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dorokusai
10-02-2003, 06:52 PM
Pretty neat eh? I don't think this was posted before.
RuSsMaN
10-02-2003, 07:01 PM
What else you got hiding? DIVULGE it all.

Looks RT3000/SRT ish. Love the 'external' crossover.

Cheers,
Rooster
VR3
10-02-2003, 07:09 PM
That was the TOTL LSi monster that never made it! First thing I said when I walked in that room was "I want those!"
RuSsMaN
10-02-2003, 07:18 PM
Did you check the price of the replacement tweeters? You know, for when you blow em?

Cheers,
Rooster
polkatese
10-02-2003, 07:26 PM
that looks awesome! Are they still experimenting with them? did anybody give you guys the scoop on this? any ETA? Being a bookshelf, I wonder how stable they are. But, hell, I'll be waiting...
jkratzer
10-02-2003, 07:32 PM
I want to go on a Polk tour. Can I just show up at the Baltimore plant and take one?
brettw22
10-02-2003, 07:41 PM
Polkatese, it's sitting on what looks to be the bottom of the RT3000p speakers......beefy punchy sub....

Russ, I'd say that top portion looks like one hell of a LRC (or whatever the right name is for the speaker that can go anywhere up front)........
F1nut
10-02-2003, 07:53 PM
It's a LSi driver top with 3 woofers below, so it's a LSI/SRT. Sadly, we didn't get a listen.
dorokusai
10-02-2003, 08:09 PM
I will secrete from my Polk glands, a picture every now and then.... :D

J - The tours have to be set up well in advance.

Polkatese/Brett - The story on those speakers were that they were just prototypes...nothing more. I think that it is more than a prototype, but that's just wishful thinking. F1/Brett described it the best. Its like an updated LSi/SRT hybrid.

Russ - Polk used alot of crossovers in that fashion. Alligator clipped leads and everything. Paul said that it allows them to test different crossover component setups easily and as many times as needed to run testing. Sounds like a good idea to me :)
polkatese
10-02-2003, 08:29 PM
doro, thanks for the update, that's too bad, cause I really like the look of it. I guess the secret sauce is in the crossover, and they are not close to actually release them for production...
mantis
10-02-2003, 08:48 PM
There effin Maple.......damnit I want Maple Lsi speakers........where the hell is customer service's number when you needit,I want some ass....or my effin Maple

The cabnet and sides..........o man I want that........in a Lsi15.

Dan
freid
10-02-2003, 08:53 PM
Too bad that noisy window A/C unit is going to disturb your listening to the fine sound of your rig.
organ
10-02-2003, 08:55 PM
"I want some ass....or my effin maple"

I'll take the maple LOL:D

Maurice
mantis
10-02-2003, 08:56 PM
Holmes,
they need to offer more choices in Lsi,only having Ass piss poor black and Cherry sucks.........The cherry is nice but man I would so much rather have Maple.......
RuSsMaN
10-02-2003, 09:02 PM
Dan, seeing as it is a *prototype* - what you are seeing is the natural un-finished wood. It's not 'maple', maple has a golden hue to it.

Those proto's are un-finished, finishing comes later, after the design is nailed down.

Cheers,
Russ
mantis
10-02-2003, 09:06 PM
um I perfer natural Maple homes........it looks like the proto type in the pic.....

I own natural Maple Salamander Tripple 20 Tv stand and the color is awesome.We are doing alot of Maple around the house and I would love to trim my theater in Maple......Natural that is.
F1nut
10-02-2003, 09:11 PM
Russ has it right, NOT maple. MDF is used almost exclusively at Polk in pre-production and post. The wood shop can make anything from it and they even have a CNC set up in there too.
The Polk speakers you own are MDF under that beautiful exterior.

Dan, if you don't like the wood on your LSi's, take them to a cabinet shop and have them done to your liking.
mantis
10-02-2003, 09:20 PM
F1nut,
not saying Russ is wrong buddy......

I just really wish they would offer Maple.Taking my speakers to a cabnet shop for a facelift.......I would buy Sonus Fabers before I go and do all that........Not a bad Idea Bro but I just wouldn't want to be bothered with all that........But a thought as I'm typing here......
F1nut
10-02-2003, 09:37 PM
Yeah Dan, I got that about Russ. I was just saying he was right about them not being maple...that's all.

Those Sonus Fabers are nice, sounded very much like my SDA2.3TL's without the super-wide soundstage. I mentioned to Doro after we listened to them that, "I could live with them." He really liked the leather panels, but he's kinda twisted like that.
har_navalta
10-03-2003, 09:54 PM
I think that one look like the New SRT system prototype:cool:
VR3
10-03-2003, 10:09 PM
Can you say...

$15,000?
RuSsMaN
10-03-2003, 10:18 PM
Originally posted by F1nut
Those Sonus Fabers are nice, sounded very much like my SDA2.3TL's without the super-wide soundstage.....

In RARE form Jesse, RARE form. Solid friggin GOLD.

Cheers,
Rooster

Oh, all you other pudnockers, keep practicing - it's the only way to get to Carnegie Hall. ;)
VR3
10-03-2003, 10:26 PM
Them Sonus Fabors ($8,000/pair) sounded like a friggin souped up R50....just me, or maybe it was listening to them after hearing the X-1. But they sounded like complete garbage to me. That and the fact the SRT smokes it for 500 less.
Fastmerc
10-03-2003, 10:39 PM
I nominate Har for next polk speaker designer :D
Nice thought
dorokusai
10-04-2003, 06:48 AM
The Sonus sounds very very nice, I don't recall dancing R50's in my head while listening.

F1 - Whats wrong with a leather clad speaker I ask you! It sure could use a spiked collar tho', to finish it off.