Polk Audio TSI 500 towers are Great! - Blu-ray Forum

blu_world · 12-14-2008, 02:53 AM

hey!,i just made the choice to buy a complete home theater system,with the polk audio gear in my sig with the Onkyo!..my first ever receiver the tx sr-706 with the first set of polks i've ever owned.

these speakers sound great!...the sound image is good,the sound field is awesome for 2ch over CD input,the sound really surrounds you..voice's are life-like,piano sounds crisp as it should be.

i don't think they're fully broken in yet either,i've only watched these movies so far,Close in encounters with the third kind,sin city,kill bill 1-2,300,Half of the series of "Band of the Brothers"

& about 4 hours of music,so they should be sounding better ahead right??..im quite sure the break-in takes about 30 hours before you'll notice it..

also,after those movies i watched above,i blasted it and played the ac/dc concert Live at Doningtton....hehe,damn good concert!...hopefully that had no negative effects on the break-in,sure was a damn good one thu!.

Does anyone else Own this Line of speakers from Polk?,i enjoy them!

JJ · 12-14-2008, 03:18 AM

Well done, chap! I demo'ed the 400 and 500 series over the summer and was resoundingly impressed with Polk's upgrade of the Monitor line.

Driver_King · 12-14-2008, 03:18 AM

Congratulations on both of your purchases! Have you already ran Audyssey on your 706?

blu_world · 12-14-2008, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Well done, chap! I demo'ed the 400 and 500 series over the summer and was resoundingly impressed with Polk's upgrade of the Monitor line.

Thank you very much JJ,I'm very happy with them!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Congratulations on both of your purchases! Have you already ran Audyssey on your 706?

no i have not ran the Audyssey,i hear it works wonders for some people and others not..
i did some reading up on it and while holding the mic,i need a stand to have it on while it runs the tests at ear height...i Don't have a stand and im wondering what to do so far,i know it's a feature i paid for and should use....but im stuck at the moment wondering if i should Tweak around with it holding the mic in the air and trying to keep it at level......MR.BEAN STYLE with no stand for the mic

got any idea's?,go for it?.

JasonR · 12-14-2008, 06:36 AM

Polk has really done some amazing things on the cheap in the past few years. Congrats!!!

Driver_King · 12-14-2008, 11:14 PM

Find something to put the mic on (like where you sit

) and move it around as necessary.

aramis109 · 12-15-2008, 02:34 PM

I used a small digital camera tripod that came with my camera. It's like those gorillapod articulating tripods. It's very small and screwed in just fine. I then sit the tripod at the top of the couch near ear level.

Actually, here's one that's just like it that's super cheap and should work fine:

http://www.amazon.com/SunPak-Sunpak-...9355296&sr=8-1

It's under $5 shipped!

12-14-2008, 02:53 AM	#1
blu_world Special Member Member since:Nov 2006 Home Theater Gallery:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	Polk Audio TSI 500 towers are Great! hey!,i just made the choice to buy a complete home theater system,with the polk audio gear in my sig with the Onkyo!..my first ever receiver the tx sr-706 with the first set of polks i've ever owned. these speakers sound great!...the sound image is good,the sound field is awesome for 2ch over CD input,the sound really surrounds you..voice's are life-like,piano sounds crisp as it should be. i don't think they're fully broken in yet either,i've only watched these movies so far,Close in encounters with the third kind,sin city,kill bill 1-2,300,Half of the series of "Band of the Brothers" & about 4 hours of music,so they should be sounding better ahead right??..im quite sure the break-in takes about 30 hours before you'll notice it.. also,after those movies i watched above,i blasted it and played the ac/dc concert Live at Doningtton....hehe,damn good concert!...hopefully that had no negative effects on the break-in,sure was a damn good one thu!. Does anyone else Own this Line of speakers from Polk?,i enjoy them! Last edited by blu_world; 12-14-2008 at 03:13 AM.

12-14-2008, 11:14 PM	#6
Driver_King Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay, Florida Home Theater Gallery:96 Blu-ray collection:28 Trading Score:10	Find something to put the mic on (like where you sit) and move it around as necessary.

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12-14-2008, 03:18 AM	#2
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:624 Blu-ray collection:1298 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Well done, chap! I demo'ed the 400 and 500 series over the summer and was resoundingly impressed with Polk's upgrade of the Monitor line.

12-14-2008, 06:36 AM	#5
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Polk has really done some amazing things on the cheap in the past few years. Congrats!!!

12-15-2008, 02:34 PM	#7
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	I used a small digital camera tripod that came with my camera. It's like those gorillapod articulating tripods. It's very small and screwed in just fine. I then sit the tripod at the top of the couch near ear level. Actually, here's one that's just like it that's super cheap and should work fine: http://www.amazon.com/SunPak-Sunpak-...9355296&sr=8-1 It's under $5 shipped!

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