What NOT to do to your LSi

billbillw
billbillw Posts: 7,462
edited December 1 in Speakers
Why, why, why?
https://www.facebook.com/share/1McXcYmsUk/

Chatting with the seller, he bought them that way from some guy who "did odd things." 🤣
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,934
    WTH ?? 🤔🤔
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,373
    Condition is listed as "Used - like new." lolol

    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,462
    edited December 1
    Interesting thing is they say Amina on the front. Benny Amina is a local HiFi repair guy who also makes customer tube amps and preamps. I wonder if he got a set and decided to "improve them?" Can't see how unless that is some super high end beryllium tweeter on top.
    https://aminaaudio.com/
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,934
    Looks like a Dayton Audio cap on the XO as well, not that, that is necessarily a bad thing, but it's not original afaik.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,880
    @DeRod.. here is an idea for you.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,733
    IIRC from my old pair, the tweeter was the shining feature of that speaker...

    Doing that, well, seems completely asinine.
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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 1,805
    Darn, I don't have book face.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,462
    skipshot12 wrote: »
    Darn, I don't have book face.

    You can see the photos in a browser without joining FB.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,388
    Can't imagine needing a super tweeter on a modern pair of speakers
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,373
    I didn't even know they still had those these days until I got an Upscale Audio email a couple weeks ago promoting some Fyne Audio super tweeters. Last I had heard about them was back in the Radio Shack days ...

    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,934
    bcwsrt wrote: »
    I didn't even know they still had those these days until I got an Upscale Audio email a couple weeks ago promoting some Fyne Audio super tweeters. Last I had heard about them was back in the Radio Shack days ...

    Those RS super tweeters bring about $100 a pair now a days.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,972
    Here's the ad and pictures
    Details
    Condition - Used – like new
    Brand - Polk
    Type - Bookshelf speaker
    Has Bluetooth (Y/N) - No
    Colour - Brown

    Honestly, don’t know much about it, some one on Facebook market place told me they are Polk and I checked they are, interesting modifications have been done, they sound pretty damn good for what they are, but have not heard a set of them that have not been modded so honestly have no idea if they are better or worse. Leaving town Wednesday, and will be gone for about 2 week, if interested let me know.

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    Thing is about an MTM design that those LSi bookies...well, all the LSi speakers were set up with, the tweeter placement in relation to the woofers and even the ports matters a ton, especially in regards to how crossovers are setup.

    Having the tweeter location vertically is important but so is where it is placed horizontally, especially when you factor in the drivers' center axis and alignment in regards to that.

    Stuff a pod tweeter on the top like that is only going to ruin the imaging and with the "Ring Radiator" tweeters the LSi series came with, dome tweeters are certainly going to skew the soundstage because they are going to change the off-axis response.

    This is a perfect example of "just because you can doesn't mean you should."
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,316
    Screw that, I would never buy a highly modified speaker not to mention a pair I was actually after.
    Unless there are known issues with a model and people found ways to improve on them like the LSI 15 woofer thing, then I'm all out.

    The LSI9's are great speakers when crossover over around 100 hz and ran with subwoofer. Or even higher like 120-150 range. Then they become remarkably like the LSI 15's.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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