why make SLI so hard to power?

woweu2006
woweu2006 Posts: 68
edited April 2009 in Speakers
Polk Audio's flagship speakers, why made them 4 ohm, and had to power for regular receivers?

lol.

I am a noob.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,820
    edited April 2009
    Because in that price range -- I think Polk half way expects people with these speakers to have upper end receivers or some form of seperates.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited April 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Welcome to the Forum. I was wondering why they make LSi so difficult to spell.

    It's because they are Spearkers.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2009
    LOL! Welcome to Club Polk Wow! I doubt they intentially set out to make the LSI's difficult to power. That's is just how they turned out once they achieved the sound Matt Polk wanted for them.

    But if you have the money to buy all the power they need to sound their best, you end up being a real happy camper!
    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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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited April 2009
    It seems the Polks top speakers are always hard to power. SDA's and LSi's both benefit from real power behind them.

    As far as why - not really sure. I would guess that those are just the drivers that they thought sounded the best for the price they wanted to hit.

    You could also ask - why do people insist on driving a companies top of the line speaker with mid-grade or lower electronics?
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Because in that price range -- I think Polk half way expects people with these speakers to have upper end receivers or some form of seperates.

    I agree, Those speakers will sound best with separates, an Amp
    with high current will make them sing:D
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,536
    edited April 2009
    The ring radiator tweeter in the LSi series is a 4 ohm driver. The RTi series is a better choice for use with a receiver.
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