What Question Would You Want to ask MP?

markmarc

If you had the opportunity to ask Matthew Polk a question, what would it be?

[Deleted User]

Where's my raise?

exalted512

What does $136 million cash look like?

PolkWannabie

Is it feasible for one to make a modern day SDA equivalent by using an SRT controller and two pairs of identical LSi's ?

Ricardo

Anything on the pipeline to replace LSi, or a new line more focused on 2 channel music vs cinema??

heiney9

What are the hurdles in getting more exposure for a great speaker line like the Lsi's? Also, why hasn't a better effort been made to help get more high end exposure for the Lsi line?

So many people aren't aware of their capabilities and they are mostly sold through vendors who have no idea how to properly display them, nor have sufficient equipment to run them properly.

heiney9

double post.......

Shizelbs

Why can't we use avatars on the forum?

shack

If he had to do it over again, would he follow the path he has taken, making good affordable consumer speakers, or would he take the "high end" path? Does he regret that the direction he has chosen, even though he has recieved some recognition, has not necessarily taken him to the pinnacle of the industry?

Financially it appears to have been a good move. What about intellectually?

McLoki

In your years of building audio products at Polk Audio -

What product was your greatest dissapointment (from a thought of "this will be great" to an actual production product of "this is not what I thought it would be")?

What product was your greatest accomplishment (a finished product that greatly exceeded your design ideas)?

Michael

(and do you need any LAN support at Polk Audio? (but that is more a question for HR rather than Mr. Polk himself.))

heiney9

If you could own any speaker out there what would it be and why?

Who in the industry when you were starting out did you admire and have the most respect for?

Who in the industry do you admire and have the most respect for, present day? Doesn't have to be speaker related.

H9

RuSsMaN

Boxers or briefs?

amulford

Give your development of IP addressable music distribution, do you think it feasible for this to develop a wireless technology and still retain the musicality?

What direction do you think the industry will take in the near future, given the storm of digital storage and transmission? Do you feel this medium gives the same reproduction quality as true analog transmission?

markmarc

Great start, keep it up!

dkg999

Will Polk Audio continue to be mainly focused on speakers, or will the current initiatives into electronics continue and expand? Any hints on the direction of that expansion if it is going to continue?

halo

Tube gear, Solid State, or Digital - what's your preference and why?

audiobliss

Mr. P - What do you drive?

Strong Bad

What is your home system comprised of?

MikeC78

Any plans on updating or replacing the LSi series?

Didn't see your post HT.:o

dkg999

Also, what do you use as the benchmark for SQ when developing or refining Polk Audio speakers?

RuSsMaN

audiobliss wrote:

Mr. P - What do you drive?

He has a hotrod 911 from the early 90's. Judging by the HUGE brakes he had on the front, I'd say he's been to the autocross a couple times.

jcaut

"Will you loan me your car?"





Seriously, though, I would like to hear the answer to dkg999's question above about what is the benchmark for SQ. In my experience building DIY speakers and crossover design, you can only go so far with measurements. Final tweaking has to be done by ear, and I find it useful to have a "benchmark" sound to compare to, to let me know when I'm getting close. Since I own an assortment of Polk speakers, a Polk model close to the size of what I'm building generally becomes my reference.

ESavinon

Now that you sold polk audio, would you follow bob carver's example and start another audio company?

TroyD

RuSsMaN wrote:

Boxers or briefs?

****, Matt wears NADA. He just walks around sans pants whackin' it....all the while saying, in his best Dr. Evil voice, one hundred and thirty six MEEELYON DOLLARS

BDT

George Grand

I'd ask if he has the hots for Wendi as bad as I do.

He's met her, and he's got eyes. Legit, straight up question the way I see it.

whitetruk

HTrookie wrote:

Anything on the pipeline to replace LSi, or a new line more focused on 2 channel music vs cinema??

could not have asked better,myself

amulford

Have you ever talked to him Mark? Helluva nice guy...

Shizelbs

Can we infer that some of these questions might get used in an upcoming publication?

Strong Bad

Matt, can i arm wrestle you for that set of SRT's in the demo room?

TroyD

Eff that, I'm going for the set still boxed and banded to a wooden skid.

BDT

TroyD

Zero wrote:

136 million - - hmm, I only have one question.

MP - I'm always up for adoption.

That's our boy, looking to get ahead the old fashioned way.

Leeching

BDT