I'm an Audio Engineer by trade. I purchased 4 sets of these because Amazon was throwing in the 8" subwoofer and I couldn't be more pleased. I created a 7.1 environment. One speaker didn't get used but whatever. I paid under $600 for the entire setup with shipping n' all that. Forget paying the $300+ for a center speaker. IF you have all of the same, then the timber of the should should be even. When I score films, I use the same speaker types for the 5.1, 6.1, 7.1.Installation:The installation was a walk in the park! I had to cut into a wall stud to make the center speaker fit but that was the hardest and most time consuming part. Installing them in the dry wall took all of a few minutes for the 3 speakers (L/R/C).I do recommend getting some insulation and putting that in first before you install your speakers. It dramatically increases the performance and sound. The wall I was installing them in didn't have any so I went up in the attic and cut out some small pieces from a part of my ceiling. IT worked like charm. :-)Once those were done we cut into the ceiling and started installing them there. Those were a little tricky because in some parts I had Drywall and in another I had some form of concrete or something like that. It had wires n' all that. After we broke through it (extremely messy) the installation of those speaker went just as smooth as the others. Just had to patch and paint a little but it wasn't too much of a pain.Running the wires weren't too much of a pain. There was a closet on the other side so I just drilled a hole and ran the speaker wires into the closet. THEN I drilled another larger whole over by the receiver and ran all of the wires through that. I have an attic so when I ran the wires from the ceiling ones, I drilled another whole in the closet (top) and dropped all of the wires down form there and then into the larger hole by the receiver.Eventually I'm going to use wall plates but I didn't have them and I was too excited!I recommend getting 200 feet of speaker wire. Be liberal with it because more wire is better than less wire.These speakers have tweeters that can be angled. I recommend you angle them to your listening position.Sound:Once I turned on the receiver I said "oh... I guess it sounds ok". Then I started to justify it... "I only paid $500 for it so I get what I pay for...". DON'T GO DOWN THAT STREET! I started to play with the receiver (Sony) and I started tweaking the levels: FLAT EQ and adjust volume settings according to your room.FOR THE RECORD, LOUD BASS doesn't mean your system is good. You want to have an even sound. The bass will stand out but too much bass can really mess up the listening experience.Anywhoo, after making the adjustments I realized that I was watching my regular cable 1080i on an OLD movie that didn't really have too much 5.1 let alone 7.1, SO I did some tests:** Avatar: 4 of 5 - I liked it a lot but it didn't have enough for me. The speakers performed very well. I had it about a quarter of the way up in total volume. No issues...** G.I. Joe: 4 of 5... Explosions, lasers, sword fighting the works! I was starting to get hooked on the speakers! I had this one turned up about half way because I wanted to hear all the crazy stuff that goes on in the fighting scenes. Speakers performed very well** Star Trek: 5 of 5... They did a WONDERFUL job on this. In this movie I cranked the speakers up about half way as well. It was "loud" but no fatigue or signs of distortion.** 2010: 5 0f 5... This movie had so much CGI and destruction I just had to try it. This was cranked up about 3 quarters of the way up. It was LOUD but you can REALLY HEAR EVERY SPEAKER in the 7.1 playing something different. AWESOME TEST! The speakers held in there and at that point I was satisfied completely satisfied with my purchase.Conclusion:The 7.1 (Polk RC65i and the 8" sub) is a WONDERFUL combination. I'm very pleased with the performance and sound. I would recommend this particular configuration to anyone looking. You will not be disappointed.Make sure you get the right receiver that puts out the right amount of wattage. I have a Sony STR-DH810. It puts out enough power to do these speakers justice. Onkyo makes some good ones as well. If you under power these speakers you WILL lose out on sound. GET A GOOD RECEIVER WITH THE RIGHT POWER.If your room is larger and you decide to get the 8" version of these speakers, get a larger sub like a 12". The others will go deep enough to capture most of what your looking for and you can tweak the larger subs crossover and have it push out the REALLY low frequencies.I hope this helps anyone out there looking!

Looks great, sounds great and easy install! I would definitely recommend but if you can afford it I would get the 8 inch! I used these for my surrounds and the 8 inch for my front speakers!

Volume control, size, functionality, power, and durability is want the product values and which means it meant to value your money.

I thought I would give you my painting experience. I read extensively online and decided to try the Prevail sprayer to color match to my walls as that seemed to be the common suggestion. That was a waste. It was a mess, it sprayed horrible, I strained it and thinned it several times starting at 3 to 1, and going to 5 to 1. I gave up and threw the sprayer away.Out came the foam roller, bingo worked awesome:* I was using Porter paint (color matched to my walls) with no thinning* keep the roller fairly dry - this was a standard white foam roller from Home Depot* I rolled the frames and the grills* if you plug holes in the grills, roll it with a dry foam roller and it sucks the paint right out.* I had a couple holes that were plugged and the roller would not unclog, but a little canned air worked well.* I painted six speakers in about 30 min, they look like it was a factory paint jobThey come with plastic covers for the speakers for painting so you do not need to mask them which makes this a quick project.Sound* Not great at music. for casual low level listening it is fine, if you want to rock i would only give a 5 out of 10.* Great sound with Dolby 5.1 on movies. I am using 3 RC85s for left right and center. I was concerned about what it would be like after listening to music, but I am very impressed for the money. If you take money vs quality for theater listening it is a solid 9 out of 10.* I have matched them with RC60i speakers for the rear I would give the same review on them.* I am driving them with a Yamaha RX673

These are replacements for the same model speakers that started going bad after 30 years so install was a breeze, they sound great (better then the old ones) BUT….the delivery note that I got said, Delivered, handed directly to customer. Well I found out it was delivered when I found them on my front porch, granted only moments after delivery as I saw the driver on my camera. Other than that all is peachy.

I used them as rear channels for my Home Theatre, they sound great and punchy, installation is easy.

COMPRE HACE 3 AÑOS LAS MISMAS BOCINAS Y A LA FECHA FUNCIONAN PERFECTAMENTE CON EXCELENTE CALIDAD Y NITIDEZ, POR LO QUE QUISE PONER EXACTAMENTE EL MISMOS SISTEMA EN OTRA ÁREA. LAS RECOMIENDO 100%

I have a 7.2.4 ATMOS system POLK ceilings and surrounds, honestly spending loads of money on ceiling speakers and surrounds is not needed in my humble opinion, yes if you are loaded then go for it….. but personally spending £200 plus on one ceiling speaker whether it’s THX etc, is NOT going to make a plane going over your head for a split second sound this kind of money better.The polks are a quality built speaker, and do the job you want them for.Highly recommended

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The install was super simple if you follow the one necessary rule: Measure, verify , measure and verify again, and again and again BEFORE you cut into the wall. I am pleased with the sound (some adjustments on my receiver) as these replaced some large floor taking speakers that my wife did not like visually. Now I have front and rear Polk Audio, Mission center, Energy powered subwoofer run via my Denon receiver. Yes I like and yes I recommend these speakers.