Lasareth's poor speakers

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited March 2009 in Vintage Speakers
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited January 2009
    Signed by the MAN!! Excellent. I hope you got some new grills.

    Such beautiful speakers. I wish I had space to house a pair. I would love to own a pair one day.

    Sweet Bro,

    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited January 2009
    It must have been awesome to meet Mathew Polk in person. Very cool. Great resto on some sweet speakers.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2009
    Sal,, whats that on your tee shirt?;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2009
    Looks great,,I know that you have spent alot of time and effort into those,and you should be proud--george
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited January 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    45%20-%20Lasareath%20at%20the%20Polk%20HQ%20in%20Baltimore%20MD.jpg

    I don't get it. You drove to Polk headquarters and they did some custom work for you?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2009
    And a great time it was too!

    They look great Sal, congrats.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited January 2009
    sweet speakers... the hardwood floors next?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited January 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Matthew Polk Signed my crossover covers which I unscrewed from my 1.2TL's and brought with me to the Polk Audio HeadQuarters in Baltimore MD.

    65 Polkies were there this past October for the 2008 Polk Fest

    How did you get new cloth grills?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2009
    You can buy grill cloth online or at craft stores.
    "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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited January 2009
    :Dlol... i guess not
    congrats on the new house!!:cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    I have a couple of Lasareaths videos of his 1.2TL's saved to my youtube favorites list. I like to watch them every now and again as a kind of motivational therapy.:p It reminds that all this money I'm squandering on audio equipment right now is really going to be worth it someday.

    Those are some beautiful speakers though, you did a great job on their restoration. What kind of wood is that? Rosenut? That's what it looks like.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,332
    edited January 2009
    Beautiful workman ship. NICE JOB!!!
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Thank You!


    African Padauk, this is where I bought it

    http://cgi.ebay.com/BIRDSEYE-AFRICAN-PADAUK-2295L-EXOTIC-WOOD-LUMBER_W0QQitemZ220348446810QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item220348446810&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

    Ah...that's some beautiful wood. I love the grain on it...has a really deep appearance to it.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited January 2009
    Lookin' good Sal! Keep up the good work.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited January 2009
    So it sounds like the original parts are the passive radiator, six of the midrange drivers, the cross-overs, the frames for the grills, the parts responsible for the SDA effect and the piece that Matthew Polk signed and the rest you either made yourself or bought new.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited January 2009
    Are they called "Lasareth's poor speakers" because they were raised from the dead?

    Nice job! I'd love to hear how they sound.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited March 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Yes, They were raised from the Dead ;)

    Come on Over!!!

    Lasareath
    Fantabulous job Sal! I hope the move in went as smoothly as such things can ever do.

    P.S. I fully recognize your truly generous nature from the above post!
    Alea jacta est!
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