15 or 9

[mailman23]

I am nearing completion of my new home.I was planning on lsi 15's the whole time, but the houses are very close in the neighborhood.I'm wondering, if having the 15's and not being able to really crank them will be a waste?Should I consider the 9's instead?

[MikeC78]

Your neighbors will love the sound from the 15's!! Mine sure love the SVS's.

Mike

[ND13]

Myself, I'd get the 9's over the 15s. That's just me and for me that's saying something because I tend to lean towards floorstanders, but the 9s hit pretty deep and are easier to place without the side firing woofer. If the 9s don't have enough bass for ya, just get a decent sealed sub to fill in the lowest notes.

[mailman23]

so you think a sealed sub box vs svs cylinder?

[MikeC78]

This debate is very subjective on personal taste. Your best bet is to audition both.

Mike

[mailman23]

also room is 15x 25, will the 9's fill the room?

[MikeC78]

so you think a sealed sub box vs svs cylinder?

For mostly music or HT?

For music, I'd get sealed. For mostly movies I'd get the SVS cylinder. Some feel the SVS ported cylinders do a wonerful job with both. Some like the musicality better with a sealed sub, they just don't hit the low octaves like the ported SVS that is suited more for HT.

Mike

[mailman23]

I was gonna get the 20 39 pc plus cylinder.Also since iI have you attention, any a/v receiver you recomend.I was either thinking yamaha or denon, maybe onkyo.And I am pretty sure I will get a 1075 rotel

[mailman23]

I listen to rock, rap and alot of music off of the net. Will these types of music sound like crap on the lsi's?

[MSALLA]

Both Lsi's will sound good with all music. I listend to that Rotel the other day and the sound was great. But, if you want to run the nines I would consider a seperate amp. Just look thru the fourm. You will see endless threads on it.

[Joey_V]

LSi should sound good with most music and it should sound good with the contemporary pop 40 type of stuff. Power it right and it will reward you back.

As for the 9 vs 15 debate, in my ears, I would go 15s although there have been reports on this forum regarding difficulty of placement.

YMMV.

[mailman23]

so you have heard the axioms?I was afraid that they may sound like crap.Only backed by propoganda on audioholics.com

[mailman23]

also lsi 9 over rti 10's or 12's??

[MSALLA]

also lsi 9 over rti 10's or 12's??

The Lsi line is the top dog for Polk. Although I have never owned the Rti-10 I listened to them in my house for a day and they were nice. Not as good as the Lsi's though.

[pblanc]

I have tried both LSi9s and LSi15s as front main speakers. My vote would be for the LSi15s. Suprisingly, they seem easier to drive than the LSi9's. The LSi9s also seem to have a more pronounced mid-bass hump in their frequency response, to my ears. The 15's look better to me, actually less imposing than the LSi9s, which once they are up on stands look a bit top-heavy.

[Monster Jam]

I run LSi15s and feel confident based on your your music preferences (the same as mine) that you will be happier with RTi12s.

[mailman23]

Has anyone listened to rocket 760's or 450's.I hear that they have the same tweeter as the lsi's and run at 8 ohms.If I can run my system without the use of an external amp it would be a plus.I am starting to lean towards the yamaha rxv 2700 as my receiver.It will set me back about 1400.

[steveinaz]

If you want to get on it hard, go with the Lsi15's. The 9's will begin to collapse the soundstage at high volume levels. It's not an issue with the Lsi9, it's an issue with all bookshelf speakers--- If you listen from just shy of insane, down to background music, the Lsi9 is terrific.

[Joey_V]

Has anyone listened to rocket 760's or 450's.I hear that they have the same tweeter as the lsi's and run at 8 ohms.If I can run my system without the use of an external amp it would be a plus.I am starting to lean towards the yamaha rxv 2700 as my receiver.It will set me back about 1400.

I have heard the 850s... they are good speakers, but I would take the 15 over them.

Joey

[mailman23]

what is the main difference(sound wise) between the lsi 15's and the rti 12's?The price for the 15's is only a couple hundred more, but the I have to buy an amp for about $800.Do the 15's, lsi center and surrounds sound $1500 better than the 12's and company?

[Joey_V]

You probably have to buy an $800 amp regardless of the 12 or the 15.

[mailman23]

yeah I was just looking at that.should bi amp the 12's at least.But do the 15's sound that much better ?

[MikeC78]

12's and 15's are totally different animals. I like the 15's betters, to each their own. You'd be better off auditioning both, IMO I'd get 15's anyday over the 12's.

Mike

[Joey_V]

The 12s will pound more than the 15s would.. in the bass department especially... however, the lure of the 15s is not in sheer power, but in the way it presents the audio reproduction. I think that the 15s are very very good music speakers and many would agree.

The thing you have to note is that Polk is not necessarily an "audiophile" company perse, and many will shun the fact that Polk and audiophile is ever mentioned in the same sentence. Now, with that in mind, the 15s have been recently garnering GREAT reviews from audiophile circles everywhere!

Which means that despite the bias that some will have against Polk.... there is no denying that the 15s are superior speakers.

And THAT my friend, is a good sign that should point you towards your next pair of speakers.

Hands down, the LSi15s if you properly treat it with a good amp, good room, good positioning, good source.. will beat out anything in its $1500 price range.

Joey

[Monster Jam]

The LSi15 may be too subtle for your taste (speaking to your music preferences), so I'll say it again:

I run LSi15s and feel confident based on your your music preferences (the same as mine) that you will be happier with RTi12s.

[Joey_V]

I will say this... rap or hiphop sounds better on the LSi than they do on the RTi. The RTi is too bright and a lot of rap/hiphop is vocal oriented.... put those together.

You get what I mean.

Joey

[mailman23]

what about the 12's vs the 9's(with a good sub)I plan to listen to all(9's,12"s and 15's) at Sound Advice(Tweeter)I just want the best bang for my buck,not to mention a system that I won't need to upgrade any time soon.My wife would kill me if I got speakers and upgraded soon after, so this has gotta be a good choice!!

[MSALLA]

what about the 12's vs the 9's(with a good sub)I plan to listen to all(9's,12"s and 15's) at Sound Advice(Tweeter)I just want the best bang for my buck,not to mention a system that I won't need to upgrade any time soon.My wife would kill me if I got speakers and upgraded soon after, so this has gotta be a good choice!!

Keep in mind that all the speakers you're looking at are very good speakers. So it's not like you're going to be unhappy with any of them.
If you're like everyone else on here, you will buy a sub at some point anyway. If it was me I would buy the 9's if the money was tight out of the 3. They have good bass without a sub.
Go listen, make a choice and pull the trigger. Go home enjoy it and don't look back.

[criverajr]

Dudes,

Can we make the 15's vs. 9's a sticky or what? I must see one of these at least once a week. A little search will give all those that want to know the answers their looking for. It seems that 3/4 of the people who ask this question usually don't get either. Sorry for the hi-jack, back to your discussion.

CRj

[scottvamp]

Dudes,

Can we make the 15's vs. 9's a sticky or what? I must see one of these at least once a week. A little search will give all those that want to know the answers their looking for. It seems that 3/4 of the people who ask this question usually don't get either. Sorry for the hi-jack, back to your discussion.

CRj

Sad but true...... Funny how the disscussions go on and on. They end up up being split down the middle anyway.
;)

[Joey_V]

If you have the room, I would say that it's not even a discussion between the 9s or the 15s. The 15s are cleaner in the midrange are a bigger bang for the buck than the 9s, in my opinion. If you want to know which is the better of the 3, I would say 15s hands down.

Joey

[mailman23]

Let me ask this.I plan to get a yamaha rx-v 2600 or 2700.If I get an external 2 channel amp and lsi 15's,will the yamaha be able to handle the center and surrounds by itself.

[pmckeealaska]

Blow them both away and get the 25's!

[MikeC78]

Blow them both away and get the 25's!

Really??:confused:

[pmckeealaska]

I auditioned the 15's and the 25's next to one another and the 25's sounded much better to my ear. Then again, I really enjoy good deep bass response and the 25's blew the 15's away in that department.

[MikeC78]

I auditioned the 15's and the 25's next to one another and the 25's sounded much better to my ear. Then again, I really enjoy good deep bass response and the 25's blew the 15's away in that department.

Where, at Tweeter?? You auditioned both with a fully capable amp also??

Of course the 25's will blow the 15's away in the bass department, they come with an on board amp. Now put a nice amp on the 15's and do a demo, I would NOT say that the 25's will "blow" them away.

I also have 2 PCU's, they will blow you away!:p

Mike

[McLoki]

I auditioned the 15's and the 25's next to one another and the 25's sounded much better to my ear. Then again, I really enjoy good deep bass response and the 25's blew the 15's away in that department.
Alot of that can be a factor of the amp they were running with. The bass the 15's put out sounds pretty bad with a bad amp. I would say they sound better than the 25's with a good amp.

The 25's relieve some of the burdon from what you are running them with by having an amp built in for the woofer. I think setup and dialing in that separate amp is difficult though.

I had the 25's for about 2 weeks and returned them as I could not get the bass to sound natural with the rest of the speaker. The 15's I have now sound much better than the 25's did in my environment. (then again, the amp I am using is much better than the amp built into the 25's.)

Michael

[pmckeealaska]

Both the 15's and the 25's I listened to were hooked up to a McIntosh 2 channel amp (surely a quality amp by anyones standards). Again, the 25' s sounded better to me. I have not had any problems adjusting the subwoofers in the 25's to my taste, but then again, to each his or her own, right?

[McLoki]

like I said - I never did get the 25's dialed in correctly to the point that I returned them. I have been happy with the 15's since I got them. Must be why Polk made both speakers - now we can both be happy... :)

Michael

[mailman23]

Ok, back to my question.Will that Yamaha drive the lsi center and surrounds without a problem.(two channel for the 15's).I have neighbors really close in my new house and I think that the lsi 25's would be under used.

[pmckeealaska]

If the yamaha is rated for speakers with 4 ohm impedence, then it should be able to handle it. If not, I would seriously doubt it could take the load of those 3 speakers.

[MikeC78]

Ok, back to my question.Will that Yamaha drive the lsi center and surrounds without a problem.(two channel for the 15's).I have neighbors really close in my new house and I think that the lsi 25's would be under used.

Nope.