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Polk LSI15's to Salk Song Towers

I currently have the Polk LSI15's, but I'm comptemplating replacing them with Salk Song Towers. I'm not sure if this is a lateral move or will the Song Towers provide a significant improvement over the LSI15's. If not, I will hold out until I can purchase the HTL-1's or a used pair of Hyperion 638's. My system comprises an Odyssey stratos, AVA Ultra SL premap, AVA insight DAC and an OPPO 980H. Thanks for your feedback.
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jaybo
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lateral
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ihcho
612 posts
 
Is it?
I thought all Salk speakers are in different leagues from those mass produced speakers at similar price range.
rumadian
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Only if you believe the hype.

Don't get me wrong, the Songtower's are excellent speakers. Having ran them for a few months, it is easy to understand why so many people dig on them. But, are they 'leagues' beyond 'mainstream' competitors? Absolutely not.

To the original poster: the Polk LSi-15's are pretty solid speakers, especially when you consider their age and price. That said, I'd rate the SongTower's as half a step above them in overall performance. While the SongTower's wont sound as warm as the LSi-15's, nor will they dig as deep or hit as hard.. they will sound a lot cleaner and more balanced from top to bottom. Plus, they won't require he-man amps to sing well.

Unfortunately, I have zero experience with Hyperion, so I have zero input there.
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