New Polk Speaker Line ...

zx_toth
zx_toth Posts: 417
edited August 2007 in Speakers
Just ran into this info this morning. I hadn't run into any posts or discussions regarding this new line, the VM Series.

http://www.cepro.com/slideshow/image/868/

Zsolt
My Home Theater Rig
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited July 2007
    Hmmmph!

    It'll be interesting to read & hear more about these. This is the first I've heard.

    Nice snoop!
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2007
    Interesting as these are the first Polks post merger.

    I'm not sure I'm too terribly impressed.
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited July 2007
    YAHTS (yet another home theater speaker)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited July 2007
    Just evolution of the RM slim towers that are out now.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • 2michaud
    2michaud Posts: 132
    edited July 2007
    wow, what merger??
    I think Bananas are awesome fruit.

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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited August 2007
    YAHTS indeed. It would seem the trend in the industry is the larger companies are all going HT gimmicky... and leaving the serious music listening speakers to the smaller manufacturers, and of course, the used market that is booming.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2007
    these were probably in development long before the merger was even announced. R&D takes years before it hits the consumer market
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2007
    These speakers are anything but gimmicks, trust.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited August 2007
    Screams Def Tech Mythos.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited August 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    These speakers are anything but gimmicks, trust.

    If they are the next lineage of the RM series, the they should be very nice. When I read the description stating they were aluminium eclosures, I assumed that is what they were. The only problem I ever had with the RM series is that I thought they were a little overpriced.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited August 2007
    Free samples for everyone or at least an official swap thread.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited August 2007
    To my knowledge, I don't recall Polk ever putting out a speaker that wasn't competetive within it's pricepoint.

    Why the hell would they start now?

    While it may not be what I want to buy, that doesn't mean it sucks.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited August 2007
    these are the speakers I've been looking at

    http://www.cepro.com/slideshow/image/843/
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
    Under construction
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,231
    edited August 2007
    Having never heard one, it's hard to accurately comment. However, from experience with speakers, it looks like this is just an elongated bookshelf speaker. I would have reservations about the amount of accurate bass output these have. I'm not downing the speaker, don't get me wrong because as I said, I've never heard it.

    Then again, it is a HT speaker and for what it is designed to do.................
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited August 2007
    JimBRICK wrote: »
    these are the speakers I've been looking at

    http://www.cepro.com/slideshow/image/843/

    Looks good, but have you HEARD them? ;)
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited August 2007
    not yet I'm going to sudbury in september to go look and hear speakers. I'm also looking at the klipsch rm-81 bookshelves. they have an 8 inch driver WOO HOO big bookshelves rule

    http://klipsch.com/products/details/rb-81.aspx
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
    Under construction
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