Hello, I'm new here!

frdranger
frdranger Posts: 110
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Hey there fellow Polk owners,

I am new to the world of Polk Audio speakers. I would like to introduce myself by saying that I had just picked up my first Polk center channel speaker; the CS1 and a set of Polk Monitor 30 series bookshelf speakers. I came from a little plastic Bose center channel speaker, and two Bose Bookshelf Series 20 speakers. The sound difference is like night and day. I honestly do not think I will be going to any other speaker brand. Phenomonal, thats all I have to say.
And yes, in case you've noticed I am running only a 3.1 configuration :(. I have Advent (can't remember the model) speakers for my rears, but they are at my parents house. Well, I hope this was the right place to introduce myself, and I look forward to getting to know all of you. Take care!! :)
My Living Room 3.1 config:
Toshiba 40RV525U
Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR609
Center channel: Polk CS1
Front L/R: Paradigm Reference Studio 20
Subwoofer: Velodyne DPS-10
Rears: None

My Computer setup
Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 THX
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited May 2006
    Welcome aboard. Pull up a chair and stay awhile.

    Lot's of good folks around here! Enjoy those new speaks!

    ~ David
    Honoured to be, an original SOPA founding member
    Stuff...

    RTi12's - front
    CSi5 - center
    FXi3's - surrounds
    RTi4's - surrounds
    SVS PB12-NSD/2 - sub :D:D:D
    Denon 3805
    Rotel RB-985 5-Channel Amplifier

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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to club Polk.

    You could always put the Bose speaks you had in front in your rear speaker position until your advents come back.

    Just a thought - and a welcome. :)

    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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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited May 2006
    Welcome aboard!

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2006
    Welcome!
    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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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited May 2006
    Welcome! You could always throw those bose my way. Wife still likes hers but she is always playing her cd's on my Legacy's.
    BTW-seems everyone took their nice pills today
    Where's Brett when you really want some action?:) :)
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited May 2006
    welcome to the club. enjoy the speakers
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,042
    edited May 2006
    Welcome, stick around you'll learn tons.....you might even have tons to share.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to the forum.

    Congrats on the new gear.

    It's your turn to bring the donuts.:D
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to Club Polk!

    Mhhhhmmm. Do-nut time.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to the club frdranger.

    Congrats on your first upgrade now start saving for all the rest.:D

    This hobby gets real expensive once you start reading about all the things you didn't know you need.
    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 May 2006
    tonyb wrote:
    Where's Brett when you really want some action?:) :)
    :p;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2006
    Run while you can still get away!!!

    Just kidding, welcome!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to the Forum! Were glad to have you and were looking forward to seeing more posts from you!
    Carl

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited May 2006
    Welcome
    Skynut wrote:

    This hobby gets real expensive once you start reading about all the things you didn't know you need.

    Ain't that the truth!

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited May 2006
    Hey man,did I miss it somewhere?Where is the follow up on your new Modwright?:)
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited May 2006
    tonyb wrote:
    Hey man,did I miss it somewhere?Where is the follow up on your new Modwright?:)

    Just received it yesterday. I will put it in an appropriate thread or start a new one.

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to the Forum!!
    If you were wise, you would cut your losses now and take up horticulture.:D
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited May 2006
    welcome to the club.
    Matthew
    Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason


    HT

    Yamaha RX-V2500
    CS400-Center
    SDA 1A-Mains
    RT20-Surround
    None right now-Rears
    SVS 20-39PCi
    Infocus IN72
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited May 2006
    tonyb wrote:
    Where's Brett when you really want some action?:) :)
    How dare you Tony......I'm not THAT type of forum contributor....sicko. :D
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • frdranger
    frdranger Posts: 110
    edited May 2006
    Wow, thanks for all the welcomes! :) Well, the reason my Advents are at my fathers, is because I am currently renting, and my wife objects to the thought of drilling holes in the floor (to run the speaker wire from front, under floor in the basement and up at the rear. She also doesn't like the fact of hanging the speakers. We have three cats and a baby due in September also.

    But yea, it is an expensive Hobby. If you take a look at my sig, I do plan on upgrading my Reciever and subwoofer very shortly. I have a small - medium size room, so I best get my research going!

    Again, thanks for all the warm welcomes! I'm glad to be a part of the polk club! :)
    My Living Room 3.1 config:
    Toshiba 40RV525U
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR609
    Center channel: Polk CS1
    Front L/R: Paradigm Reference Studio 20
    Subwoofer: Velodyne DPS-10
    Rears: None

    My Computer setup
    Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 THX
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited May 2006
    WE always welcome newbee's warmly.
    It's next week we slap the crap out of ya!!:D :D
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited May 2006
    Welcome, it's like going to AA meetings but the Audio Addicted instead.

    My name is Mike and I am....an addict.
    polkaudio SRS (rdo194 x 8)
    Dodd ELP (separate power supply)
    JC 1 blocks ( strapped )
    Rega Apollo
    MIT (speaker cables) Outlaw (ICs)

    polkaudio SDA2(rdo194x4) (front) polkaudio CRS (rdo194x4)(rear) polkaudio 400i (center)
    B&K 505
    Samsung LCD
    VIP 622
    HSU STF-2
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,042
    edited May 2006
    read-alot wrote:
    My name is Mike and I am....an addict.

    Hi Mike......;)
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