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Polk Audio LSi15


$1,600.00 Released April, 2001

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Ring radiator tweeter is extremely detailed and smooth. Punchy midrange from dual 5.25" mids. Excellent imaging.

The Cons:Less bass output than the LSi25. The cherry side panels are a tough match to other furniture. Very very expensive price in israel (4000$).

Polk's LSi15 are another entry in their LSi product line. These speakers are 2 - 5 1/4" Polyproelyne mids, a 1" shielded tweeter, and feature an 8" powered subwoofer. The LSi15 is available in cherry and ebony.

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    Ring radiator tweeter is extremely detailed and smooth.

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    Punchy midrange from dual 5.25" mids.

  • 1

    Excellent imaging.

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    Has a built-in subwoofer in each enclosure.

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    Easier to set up than the LSi25.

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    very punchy and tight bass

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    relex sound for long distance listining

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    fantastic for jazz,vocal and classic rock

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    8 inch passive deep bass subwoofers x 2

Cons
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    Less bass output than the LSi25

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    The cherry side panels are a tough match to other furniture.

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    very very expensive price in israel (4000$)

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    lsi M new line is soon realse

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    and much much more expensive

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    No amplifier section for the side-firing sub.

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    Needs to be out away from the wall a good bit for best imaging and bass output.

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    Limited finish options.

  • -1

    the lsi9 is the best

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heapatrouble
heapatrouble: #polk_audio_lsi15 Presently I am using an all-LSi speaker system (5.2 channels) run by the Onkyo TX-SR875 surround receiver. I have to say that the system sounds fantastic - much better than my prior system. I know this because my ex-wife got the prior system (Definitive Tech bipolar towers w/ 12" powered subs, 3-way amplified LCR powered by a Yamaha receiver.) I can tell you that, the Polk/Onkyo combo is pure magic - especially for the price point. I did A/B/C/D comparisons Running the Polks off the Yamaha and the Onkyo and then running the DefTechs off both receivers. The Onkyo receiver made both speakers sound better than when run off of the Yamaha, but (when run by the Onkyo especially) the Polks absolutely outshone the DefTechs in every way except a sense of spaciousness, bass output and depth of bass. The Polks had punchier, tighter, more detailed bass; punchier more detailed midrange and far smoother more detailed treble than the DefTechs. In fact, it was when I did the speaker comparison on the Onkyo that I realized the DefTechs had a bit of metallic flavor to the highs that I hadn't noticed before but which is probably characteristic of using aluminum domes. With the Polks, there was none of that - just pure detailed music and a very real sense of being there. May 16, 08
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