What do you think of the New Polks at Best buy

Kchill
Kchill Posts: 262
edited June 2008 in Speakers
Kind of expensive, Can't wait to go hear them. Looks alot like the monitors but just updated.
Retired Onkyo 520 (returned broken HK 247)
Now a Pioneer 1018
CSi3
2- RTI10's
2- R50's
2- Fxi3's
Onkyo 250W Sub
Polk psw-10

"Inch by inch lifes a cinch, yard by yard life is hard"
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2008
    Those must be the new monitor series from polk
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited May 2008
    Are they in store already? It's been awhile since I've been to BB.

    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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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2008
    They are the TSi series, between the Monitor series and the RTiA series.
    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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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2008
    I still have $250 in BB gift cards to spend, maybe I'll go take a look this weekend.
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,576
    edited May 2008
    I'm curious to see and here them myself! :D Now the only thing BB needs to do is get someone in there that knows how to sell audio gear.
    Money Talks, Mine says Goodbye Rob!!!!
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited May 2008
    hmm interesting to know....been a while since I've visited BB
    Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
    Receiver: HK AVR445
    Source: OPPO BDP-93
    HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
    2Ch system: MC2105, AR-XA, AR-2A, AR9, BX-300, OPPO BDP-83
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited May 2008
    Grimster74 wrote: »
    I'm curious to see and here them myself! :D Now the only thing BB needs to do is get someone in there that knows how to sell audio gear.

    HAHAHA Very funny. Like THAT'S gonna happen:p
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • RutgersFTW
    RutgersFTW Posts: 458
    edited May 2008
    Those towers look pretty sweet. If these are replacing the Monitors why the higher prices though? I guess that's just BB... They're selling PSW110s for $299 while Amazon has them for $150ish.
    Currently listening to:

    Marantz SR5004
    Sony BDP-S370
    Apple TV V2
    Audio Technica AT-LP120
    Mirage CMD-5 x 5
    Bic H-100
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  • tallinstaller
    tallinstaller Posts: 3
    edited June 2008
    Does anyone know if they are in the stores yet?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
    As of two weeks ago they were "on order" at my local store.

    Your best bet would be to call your local Best Buy.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • VDubFan
    VDubFan Posts: 15
    edited June 2008
    They have them here at the BB in AZ. I picked up a pair of the TSi100's for my bedroom. I think they sound better than the Monitor 30's I listened to at CC. Although it could be because my bedroom is smaller than the listening room of CC and the AVR I'm using. I also think they look better than the Monitors. I just need to get a small sub and I think I'll have a nice 2ch PC set up.
    Sony 46" Bravia XBR4
    Harmon Kardon AVR146
    Sony PS3
    RM6200 sat/sub system
    PSW250
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  • RutgersFTW
    RutgersFTW Posts: 458
    edited June 2008
    I ordered a pair of new-in-box cherry RTi A1s on eBay today for surrounds (or mains... we'll see)... shipped for what OneCall, BB, Amazon, etc are asking for TSi100s. Now I haven't heard the TSis, but it seems to me that Polk is crowding their sub-$500 bracket with similar but distinct choices and I stuck with what I know I like. More choice is always better to an enthusiast, and it'll be fun to see what TSis sound like on the cheap, but it's still confusing to have speakers with similar driver configs, cabinets, and prices from the same manufacturer.
    Currently listening to:

    Marantz SR5004
    Sony BDP-S370
    Apple TV V2
    Audio Technica AT-LP120
    Mirage CMD-5 x 5
    Bic H-100
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  • paymontna
    paymontna Posts: 188
    edited June 2008
    The whole Polk line up is confusing. They have so many different models that is hard to know which is which. I just want a set of floor speakers that are not to bright and deliver good presence for HT. I may head over to Best Buy tomorrow if I can sneak away. I have been wanting to heat the Klipsch REF-82's as well.
    And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    The main line.....Monitor, TSi, RTi, LSi.....Mensa members only.
    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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  • RutgersFTW
    RutgersFTW Posts: 458
    edited June 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The main line.....Monitor, TSi, RTi, LSi.....Mensa members only.
    Do you also find it odd that the first three stops on that line are all priced within $100 of each other for equivalent sizes while the LSis shoot north $500+ on an uptown express?
    Currently listening to:

    Marantz SR5004
    Sony BDP-S370
    Apple TV V2
    Audio Technica AT-LP120
    Mirage CMD-5 x 5
    Bic H-100
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited June 2008
    I hope the BB deal works out. Per a Magnolia guy I talked to yesterday. The TSis will be out on the floor with the JBL and Klipsch entry level stuff. It's an awful setup, there's very little traffic/inventory movement...pretty much ignored by the public. Most of their speakers are sold in the Mags. I hope Polk negotiated some sort of sales support, but from his comment, I get the feeling the TSis will just get placed on the floor and forgotten.

    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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  • VDubFan
    VDubFan Posts: 15
    edited June 2008
    Unfortunately, the BB I went to had the floorstanding TSi's on the floor next to the Klipsh and Pioneers. Not in the listening room. :(
    Sony 46" Bravia XBR4
    Harmon Kardon AVR146
    Sony PS3
    RM6200 sat/sub system
    PSW250
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
    VDubFan wrote: »
    Unfortunately, the BB I went to had the floorstanding TSi's on the floor next to the Klipsh and Pioneers. Not in the listening room. :(
    Same here, with racks about 3' in front of them. At least they looked nicer than their neighboring Klipsch and Sony speakers.

    Then walked into the Magnolia section and tried to have a conversation with the employees there, they were absolutely clueless or busy playing on the computer.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    RutgersFTW wrote: »
    Do you also find it odd that the first three stops on that line are all priced within $100 of each other for equivalent sizes while the LSis shoot north $500+ on an uptown express?

    Different speakers for different tastes. You might find other manufacturers doing that if you turn your head and cough.
    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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  • RutgersFTW
    RutgersFTW Posts: 458
    edited June 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Different speakers for different tastes. You might find other manufacturers doing that if you turn your head and cough.
    Does this mean... you're holding my... oh.
    Currently listening to:

    Marantz SR5004
    Sony BDP-S370
    Apple TV V2
    Audio Technica AT-LP120
    Mirage CMD-5 x 5
    Bic H-100
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2008
    :D We just met, so no.
    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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  • RutgersFTW
    RutgersFTW Posts: 458
    edited June 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    :D We just met, so no.
    Suit yourself, prude.
    Currently listening to:

    Marantz SR5004
    Sony BDP-S370
    Apple TV V2
    Audio Technica AT-LP120
    Mirage CMD-5 x 5
    Bic H-100
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited June 2008
    RutgersFTW wrote: »
    Do you also find it odd that the first three stops on that line are all priced within $100 of each other for equivalent sizes while the LSis shoot north $500+ on an uptown express?

    LSi's ARE that much better than the other lines, for critical music listening especially and also if you are using mid to upper end components in your system. LSi's aren't for everyone or every application but if you have some great gear and are into great musical reproduction the extra dough is very well spent.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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