400 Miles + 8 hours= LSi Jackpot!!

Texas42
Texas42 Posts: 404
edited January 2008 in Speakers
Well, thanks to the kind folks here on the board who alerted us fellow Polkies on the Fry's sale; I called several Fry's in Texas yesterday and found a pair of LSi 25s in Houston (I'm in San Antonio so about a 3.5 hour drive). While the guy I spoke to told me I couldn't prepay nor would they pull them off to side and hold them, he was willing to call me last night when they closed to confirm they were still there. Sooooo, up at 4 am and on the road by 4:30 to get there by opening (8:00 AM, sheesh what happened to retail stores opening at 10 AM?). Anyway, 8 hours later I'm home with a very nice pair of Cherry LSi 25s for $798 AND a nice pair of Cherry LSi 15s (for my boss who gave me the day off to get them) for $398. They also had a sale on Polk subs ($200 off if you buy a pair of floor standers); so I picked up a DSW Pro 600 for $399. Everything just 'barely' fit and I happily trekked back to San Antonio. Time for a nap and good listen later...
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited January 2008
    Whooooo!

    What a stinkin' awesome deal!

    Glad for you, jealous for me!
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  • jabrax
    jabrax Posts: 315
    edited January 2008
    Damn, wish I was in Texas
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    Congrats :)

    But was the 8 hours drive + gas cost worth it ? :)
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited January 2008
    Does anyone know if fry's will ship directly from the store rather than off the website. I really want a set of black rti 10's but they are out of stock online.
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited January 2008
    Nice grabs and awesome deals! Are you going to use the LSi15's as rear surrounds? If not, want to sell them to a fellow Polkie for a great price? :)
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  • Texas42
    Texas42 Posts: 404
    edited January 2008
    Gizmo99 wrote: »
    Congrats :)

    But was the 8 hours drive + gas cost worth it ? :)

    Gas was free (company car)...was it worth the 8 hour drive? (not right now it wasn't, but later on it will be) :D
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  • Texas42
    Texas42 Posts: 404
    edited January 2008
    jwhitakr wrote: »
    Nice grabs and awesome deals! Are you going to use the LSi15's as rear surrounds? If not, want to sell them to a fellow Polkie for a great price? :)

    Sorry, the 15's are for my boss...
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    They will only ship if its within 20 miles .. and they dont take credit card orders over the phone... so its pretty much useless...

    The only way is if you can find someone here that will BUY + ship for you.
    Theres one "left" channel I think in my area. I dont mind helping out a fellow pokie
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    Maybe it would have been cheaper to take a flight there :)

    Wow, taking a flight to buy speakers at FRYS... look what frys has driven us into doing!!
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2008
    That's a great haul, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the 25's.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited January 2008
    I just called the only Fry's in Oregon, which would be about a 5 hr round trip. All he could find in their inventory were the LSi-7's. Just out of curiosity I asked him how much and he said $49.99 apiece. Damn...that can't possibly be right can it?
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    Muahahahah I guess they are clearing out the LSI line.
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2008
    Congratulations,,, good ,safe,roadtrip,,have fun and enjoy,, you deserve it.:)
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    I just called the only Fry's in Oregon, which would be about a 5 hr round trip. All he could find in their inventory were the LSi-7's. Just out of curiosity I asked him how much and he said $49.99 apiece. Damn...that can't possibly be right can it?


    I called around and the LSI7 are at full price. I think he gave oyu the wrong price.
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • mhartman29
    mhartman29 Posts: 257
    edited January 2008
    Frys in Austin just sold out. They had the floor model of 15s still available but they sold 'em while I was on the phone with them.
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    Fronts LSI15
    Center LSIC
    Rears LSI7s
    Dual MFW-15s
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  • SlowcarIX
    SlowcarIX Posts: 887
    edited January 2008
    mhartman29 wrote: »
    Frys in Austin just sold out. They had the floor model of 15s still available but they sold 'em while I was on the phone with them.

    i bought the last new ebony pair 5 weeks ago.
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    Surround L/R / Back - Polk RTi4 / Polk FXi A4
    Sub - 4 X Hsu ULS15 playing nearfield
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited January 2008
    I could have helped but with traffic, it might have taken me 1-2 hours to get to Frys this morning.
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  • Texas42
    Texas42 Posts: 404
    edited January 2008
    candyliquor35m wrote: »
    I could have helped but with traffic, it might have taken me 1-2 hours to get to Frys this morning.

    I-10 turned into a parking lot just west of Hwy 6, so I turned off on 6 and went east to West Bellfort which took me straight there. Actually, ended up quicker than staying on I-10 to Sam Houston Tollway. Man, I'll never complain about San Antonio traffic again...
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  • Texas42
    Texas42 Posts: 404
    edited January 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    That's a great haul, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the 25's.

    Probably take a bit of time to break in. I have them up and running now and need to get used to their sound and make the appropriate adjustments to the sub. Should be fun...
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2008
    Good find for you and the boss. ENjoy
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited January 2008
    Its just amazing how Frys pushed the Lsi15/25's out at these prices, its stupid! To all those that got in on the deal, no one anywhere could beat that. If this happened several years back, would have bought a set for every room in the house!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited January 2008
    Unbelievable sweet deal. Congrats.

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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited January 2008
    :eek::eek:
    That is truly unbelievable!
    I still have very fond memories of my LSi25 audition a few years back. Back then I was surprised to find that I preferred them to the $3K/4K Martin Logans; that was really my first eye-opening (and jaw dropping) speaker audition. I know many prefer the LSi15, but having owned the LSi15 for over a year, I would trade them in a heartbeat for the 25's. I say they are definitely worth the drive you made!

    I would have loved to have had a chance at such a deal back then. Would've saved me at least a few upgrade cycles and a ton of cash, time, & pain. Treat them right and I know they will return the favor :)
    Congrats!
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited January 2008
    398 for a pair of 15's? Wow, am I glad mine sold back in the summer. What would I be getting for them now....maybe 200. I paid over 1700 for them.

    Congrats,
    Mike
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,208
    edited January 2008
    Hell yeah, now thats deadication. Going on a quest to get new speakers. I love it.

    those prices are effin unbelievable. Congrads man. Excellent speakers.

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    I love roadtrip adventures! Congrats on your score.
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  • askinquestions
    askinquestions Posts: 80
    edited January 2008
    Texas42 wrote: »
    Well, thanks to the kind folks here on the board who alerted us fellow Polkies on the Fry's sale; I called several Fry's in Texas yesterday and found a pair of LSi 25s in Houston (I'm in San Antonio so about a 3.5 hour drive). While the guy I spoke to told me I couldn't prepay nor would they pull them off to side and hold them, he was willing to call me last night when they closed to confirm they were still there. Sooooo, up at 4 am and on the road by 4:30 to get there by opening (8:00 AM, sheesh what happened to retail stores opening at 10 AM?). Anyway, 8 hours later I'm home with a very nice pair of Cherry LSi 25s for $798 AND a nice pair of Cherry LSi 15s (for my boss who gave me the day off to get them) for $398. They also had a sale on Polk subs ($200 off if you buy a pair of floor standers); so I picked up a DSW Pro 600 for $399. Everything just 'barely' fit and I happily trekked back to San Antonio. Time for a nap and good listen later...

    Curious if you have a seperate sub to hook up with these or are you just using the 25's subs???
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited January 2008
    I got a set of cherry 15s for the same $398 plus tax. I wish they would have had the Lsi C on that kind of discount. I was able to get one on line for $359, best price I could find anywhere.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited January 2008
    WHERE????

    I need one too!
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  • Tibs
    Tibs Posts: 1
    edited January 2008
    askinquestions wrote: »
    Curious if you have a seperate sub to hook up with these or are you just using the 25's subs???


    He got the DSW PRO 600
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