Polk Audio Reserve R200 Large Bookshelf Speaker for Dynamic, Detailed Home Theater Audio, 1" Pinnacle Ring Tweeter & 6.5" Turbine Cone Woofer, Dolby Atmos & IMAX Enhanced, Wall Mountable, Walnut Brown

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.

Assolutamente soddisfatto. Le casse suonano e suonano bene. Suono tondo, piacevolmente caldo, grande ariosità. Qualità costruttiva molto buona, le casse sono solide e ben fatte. Rivestimento in finto legno di buona qualità. Provate in coppia con Mission 778x, tutto molto bene. Consiglio di posizionarle ad altezza di 1.5m da terra per ottenere il meglio dal twetter.

Richtig Gut.

The speaker are nice. The treble is low and diminished. Drum beats are chest pounding but at a very high volume. Build quality is good. Compared to Cambridge SS-6 audio speakers , these are preferable. Cambridge audio has very clear and high volume treble but poor base. I have combination of both of these speakers and my yamaha amp has output for two set of speakers, so the combination sounds great. :) Also the seller sent almost 3 year old product by date of manufacturer. This one costs 20K less in USA. but still ELAC and others could be probably better. Netx will evaluate ELAC.

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.