LSi-15 Revisions?

Dave38
Dave38 Posts: 101
edited January 2008 in Speakers
I recently purchsed a pair of LSi-15 speakers. I believe these speakers came out in 2002. Does anybody know if there have been any revisions to the speakers since then? For example, were there any revisions from a production run between 2002 and 2007? Thanks.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited August 2007
    There was a cosmetic revision. No crossover or driver changes though.

    (slight color changes to the wood and the gloss black was painted on rather than a laminate.)

    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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  • Dave38
    Dave38 Posts: 101
    edited August 2007
    Thanks for the info.
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited August 2007
    The very first ones also had beveled edges on the top, not just a flat top as they do now.

    I believe there were some slight changes to tweeter and front port placement in the LSi9 around that time. Not sure if the same goes for the LSi15.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited January 2008
    Sorry to revive an old thread, but I recently got a pair of LSi15s...one was a demo, the other was new from FRys...the demo seems to have a more redder cherry wood, when the new one seems to have a wood more like the RTi series..(more oakier/).......did I get the old one and the new one??....same flat top....any more revisions?
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited January 2008
    DeusExa wrote: »
    Sorry to revive an old thread, but I recently got a pair of LSi15s...one was a demo, the other was new from FRys...the demo seems to have a more redder cherry wood, when the new one seems to have a wood more like the RTi series..(more oakier/).......did I get the old one and the new one??....same flat top....any more revisions?

    If you take off the grill and look at the front, do they look the same? The new series is painted on and smooth all the way to the driver. The old series is a laminate that was folded on the front and back creating a sort of picture frame effect with the grills off. Click on the LSi7 gloss black link in my signature. Twords the end of that thread, we describe the differences between the old and new series....

    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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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2008
    Aside from the finish there are no noteworthy revisions.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • bbeacham
    bbeacham Posts: 141
    edited January 2008
    DeusExa wrote: »
    Sorry to revive an old thread, but I recently got a pair of LSi15s...one was a demo, the other was new from FRys...the demo seems to have a more redder cherry wood, when the new one seems to have a wood more like the RTi series..(more oakier/).......did I get the old one and the new one??....same flat top....any more revisions?


    I have 2 pairs of LSi15s, older and newer. My older pair have the lighter, oakier wood, and the newer pair have the cherry wood. Other than that they appear to be identical.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited January 2008
    McLoki wrote: »
    If you take off the grill and look at the front, do they look the same? The new series is painted on and smooth all the way to the driver. The old series is a laminate that was folded on the front and back creating a sort of picture frame effect with the grills off. Click on the LSi7 gloss black link in my signature. Twords the end of that thread, we describe the differences between the old and new series....

    Michael

    Umm..what sig?...anyway, they look the same.the front for both is smooth, ...except the side paneling...the demo one has a fire-like cherry-colored red (beautiful!) and the new in-box one has the standard oakier, woodier red that Polks seem to have....


    bbeacham - so the oakier lighter wood is the old one? and the redder fire like wood is the new one?
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  • bbeacham
    bbeacham Posts: 141
    edited January 2008
    DeusExa wrote: »
    bbeacham - so the oakier lighter wood is the old one? and the redder fire like wood is the new one?

    It is for me. I bought my first pair, the lighter oakier color, in 2003 or 2004. At the time, there were only 2 ordering options, cherry and black, and I ordered cherry. I got my other pair last January 2007 and they are the darker, cherry red.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited January 2008
    so...is that all there is to the revision that need to know?

    thanks...strange that Fry's demo was newer than the boxed one...
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