B. Menke
2025-08-05 11:42:39
I just bought a new A/V receiver and wanted to add surround sound to my living room. I thought about using in-ceiling speakers, but didn't want the hassle of cutting holes and running wires in the ceiling. So I bought these speakers because of all the favorable reviews and because of the unique design of these speakers allowing them to be mounted in many ways. I had to buy brackets to hold them to the wall and was worried about the weight of the speakers pulling the brackets out of the wall. No worries, these speakers are pretty light and so far, so good. I bought the white ones and ran speakers wire with a white outter coating on it on the top of the wall next to the ceiling. It turned out better then I had anticipated. You can barely notice the speaker wires in the corners of the walls. Now to the sound. I love these speakers, they sound so good. I have them match with a pair of Polk RT800i floorstanding speakers and a Polk center speaker for true surround sound. The first time I heard them, I was so impressed with the sound quality. Polk has been making these speakers for a long time and there is a reason why. They sound great, look great, are easy to hook up and they are not that expensive. If you're looking for a surrond speaker, I would highly recommend these speakers.
freshgrilled
2025-07-06 10:45:43
People have written endless reviews on these things about how well they work in 5.1 setups, or other surround sound configurations. Even the few I read that were using them alone were using them with a sub. I was frustrated with the lack of reviews on how well they would work in a nearfield configuration. In my case, by themselves with a Yamaha MOXF8 keyboard. I recently got rid of my standup piano in the main room and decided to migrate my MOXF8 in to replace it. To make it easy for the rest of the family to use it, I decided to set up dedicated speakers for it as well as to keep some headphones handy as an option. The speakers were to be set right behind the keyboard on the wall on either side, so they are only a few feet way from whoever is playing the keyboard. I've been using them for a while now, and I can say that they are really working out very well. The speakers do fine as nearfield speakers for this kind of application, and they really sound fantastic. There's no booming base to fill the room, but that's not what I bought them for. They are clean and clear sounding, and have impressed me in how good they make the keyboard sound. As nearfield speakers, there is enough base to realistically reproduce most of the keyboard output, and as a result I am very happy with my purchase. They are not "studio" speakers, but that's not what I bought them for.As a note: for those who are not familiar with them, studio speakers are not intended to sound fantastic. They are intended to very accurately represent the sound so that someone who is producing music for a wider audience can fine tune the sound. HiFi speakers actually color the output a bit in a way that is pleasing to the ear. These are not studio speakers. I just wanted to mention that as the MOXF8 is frequently used by people who would actually prefer studio speakers, but that is not what I have it set up for.
Just Jim
2025-06-04 11:48:15
I have a 7.1 sound system so I am using these speakers for the back channel. For that purpose they are excellent. I can't vouch for how they would sound as front speakers. They appear to be well made and have a nice heft to them. They are inexpensive but not cheaply made. I bought the white speakers and that color is actually ever-so-slightly off-white which I find attractive. It is not a brilliant white like a sheet of copy paper.I mounted these in the corner of the back and side wall. The mounting template is frustrating as it does not accurately give the distance from the corner to fastener location. Once you get the first hole in the right place you can place the second hole using the template. At least it does give the correct distance between the fasteners. I have never seen a speaker with so many options for mounting. If you have shelves at the right height, you can just attach the little weighted stands to the speakers an they stand up nicely.Note that one of the mounting positions shown in the Amazon photos requires a swivel stand that is not included.The instruction manual is nicely printed but all the different languages it supports are interspersed with the English making it very difficult and annoying to read through. The first half of the manual is taken up with warnings and cautions. I guess there is always somebody who will find a way to cause damage with a tiny speaker like this but I'm pretty sure the world has gone crazy. I would prefer each language had its own section as I just feel like throwing this thing at the wall every time I try to learn about the product I bought. Read one sentence in English and the adjoining sentence is in French or Norwegian and so forth. I won't downgrade the score for this, since at least they did provide instructions.
chuckie
2025-05-02 17:19:04
Installation template was weird but after just plain measuring from the speaker itself, things worked out... sound after break in is everything I've come to expect from Polk with no complaints, sure bass is lacking but these are very precise speakers with a beautiful tone quality... they are added speakers in my kitchen and I am very happy.
Mike
2025-04-08 18:17:07
Easy to install and great sound quality
francisco
2025-03-04 13:33:35
Buenos altavoces para Dolby Atmos, suena muy nÃtido, y no necesita soporte para colgarlo
Giacomo
2025-01-19 17:33:42
Utilizzate come casse posteriori del sistema home cinema, hanno una eccellente dinamica e forniscono una adeguata pressione sonora. Forse l'unica cosa che non ho apprezzato è l'aspetto un po' plasticoso.
Reshmi Rai
2024-12-31 11:39:43
Very fast and efficient delivery. Speaker tested and they work great. These shall be used as Atmos heights!