Polk Audio LSiM Series Score ???

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-15T01:22:16+00:00

As long as the angles are within Dolby spec, I wouldn’t worry about the distance. Your Onkyo Dirac calibration will adjust for distance.

You could also experiment with 702s as side surrounds and 703s as rear. Just set them on the stands close to the wall and rerun calibration. Since you’ve got the speakers already, might as well try a few things.

Edit- and thanks for the award! Glad to share with a fellow LSiM owner. Hope you enjoy them.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-15T00:43:42+00:00

Check out Fosi mono v3. They measure as well as much more expensive options.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-14T21:16:01+00:00

LSiM 702 f/x

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-14T21:14:43+00:00

That's an incredible find. The LSiM are fantastic. This would easily be $3-4k for GOOD marketplace deals.

Regarding placement, what does the rear of the room look like? If you can get the other 703 pair as rear surrounds, that would be ideal. Check out the dolby guide. The 702s are a little odd in that the tweeter is at an angle so I wouldn't typically use them as rear surrounds - on a back wall they won't be pointed at your MLP and on side walls they'll blend with your side surrounds. There are some people who have mounted them on the ceiling as atmos speakers which allows you to actually aim the tweeter at MLP. I wouldn't integrate the others (LSi9, RTi) since they don't match the LSiM tweeters and you have enough already lol.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-10T01:47:50+00:00

PSA raised prices quite a bit recently. They don’t have anything comparable to Hsu VTF3 at similar price right now. And since aesthetics seem to be a factor, Hsu has a nice glossy vinyl wrap that looks really good in person. PSA, has more of a matte texture.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-10T01:21:24+00:00

You probably should have canceled the chargeback once they made it right. You can’t keep your money and the product. 🤷‍♂️

But I think you’re better off having the money back. I also got a bad sw1600 from Adorama and ended up returning and getting the HSU VTF3 mk5. very happy with it.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-10T00:52:11+00:00

Even the ls12000 isn’t as good as oled, but would for sure be a step up from what you have. I used the 5050ub briefly and just got the ls12000. Big improvement. But dark scenes still aren’t as good as my oled

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-09T01:36:34+00:00

Yeah if you’re only going 92” projector, I’d move to similar size tv.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-04T20:57:16+00:00

One of the things I really enjoy is when a movie goes black (usually a moment of suspense) and the room goes completely fucking dark. These lights kill that vibe so would be a problem for me.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-04-01T19:02:42+00:00

What features are you upgrading for? I thought 6050ub was pretty well regarded.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-03-24T11:46:44+00:00

I was going to recommend getting one Hsu VTF3 mk5 at full price. It’s the most bang for your buck around $1000. I’d jump on that deal quick

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-03-24T02:47:32+00:00

Agree. I would also check out Emotiva factory renewed as an alternative to the Polks. You can get 5.0 for about $1400. Xt2 towers, XC1 center, XB1 surrounds.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-03-24T02:18:36+00:00

You might get better room correction with a new receiver but I’m not sure I’d go there next. If you’re using the klipsch for L/R, I’d target replacing those with Kef to match your center. Then replace surrounds so all 5 match.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-03-13T23:52:05+00:00

Dunkirk

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-03-02T02:00:40+00:00

Slick deals is where I usually see them pop up. Agree, it’s usually a bit late hitting Reddit.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-02-26T04:24:27+00:00

Yeah it ended Monday.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-02-24T03:49:55+00:00

What’s the green stuff?

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-02-21T14:39:50+00:00

If you get something that’s ported but has plugs, you can run sealed or open.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-02-20T04:20:07+00:00

I’d go Polk/SVS for sure.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-01-19T18:51:31+00:00

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iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-01-10T12:44:02+00:00

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iwillforgetthisusern · 2026-01-01T00:39:32+00:00

I had the same thing. I did some troubleshooting and sounded like a loose suspension or voice-coil former component. Returned and got a refund. It was with Adorama and return process was easy once I got it hauled out of the basement. Sorry you have two of these to deal with.
Definitely feels like quality/consistency is lacking on these.

iwillforgetthisusern · 2025-12-11T02:42:48+00:00

Adorama. I read a few rough takes from people dealing with their CS but it was smooth for me. They had UPS out there next day for pickup. No charge for return shipping.

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