Got my CSi5 today!

BjornB17
BjornB17 Posts: 752
edited August 2008 in Speakers
Well thats the good news!

The bad news is the grill is all jacked up! The box it came in was perfect. The same thing happened with my CS2 that i bought a couple years back :mad::confused:
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited August 2008
    Where are you located.I might have one. Have to look in the basement.

    Jim
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    Hi there,

    I'm in San Antonio (Selma to be exact). Thanks for the help!
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited August 2008
    Where did you get your CSi5 from?
    If life had more tubes it would be a lot smoother.
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited August 2008
    You have a PM
    Jim
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    chargerman426 wrote: »
    Where did you get your CSi5 from?

    i got mine from crutchfield. it seems that they sold out there but are still available from onecall.com
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited August 2008
    Bjorn, When you get the Csi5 would mind telling us whether you noticed much improvement from the Csi3?
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    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • sir_lagzalot
    sir_lagzalot Posts: 258
    edited August 2008
    The difference between the CSi3 and the CSi5 is night and day the CSi5 is huge and sounds way better IMHO.
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    Bjorn, When you get the Csi5 would mind telling us whether you noticed much improvement from the Csi3?

    I never owned a CSi3 so I couldn't tell you. But what i do know is that the CSi5 is awesome!
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2008
    was just looking at mine today before my install goes this weekend. Its a very nice center, large in size, awesome in SQ. Overall it is the shiznit.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited August 2008
    BjornB17 wrote: »
    I never owned a CSi3 so I couldn't tell you. But what i do know is that the CSi5 is awesome!

    What did you have before? CS2? I have the CS2 and was wondering if the upgrade to Csi5 is worth it. Most people say the Csi5 it is a lot better than the Csi3. However, the Cs2 has the same size drivers as the Csi5.
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    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited August 2008
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    What did you have before? CS2? I have the CS2 and was wondering if the upgrade to Csi5 is worth it. Most people say the Csi5 it is a lot better than the Csi3. However, the Cs2 has the same size drivers as the Csi5.

    With you Rti10's the Csi5 would be a timbre match and should sound better. I've owned both a 3 and a 5 and there is no comparison. The 3 is a good speaker and if on a budget it'll do nicely but if you can swing the 5 you do it.
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    What did you have before? CS2? I have the CS2 and was wondering if the upgrade to Csi5 is worth it. Most people say the Csi5 it is a lot better than the Csi3. However, the Cs2 has the same size drivers as the Csi5.

    Yes, i had the CS2 before when i had monitors all around (70s in the front and 30s on the sides). I got my CSi5 before i got the RTi10s so i used the CSi5 with my monitor setup for about 2 weeks. The CSi5 has better clarity and is a bit brighter so it kind of stood out and made things sound out of balance. Now that I got the RTi10s I'm ready to boogy.

    I like the monitors a lot but the RTi series is definately a notch up. I guess the price reflects that haha.
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited August 2008
    Bjorn, Thanks for the advice. That's what I wanted to know. As pointed out by daboyz, I realized that the Cs2 is not timbre matched for my Rti 10s, but I wasn't sure whether there is much of a difference in clarity/sound quality. Though I don't notice any significant mismatch in timbre, there are times when I feel as if the CS2 is having trouble holding its own. Sounds like another upgrade can be "justified".....
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    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    Bjorn, Thanks for the advice. That's what I wanted to know. As pointed out by daboyz, I realized that the Cs2 is not timbre matched for my Rti 10s, but I wasn't sure whether there is much of a difference in clarity/sound quality. Though I don't notice any significant mismatch in timbre, there are times when I feel as if the CS2 is having trouble holding its own. Sounds like another upgrade can be "justified".....

    There is always a way to justify an upgrade :D But yes, the CSi5 rocks and you should get one! Although my little HK AVR-140 is having a hard time keeping up with teh speakers so now its time to get a separate amp :eek: I guess that's how i will justify it :D
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  • sagasa
    sagasa Posts: 127
    edited August 2008
    Same thing happened to me on Csi5 broken speaker grill. I just called Polk costumer service and they replace the grill at no charge.
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited August 2008
    I guess I need to face my new addiction.
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    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited August 2008
    sagasa wrote: »
    Same thing happened to me on Csi5 broken speaker grill. I just called Polk costumer service and they replace the grill at no charge.

    I wonder if polk needs to reconsider the way the pack their speakers? It seems that far too many of them get damaged in shipping. I think there is a whole thread out there somewhere dedicated to this exact topic.
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