New Polk Audio "Legend" Speaker Series shown at 2019 Hong Kong High End Audio Video Show

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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    So I was curious, are these teasers being discussed on other audio forums? I did a quick search and couldn't find any.

    I posted the original post on the new Polk Audio speakers and actually had second thoughts. I could've post the photos on other audio forums, but I figured I will limit "the damage" (Polk may not want such news on the new speaker line out so soon).
    I just want to hear them for the LuLz.

    This from the guy that thinks his S60's are the pinnacle. Hilarious!
    Sorry, I was trolling. And those aren’t my main speakers.

    What are your main speakers?

    Why, Bose 601s of course!
  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    deronb1 wrote: »
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    So I was curious, are these teasers being discussed on other audio forums? I did a quick search and couldn't find any.

    I posted the original post on the new Polk Audio speakers and actually had second thoughts. I could've post the photos on other audio forums, but I figured I will limit "the damage" (Polk may not want such news on the new speaker line out so soon).
    I just want to hear them for the LuLz.

    This from the guy that thinks his S60's are the pinnacle. Hilarious!
    Sorry, I was trolling. And those aren’t my main speakers.

    What are your main speakers?

    Why, Bose 601s of course!
    No highs, no lows, must be bose.

    Indeedy!
  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    deronb1 wrote: »
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    So I was curious, are these teasers being discussed on other audio forums? I did a quick search and couldn't find any.

    I posted the original post on the new Polk Audio speakers and actually had second thoughts. I could've post the photos on other audio forums, but I figured I will limit "the damage" (Polk may not want such news on the new speaker line out so soon).
    I just want to hear them for the LuLz.

    This from the guy that thinks his S60's are the pinnacle. Hilarious!
    Sorry, I was trolling. And those aren’t my main speakers.

    What are your main speakers?

    Why, Bose 601s of course!
    No highs, no lows, must be bose.

    Buy Other Sound Equipment
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,854
    skrol wrote: »
    deronb1 wrote: »
    halen wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    So I was curious, are these teasers being discussed on other audio forums? I did a quick search and couldn't find any.

    I posted the original post on the new Polk Audio speakers and actually had second thoughts. I could've post the photos on other audio forums, but I figured I will limit "the damage" (Polk may not want such news on the new speaker line out so soon).
    I just want to hear them for the LuLz.

    This from the guy that thinks his S60's are the pinnacle. Hilarious!
    Sorry, I was trolling. And those aren’t my main speakers.

    What are your main speakers?

    Why, Bose 601s of course!
    No highs, no lows, must be bose.

    Buy Other Sound Equipment

    Buying overpriced sheety equipment
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Based On Sheety Engineering
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Looks the same as the ones at the very beginning of this thread?..
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,874
    joecoulson wrote: »
    Looks the same as the ones at the very beginning of this thread?..

    yeah, t'is... but someone had asked if there were any chatter on the 'legends' any place else -- and I just saw that this morning. Thass all. :)
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Was only saying that (not to deter from your added value) as a confirmation of no other higher end speakers in the works from Polk.
    If I’m being honest, the legends look like they are cheaper (looking) than the LSiMs
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,874
    edited September 2019
    ahh, I misinterpreted your post, sorry 'bout that. :/

    I'd concur about the cheaper looking nature of what we've seen so far -- for me, it's the gloss finish. Not a fan. Satin finished walnut (or other real wood) works better for me, but - as always - I know I ain't the target demographic! ;)

    We used honed granite for the countertops in this house; I am just not crazy about shiny granite; strikes me as a nouveau riche kind of "look". McIntosh stuff has the same effect on me -- come to think of it.


  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    mhardy6647 wrote: »

    Very cool! We'll see if it generates some buzz there. So I played the video again, with sound this time, IMO very cool.

    But in looking again, this time a bit closer, at the weird shaped drivers, it looks like the material is a bit unusual. Hmmm. Hard to tell. Carbon fiber perhaps? :)

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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,116

    Hmmmmm.


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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Whoa! Looking even better! :)
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Make sure and seal those tops Mark
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    edited September 2019
    Is that right? Two tweets and mids? Not photoshopped?
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,116
    joecoulson wrote: »
    Is that right? Two tweets and kids? Not photoshopped?

    From Facebook, anything is possible.
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  • Polks darkened image shows the same two tweet, two mid speaker. Interesting.
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • FestYboy
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    vmaxer wrote: »

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    This is the TOTL and what I saw in November of '17. The layout is correct and there's a reason for it.... :o
  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited September 2019
    Maybe you just buy one speaker instead of a pair. Like a big-a$$ vertical sound bar.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 7,937
    FestYboy wrote: »
    vmaxer wrote: »

    yz3snsibr0pc.jpeg

    This is the TOTL and what I saw in November of '17. The layout is correct and there's a reason for it.... :o

    Nice!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Polks darkened image shows the same two tweet, two mid speaker. Interesting.

    This is from their FB page! Hard to tell, but it looks like 2 tweets and 2 mids, side by side!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 27,937
    Yeah if you lighten it up, you can see the dual mids and tweets
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,341
    Their marketers keep stepping on their own reveal. :)

    My guess is DSP is involved rather than just acoustics with this model. Those woofers also look bigger than anything Polk before, so may be a powered tower.

    I need to go check my piggy bank and sofa cushions.
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,808
    Those are the bookshelve speakers up top, and the mids from the towers below...
  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,042
    I disagree. Why would the bottom of the bookshelf speakers be angled like that? Plus there's a lot more cabinet above the tweeter than the Hong Kong pictures on the first page of this thread.
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  • FestYboy
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Those are the bookshelve speakers up top, and the mids from the towers below...

    No, Larry, that is a single tower.
  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,341
    The "SDA" image above is directly from Polk's Facebook account.
  • This might just be as advertised. I bet that sucker is pricey.
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  • F1nut
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    Keep guessing.
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