Customer Ratings & Reviews

I returned because I couldn’t hook them up to my turntable so I didn’t need them

really no life to these speakers, I wanted something that packed a punch and these did not - if you need some audio for a small closet or you just dont care to have loud music these might be for you.

alright... i do audio production from home and sometimes in a studio setting. i have used very expensive bi amplified studio monitors and i have used expensive HiFi speakers recently and i have found that most people listen to music on cheap home audio anyways.. so you need something in the middle! you need to mix with speakers that reflect the sound accurately but also that represent the way a home speaker might sound as well in order to have a good all around mix. these speakers are exactly that! paired with a decent amount of power from a decent amp and you have a cheap set of decent reference monitors. i am very satisfied with these speakers. they have improved the overall quality of my mixes! * BY THE WAY* TO ALL THOSE THAT THINK THESE SPEAKERS SOUND MUDDY OR TINNY OR WHATEVER.. YOU HAVE TO LET THE SPEAKERS BURN IN!! YOU MUST LET THE SPEAKERS PLAY AT A DECENTLY LOUD VOLUME FOR LIKE 40 HRS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PASS JUDGEMENT ON THESE SPEAKERS.

For the price to quality ratio, these are simply amazing. I chose these over the pricier Klipsch ones just to take a chance, and the sound quality is amazing for the size of speakers. They have plenty of warm bass almost negating the need for a subwoofer in smaller spaces. However, now I'm inclined to get the bigger floor speakers by Polk, and may use these for surround.

I was hoping for better sound but for the price I guess you get what you pay for. Little to no bass reproduction. Will likely return.

So I thought these were going to be louder and better quality because of Polk , but was really disappointed.

I moved a pair of similar speakers, CERWIN VEGA'S from my living room to my recording Studio and replaced them with these POLK speakers. Last week, I played a CD through the POLKS and...not only was the frequency response--- lows, mids, and highs below average, my receiver shutdown at 3/4 volume. Never had this problem with the VEGA'S.

Speakers would not handle the system that i currently have.

Speakers would be great for a very small room like a small bedroom only, I guess I expected more like my old set.

I bought these to press into service with an older receiver as "near field" monitors for my PC -- which besides listening to music also does video editing. They were an attempt to evade paying $500+ for a set of powered monitors which I wasn't sure if I'd like, and can't audition easily in this area - there's just nowhere that sells that sort of gear in this immediate area. First impression is that they're surprisingly heavy for their size. That's good; construction is solid and appears to be thick MDF. I detect no rattles or resonances. $1,000 professional monitors they are not. But they cost $50 for the pair - not $500+ each. Paired with an older but perfectly-servicable Pioneer receiver I had laying around they get plenty loud and are surprisingly well-balanced. The bass is reasonably tight but not copious -- but for a small bookshelf speaker what do you want in that regard? Imaging is pretty good; much better than I expected. For reference I have a pair of KEF 104/2s in my family room as my "mains", so I know EXACTLY what I'm listening to should sound like. The soundstage is pretty good and has some 3-dimensional quality to it; surprising for this price-point. Be warned that I can easily detect audio artifacts in lower-bitrate MP3s on these speakers! KEFs these are not, but again, we're talking about "for the money." The low end is a bit muddy and lacks some definition, but compared to the "pc-style" speakers I had connected before these blow the "computer speaker" genre to beyond the orbit of Mars. Surprisingly the usual "midbass" hump in response that you typically find in smaller speakers is blissfully muted -- almost missing. If you want it then dial it in with your equalizer or just turn on Loudness compensation in your amplifier. Just don't expect the walls to rattle; there's not enough driver in these to get there without a sub for help. I could mix on these. I'd have to be careful with the low end, but I could do it. That cannot be said for most small bookshelf speakers; they are simply not flat enough and most have wildly-exaggerated mid-bass and a peaky treble that borders on shrill. These are blissfully missing both. If you can't tell I'm quite impressed with these little things. You have to spend a LOT more money to do better; if you're willing to pop into the $300+ range then there are a number of very credible choices, but for $50 for the pair these are amazingly capable. I have them on my desk in "nearfield" about 3-4' from me. If I was on a budget I could tolerate these as mains and surround speakers for a modest home theater setup as long as you add a decent sub and don't want IMAX-style volume. Highly recommended.

The size was right for our client application but the sound quality wasn’t sufficient.

These seemed to be well constructed but they were just a tad too big for what I wanted them for.

Average sound, hooked up to the TV in conjunction with the soundbar.

Example: Great camera for beginners! They’re mediocre but hey you only paid $70

Good if you get them on sale not werth full price they sound OK

I owned the T15, T30, and T50 in a 5.1 setup and these were by far the most disappointing speakers of the bunch. Specifically sound clarity was an issue and the response range of these speakers was not what it was advertised. Replaced with the Andrew Jones series pioneers and couldn't be happier.

Product is ok product for the service. . . . . . . . . . . ...

Not as powerful as larger version, but were necessary due to space restrictions.

My system requires 3-way speakers, this is 2-way speaker so I returned them

Expected a better sound out of these just average at best.