Polk Audio R30 Main / Stereo Speaker Reviews

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Pros: Price, built, sound quality Cons: None, to a non-audiophile "normal" living person! The Bottom Line: As I said before, Polk R-series is the best bang for the buck. from Shopping.com Pros: Price, built, sound quality Cons: None, to a non-audiophile "normal" living person! The Bottom Line: As I said before, Polk R-series is the best bang for the buck. from Shopping.com I purchased these speakers after seeing them dropped from their msrp of $300 a pair to a little over $100 at Outpost.com. After giving them an extensive listening test, I can offer the following advice on how to balance the speakers into making them sound quite good. from Amazon.com I recently purchased a pair of the Polk Audio R30s during an incredible sale. I had a couple of older JBL bookshelf speakers and had long been wanting a set of decent floorstanding speakers to get a more complete sound. from Amazon.com I replaced 2 Sansui (huge, heavy, 15 inch woofers) with these and I must admit, I was blown away with their performance. Not only do they look good, they sound WONDERFUL!!! from Amazon.com I purchased these for $49/each from Frys in Palo Alto. I've always used Infinity and Bose, but have always leaned toward Polks. I needed a good set of speakers that had some loft (tower) to hook up to a Yamaha wall mount stereo (30 wattts), and these did the trick. from Amazon.com I just had a pair of Polk Audio R30 towers delivered for $49.99 each + shipping from Outpost.com. I connected them to both a Harmon-Kardon HK 3480 receiver and Hafler DH-220 power amplifier and listed to them with a variety of sources including Scott Ross's classic Scarlatti harpsichord, acoustic Johnny Cash, William Clark, the Doors, and others. from Amazon.com I tried out one of these at Circuit City, they had them for a hundred forty a pair on Black Friday and only at that price point these would be a decent purchase. When I see them retailing at close to three hundred regular price, my heart just goes out to the poor fools who'd pay that much for these. See, the R30s are virtually identical to the R20, which (see my review on it) is a very disappointing speaker especially coming from a respected name like Polk. from Amazon.com Well...guess what...this one does... BIG TIME!!! Comprised of a 6 1/2" composite woofer and a 3/4" silk dome tweeter the Polk R30 "cherry" finished speakers outperform anything...and I DO mean ANYTHING comparable to its size and price and just about any speaker system costing seven to eight times its price! The "bass" goes much deeper than most give it credit for while never being overpowering or interfering with the seductive detailed "midrange" and "highs". from Amazon.com Well...guess what...this one does... BIG TIME!!! Comprised of a 6 1/2" composite woofer and a 3/4" silk dome tweeter the Polk R30 "cherry" finished speakers outperform anything...and I DO mean ANYTHING comparable to its size and price and just about any speaker system costing seven to eight times its price! The "bass" goes much deeper than most give it credit for while never being overpowering or interfering with the seductive detailed "midrange" and "highs". from Amazon.com

Description

Main / Stereo, 20 Watt RMS, 2-Way, Cable

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Speakers Function	Main / Stereo
Peak Power Handling	150 Watt
Additonal Accessories	Carpet Spikes
Exterior Color	Black
Cabling	Cable
Construction	2-Way
Depth	9 in. 9 in.
Frequency Reponse	45 Hz - 24,000 Hz 45 Hz - 24000 kHz
Height	33.75 in. 33.75 in.
Impedance	8 Ohm 8 ohm
MPN	am0331-a am0331-a
Magnetic Shielding	Magnetically Shielded
Midrange Size	6.5"
Mounting	Floorstanding
Nominal Power	20 Watt RMS
Outdoor/Indoor	Indoor
Sensitivity	89 dB 89 dB
Terminal	Binding Post
Tweeter Size	1"
UPC	747192108045 747192108045
Warranty	5 Years 5 Years
Weight	32 Ib. 32 lb.
Width	7.75 in. 7.75 in.
Woofer Material	Polymer Composite
Woofer Size	6.5"

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Polk Audio R30 Main / Stereo Speaker Reviews

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