Another new member here

mikesd
mikesd Posts: 43
edited September 2006 in Vintage Speakers
Hello everyone, new to the forums and since my home theater speaker system is comprised of Polk oldies but goodies, this seems like a great place to hang out and get started in the vintage speaker section. I am running LS90's for mains, a CS350 for center, and a pair of M5's for surrounds along with a Definitive Technology Powerfield 12 and a Yamaha SW-150 for subs. My weakest link is only using a Yamaha reciever for power which will be my next move for improvments. Although the Polk's have a little age on them they still sound awesome and have not found a reason to move them out. I will definitley be asking for some advice here when I am ready to do an upgrade and start looking at power amps. Thanks for reading and hope to be a contibuting member here at Club Polk.

Mike


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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2006
    welcome to the machine :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2006
    Welcome stick around :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • beemer
    beemer Posts: 155
    edited September 2006
    Nice folks here in these forums. I've only been around for a week or so, I'm keeping busy reading old posts. Good info!

    Best,

    Paul :D
    Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
    Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2006
    What's happenin'.. the snack bar is cool and I like the seats. But IMO thy're too far back. Pull them Biatches up...
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited September 2006
    welcome to the Club Polk Forum Mike! You've got some real nice Polks. They may be a little "long in the tooth" but those LS models sound great.

    Very nice HT setup! The snack counter is fabulous. It really adds to the atmosphere. We're glad to have you aboard. Join in on the fun! Lots of good people here!
    Carl

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited September 2006
    Welcome to the fray!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited September 2006
    Dibs on that last box of milk duds ;) .
    Welcome to polk madhouse.
    SRT For Life; SDA Forever!

    The SRT SEISMIC System:
    Four main satellite speakers, six powered subs, two dedicated for LFE channel, two center speakers for over/under screen placement and three Control Centers. Amaze your friends, terrorize your neighbors, seize the audio bragging rights for your state. Go ahead, buy it; you only go around once.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited September 2006
    Wecome aboard!
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited September 2006
    Welcome to the Jungle! We got fun and games....you know the rest!
    No excuses!
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited September 2006
    Very nice setup. I'm in the same boat running LS90's. I just can't find any reason to upgrade. I would strongly encourage the power upgrade for your 90's though. The really open up with good clean power.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2006
    Welcome! Nice theatre..:)
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • mikesd
    mikesd Posts: 43
    edited September 2006
    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, much appreciated. :D
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited September 2006
    Welcome and welcome again...

    Pull up a chair and make yourself at home:)
    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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  • beef316
    beef316 Posts: 154
    edited September 2006
    Nice setup. I like the real theater seats and nicely stocked snack bar.
    2004 IASCA Spring Break Nationals Champion - Amateur Street
    2003 IASCA World Finals Runner Up - Amateur Street
    Certified IASCA Judge
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited September 2006
    By the way, Forum rules state that all new members must invite current members to their home so their snack bar can be "inspected" for quality and assurance purposes. Only after we have tested everything and are satisfied can you return to the forum and be allowed to post.

    Milk Duds, Bon Bons and fresh hot buttered popcorn will help you score higher. :D

    Inspector #9
    No excuses!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2006
    Welcome Mike. Nice setup.
    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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  • mikesd
    mikesd Posts: 43
    edited September 2006
    john d. strong wrote:
    By the way, Forum rules state that all new members must invite current members to their home so their snack bar can be "inspected" for quality and assurance purposes. Only after we have tested everything and are satisfied can you return to the forum and be allowed to post.

    Milk Duds, Bon Bons and fresh hot buttered popcorn will help you score higher. :D

    Inspector #9

    Everyone is invited over Oct. 28th as every year the Sunday before Halloween we host an all day/evening horror-thon and make nachos, hotdogs, and of course plenty of popcorn.;) ;) We always finish the evening showing Halloween as the last movie of the day.:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2006
    Welcome aboard Mike . . . I've only been around for about 1 1/2 months. . . this is a tremendous insane asylum where the inmates run the asylum!!! Since joining I've become an even more rabid, drooling, obsessed audio/Polkaphile. Keep reading, you won't believe the wealth of knowledge and experience you find on this site. Since I've been a memeber I've learned and relearned and this is a great place to be for wit . . . some of these guys are real characters and have great senses of humors. I love when they start cutting each other up.

    These guys are always ready and willing to help out!

    Keep reading and posting,
    Joe
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  • rodman_sda
    rodman_sda Posts: 32
    edited September 2006
    i have seen pics and have heards "some" things about these aluminum? tubes placed in the listeneing area to compensate for standing waves and such. any ideas or thoughts on this?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2006
    rodman_sda wrote:
    i have seen pics and have heards "some" things about these aluminum? tubes placed in the listeneing area to compensate for standing waves and such. any ideas or thoughts on this?

    Start a new thread for this, you will get more responses.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited September 2006
    Welcome to the club. Nice setup you got
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