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polk 85 |
August 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Magmoto
from houston
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I like these speakers - easy to install - small and discrete and will take alot of power without distorting. The room I put these into was a bedroom, not as big as a normal home theater so I was working with limited space. Satelites were important - all were wall mounted and somwhat hidden.
The speakers in my opinion are a nice balanced system especially considering the price range I was working with. All in all a very good value.
I see the only weakness here on the system is it's tendency to have a little tin sound and the front center channel I would have liked to seen an option to get a bit beefier upgrade. Although as front channels go in this price range I don't think there is a better one.
I put a polk 12 inch sub which really helped fill out the low end nicely and give the punch needed to make the overall system fun.
Overall the system works well for movies (you do hear the seperation and surrond effect), TV and even does a respectable job when listening to music.
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keep the wife happy |
April 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
David M
from La Crosse Wi
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Wanted awesome sound for the new 36" flat panel TV.
The wife said no behemoth speakers.
I allready had a subwoofer and amp.
So I got this "set" the front rm-8's are slighty bigger and more jazzy than the rm-7's the center channel is nice, small perhaps a tad wimpy it sits in a little "cradle" (if not wall mounted) thats cool easy to dust around. Music sounds great (turn down the center channel tho!)
Placement and reciever setup is critical in the 5.1 surround.
I have allways found heavy speakers sound better, these little guys are like lead. I did not wall mount them and the little 3 legged stand stand is very nice. Guess I am happy not blown away, however when you turn them up and look at there size its like, wow those little boxes can do that!
If you like the big boom with the light midrange and a splash of high tin thrown in you will love these little guys + awesome looking.
Much better than the "elcheapo" discount store combos
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Dave B. |
March 3, 2008 |
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Dave
from Cicero, NY
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I am very happy with these speakers. I upgraded from the standard Sony speakers that came with my receiver several years ago. The sound quality is a tremendous improvement: the clarity of the music and movie effects particularly at high volumes is great. I am sure there are better speakers out there, but I am definitely got my money's worth.
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Not bad |
January 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Michael
from Richmond, Va
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I am impressed with the quality of the speakers, I am running the 5 along with a Polk Sub off of a Panasonic Reciever (XR57K). [16 guage speaker wire w/pins & Sanus HTb3 stands] Note: The speakers screw-in-connector is located on the bottom of the speaker, hence it's important to have the proper stands and connectors. If using pins on the end of speaker wire, angled pins fit best.
The center speaker is a bit weak but for apartment dwellers like myself it will suffice. The speakers produce a clean crisp sound and are quite stylish. (Even the wife likes)
Crutchfield was great to work with on this purchase and the order shipped promptly with no problems. I had selected a sub (Which is being offered for free presently) in a cherry color which was way too red in color, so on Friday I made arrangements to return it. A UPS return tag was issued me, I put it in the post that afternoon and on Tuesday I received the replacement sub at no cost for shipping.
I also had questions about connections and received a prompt response from their free support team.
Overall I would say great speakers for a small but open living room. Perfect for apartment dwellers.
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