Polk LSIM Impressions and listening demo
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- I've had my new Polk LSiM 707 and 706c for about 4 weeks and here are my initial thoughts on them as well as a few short demos.
Equipment List:
LCR: LSiM 707 and 706c
Surround: FXi A4
Receiver: Yamaha A1010
Amp: Emotiva XPA-3
Source: HTPC and Xbox One for Blurays
More Music Demos - • LSiM 707 Speaker Demo
AVS Forum discussion link -
www.avsforum.com/forum/89-spea...
Polk Forum discussion link - forum.polkaudio.com/discussion... - Наука та технологія
Awesome sound (recording) of what they sound like. Great video!
Beautiful setup! 😍
They sound amazing, crazy detail & immense lows.
@Anthony Martino are they better than the svs ultra tower
you have made an excellent choice. i listened to the sound clips through my AV system (through bookshelf speakers), and the sound was almost magical. palpable. real. reach-out-and-touch real. a huge asset of your LSIMs is that they do human voice beautifully. human voice sounded like human voice. it would have been helpful to have included a FEMALE voice sound clip, but the voice clips that were included were outstanding. if a speaker does human voice well, it will do everything else well. nice job.
I love all kids of genre’s, if it sounds great, then I’m in. Thanks for the list. Il look some up over the weekend👍🏻👍🏻
thanks for the upload, i got a pair because of your recommendation. these speakers are fantastic.
Glad you like them. I'm still very happy with mine. I've had zero urge to upgrade since I got them.
Perfect video for me. I have had the same RTI setup and have upgraded to the LSIMs (707, 703, 702, 706C). I had a ONKYO RZ-720 receiver and have upgraded to Yamaha RX-3070. They are enroute, will post my review once they are in. Thanks for the video!
Wow! Bass comes through loud and clear with headphones.
Wow impressive I can't believe the bass sounds so good on that Chris Good choice I wish you had a pair of those
Very nice set up and review. They sound great.
Great looking room
Thanks, I've made some improvements recently. Planning on doing an update video soon.
Nice man! Getting a whole Polk setup including the 707s later this week. And I can relate to the infant and trying to enjoy speakers at the same time lol. That first song is one of my favorite for testing. Very good overview sir
I've got another new baby now forcing me to keep the volume down... So I'm right there with you... but I find time to crank them whenever I can.
They sound beautiful brother. Great song selection for the test!
Song Test ?? Track1
Chris Jones - Long After You're gone
Thank Very
hey, can u tell me track 2 pls - was searching hard for it - with shazan i got the wrong version - would like to get this one
Very, Very nice! Awesome setup. They do sound punchy on headphones. Very clean nice room.
Perfect, great component, good music and very good sound that even the baby will thank in the future.
New here. Awesome looking room and great sounding too. I was a little bit disappointed by your audio rack though with such a nice looking room. Btw. My two channel system once consisted of Polk's LSi25 towers , and my theatre also had all LSi speakers. They served me quite well over the years. I traded up. Polk has always made good affordable speakers and this does not disappoint either. The first piece you played sounded the best, but I'm more of a jazz , blues, and classical person. Loved the Gregory Porter piece.
I wish I had recorded it at a higher volume... I posted a follow up video with more samples. I heard a nice setup years ago with LSi25s... Loved the sound and it was a big part in my decision to buy these.
Yes... my audio rack is ugly... but it's in a closet in my utility room. I stopped trying to keep the wires neat because I'm always adding/swapping equipment.
Great video, great speakers! They are beautiful!
Very respectable setup bro, nice setup.
This video is what sold me on these speakers one year ago. I found no other live view of them, only written words, which were positive words. Caught them 1/2 off 1 year ago. Still very pleased with these bad boys - music and movies.
Yeah, I know the idea of "listening to someones else's speakers through UA-cam" sounds pointless to a true audiophile... but just seeing and hearing a quality recording helps me make decisions better than a dissertation with tons of buzz words.
Yeah, especially when I don't really understand those buzz words.
Not sure if you still check on commy from your video but this video you made was one of the reasons I upgraded to the 707's, 706c and the LSIM surrounds from the rti12's, Csi5 and fxia6's. I'm so happy I did. They are so much more musical and I'm currently running them on a Marantz AVR, soon to add an Emotiva DR3 reference 3 channel amp for the front stage. I know now that I have the last speaker I'll ever need.
Fantastic sound!
Lovely home and system for sure.
I can hear some really pleasing bass on Demo 1. That means that your Polk LSIM 707, your microphone and my Monitor Audio Silver 10 are all great.
They sound great! Thx for sharing.
Thanks for the demo
You can here the sound reproduction with the head phone. Great balance of sound and clarity over all. That was a nice playlist to test your speakers.
Wow !! Nice !! I have been listening my b&w cm9 nt other b&w floor speakers for quite a long time using rotel preamp & ANTHEM MCA5 but I recently bought mint condition pair polk audio lsim 707 and they are very heavy but beautiful . Love the sound quality and tighter bass . Maybe later I will go to emotiva system .
can you do a sound comparison between the old Polk RTi and the new LSIm707 ? Just curious. I am thinking of the 705 as my room is not as big( not as wide). I had Polk's when Matthew Polk was there, but their sound and quality went downhill. These LSIm series are the LSI completely redone from scratch. I think they sound good,but a little steep on price. I have found the LSim705 for $1500 a pair with warranry, brand new.
nice setup and thank you for the demo using a real audio capture device instead of a cellphone. :) I have the RTIA7s and you're absolutely spot on about the RTI and music. They work for music but not great. Your review convinced me to save up for the LSIm. btw... I'm using an Emotiva amp with 300wpc on the RTIA7s. That amp woke up the RTIs. Upgrade your amp with more current/wpc based on the specs of the LSIm. That will also help bring out the sound. Since your rack is in a separate room you could even go with a pro-audio grade amp...
I've definitely been considering and amp upgrade. I did bring home a Crown Pro XTi 4002 amp and hooked up the main towers... there was a lot more power available and they sounded great. Sadly the amp wasn't mine and I had to take it back, but I've had the upgrade itch since.
Thank you for this review 👍
Sound killer man
lol I've had my A7's for a week and the CSI A6 is coming tomorrow. I love the sound of these compared to my other setups. I agree at first I didn't like how music sounded but I started playing around with the EQ through my sound card and further refined it on foobar. Now they sound phenomenal with music. Without using EQ's they were lacking musically but by spending a little time fine tuning them I think they're best bang for the buck.
Those sound good. Wish we could have heart the Rti's also.
Great system, I have the same. If you will ADD a set of Aperion Super Tweeters to those 707s, you will be Blown Away! They are wonderful!
I added the same super tweeters to the 705... super happy
Nice job !!!
The RTi A9s have tight bass, but you have to plug the ports and put some good clean power (and source) to them. They should to be spiked into concrete floor (if possible, or maybe at least something massive to isolate them from making a wooden floor resonate). I have a 200 watts/ch B&K amp (400 watts @4ohms) and Ref 50 S2 hooked to them, with an ASUS STX ii Essence DAC (it made the real difference for the Polks) and it sounds really good with pretty much everything. It's not the same as my JC1s and Kef R900s, but I get zero listening fatigue and am still amazed after 1 year at how good the combo sounds. Before the DAC (and plugging the ports) I pretty much wrote the RTi A9s off as home theater speakers.
Those LSiMs are very good speakers for the price. I miss them. Upgraded them a year ago
To?.....
Great demo of the Polk speakers. I am looking hard at them for my home theater and so far its either these or the RTia9's. I would like for the bass to be forward staged rather than bottom but it does sound good through my home computer speakers(Harman kardon). The video sounds good and powerful but also sounds like they could handle more. So after 2 years do you still have them and what's something you have discovered that you would do different. I like the way your room is setup and speaker placement looks to be spot on. How about another video after a good break in point. All of the songs sounded great but I really liked the first one better. Overall very informational and a great video so how about another one..Cheers
I am a Polk Supporter all the way. Have owned Polk since 1986. Started with DB6900 car, own some RT2000, RT55, RT5000 set, FX500, FX1000, CS400, PSW1200, JL Audio Fhatoms13.5 and I am negotiating two pairs of SRT right
Love Polk speakers and recently picked up a 705 pair along with the 706 center. Crazy question - but what color are your walls? I really like that slate/gray/green color.
Love the set up. I bought some 705s but after seeing yours I decided to get the 707s. The 705's are now for the side channels. I am thinking about getting some 707s for the rear now too. Just wanted to let you know your video is the reason why I am enjoying my lsim's today. You are correct they want power. They want more than they are listed to take. I have read all the mixed reviews online and I have come to the conclusion they are all due to lack of power. I am powering mine now with an ashly mfa 8000 which is 750 watts per channel and let me tell you.. They are completely different speakers. I cant imagine listening to them with anything less after finally hearing them with some high current. I know they say 250 watts but they come to play when you give them more. I have been feeding my 705s with this amp for a while now and they sound good as the day they were new.
That's a beast of an amp! I'll feed mine more power someday. It's rare that I get to truly max out my current amp. With sleeping babies and all.
@@uproardiy4355 lol that's the truth. I don't even turn mine up too loud, I just like the way they sound with more current. I acquired another pair of 707's for the rear channels, because I'm a crazy person, and I'm using my 705's for the side channels. Another thing I did that completely changed the 707's was add another Ashly MFA 8000. Each 707 is bridged to its own MFA. Each amp will do 750 watts into 8 ohms/channel. So each amp bridged is seeing about 4 ohms per channel which is about 1200 watts per channel. since each 707 is bridged to each MFA, the 707's are each seeing around 2400 watts peak. Of course I would never listen that loud but the sound has come out of its shell, I have never heard a pair of speakers create a phantom image like this ever in my life. I think there is a little unknown secret of the 707's and that is high current, as much as you can give them. I have played around with some pretty stellar speakers and there is no competition after giving each 707 its own amp. If you get the chance to add some monster amps to the 707's, don't be afraid of the numbers, the difference is night and day. Like I said I really don't listen to them too loud, yet they sound so much more in the room like the sound is not even coming from the speakers. The phantom image they are creating now is so real that I ditched my center channel. Btw I'm using a Cx-a5000 so our systems should sound pretty similar as far as prepro's and speakers go. Anyway I thought I would chime in with some of my latest Lsim findings. Hope the kids are well and I hope to see some new content from you soon!
Great video. The clarity and sound quality of those towers are amazing - nice demo. I'm not jumping in that deep yet; I'll try out the Signature 60s first.
Sounds wonderful - I am thinking of getting a Emotiva amp - I was wondering what kind of rca cables you are using from your receiver to your amp. Thanks
Nice setup--thanks for sharing. I have the RTi/CSi setup (in black) in our living room and I like them for the price. Was your first demo song Kenny Wayne Shepherd?
Damn I can hear you walking through a gnarly bass node during the first track lol 😂 Do you have any room treatments? Anyway great setup. Kudos 👍🏼
wow I need to get the Emotiva xpa2 amp for my polks TSX 550t. the bass is pretty damn good on that first song.
I wonder how these would compare to the RTIA9 speakers. I know the LSIM line is supposed to be top of the line however, the specs are better on the RTIA9's. Better efficiency, able to handle more watts and has one extra speaker. I have the RTIA9's and power them with my Onkyo receiver 140watts per channel or in pure audio mode (2 front speaker only mode) 200watts each and they sound great. Bass is tight and my highs are crisp, clean and clear. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video. Great job on the sound quality. Cheers
Shmagit I agree, nice video. I am also interested in how the Rti A9’s would rate compared to these. Would they sound that much better for stereo music?
@@justmytwobits The best way to describe the diff between the LSI and RTI......RTI sounds similar to other speakers in the lineup....LSI sounds like a different brand :) LSI speakers need proper power though.
Holy shit that's impressive!
Sick setup! I have rti 5.1 setup right now, but possibly in the future I might upgrade to the lsi series.
I really liked the RTi A7's I had. Especially for moves/games. If you watch for deals.. the LSiMs go on sale for 50% off a few times/year.
UproarDIY ya that's what I have right now, two rti a7 towers, a3 surrounds, csi a6 centre and psw125 sub
I'm just wondering how much better the lsim series would be.
I have the same rti series and i am seriously thinking about the lsi series. Do you still feel this was a huge upgrade and worth the money because polk has the 50 percent off sale. And after living with the lsi's what other differences are you hearing between the rti's to the lsi's?
AMAZING INDEED !!!!
Well done. bro money spent smart
Hey buddy, nice setup, how do you like them for movies? I am a big movie buff and right now I am rocking Episode 700 series, but my speakers aren't 3 ways, so I want to get into 3 ways.
Alway wonder what I was missing but purchased the 705 with 706c center instead of the 707. They sound great especially when running Audyssey XT32 and limit to 500hz. When turning the subs back on did you notice a big difference? I’m debating on adding subwoofers. I can’t hear lower than 31.5hz in audio tests on the 705s.
thats a beautiful setup. What subs do you have. they look beautiful. I am currently using the Rti12 with rti6 for surrounds and center. Svs ultra 13. Love the bass from the rti12's and i don't think i will need the svs anymore
I'm using smaller subs. They are Def Tech Prosub 1000's. 10" sealed subs. They have a passive radiator on the bottom. I intentionally went small and tight for music. When I need big bass.... the towers can dish out a lot, and the subs just fill in. I never feel like I need more bass.
Just found your video and I have to say what a pleasant surprise an American guy who doesn’t have klipsch speaker incredible got to say though dude it’s a nice setup I’ve just upgraded mine to Dolby atmos 7.1.4 I’m running bowers and Wilkins cm9s2 front cm5s2 s surround I’ve just put an update video on UA-cam if you would like to check it out
I'll check it out. I am in the heart of Klipsch territory here in the midwest... and I have no problem with Klipsch, I just couldnt pass up the deal on these Polks
Klipsch is all right if you like loud and obnoxious fatiguing ear bleeders.
Very nice review beautiful song your voice is excellent you should be a broadcaster or a review were you're very articulate well tone voice just as impressive as the speakers LOL
Polks have come a long way
Weird question, where did you get and whose make is that sectional couch? Lol
Thanks, I have the same set of lsim
Your Voice Sounds like a speaker very clear lol👍🙌💪💪😎😎very nice review enjoy tham
wow the off axis dispersion is pretty good. I wish you'd pan more. it's kinda weird how they don't get louder when you get closer and farther away....
edit: lol oh so you totally trolled me. the mic was fixed. I was thinking dang they sound like KEFs or something.
Great sound.....!! :-)
How are these holding up?
I am looking into a sound system for me an my family to enjoy while watching movies or playing the game.
Great presentation by the way.
Holding up great. They look amazing in my opinion (especially with the grilles off) But besides the problem I mentioned in the video with the bad tweeter (easily fixed) I've had no other problems.
It still blows my mind how so many people don’t do room acoustic treatment.
Blows my mind.
Because it's not convenient for everyone. Most of us are stuck with what we have, in the position that are in. Sometimes our wives don't want any more changes since they already "compromised" by letting us install this huge equipment. Sometimes we can't afford any more. There's many possible reasons. Doesn't blow my mind at all.
harrybaules for a man like this to buy this much equipment at such prices in a room made for music and film watching then yes it surprises me. He probably is not informed about room treatment
@@jordantewari - good point
The bass is good and low. Nice
nice set
Greetings from Nov '23. It appears that Polk hasn't bested those speakers and their legend lives on. I have a pair of B&W CM8's, which I like a lot but would welcome an upgrade if those Polk's are better.
How are they still working out- or did you upgrade? Do you have to crank them to get good sound- you said you need 200W per channel. Do they sound good low volume. I never push past 70dB due to an ear issue.
I'm thinking about the same set up as you with the Yamaha A1010 and the Emotive XPA-3. How did you hook the XPA-3 to the receiver? Thank you. I could not find a wiring schematic or diagram to help.
As long as you have an AVR with pre-outs on it, such as the A1000 series, you can just hook a high quality composite (RCA) cable from the output on the rear of the AVR to the input on the Emotiva (or other amp)
In my case, I have 3 high quality composite cables going from the Yamaha to the Emotiva (One for Right, center and left)
Just be careful to make sure you get an AVR and amp that use the same interconnect. Many Marrantz AVR's only output an XLR connection, which may or may not work with the amp you choose.
Wow Awesome base yeee..
Perfect thank you from istanbul👍👏👏
How are the Def Tec prosubs working out for you? Are they they 800’s or 1000’s?
You have the Emotiva XPA-3 amp, are you running that to the center channel as well? Did you Bi amp the Front Left and Right speakers?
Mine is the previous generation XPA-3 Gen2.... so it is 200 watts per channel RMS. I do have the front towers and center powered by the XPA-3. They are not bi-amped, but I do have them bi-wired (2 sets of 12-gauge wire ran from the amp to each speaker, one pair to the woofers, the other pair to the mid/tweeter) I know this doesn't increase the power, but it does effectively double the thickness of the speaker wire.
Hi, what speakers are you using for the rears when watching movies.
At 4:14. What’s the track here? I’ve searched the tracks listed in your description. But sound nothing like this. ? Thanks. You also wanted to go from a movie style speaker, to a more music style speaker, have you noticed any major differences between the 2?
Long After You're Gone - Chris Jones
Man, my kids would tip these narrow, top heavy bad boys right over on their sides. Super sick system, though! I've wanted the XPA-3 ever since it came out, too.
I'm paranoid about that happening. I bought these speakers because theyre about 100lbs/each and with metal carpet spikes in place, they are really sturdy. Hopefully sturdy enough to resist a toddler.
Do you still have the 707's? If so, how do you like them? I also, have the Rti A9's and looking to move to them.
Still loving the 707's.... I don't see myself upgrading for a looong time. You'll definitely hear a difference from the A9's in music. For movies/games, the RTi's were great. These are as good as the RTi's but not drastically different in games/movies. More bass and bit more mid-range clarity. If you have some good lossless music, the LSiMs really excel.
This is an evolution of the Polk ls90s
Dam soumds good threw my head phone very nice
'bout to order a set with the friends and family discount. Sounds good through my speakers. Do you use an EQ to shape your sound? Did you also purchase the LSiM surround speakers or only the front channel speaker? It's been a year now, so how do you feel about these speakers? Thanks for the demo. It helped.
I am running the front three speakers directly out of my AVR into my Emotiva.... no EQ. I did mess around with the parametric EQ in my Yamaha A1010, but I actually like the sound direct. These seem to be very neutral (which I like) Depending on the source, I sometimes will bump up the bass or lower the treble. 90% of the time I leave the EQ flat and enjoy.
My surrounds are the FXI A4's (from the RTi Series) So they are a bit cheaper, but they are still bipole/dipole switchable. For surrounds, they are plenty loud and they blend fine with the LSiMs. I'm happy with my choice and saved a lot of money by not upgrading surrounds.
Hope you like the speakers and glad the demo could help someone. After a year, I'm still really liking the speakers. They have cured my itch to constantly upgrade audio gear (at least for now)
Thanks. I am putting them through the paces now. I have the older FXi30 surrounds myself and they are doing fine with the LSiMs. Happy upgrade for me.
Funny you comment on EQ and the direct sound. I've been experimenting without the EQ (Behringer 31 band EQ) in the mix and I kind of like it direct, too, for both music and movies. I have the Mono 7 amp, but ran the LSiM 707 directly to the Behringer A500 (bridge mono for 600w) and what a difference without the EQ. It seems the EQ is actually taking away from the sound quality (It could be me). The problem is I just don't like not having any tone control - been using EQs forever for home and car audio. I am going to just not use an EQ for awhile to see how it goes. I have to admit, it sounds pretty damn good without it though.
What didn't you like about the EQ affect?
Nice demo.. can you please tell me the tracks you played .... please...
Demo 1 - Long after you're gone by Chris Jones
Demo 2 - Casino by Acoustic Alchemy
Demo 3 - When Love was King by Gregory Porter
There is another video on my channel with more demos at a higher volume level.
what size screen is that?
Chris Jones “long after your gone” found it smoke and noise album.
Wonder how it compares to Klipsch rp280f? The 280f have weighty sound and well controlled bass. I'm adding some diy Dayton reference ho 12" powered with crown xls 2002 to get the low lows and probably take some load off my amp and mid bass drivers. That's the idea I'm testing anyway.
Yamaha 👍 sounds good to me bro. Sennheiser hd600 user. Remind me of the JBL studio 590 sound. Much smaller cabinet though.
I bought 4 703's and 1 706's. I didn't need any bass. I have 2 SVS PB12+/2. These beasts provide all the bass I would ever need. These were an upgrade from the RTi 8's. The LSIm's are in another universe compared to the RTI's. RTi 8's did fine for movies but music was lacking. The LSIm's do movies just as good as the RTI's but really shine with music.
did you use any amplifier for the 707's. If so can you specify the name and model number? If directly connected to the receiver what was the receiver brand name and model number? I got the 705 with Onkyo 7.2 ch receiver and the speakers sound very low no punch at all.
Yes, I'm using a Yamaha Aventage 1010 as my receiver. It has pre-outs that send the L,R,C channels to my Emotiva XPA 3 amp. It's a cheap amp, but it sounds great and provides plenty of power to my towers.
what is this very first song youre playing that has vocals? please cant find it at all, thx .
on the fence with this set of speakers or klipsch rf ii. i am 50:50 music and movies. what do you recommend?
Haven't heard the RF ii's... so I can't speak to them. In my area, we don't have anywhere I can go to audition high end Klipsch.
great speakers, great sound and really cool tracks. can u tell me the 2. track - i tried it with shazan but got the wrong version - so pls tell me this one u used. - btw. u helped me a lot with this video - im looking for speakers like this and i think they would be great for this price.
Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
Album: Arcanum
Track: 07 - Casino
That whole album is fantastic!
thx a lot :-) - u have a 2. video with this speaker and there i also found and fantastic singer (Melody Gardot) - bought 3 albums of her :-) great samples u used :-)
I would love to see how those sound on stereo compared to my old school made in USA E-715 Cerwin Vegas 3 ways that in stereo are amazing. My dad gave them to me was like these are huge and wont sound good well shit i was so wrong Cerwin Vega was amazing back in the USA days IMO
I am planning on getting the rtia9 for home theatre and video gaming use. Would you recommend those over the L.S.I.s' since I really won't be use them for music?
Yes. The RTi's were great for movies and gaming. Highly recommended.
Just got the rtia9 about a month ago. Unfortunately I'm powering them with my old sony STRDH520, but they sound real good and totally kill my old klpsich icons. Now deciding between the MARANTZ SR8012 or the DENON AVR-X6400H.
both are overkill. If you care for atmos, get the cheapest reciever with all the features you'd like and preouts, and hook up a dedicated amp. That's the way to go. Only use your receiver for processing music.
How much you got them for? I want it lsim 707 and 705 same or different?
What about home theater are they good for that as well
How do you have them wired? bi-wired jumpers removed? Did you have to play with crossovers?
Bi wired... no Bi amped. Some say this is pointless, but in my case, it essentially doubles the wire-gauge by running separate leads to the upper/lower posts.
great demo ur song is very clear could u please video rti7 please with the same song,thanks
Sorry... sold the A7's. I meant to get some recordings to do a side-by-side comparison, but they sold too fast. Plus... a newborn at the time made it difficult.
I just bought the Polk 707's, waiting on delivery 3/18. I'm running a Bryston 4B ST 2 channel amp and Emotiva xsp-1 gen 2 preamp. BlueSound Node 2 with Arcam dac streaming Tidal. The Polk 707's will be replacing B&W 702 S2's. Sure hope the 707's live up to all the hype and don't disappoint compared to the B&W's. Does anyone have any comparisons between these two speaker brands? Thanks in advance.
hello, can u link me this couch? or tell me where did u get it?
Wish I could.... I just walked in to our local Amish furniture store and picked out the largest sectional they had... I think it's a regional company that manufactures here in the midwest.
I have a question for everyone, so how will it sound if I buy Lsim 706c instead of Polk Audio Signature s30s?
Thanks for your review. Do you think an amp like the sony Ta-A1ES www.sony.ca/en/electronics/audio-components/ta-a1es will be able to drive these ( 80 w per channel) ?
They'll work, but I don't think you'll get much volume from that amp through these speakers. And if you crank the amp up to max, you'll definitely start clipping and distorting (which is bad for the speakers) A more powerful amp gives you the headroom to listen loud, without approaching the distortion ceiling on your amp.
@@uproardiy4355 Thank you.
now that little baby 8 months ish old time fly's by isn't it, mate. nice room and gear btw
Yes... time does fly. Now she sits on my lap and bobs her head to my music. She'll be an audiophile one day.
Wow. Nice room. I wish I had a room like this to put my stuff in.
Thanks... I posted other videos of my basement as I finished it. Doing the labor yourself and keeping the design simple kept the total cost low.