Polk Audio Reserve R200 Large Bookshelf Speakers, Pair, White

These things sound amazing! I will agree with others that the sound angle can be a little narrow, but they are very clear and have a good amount of bass too. I couldn't imagine adding a sub with these in my apartment. I get complements on these all the time when I have friends over

Great bookshelf speakers for the money they are definitely worth it. Buying another pair of these and a center speaker from Polk obviously . Highly recommend these for anyone

I listened to far too many speakers to list here before buying the Polk R200. The R200 speakers are a must audition for any serious music listener. I had to listen to the KEF LS50 as it was so dominate for many years. This speaker was at the top of what I would spend. The LS50 at twice the price has excellent mid and treble but too bright to me, and lacking the bass quality of the R200. I also auditioned Wharfedale Denton 85th and was surprised to hear the bright treble. I did liked the sound quality of the upper/mid range of the Elac unified 2.0 UB52, but compared to the R200 the Elac lacked bass and sounded thin. The R200 has a beautiful full sound that is easy to listen to all day. It is not harsh and will not cause ear fatigue. The sound stage is wide and imaging is excellent. You can listen to these speakers with a wide listening sweet spot. You can sit stand or be off axis of center and still hear a great imaged sound from both speakers. The instruments are right there in my room. It is amazing. I like jazz and Oscar Peterson on piano and Ray Brown on bass have never sounded better before the R200. The clarity and details especially of the bow on the upright bass are beyond what I have heard from speakers this size. These speakers are heavy and solidly built. I prefer listening to them very slightly toed in and with the speaker covers off. Another great thing about these speakers is that you can listen to your old recordings such as 50's - 80's and also hear them at their best. This was important to me as I have a large collection of analog and digital music. Many upper end speakers are too revealing of poorly recorded music. Whether listening to classical, jazz, rock, easy listening, folk etc (analog or digital music) they will sound great on R200 speakers. I listened to Deep Purple "Machine Head" CD and it sounds fantastic. These speakers can also Rock. I hear details in all genres of the music that were missing before. I listen to these speakers in a near distance position of 9ft. They very good soft as well as well as loud. Believe me I know how hard it is to decide on the next pair of speakers to purchase. I am very excited listening to the Polk R200 and every time I turn this sound system on I hear amazing beautiful sound. These speakers disappear from the room as I enjoy the sound of the performance. I highly recommend the R200 speakers for their outstanding sound quality, but also that they compete far above their price range.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the very clean and detailed mids. Female vocals in particular sound very expansive. There is a nice texture to the bass. Highs are smooth and airy. They respond well to EQ, I like to use my Schiit Loki to give them more of a V-curve. Modern, well recorded tracks from Tidal come out sounding the best. I use them in a stereo near field set up, with the speakers about 4ft to each side of me. Believe it or not, it works very well. My R200's are situated pretty close to the corners of the room and they do not sound bloated or boomy at all, so I see no reason to chose the smaller R100. The cons- The sound from the tweeter is very directional, projecting a narrow cone of sound. If you have them aimed right at you, you are in heaven and this works great for me as I want to listen without disturbing others. However I could see this being problematic in home theater applications where you have more than one listener spread out in multiple seating locations. Used in a larger home theater they might work but in a small one the sound field will be too narrow (within 20 degrees of center) to cover all seating positions. This unfortunately may mean the the whole Polk Reference range may not be the best choice for small home theaters with more than one seating position. I haven't tried them in my home theater though, I'm only basing this off what I have observed in my stereo set up. If you are dead set to try them don't let me stop you. The only other con is on some songs (less than one percent of my faves) the sound lacks the bite of my JBL Studio 530's. This manifests itself on the Wallow's track 'These Days'. The is a Rickenbacker guitar in it that has a delightful buzzy distortion to it played over the 530's but with the R200's it falls a little flat. This may mean that the R200 is not the best rock speaker for some. I think this speaker is fantastic value for money and will be appreciated by those looking for clean, detailed sound with a bit of a punch. In a month the white and walnut finishes should be available as well.

These came out better than I thought. Sound is amazing. They’re a bit large for bookshelf speakers but not so much that they won’t fit. The bookshelf just needs to be on the deeper side. Very warm tone and excellent low end for the size. Great value for the price.

If I only had my Denon 75 amp receiver 8 ohm 2 channels driven receiver I would have given these speakers a 3 star rating feeling they just seem to fall short of expectations. But I recently purchased a Emotiva receiver with 260 watts 4 ohms all channels driven and it's night and day difference between the two receivers. Pump some high quality power into the r200's and you won't be disappointed. Don't get me wrong they play fine with less but you will feel something is missing. Not big on all the speaker jargon just know what I like and these sound great.

Be sure to read other reviewers opinion on these to match your taste in music. My taste is almost anything but country and rap. Techno, Trance, Pop, Disco, 80's, Breakbeat = These speakers do very well! Classical, Bossa Nova, Jazz, other music that is truly dynamic = These speakers are REALLY great! Movies, TV, etc. = These speakers are good but on my system the highs are a bit muted. "s" and "t" are not as easy to understand. Mind you I am in my fifties and loud music has taken a toll on my ears. Add a subwoofer if your room is large and you can have a great 2.1 system for anything. Also, my room is quite large (18x26). Running an older Yamaha 90w home theater receiver is the minimum I would recommend. 140w or more would wake these up. Get them on sale and you will be a happy camper! Enjoy! =)

Great Speaker!! Very Crystal clean top end sound and great bass extension as well very happy with these speakers..!!

Som neutro e detalhado, além de ótimos médios.

Premesso che nel mondo dell ' hifi quando si parla di diffusori e di altro il giudizio è molto molto personale, posso dire che questi diffusori sono veramente ottimi, suono pieno corposo dettagliato. Li ho provati con un marantz pm7000n (forse meritano di più) e sono rimasto molto soddisfatto e molto colpito dalla qualità sonora, rapporto prezzo qualità veramente ottimo. A mio gusto veramente ben costruite e ben suonanti, mi aspettavo forse qualche basso in più ma questo può dipendere dall' ampli e dal fatto che bisogna rodarle, dopo 2 ore già cambiano.

Me decidí por estas bocinas por lo cálida que son, pueden utilizarlas como frontales un cine en casa o para una configuración estereo. Un sonido cálido y no chillante, sí estás pensando en comprar los modelos ES-20, ES-50, ES-55 de Polk, te invito a que mejor des el salto con este modelo y no te arrepentirás. Hice el burn in con estas bocinas sin el subwoofery créanmelo, pueden llegar a unos excelentes graves, que no te fatigarán el oído. Sí las ven en promoción, no las dejen ir, yo las agarré en 12 el par

Richtig Gut.

音声が篭らずハッキリ聞こえます サランネットの色がもう少し筐体と近い色だと良いと思いました