Matthew Polk's set-up?
halo71
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Is there a thread anywhere? Pics? On what Mr. Polk's set up is like? Interested to see what he listens to these days. I just picture a large anechoic dimly lit man cave with every vintage Polk model ever made and stack of amps and stuff.:p Just curious....
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Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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I think he has martin logans
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Bose Wave radio.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 believe he has a pair of LSi9's. Maybe someone who actually knows can chime in."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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He has LSi 9's SDA's (4) of them side by side for the front stage with a special hand wired SDA x-over board. A couple of in floor subs and older badass Threshold mono blocks. I believe if you go to the showcase and click on PF 2008 there are some pics.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
I believe his LSi9's converted to SDA configuration was powered with Marantz gear. Upstairs he had LSi9's powered by Threshold mono-blocks for the 2 ch system.DKG999
HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED
Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC -
9's upgraded to SDA?? Pics?Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.
Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.
Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener. -
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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The LSi-SRS 1.3TL's...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
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I guess those photo's didn't make it to the final showcase. There's only two at Matt's house and none are of gear. Someone here has some photo's, I know because I've seen them. Maybe search Polk Fest 08 in the main forum.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
It was two nice rigs. Downstairs had very realistic low-end.
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shhhhhh.... top secret...must have proper clearances
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"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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thats awesome, I've always wondered what he used. I'm just curious what processor he's using to duplicate the SDA affect with those LSI's. I'm still a noob in regards to anything for the signal processors like those that will do that.
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Most here don't have those kind of friends.If...
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That matt polk seems like a really cool guy
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Dang! memory lane!
Hey, whatever happened to PolkClyde?Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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They gave out Omega, Movado, and Rolex pieces!? That's pretty sweet.
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Woah! That's sweet. I'd love to find out some more about how he's getting the SDA effect through the LSi9's! What kind of digital signal processor would you need to use to do that?
I really like the idea of an LSi/SDA!!!
I think Polk needs to start marketing a kit to turn your LSi's into modern day SDA's!!!:D
If anyone's got any more info on his LSi/SDA setup, I'd love to hear 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
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Dang! memory lane!
Yes it was. I ended up re-reading the whole threadcomfortablycurt wrote: »Woah! That's sweet. I'd love to find out some more about how he's getting the SDA effect through the LSi9's! What kind of digital signal processor would you need to use to do that?
I really like the idea of an LSi/SDA!!!
I think Polk needs to start marketing a kit to turn your LSi's into modern day SDA's!!!:D
If anyone's got any more info on his LSi/SDA setup, I'd love to hear it!
IIRC, in discussions with Matt it was a combination of passive and active components. A one off for sure. It took 8 years to develop the Surround Bar 360 because technology had to catch up. The DSP algorithms for the 360 are incredible. I'm quite sure that technology and passive technology were used in MP's own personal system.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
