Polk Audio - Patio 200 5" 2-Way Indoor/Outdoor Loudspeakers (Pair) - White

After doing considerable research, I opted to roll the dice and give the Polk Patio 200's a try. They appear to be identical to the Polk Atrium 5's with a slightly different grill. I believe Polk makes these specifically for Best Buy with slight modifications. I am still waiting for confirmation from Polk customer service to see if they are in fact the same speaker. Regardless, the overall build quality seems excellent. The mounting brackets and grills are aluminum so they won't rust and the other metal components are either brass or stainless steel, so you know these will last. Also, I've had bad experiences with Poly tweeters for outside speakers as that material eventually dries out and disintegrates. The tweeters on these speakers are aluminum so they should be more durable. They are mounted under the eaves so that will offer additional protection. These speakers are being powered by a Niles volume control. The sound quality is excellent given their size. The bass is surprisingly full for a small 5 inch woofer (you can't expect heaven and earth at the price point and size). Mids are very warm and highs are crisp. I could not hear any distortion even at higher volumes. For the money, I'm not sure you can get a better bang for your buck with the Patio 200's!

At first I didn't know if I should buy these speakers, I had my eye on the definitive technology outdoor speakers. I went and bought those for $159 each on sale, after testing them with my Onkyo 75w receiver, they didn't sound that good, the speakers needed more power, back to the store to purchase the 100W Insignia receiver with Bluetooth for $129 while I was there I saw they had a pair of Polk patio 200 speakers open box for $99 a pair. I took the speakers and the insignia receiver, when I got home I tried the insignia receiver with the definitive speakers and sounded ok but not what I was expecting, I tried the insignia with the Polk speakers and they sounded better than the definitive, and last I tried My 75W Onkyo receiver I had and the Polk speakers, WOW the Polk speakers with the 75W receiver sounded great , just the perfect sound for my patio, the bass is good enough to not disturb the neighbors, I definitely recommend the POLK Patio 200 speakers. FYI Definitive Technology speakers are great speakers you just need the right receiver for the speakers.

We were looking for a moderately sized speaker to upgrade our outdoor system. The Polks were on sale at Best Buy, so I was looking through them. While the specs for these don't include much low end (60 Hz.) I decided to give them a try. Since they were a retrofit, it took about 10 minutes to pull down the old speakers and mount these. I then fired up the system and got no sound. So I kept bumping up the volume. (you know where this is going) Ultimately I realized I picked the net radio and it takes a few to 15 seconds to buffer. BOOM, on they came with a vengeance. Wow. My wife was inside and she opened the door and said "these are great! Maybe too much?" I said no I just have them too loud. Lowered the volume and they still sounded terrific. Highly recommended.

I was up in the air between these Polk outdoor speakers or the higher priced Bose . After a lot of research I decided to give the Polks a try. Out of the box, I was impressed with the appearance and overall durable look of the speaker. After running a high quality 14/2 all weather speaker wire, I installed both speakers and wired them within a half hour. I even added an exterior volume control to keep from having to go indoors to raise or lower the volume. The speakers sounded great. Very impressive highs and lows and very crisp clean sound. Looking forward to a lot of entertaining and relaxing on my deck for years to come.

These pair of speakers have a good crisp sound to them. They are a little weak on the bass but very good mid and hi notes. Sound image is very nicely separated when used in stereo. Currently driving them with a Sonos Amp that provides 55 watts per channel and once raised over 50% you can really hear these in the yard. I wouldn't expect much listening to bass heavy music. All natural drum sounds are great, even the kicks are good. Some bass guitar sounds are fine, just not the heavily produced, unnatural stuff, it can't quite deliver that oomph. If you plan on pairing them with a crossover and subwoofer then jump right into, these won't disappoint. Granted they haven't seen winter yet, so I'll wait and see how that goes.

i got these about 2 weeks and frankly did not have very high expectations because of the price and size of the speakers. i found them very easy to install (on the outside of my shed) and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the sound. i connected them to an older yahama receiver i put in the shed and the sound is very good. maybe not as good as my home theater but for about $100, quite good. they have been out there for a few weeks now, lots of rain and no problems. i'll probably bring them and the receiver in the house to protect them from the weather, not expecting to be outside all that much once it gets cold.

My outdoor KLH was sounding blown (or was I just ready for a change?). I have just purchased a hybrid tube-solid state integrated amp (Qinpu) and wanted to enjoy that lush tube sound. I looked at Bose and Difinitive technology but didn't want to spend a lot on an outdoor speaker. I kept coming back to these. Long story short, I ordered an open box unit and installed them where the KLH hung. They're superb (for my outdoor needs). They're vertically mounted but I have a nagging feeling I might be able to squeeze a little more base out of these puppies if horizontally mounted and pointed down towards my seating/hammock area. I'm satisfied with the price and sound

Bought these for my garage to use with an Onkyo receiver that I received. I purchased outdoor speakers mainly because I am hoping they hold up to the hot/cold cycles we see here in Texas. One month in and so far so good. To the sound, I am certainly surprised by the sound quality of two of these in my garage. They are pretty crisp even at loud volumes and can be heard out in the street when my garage is open. I am surprisingly pleased with these speakers and would not hesitate to buy more if I needed more outdoor speakers.