Polk Audio LSi7, Exceptional 2-Way Monitor

The Polk LSi7 is a two-way, ported, design. It has a 5?" woofer and a 1" ring-radiator tweeter, both magnetically shielded for use in home theaters. The mid/woofer is made of foamed polypropylene that includes tiny bubbles of air to better suppress cone resonances. There are two ports: one 1" in diameter positioned on the front baffle next to the offset tweeter; the other 2" in diameter and positioned on the rear of the speaker. This fires into a diffusor that allows the speaker to be positioned close to the wall behind it. 

The tweeter appears similar to the drivers seen in recent models from Krell, Audio Physic, and Mission. Its ring-shaped diaphragm is supported at both its outer and inner circumferences, with the voice-coil positioned midway between the two. Such a mounting is said to push the first breakup-mode resonance beyond the upper limits of audibility. Two sets of binding posts are provided to allow biamping and biwiring.

The walls of the LSi7's enclosure are made of MDF and internally braced, and finished in high-gloss laminate. Two "cheeks" are attached to the enclosure's side panels to provide further damping; these can be veneered in ebony or cherrywood finish options - here we have the ebony finish.

The we plugged these in paired with an Amber Series 50b integrated & we immediately noticed four areas in which the LSi7's performance excelled: 

1) Continuous and extended dynamic range on all types of music, from the softest passages to the loudest bombast. Although we've heard some affordable speakers that excelled at micro-dynamic resolution and others that had dramatic capabilities in high-level dynamics, this is the first affordable speaker I've heard that excelled at both. 2) Extraordinary retrieval of detail and ambience. 3) Pinpoint image specificity on a wide, deep soundstage. 4) Detailed, extended, airy, and natural high-frequency resolution. These are fantastic little monitors and by the way they sold when new, it was no secret. Would say these are a solid 8+ in the visuals with only the slightest imperfections but perform at a 10 for sound quality and boogie factor. They are very nice monitors indeed.

Come have a listen here at the Andover shop - Polk LSi 7 monitor speaker system in ebony finish: $379 plus tax and shipping when applicable