R50s on sale at Fry's again $100/pair

ivansfo
ivansfo Posts: 145
edited January 2008 in Speakers
Just when I thought there were little left of the R50's, Fry's has them on sale again here in the SF Bay area. $99.98 for the pair, in black vinyl only. Price should be good through the holiday weekend. This is the lowest price I have ever seen them.

http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?adid=5538221&advid=32664&type=

I'll be there after work today to see if I can find a pair. Part of me wishes they run out of stock because I don't need another pair of speakers! :-)
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited December 2007
    What did you finally end up with Ivan?

    RT

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2007
    Has anyone heard the R series. What do they compare to.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2007
    I thought the bass was ok, the highs were kind of smeared though. (Keep in mind I am used to listening to my LSi's) For the price difference, they are a nice speaker, but I would put the same money twords something vintage for a better sound IMO.
    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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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited December 2007
    McLoki wrote: »
    I thought the bass was ok, the highs were kind of smeared though. (Keep in mind I am used to listening to my LSi's) For the price difference, they are a nice speaker, but I would put the same money twords something vintage for a better sound IMO.
    Agree...they are good enough that you get picky about what you're next going to upgrade to. Quite good if they are your first Polk.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • ivansfo
    ivansfo Posts: 145
    edited December 2007
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    What did you finally end up with Ivan?
    RT

    Hi Ron,

    I hope all is well. In 2007, I finally caved and got what my heart really wanted, the VA Mozart Grands. I got them used on Agon and it worked out pretty well. They are incredible for music and good for HT too (meaning there are better speakers for HT).

    Now thanks to Fry's of Palo Alto, I got a set of brand new R50s in black too. I think Fry's just got another shipment of R50s because the boxes look factory fresh and it has the Fry's price tag of $99.00 on them. Two years ago the Fry's price tag showed $199 each. And if any of you guys go looking for them, you need to ask a sales person for them. They are not on display but they said there's plenty in the back.

    Ben...for HT, the R50s are fantastic speakers. It's only when you start using them for music that you start to want something better. And at $100/pair, I don't think anything else can touch these. A lot of us started with the R50s and I'm sure this is why there's a fondness for them (at least for me).

    Now if I can just find a special deal on the matching CSi25 center channel. :-)

    Ivan
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  • stangjason
    stangjason Posts: 341
    edited December 2007
    My Polk R300 sound good but will probably leave you wanting more if you use them in a large room as I did. When I bought my R300 at HHGregg for $30 a piece I had listened to a way overpriced set of floor standing Monitors that sounded much better. After owning my R300 for six months the better sounding Monitors naggd at me so once I heard about the bettr sounding RTi speakers going on sale the bug bit me and I broke down and bought a set of RTi8 and matched them with the fxi3 and CSi5 with little regret.
    Pioneer vsx-1120k, B&K Sonata series video-5 amplifier, Polk Rti8, Fxi3, Csi5, and HSU VTF-1
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  • stangjason
    stangjason Posts: 341
    edited December 2007
    Just noticed your last post and was wondering if the Polk CSR would be a match for your R50s? It's about $80 at HHGregg.
    Pioneer vsx-1120k, B&K Sonata series video-5 amplifier, Polk Rti8, Fxi3, Csi5, and HSU VTF-1
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,243
    edited December 2007
    ivansfo wrote: »
    Hi Ron,

    Now if I can just find a special deal on the matching CSi25 center channel. :-)

    Ivan


    They have them on the Polk Direct Ebay store:

    http://stores.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-Direct_Home-Audio_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ153926419QQftidZ2QQtZkm

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited December 2007
    ivansfo wrote: »
    Hi Ron,

    I hope all is well. In 2007, I finally caved and got what my heart really wanted, the VA Mozart Grands. I got them used on Agon and it worked out pretty well. They are incredible for music and good for HT too (meaning there are better speakers for HT).


    Ivan
    Congrats on the VAs...I listened to them for an hour at Magnolia, very nice.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • ivansfo
    ivansfo Posts: 145
    edited January 2008
    seeclear wrote: »
    They have them on the Polk Direct Ebay store:

    http://stores.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-Direct_Home-Audio_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ153926419QQftidZ2QQtZkm

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Didn't know Polk offered speakers on Ebay now.

    Just FYI. I just picked up an opened box (customer return) CSi25 from Fry's in Sunnyvale for $29.90. I had the clerk check their inventory system to find this one in Sunnyvale. Most stores either have 1 or none left in stock. Glancing over the clerk's shoulder, I saw a few stores still with 1 in stock. They are priced $29.90 in the computer system.

    This paired with the R50 should be great for the family's future movie and gaming system!
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