Polk AudioReserve 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, Black

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.

I was aiming to wait a few months in before reviewing these speakers however they’re good enough to review within a few weeks of ownership.Bass is excellent I ran a frequency test and could hear the frequency start to fall off around 35hz. But is still audible at 30hz. When it hits 29hz you can hear the bass start to really dissipate. The bass is clean and thunderous. Not at all muddy or distorted. Also the bass does not drown out the treble or mids at all no matter how loud I’ve turned them up.Mids are clean and non fatiguing. Mids and bass preform correctly without sounding like they’re drowned out at loud volumes. The sound is not warm or forward but just neutral.Treble. Well treble is very detailed. Not bright or harsh just very neutral and pleasant. Depending on your stereo equipment treble can sound a bit sharp on the esses with female singers however all together this is a very smooth tweeter with even sound distribution. sound is not colored at all. Just very pleasant.These speakers are very power hungry. You’ll want an amp capable of running 4ohm speakers. I gave these a shot on my onkyo budget receiver and the receiver was running extremely hot within a few minutes. However after plugging them into a 150watt emotiva power amp and processor the amp runs cool to touch at any volume level.Speaker built quality is great and modern with it without the grip. The magnetic wrap around grill protects the entire top of the speaker and front from dust and the magnets they used are very strong.These speakers are a steal at this price I’m very happy with the performance and extremely low distortion. After about 10 hours they really started sounding amazing.

these have ruined every other speaker for me. every time i turn them on, my knees go weak. oh my god. you don't know what you're missing if you haven't experienced high end speakers like these. I got them on sale, but they're worth full price. songs I've heard 1000 times sound like they're brand new. I haven't felt these emotions anywhere outside of concerts until now.