Polk Audio History-A Passion For Sound

Polk Audio History—A Passion For Sound

Polk Audio was founded in Baltimore in 1972 by Johns Hopkins University graduates Matthew Polk and George Klopfer. Today, Polk Audio is a leading international manu- facturer of high quality home and automotive loudspeakers. Polk® products emphasize superior sound and build qual- ity, and feature many patented and award-winning innova- tions. Polk Audio has built a reputation as “The Speaker Specialists®.” Polk products are sold throughout the

USA, Canada and in over 50 countries around the world. Polk Audio’s mission has always been to build high quality, great sounding speakers at affordable prices. For the people of Polk Audio, building speakers

is not just a job; it’s a passion.

SRT Series, circa 1995

The LSi Legacy

First introduced in 2001, LSi represented Polk’s expression of a true high-performance loudspeaker that was also reasonably priced. LSi was created for the serious listener, those who really enjoy music and who enjoy intently listen- ing to their audio system. LSi delivered a flatter frequency response with lower distortion and revealed more detail than comparably priced speakers. The series was also touted in the press for its tonal accuracy. LSi imaged very well, thanks in part to the quality of the tweeter

and the wide dispersion of the small midbass drivers. The series’ performance has made LSi Polk’s flagship product for almost a decade. But after a decade, it was time to revisit LSi. The result is not so much an evolution of the current series as it is a re-engineering of the qualities that have made LSi a great series.

LSi25, circa 2001

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