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Zitro
Zitro Posts: 864
edited December 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hey guys, just introducing myself on these forums. New to Polk; I had Klipsch SF-1 floorstanders before, but being in a small apartment (college student) Ineeded something smaller, so I got the Monitor 30's and PSW10. Nice setup, midrange much clearer than with the towers. Anyways, hope to learn more about the grand world of sound from you all.
- Jeremy

Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk Zitro!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2009
    Welcome aboard Zitro. Where are you from?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    This place has a habit of lightening your wallet.
    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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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited December 2009
    Welcome Z
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited December 2009
    hey z, welcome to the big show
    Samsung pn64f8500
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    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
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    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
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  • mrbofus
    mrbofus Posts: 297
    edited December 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    This place has a habit of lightening your wallet.

    Welcome to the club. As I have found, there is TONS of advise here and once the fever starts to take hold you will get all jittery and twitchy if you dont get your dose of CP for the day.
    Also as stated above. budget small and spend big............
    Sharp Aqous 40" LCD
    Onkyo TX SR-507 AVR
    Onkyo DX-C390 CD Changer
    POLK RTI8 Mains--Cherry
    the rest...in process...slowly!!
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited December 2009
    welcome to the club.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited December 2009
    Cool Welcome you'll love it here but hang on to your wallet
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    Haha, thanks for the advice and warm welcoming guys. I'm a UCF student from Orlando, FL, for the guy who was asking. Been in FL my whole life and want to GET OUT!

    Glad I made the move from Klipsch to Polk. Just did a 2 hour listening session A-B comparison between my new Polks and my Klipsch's and the Polks have a much stronger midrange presence and more detail. Only thing I need to do is get the sub to integrate with the bookshelves better; sounds a bit off. This setup with the NAD equipment is my first "real" 2 channel setup (however budget it may be lol), so I'm still learning.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited December 2009
    I am sure some of the guys will chime in on advice for getting the sub and mains to blend.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    Zitro wrote: »
    Haha, thanks for the advice and warm welcoming guys. I'm a UCF student from Orlando, FL, for the guy who was asking. Been in FL my whole life and want to GET OUT!

    Glad I made the move from Klipsch to Polk. Just did a 2 hour listening session A-B comparison between my new Polks and my Klipsch's and the Polks have a much stronger midrange presence and more detail. Only thing I need to do is get the sub to integrate with the bookshelves better; sounds a bit off. This setup with the NAD equipment is my first "real" 2 channel setup (however budget it may be lol), so I'm still learning.

    Where's your crossover set to?

    Welcome!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to CP:)

    Zitro wrote: »
    Nice setup, midrange much clearer than with the towers.

    Polk bookshelves, and their budget subwoofer, sound better than Klipsch towers????

    Defense rests, your honor.:p
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Where's your crossover set to?

    Welcome!

    Funny you ask; I can't exactly tell. I believe my sub has a manufacturing flaw; both the crossover and volume knobs on the back don't actually start at "80 hz" and "min" when turned all the way down to the lowest setting; they start above that so that when you max out the knob they're both past what is labeled as "120 hz" and "max", respectively. And I bought them as a "bulk item" on Newegg, so I can't even exchange them or anything. No crossover on my amp wither; the NAD integrated is only a 2 channel with no sub output, so everything is connected via speaker ins and outs. Anyways, I tried to guesstimate and put the knob where 100 hz might be if the damn thing was calibrated correctly lol.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    obieone wrote: »
    Welcome to CP:)




    Polk bookshelves, and their budget subwoofer, sound better than Klipsch towers????

    Defense rests, your honor.:p

    Haha, hard to believe it, but true. I listen to mostly music on my rig, so midrange detail and clarity is more important than low end output, so the Polks win. I'm content considering I paid $199.98 for both speakers and sub shipped :D
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk Zitro!
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2009
    The Grand World of Sound (GWS) may take you awhile to get a grip on.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,466
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    The Grand World of Sound (GWS) may take you awhile to get a grip on.

    I can't tell if you're being serious or attempting to make fun of me. Either way, I will learn all that I can until I have my ultimate listening room, once I'm finished with college and establish my career.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    Anyway, does anyone have anything to say about the best way I can get the sub and monitors to gel a bit better? Also, considering most Polks seem to have bi-wire capability: is it possible (or even worthwhile) to bi-wire my monitor 30's if I'm using the speaker in/out on the PSW10?
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited December 2009
    Don't waste your money on bi-wire for the 30's. I would however switch out the brass strap between the 2 speaker connections on the back with some extra speaker wire you may have. Placement is also key to getting everything to gel. Move the sub around a bit or the speakers out with a little toe in. I see you like Nad gear,a good choice,and welcome to the forum.
    HT SYSTEM-
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    Cables-
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    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    tonyb wrote: »
    Don't waste your money on bi-wire for the 30's. I would however switch out the brass strap between the 2 speaker connections on the back with some extra speaker wire you may have. Placement is also key to getting everything to gel. Move the sub around a bit or the speakers out with a little toe in. I see you like Nad gear,a good choice,and welcome to the forum.

    Thanks for the info; I will definitely try out replacing the strap with speaker wire, wouldn't have thought of that. And yes, listened around before purchasing and I liked the NAD's warmth and dynamic range. Plus, the fact that their products seem to offer great sound for little cash sounds good to me lol.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk. Hope tuition is paid up. Enjoy.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    janmike wrote: »
    Welcome to Club Polk. Hope tuition is paid up. Enjoy.

    Thanks, and yes, thanks to scholarships haha. Good sound is one expensive hobby.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited December 2009
    Zitro...welcome and enjoy the education. I enjoy it every day!

    James
    2 Channel/HT:
    Sony SS-M9 P's (ES version)
    Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
    Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
    Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
    TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
    Harman Kardon HK354
    Sony SACD Player
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to CP Zitro :)
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,989
    edited December 2009
    Cool, we get to spend somebody else's money for them all over again! :D

    Welcome to the madness Zitro.
    ~ 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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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited December 2009
    Can you pull the knobs off the sub controls to "re-zero" them? IE - turn it all the way down, then pull the knob off and realign it with the minimum setting.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited December 2009
    nadams wrote: »
    Can you pull the knobs off the sub controls to "re-zero" them? IE - turn it all the way down, then pull the knob off and realign it with the minimum setting.

    Mine came in similar - this is what I did
    http://rayslifecycle.blogspot.com/
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited December 2009
    WELCOME! I know we just met, but can I borrow 20 bucks?
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited December 2009
    Welcome to the Club!!

    -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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