Polk Audio VM20 - Loudspeaker - Demo

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2008
    Justin - We are still looking for these speakers. Sorry for the delay. Worse case, you get a new pair to demo.

    Mark
    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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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited January 2008
    No worries - thanks for the update. I'm having trouble anyway with my amp, so maybe I'll have it fixed or have a replacement by the time the demo speakers are ready.
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2008
    then just send them my way :)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    The original pair is officially MIA according to Polk.

    I'm waiting on another pair to be shipped so we can satisfy the original demo thread.

    Jwhitakr - PM me your shipping address so I can confirm it with what I forwarded last week. You have your problems sorted out? If not, we can jump you for now.....
    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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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited April 2008
    If this is still gonna happen, I'm in and will gladly offer up my home for Houston metro area/Texas members to demo.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    Phuz - Yes, it's being shipped to me.
    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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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited April 2008
    Is it too late to get in on this? I must not have been paying attention when it first went up. Guess I didn't miss much given the thread history here.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    John - Not at all....you and Phuz are in. It was a snafu that changed the dynamic of the thread....no worries now.
    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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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited April 2008
    Hot damn!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,761
    edited April 2008
    Ya know, instead of the slap on the wrist, I should have got a freakin' medal and a lil' lass with perky **** to put it on for calling that one. :D
    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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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    :D I agree.
    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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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2008
    Can I be added to the demo list? Something along these lines would would work great in my LR.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    shack wrote: »
    Can I be added to the demo list? Something along these lines would would work great in my LR.

    You? Absolutely not......well, I guess.
    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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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited April 2008
    Please add me to the list.
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited April 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The original pair is officially MIA according to Polk.

    I'm waiting on another pair to be shipped so we can satisfy the original demo thread.

    Jwhitakr - PM me your shipping address so I can confirm it with what I forwarded last week. You have your problems sorted out? If not, we can jump you for now.....

    Cool beans! PM on its way. I have my audio troubles solved - have both of my amps up and running with the new RTi8's.

    Thanks for the follow-up.
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited April 2008
    Mark - did you get my PM? I don't want to hold up the line for everyone else waiting to demo these, but I do want to have enough time to break them in and get some good listening in!
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    Yea, I got it. There's a meeting at Polk tomorrow, so I'll ask for an update.
    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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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited June 2008
    Any news on this?
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    Man....
    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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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited June 2008
    I have stick-to-it-iveness! (sp?)

    I'm not particularly concerned, but just curious how things have developed since the last post on this topic.
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

    The only true barrier to knowledge is the assumption that you already have it. - C.H. Dodd
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    I know, no worries.....I'm as concerned as you are. Email sent.
    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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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    Thanks to Len @ Polk Audio....this demo is again moving forward!

    Sorry for the delay Justin but go ahead and break them in, have fun and get in touch with me in a couple weeks.
    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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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,220
    edited June 2008
    If the powers that be at Polk headquarters would entertain the thought of this speaker being demo'd at this year's Carverfest, there are about 30-40 folks that would get there first listen on them. If you could change the names on the lineup to where these speakers get to me for the below dates, then Polk will get some free demo time. If this does not screw the whole scheduling/demo up, then cool, if not I won't be offended [as if you care] at all. Just throwing it out there.

    We will have plenty of SS and tube gear to hook them up to. The dates for this year's event are September 10th-15th. I still have the DSW MicroPro4000 sub woofer that will be demo'd at the event as well [unless you guys request it back before then]. Sorry, but the RTi's aren't going to make it this year. Anything else that they would like to be represented for Polk, just let me know. All gear will be going up in an enclosed trailer with a pretty damn good suspension, FYI. I'm gonna have some room for extra gear this year and I wouldn't mind hauling it to the event.

    There are also some local Polkies that might could bring things down as well. Anyway, like I said....just throwing out there. ;)
    ~ 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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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    These are not for Carverfest but it was a great idea.
    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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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,220
    edited July 2008
    So what's going on with the demo now? Update please?
    ~ 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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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited August 2008
    treitz3 wrote: »
    So what's going on with the demo now? Update please?

    I second the question. Not that I'm complaining or anything about something that's free. But...it's been almost a year and I think there's a lot of folks on the win list that haven't even had the speaks in their time zone.:eek:
    "The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage." Thucydides
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited August 2008
    I've changed my mind. Please count me out.
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  • -Axle-
    -Axle- Posts: 37
    edited August 2008
    My understanding is that Canadian folk need not apply, but if for some reason the moons and stars align, please count me in.

    Now that I'll stop dreaming, I'm really curious about the VM line.

    (skip background if you don't care)
    For a little background, I currently have an RM10 set with a PSW10 in a 18x13 room, 99% HT (movies/games) and 1% music. I recently purchased a pair of the RTi A5s but regret to say I wasn't impressed ENOUGH for the money I was paying. I definitely had a wider soundstage but the rest was fairly marginal improvements compared to my current set-up. Again, let me repeat, they were better but just not by that big of a factor to spend extra $$ on. (sidenote, music was definitely night and day, the improvement on music was definitely worth the $$, however, this set-up rarely gets music thrown its way)

    This led me on to do some extra research into getting towers for my set-up that weren't the traditional huge boxes. Hence, my curiousity on the VM line.

    Is there anywhere in Canada to demo these units?
    I have been looking around but can't seem to find a set-up from the people that carry them. I've been to about 4 different dealers now (2 big, 2 small) and all of them carried either the RMs or RTis. Please let me know if there is anywhere Polk knows of that has these up to demo in Canada.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,220
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, I'm out as well. This has completely dragged on too long. Thank you for the opportunity.
    ~ 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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  • -Axle-
    -Axle- Posts: 37
    edited August 2008
    I forgot to mention, I'm in Oshawa (Toronto area), so if anyone knows of any retailers carrying the VM30 (and has them on display/demo), please let me know.
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