RTi150's vs. LSi15's

organ

Thanx Dan you're the best. I don't think my homemade bi-wires are cutting it for the 9's.

Maurice

infinitiqx4

I have heard the 150s in 2 different CC stores... big difference in setup. First sounded amazing. Second, horrible.

There is another option though. Get a good salesperson and tell them you're looking at both the speakers and a receiver. At least at the stores I've been to, they'll hook the speakers directly up to whatever receiver you want AND you can play with the settings ;-)

I really wish I could find a place with BOTH lsi and rti, I want to compare them side by side.

ANYBODY IN CHICAGO HAVE LSI? RTI15? I'd like to hear these in a real setting.

Emlyn

The only place I know of that carries both LSi and RTi speakers is the Crutchfield store in Charlottesville, VA (the catalog company has a brick and mortar store there). I haven't been down there for a year or so, but they had a variety of good set-ups in real home theater rooms the last time I was there. I was very impressed. They also have open box returned items too. Could be worth a trip for a mid-Atlantic resident in the market for either LSi or RTi speakers.

mantis

I really wish I could find a place with BOTH lsi and rti, I want to compare them side by side

It's like a old wound that won't heal.I hope one day Polk makes an aggressive more into better retailers,then Demoing won't be such an issue.I think we all can agree that CC isn't a good place to demo.Even if they carry what your going to buy,there rooms just sound horrible.
A side note, would be Polk getting a demo room built to there needs.Dreaming I know but would help.

19ram98

Hey if you are headed to Nebraska anytime soon, the place where I work has both the LSi and RTi lines on display. I think each speaker runs $769, for both lines.

stubby

Do you by chance work at NFM? I see they have both lines in their store. My inlaws live up there so I get to "visit" fairly frequently.

Stubby

19ram98

Yep NFM it is. They also have an electronics/appliances store in Des Moines (no clue as to what they keep on stock), and are opening a larger store in K.C.

fireshoes

I haven't been there, but I don't think the Des Moines store keeps any Polk stuff onhand.

jrausch

Mr. Buffet has good taste in music. I remember when NFM was a single floor furniture and carpet store. F***'N Disney world of the Mid-west now. Mrs. B took personal care of our family, Sweet old lady.

TroyD

Agreed, CC is not a great place to demo, however, I still think that Polk selling at CC is pure genius.

Matt Polk's philosophy is to put good speakers into as many homes as possible. Selling at CC makes this possible as I'm sure they sell EASILY double what they would selling at boutiques only or even Tweeter. Take Boston Acoustics, sold in Tweeter and boutique stores, Polk, I'll bet sells a hell of a lot more speakers than BA does.

The other great thing about selling at CC is the LSi. If it weren't for all those boxes moving through CC, the LSi's would either be non-existent or a LOT more expensive. Trickle-down economics, see, Reagan was right.

BDT

mantis

Polk would love to be in a store like Tweeter.We have much better gear than CC not to mention better sounding sound rooms.I would like to see Polk come back home.Here in Pa,Tweeter used to be Bryn Mawr Stereo and video,Tweeter bought us,then brought Boston Acoustics with them,sad to say but they felt Polk and Boston where 2 close and Polk had to go.