New member. New Polk Owner

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited September 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hello from Southeast Minnesota:

Hope I am posting in the right place here.

Anyway, I am new to the polk forums and excited to be here. I just got my first polk audio speakers last weekend. I bought the TSi500's. While not TOTL in the polk family, I will say they are the best sounding speakers I have owned in a long while.

These replaced some klipsch KG 5.2 that I had grown tired of looking at and listening to. In with the new polks and out to the shop with the old klipsch.

I am using these with a Marantz 2240 for now, while waiting on a McIntosh hand-me-down from my father-in-law. I don't remember the model number, but I do know it is a solid state receiver. It should be here in a few days, so pretty excited about that one too! Then of course the Marantz will move to the shop. Now If I could talk the wife into a new TV for the house, the shop might become a nice place to hang out. :D

So, that is my setup and my lame attempt at an introduction.

Thanks

Brian (polkfan45)
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited September 2009
    Nice start! Welcome to CP Brian. Prepare to go broke!
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the Club! :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the forum Brian. Enjoy those 500's, nice speaker!:D





    Pat.
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
    Sony Kdl-46w4100 46" LCD
    PS3
    Audioquest type 4 wiring.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk, and thanks for making a proper introduction!:)

    Sounds like you're off to a great start with your system. Congrats, and enjoy the journey!
    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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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited September 2009
    welcom to the club!!
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the club. Its a great place with a lot of good people (and some boneheads) with a lot of good advice on how to take your system up a notch...or 2...or 3.... It's a slippery slope, but it sure is fun. Stick around for a while..
    HT
    RTi70 mains
    CSi30 center
    RTi28 Rears
    Velodyne CHT-12
    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
    Playstation 3
    2-Channel
    Polk Audio LSi15's
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Nakamichi CA-5 Pre
    ADCOM GFA-555
    Signal Cable Analog II IC's
    Signal Ultra Bi-Wire Speaker Cables
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the best audio forum on the net. Prepare to spend lots of money.
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk, I love the vintage Marantz sound.......


    Jimmy
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2009
    Thank you all for the warm welcome. I think I will be spending a lot of time here collecting advice; looks like a good place to learn from. I did not have much luck on another forum, but I won't mention the place just to be polite and respectful.

    I have a question for everyone though. I listen to music from artist like Mark Knopfler, Jackson Browne, and the like. Will the McIntosh and the TSi500 be a good match for that kind music? I mean, the Marantz and the 500's sounded great; so I am assuming the Mc will be even better, considering it was a free-bee, I really couldn't see going wrong trying it out. I can return it and find something else if needed. Not a big boomy bass fan by any means by the way, I get enough of the boom from the kid's honda and the 4X15 setup next door. I wish that car would blow up and burn down... :o

    Not sure how the Mc stands up to the Marantz or vise-versa, I know they go for a lot of money on the auction sites, a lot more than my beloved Marantz that is. Tips? Advice?

    Thanks for the welcomes again and future advice.

    Brian
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the Club!

    Mix and match your gear and see what sounds best to you. Try not to get caught up in what someone else thinks about how your gear should sound. Try it out and decide for yourself. Its fun to listen to as many different setups as you can to start to develop a preference and go from there.

    Post some pics when the Mac gets there and have fun. :cool:
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited September 2009
    Those 500's should keep you content for a while(Between the Marantz and the McIntosh)
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the Club!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the club.... is the plan right now to stick with 2 channel?

    I would try both receivers with your TSi's and whatever amp sounds best, move the other one out to the garage. Be sure to post back with your opinions on the sound differences between the amps.

    Michael
    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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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2009
    xj4094dg wrote: »
    Welcome to the Club!

    Try not to get caught up in what someone else thinks about how your gear should sound. :cool:

    Good point, I ran into that in another place I used to haunt, but that could just be bad karma ;)

    The Mc might be a wash though. I was just talking to my dad-in-law and it has some issues that he was not aware of. It has been sitting for many years and he thinks it may need some new power supply caps and some other tinkering. I'm not to broke up over it though as I really do like the way this Maranzt sounds on these 500s.

    I did find a Sansui G-7700 that I am welcome to try out for a few days before I buy it, so I thought that was pretty cool of the seller to offer. I do like the looks of that receiver, but SOUND is all that matters! It will have to be miles better than what I hear right now.

    I'm going to try out a few options over the winter and see what works best for me, that is for sure; but so far, I think the 500's are keepers for now.

    They even sound great on my old Sanyo Plus 55 receiver. I thought that thing was doomed to bad sound, who knew it just needed good speakers. LOL

    Thanks again for the tip. Listening to Eric Clapton on the 500's now, hearing things I missed on the old setup. Very Cool!!!

    Thanks

    Brian
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2009
    McLoki wrote: »
    Welcome to the club.... is the plan right now to stick with 2 channel?

    I would try both receivers with your TSi's and whatever amp sounds best, move the other one out to the garage. Be sure to post back with your opinions on the sound differences between the amps.

    Michael

    Well; I have the HT all done with no options for other speakers right now. When I finished the basment, I put in wall speakers and ran all the wiring behind the sheetrock so I am limited there, plus the TV is built in above the fire place and all the gear is up there too. I might upgrade the wall speakers someday, but for now they will have to do. I did all this before I cared about sound :( If I had it to do over again, I would not go with the wall speakers or the build in so far up the wall. I'll post a pic so you can see what I am talking about... just have to figure out how to post pictures now :o

    So, to answer your question (now that I have ran off with the mouth again) : yes, just 2 channel for this system. Well, maybe 2.1 if I find a nice polk sub for cheap and can slide it in under the WDS (wife detection system). I am already watching the bay for refurbished one in cherry... :cool: Oh crap, I'm hooked...:(
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk. Enjoy.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited September 2009
    welcome to CP :)
    Media Room 7.1
    Sharp lc37d64u | Sanus vmsab-03 | Sonax ZX8680 | Yamaha htr-6290b | Emotiva xpa1 x 2 & xpa5 | RTiA 9 & 7 | CSiA 6 | FXiA 6 | Sanus NF30B-03 | Velodyne dls-3750r | Dual 505-3 m97xe | Monster avs2000/hts5100

    HTPC
    Intel e5300 | Asus p5q DLX | LG ch08 BD | OCZ 4g reaper2 | WD 1TB | Sapphire 4890 VaporX 1g | Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 | OCZ modXtreme 700w | Antec Fusion remote MAX

    A fool and his money are easily parted
    I don't drink Koolaid

    Need some cable's? Just ask :)
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited September 2009
    welcome !
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited September 2009
    Welcome. I'm up on the Iron Range.
    Panny 8000 project
    Oppo 103D
    Fronts- Monitor 70's
    Upper fronts- Monitor 30's
    Surrounds- Monitor 50's
    Backs- Monitor 40's
    Center-CS 350
    Sub- SVS PB 2000
    Onkyo 607[back up]
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,576
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to the forum!!!
    Money Talks, Mine says Goodbye Rob!!!!
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk, where we can spend your money faster than you can make it, lol. :D

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited September 2009
    Welcome and Enjoy


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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