Polk Audio LSi 15 - are these the REAL DEAL ???


I just came back from a friend's listening room where he has a nice set-up. Some megabuck amplifiers and digital front end, and for speakers, I had not noticed the manufacturer, but I assumed they were the ''esoteric, expensive kind''. After 20 minutes, he left the room to answer the phone, I stood up to check what the speakers were.What's this? Holy smokes ! POLK AUDIO LS i15 !!! I was floored by the sound, but more by the fact that a Polk speaker could find it's way into such ''high end'' company.

They sure sounded good, no make that excellent, but is it because of the excellent surrounding components or are they simply a well-kept secret ?

I am very much interested in hearing if others have also found these speakers to be good sounding for the money and if they really belong in a high-end system, or is the combination I heard just a fluke?

Any input will help as I'm looking for speakers right now, thanks all !
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I also am a Polk LSi15 owner, and I also find it to be superior to the LSi25. Getting that active sub to mix well with the rest of the speaker its a bit of work.

Having said that, I drive my speakers with a Perreaux Radiance R200i integrated and love the sound. The one thing about the LSi15s is that you need an amp with a high damping factor to control the woofer on the speaker, otherwise they may sound a little loose on the bottom end. So, you almost certainly want to drive them with a solid state amp. Prior to having the R200i, I drove them with a Perreaux 200iP. That produced a slightly different sound, one that seem to be, not as neutral, but seemed to have a little bit of more body to it (I'm talking about very minimal differences here). That is a very satisfying integrated amp that won't cost an arm and a leg, and will make your speakers sing.