any one give the Polk Lsi25 a good listen?

They are not 'audiophile' speakers. They are speakers for enjoying music. Maybe that's the disconnect here.
I think 'audiophiles' listen to test tones or pink/white noise. Or, maybe you didn't like the polks because you had the wrong speaker cable. ahahahahah
Cheers

I know I just like to go home and relax to some good test tones lol...

I just love that 80hz tone with its warm one note embrace.

James63:
hahahahah An honest man. And an audiophile to boot. Fancy that! I'm sort of partial to 60hz hum myself. You have not lived until you have heard 60hz on Wilsons.
Cheers

They are not 'audiophile' speakers. They are speakers for enjoying music. Maybe that's the disconnect here.
Rok2id

That makes sense to me as I have owned a couple (not all) audiophile speakers that were terrible at conveying the music.

I owned LSi9's for years - fantastic speakers. They're a great all rounder. Other speakers I've used in the past include Aerial Acoustics, Totem, Tannoy and Dynaudio...the Polks were up there - the ring radiator was special.

I used Krell or Simaudio amplification and a number of digital sources and cables.

With regards to other speakers I've auditioned...too many to list but all the usual suspects...Wilson, Revel, Focal and many others...

The LSi series wasn't 'mid-fi' in my opinion - Every speaker has inherent weaknesses.