Fair price for Polk LSiM707?
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@Clipdat Tobacco exposure for me is either a hard yes or a hard pass.
My RT3000p was from an ex-smoker, but he sold me a whole entire lot of stuff probably worth $2500 today for $1000 (canadian buckaroos). My post about that is on my page.
I like buying from smokers as they usually price things super low because of the smell, and I'm very good at cleaning it.
Or they price it like it's pristine and it's covered in tar and completely screwed up.My gear:- TCL 75QM7K TV
- Onyko TX-NR656 AVR
- RT3000p Fronts
- CS1000p Center
- RT35 Side Surrounds
- RT35 Rear Surrounds
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The problem with the Lsim is the lack of support and the tweeters are made of glass- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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@VR3 Yeah I've noticed the lack of support, especially considering the speakers were sold brand new by Polk only what, 4 years ago? And they have no more drivers for them in stock. Ridiculous.
Are you being serious about the tweeters? Like, are they actually made out of glass, or are they just really fragile?My gear:- TCL 75QM7K TV
- Onyko TX-NR656 AVR
- RT3000p Fronts
- CS1000p Center
- RT35 Side Surrounds
- RT35 Rear Surrounds
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Very fragile- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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I never understand how beautiful speakers like this get this damaged. I never had any of my speakers or any of my equipment abused like that. Hell I rarely get any scratches or kicks because I'm very careful with my stuff. Sure accidents can happen , moving things around your at risk of some light damage hard to avoid especially heavy equipment but man they are ruff. Their asking prices both of them at insane. I few hundred bucks tops as they are project speakers and I'm wondering if it's worth to bring them back? Maybe if you enjoy it but man they are so ruff.Dan
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@mantis Oh if I could actually find the 3 drivers I needed for like $500 CAD I'd easily drop maybe considering all of your comments around $100 for them.
You're right though. I never understood it. How could someone drop $5K+ on a pair of speakers only for them to get ruined? It's ridiculous in my opinion.My gear:- TCL 75QM7K TV
- Onyko TX-NR656 AVR
- RT3000p Fronts
- CS1000p Center
- RT35 Side Surrounds
- RT35 Rear Surrounds
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@Kex I personally will not buy any of Polks newer stuff.
In my opinion, once Polk was bought out, it marked the beginning of the end. Now I just see Polk as a name brand slapped on speakers with some of their revolutionary technologies slapped in them.
I don't think there will ever be another lineup like the RT/i/p, LSi, SDA, SRT, etc and it's honestly kinds sad to me. The LSiM feels like the last remaining bits of the old Polk to me. I didn't grow up with Polk obviously, but experiencing their older gear and their newer gear, I can certainly tell the difference.
Even my Dad who did in fact know Polk from the 90s and onward said he just finds they're a shell of their former selvesmMy gear:- TCL 75QM7K TV
- Onyko TX-NR656 AVR
- RT3000p Fronts
- CS1000p Center
- RT35 Side Surrounds
- RT35 Rear Surrounds
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@pitdogg2 They also have specific tri-laminate tweeters in stock still, but super limited quantities.
Also, the RD2516-1 has like 1200 something unitsbleft. This is, I'm pretty sure, the last bit of legacy support they haveMy gear:- TCL 75QM7K TV
- Onyko TX-NR656 AVR
- RT3000p Fronts
- CS1000p Center
- RT35 Side Surrounds
- RT35 Rear Surrounds
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Well good luck.@mantis Oh if I could actually find the 3 drivers I needed for like $500 CAD I'd easily drop maybe considering all of your comments around $100 for them.
You're right though. I never understood it. How could someone drop $5K+ on a pair of speakers only for them to get ruined? It's ridiculous in my opinion.
Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.

