk - their ratings used to be 6 to 8 ohms on the pre-LSi line.

    Any thoughts ?

    Rooz - I used the LSis on Power Amps. You will be more satisfied with the better detail and clarity using a pre/power amp combo vs. the receiver solution, hence, more $$$ if purchasing new. Too bad the audio world has taken a step back from pre/power amps to receivers.
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    well, right now a friend let me borrow his 2200 until I make my mind up.

    ANd thanks a lot for the responses :D
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  • Rooz
    Rooz Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    criverajr wrote:
    Rooz,


    Hook-up the PSW1000 and give us a review, I love the look to go wih the LSi 15, sweeeeet. Again let us know how it sounds. Might belooking to get one real soon.

    CRj

    Well,right now I have the system up on the very basics (crappy calbes all aorund and running on a friend's RXV220)

    The speaker haven't broken in yet, but the sub is... :eek: ... humm.. a diff story!!!

    It actually shakes the house, for instance, the hinges on my door rattle. But other than it being massive, it's pretty quick on response and you can adjust it as much as you want to.

    The very next step in an actuall TV stand, then once I have that and everything take it's final place I'll get the 2600 and all the right cables and a power center.
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