Who said massive multiple driver speakers are dead
nooshinjohn
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:Dcheck these monsters out... perhaps if the folks at polk build it we will come
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrfull&1233974662&1233102297
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrfull&1233974662&1233102297
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I think I'd rather have THESE:pI refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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I think I'd rather have THESE:p
Are those Ben's Frankenpolks? Nice...I want a pair.The nirvana inducer-
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Ask him, maybe he'll sell em to you
As good as that sounds...I'm sure whatever price he came up with would be a bit out of my current range...lolThe 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 -
I think I'd rather have THESE:p
That's one big wall of speakers there. What happens when all that sound bounces off the walls in that room? Does it cause any problems.
And on another note does anyone remember that 50,000 dollar multi-tower speaker system by Infinity decades ago that was supposedly engineered to produce a perfect sound? Can't remember the models--think they had an entire ribbon of Emit tweeters in each units as well as many many other mid-drivers.
Everytime I see a speaker with that many drivers, I wonder what were they thinking? And I'd like to see some bonafide 'engineers' comment on that approach, admittedly its imposing like the architecture of a Gothic Cathedral.
It goes without saying there's a fortune in speakers there. Way out of our range for sure.....
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Those FrankenPolk's should suffer the same fate as Frankenstein.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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Those FrankenPolk's should suffer the same fate as Frankenstein.
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That's one big wall of speakers there. What happens when all that sound bounces off the walls in that room? Does it cause any problems.
And on another note does anyone remember that 50,000 dollar multi-tower speaker system by Infinity decades ago that was supposedly engineered to produce a perfect sound? Can't remember the models--think they had an entire ribbon of Emit tweeters in each units as well as many many other mid-drivers.
Everytime I see a speaker with that many drivers, I wonder what were they thinking? And I'd like to see some bonafide 'engineers' comment on that approach, admittedly its imposing like the architecture of a Gothic Cathedral.
It goes without saying there's a fortune in speakers there. Way out of our range for sure.....
cnh
With huge speakers you need a lot of space. The question to ask is how would 1.2's sound in a 12x12 room. The top 16 mids are run like subs now, and the bottom 16 are setup like 1.2TL's I just did some experimenting with some new Vifa tweeters which helped with the transition from mids to highs. Before when Alison Krauss extended her range the mid tweeter transition grabbed your spine and yanked it. The ring radiator tweeter similar to what Polk uses in their LSI's was better, but had the problem of not doing the uppers well with the HF off axis. I ended up boosting the treble to compensate, but I was back at the mid/tweeter transition being painful. They are in a spare room for now, and will go back into service when I redo the basement for HT. Till then it's like trying to fit 10lbs into a 5lb bag. It just doesn't work. As for costs it isn't that bad. The Polk drivers, and Vifa tweeters end up being being less than 2,000. I would use the Silver flutes/Vifa if I were to do it again, but you need the room.Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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I like how the speakers are soooo big that it blocks the screen! LOLDo you hear that buzzing noise?
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nooshinjohn wrote: »:Dcheck these monsters out... perhaps if the folks at polk build it we will come
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrfull&1233974662&1233102297
actually those line arrays are pretty popular right nowPro-ject RM-9.1 w/ Grado Sonata 1 -> USP-1 -> RPA-1 -> Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands
