Monitor series vs RTi series vs LSi series

polk_audio_lsi

Hey guys I'm just starting off at the bottom so to speake of the series of speakers. And I'm going with the Monitor 50's first then upgrade to the 60's and 70's then the RTi 8's, 10's, 12's then LSi and so on and so on. I would like to know what the difference is between like the Monitor series (50,60,70) and the RTi (8,10,12) and the LSi (15,25). Can you tell me the difference in like the tweeters and the mids and woofers in each series? Why one series is better than the other. Can you all give me some EDUCATION on some Polk speakers, since I'm starting so low at the bottom?

jakelm

What?????



Im sorry, if I cant say anything nice..I wont say anything at all..lol:p

Midnite Mick

This dude's just messin with everybody. How would one ask questions about some high end equipment previously and now he is talking about the Monitor series? Nobody would ever take the path that his original statement suggests. Cause upgrading from the Monitor 50's to the 60's would be a worthy upgrade.

Mike

aaharvel

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40166

i already answered this damn question. As did half of the forum.
Go out and buy something already dude and quit killing yourself (and us) with your consumer-anxiety attacks.

polk_audio_lsi

no seriously you guys I'm gonna start all the way at the bottom of the barrell and the Monitor 50's are what I'm starting off with. I'm actually going here in a few minutes to test them out and see what I think about them. Then I'll upgrade to the 60's and then 70's I'm being honest. Or should I take Polk Audio's Monitor Series catalog and go with Monitor 60 fronts, CS 2 center and Monitor 40 (which I already have) surrounds, and PSW 12 sub? I know you all are gonna have **** fit with me but I'm trying to get rid of my Paradigm dipole's and I've already gotten rid of my Velodyne sub to start over with a clean slate. POLK STYLE!

aaharvel

use your ears.

Midnite Mick

If you are really seriously doing this, then don't. Go listen to stuff that is going to make you happy and be happy. Making tiny step up increments = BIG WASTE OF MONEY. Do not purchase something that you are not going to be happy with, with the intent on upgrading. The losses in the end will be huge. If it is a budget thing then you are better off purchasing one quality product that you really like then later buying another quality product that you really like and so on. Don't buy a bunch of mediocre stuff that you are not going to be happy with then sell it all and buy something a little better that you are not going to be happy with for a big loss and so on. Not a long term efficient way of building a system.

Mike

cfrizz

If you want to waste your money & time like that go right ahead. You have already been given sufficient infomation to make an intelligent decision. You have chosen to ignore all of it.

Buy whatever you want, but stop wasting our time.

dorokusai

That sounds like a great idea, good luck.

MrNightly

cfrizz wrote:

If you want to waste your money & time like that go right ahead. You have already been given sufficient infomation to make an intelligent decision. You have chosen to ignore all of it.

Buy whatever you want, but stop wasting our time.

Can I hear a second for this Cathy?

I think the guy is still on a binge from 4-20. Geez.

Give it a rest already, and if you actually are over the age of 16, go buy some speakers and quit bothering everyone with retarded posts! Use your ears, and brain, if it still works, and quit acting like a baby who needs to be spoon fed.

OUT.

crazy

Hey if you want to start at the bottom, I'll sell you my Polk Monitor setup ...

I have the complete lineup and I'll give you a good price (they're only 3 months old). PM me if you're seriously interested.

cfrizz

Problem solved! Gotta love Polkies!!!

Nice offer Crazy!:)

crazy wrote:

Hey if you want to start at the bottom, I'll sell you my Polk Monitor setup ...

I have the complete lineup and I'll give you a good price (they're only 3 months old). PM me if you're seriously interested.

F1nut

Ah, nice to see the rest of you finally join the bandwagon.

RuSsMaN

Good lord.

TroyD

Pass me the damn flaregun.

BDT

Toxis

If you're gonna do it, do it right! Start with the R30's then upgrade to the R50's THEN the Monitor 50's. Hell, if you're gonna run the gammit, run it! Then with all the money you WASTED by doing all this, you will have realized that you could've bought an paid for an entire LSi setup with seperates... all by time you hit the RTi8's in your "intellegent" scheme. You want to try every speaker? Go to a retailer who sells the full line and listen to them. Don't buy them one at a time. That's just retarded... but I guess I missed the other thread where everyone already pointed out that fact.

polk_audio_lsi

So how then should I do it. Start at the bottom and do Monitor 60 fronts, CS 2 center, Monitor 40 surrounds, and PSW 12 sub? Then go to RTI series with RTI 12 fronts, CSi 5 center, FXi 5 surrounds, and PSW 505 sub? Then go to LSI series with LSi 25 fronts, LSi C center, LSi FX surrounds, and PSW 1000 sub. Or should I just go with an entire Monitor series and then upgrade to GOD ALMIGHTY LSi series when I can afford it? Would that be sensible and reasonable? Your right I do wanna save money in the short and the long run but I also wanna experience all the Polk series for myself and be able to experience each difference in each series too.

TroyD

Man, don't sweat it. He's got money problems and he's worried about an HT rig. THAT speakes volumes.

BDT

TroyD

Man, just shut your piehole.

Everyone has an opinion and each one is different. FIRST, get yourself on solid financial footing. SECOND, go listen to some gear. Any gear. Find out what you like and can afford. THEN let's talk about it. What you are doing now is just a waste of time.

BDT

Toxis

you can experience them if you find a retailer who sells them all.

What would I do? It depends on your budget. If you could afford it, I would go with RTi10's/CSi5/FXi5's with whatever sub fits your room and remaining budget (and I never recommend a PSW10/12, a 404 minimum unless you get into a higher end sub like SVS/Sunfire/Velodyne etc). That would be a phenominal setup for many o' years to come. Then if you deside to upgrade into the LSi's, you can do so when you're ready.

You're making it 20 times harder than it needs to be. Period.

Maestro

crazy wrote:

Hey if you want to start at the bottom, I'll sell you my Polk Monitor setup ...

I have the complete lineup and I'll give you a good price (they're only 3 months old). PM me if you're seriously interested.

Crazy,

I got you beat. I have the R-Series for crying out loud!!!;)

Midnite Mick

You want to experience all of the series? Do it instore it's free. By the way I am not familiar with that Paradigm dipole that you have but I would bet a whole lot of money that it is better than any Monitor series speaker you could ever buy. Also, not sure of which Velodyne sub you sold but that may be better than the Polk sub as well. You may have already regressed in pursuit to "upgrade" to Polks.

Mike


PS. Hey all no postings while I am still typing. Makes me sound like I am copying you all!

VR3

Ok...

When Polk (or any speaker company for that matter) designs a "line up" in a price range, for instance the Monitor series. They "Trimbre Match" their speakers in that line. Do you know why they do this?

Let me explain it, just in case. Timbre Matching is done so when you do a 5.1 (or larger) setup, all your speakers sound similar/the same. Now in order for that to be accomplished, they have to - you know, sound the same/similar.

The difference within a line is nothing more than enclosure size and crossover. Sometimes larger drivers.

Sure, the top of the line within that line will be the best of the bunch. But its sonic signature will be exactly the same.

Lets say you like the Monitor series, you like the sound. Ok, so you need to just get the best in that series rather than buying everyone in that series. This is the way you need to approach anything.

Granted, there are exceptions, some people prefer the RTi8 over the RTi12, mainly because the RTi12 is a power hungry monster and is basically useless when you look at it from a rational perspective. The RTi8 on the other hand is a similar speaker and dosnt require near the power.

You're approaching this hobby in a rediculous manner that is going to bury you in a financial grave. Ive done something similar with the RTi line, except I was going through different versions. Fact is, they all sounded about the same and I never was happy with any of them for extended periods.

Save yourself a headache and approach this hobby with a brain, particularly one that works. If you dont, you're going to be wasting alot of time, money and peoples patience.

MrNightly

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:

If you dont, you're going to be wasting alot of time, money and peoples patience.

Going to be?!? 49 post later that all said the exact same thing!!! This is killing me.

AndyGwis

This plan could be attained without wasting too much money, if you could purchase from Tweeter and continue to upgrade using their 1-year upgrade policy. However, the time, effort, and sanity you would waste along the way wouldn't be worth it.

Take some cds and dvds to Tweeter, have someone spend an entire weekend demoing all the Polk gear they have. That way, you are only wasting one person's time, and they are getting paid for you to do so, instead of wasting everyone's time on the forum, and, again, it's free!

Then, go get your Velo back, buy the RTi 8/10s, RTi 6s, I'll sell you my Csi3, and you'll be good to go. If the upgrade bug hits you, start getting the Lsi's piece by piece and use the Tweeter upgrade plan along the way to help against depreciation.

You're all set, just PM me about the CSi3!

Midnite Mick

AndyGwis wrote:

This plan could be attained without wasting too much money, if you could purchase from Tweeter and continue to upgrade using their 1-year upgrade policy. However, the time, effort, and sanity you would waste along the way wouldn't be worth it.

Take some cds and dvds to Tweeter, have someone spend an entire weekend demoing all the Polk gear they have. That way, you are only wasting one person's time, and they are getting paid for you to do so, instead of wasting everyone's time on the forum, and, again, it's free!

Then, go get your Velo back, buy the RTi 8/10s, RTi 6s, I'll sell you my Csi3, and you'll be good to go. If the upgrade bug hits you, start getting the Lsi's piece by piece and use the Tweeter upgrade plan along the way to help against depreciation.

You're all set, just PM me about the CSi3!

That's the best advice i've heard yet (including mine). Not really that expensive either.

Mike

sterling bug

bose all the way

SuperDave

Where is George Grand when you need him???
This guy isn't even sleeping in the Holiday Inn parking lot.:rolleyes:

Tour2ma

dorokusai wrote:

That sounds like a great idea, good luck.

+1... Spend now... think later...