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This R15 was the first pair of "decent" speakers I bought some 20 years ago. Since then I have had many pairs, including Polk, Energy, Mirage, B&W, Elac and Klipsch, both towers and bookshelfs, and I've never wanted to get rid of the R15. They have almost always been the first pair of speakers that I use to test a new amp, and I have always been surprisingly pleased. The only amp that does not work very well with them is a tube amp, which requires high sensitive speakers. Otherwise, they always sound spacious and crisp - absolutely great for music, especially considering the price. After 20 years, they are still flawless. I would probably get $50 if I sell them. This is probably one of the best things that $50 can buy.

It is an entry level Polk, but it effortlessly produces great clarity.

Bought these to pair with a throwback pioneer turntable and receiver. The sound out of these babies is flawless, crisp highs and balanced lows. For the price I highly recommend.

The Bass is not what I was looking for, but still very happy!

Ive owend a pair of these for about 7-8 years,,,, they are small,,, But the sound is incredibale,,,, !st,, they have to be broken in,,, it took me about 30- 40 hours,,,, of playing them at modest levels,,,, After that,, all hell broke loose,,, Im using them as mains in my liveing room, hooked up to a HK, reciever,,, Once i tweaked the controls a bit, and activated my loudness control,,,, These things were smoking the room,,,, I couldnt believe what i was hearing,,,, I played Led zeppelins debut cd,,, under half volume,,, and not only was there no distortion, but the sound stage, imageing and tightness, was unreal,,for a speaker this size,,, People say they have little bass responce,,,, Not with my HK,,, Sure, if your into booming thick, almost distorting bass,,, these arent for you,,,,But if your looking for a book shelf that delivers everything over the entire sounstage,, you cant go wrong,,,,You will need a high end reciever,,, they feed on power,,,, also,, need to be brokin in, Ive compared these with other polks that cost a lot more,,,, no comparison,,,, and ive Had the titans,, jbl, cerwin vega,,, advent,, and a few others over the years,,,, these little polks smoked them all in different ways,, No distortion, at higher levels,, no exagerated high end, or bass, like the titans, and cerwin vegas, and no dead flat sound,,, like the jbls,,, which, like the advents,, distorted quickly,,,, Basicly,,, for the money,, these are the best bookshelfs out there,,,, I tried the moniter 30s,,, and they simply sonded much more airy,, not as tight in the bass, and somewhat harsh, on the high end,,,, of course they have a slightly bigger twetter,,,, The trick is quickness,, and tightnes, which combines for a better sound stage,,,,At the end of the day,, its each to there own,, as every one hears things differantly,,,, Ive got a friend, who just bought a piar of tsi,s200s, He says he still envys the sound im getting out of these cheap speakers,,,,,,,,

Very good sound for the price. Nice soft dome tweeter which is better than found in most speakers which retail under $90.

Needs stuffing. Short on power handling capacity.

These are an inexpensive speaker made in China. I purchased them on sale for half price as a replacement for some Acoustic Research AR 215PS speakers which I had been using on one of my computers. (I have been really unhappy with the ARs.) Between the computer and the speakers is a 25 year old 40 watt/channel Harman Kardon HK495i stereo receiver. Since the Polks are being used as a computer speaker, I didn't want to spend lots of money.

The cost, size and weight of the Polk and the AR speakers are almost identical; however, in my opinion, the Polks sound much better. The ARs are harsh and brittle. The Polk uses a 1" soft dome tweeter which is much smoother. The use of a good tweeter improves the midrange as well.

They do sound a bit hollow, which I guess is due to the lack of any baffeling material inside the box. This can be fixed easily: I went to the local sewing shop and picked up a $2 bag of fiber fill used to make stuffed toys, took off the woofers, shoved a fair amount of the fill inside, replaced the woofer, and the speakers no longer sound hollow, and are moderately warm sounding and easy to listen to.

There is not much at the bottom end, which is not surprising given their size. (The literature says they are -3db at 65Hz.) They also do not have great power handling capacity. They would also benefit from an inexpensive subwoofer. Since they cost almost nothing, they are well worth the price in an inexpensive system.

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Small, fit nicely on the backside of my computer table. Thinking about hanging them up on the wall. For the money I’ve got invented in this setup. I would say to blows away any 2.1 multi-media speaker setup for anyone.

Not a lot of base, but that’s what I expected from them. I’ve got a 12” Dayton Sub parked under the desk, makes up for it.

The speakers from my multi-media computer setup died on me one day, the amp for the speakers was still good. So I ordered these online after reading good reviews on them. Ive had them for about 6 months now.

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Altec multi-media speakers 3 different setups, and they all suck compared to this.

Price
Warm Mids
Silky Smooth Slightly Bright Treble

Doesn't have the deep bass that the Jensen CJRs had, but no other speaker this size can compare with those Jensens in the Bass department anyway, and if you have a Sub the lack of deep bass is not important.

I purchased these when they were on sale. At first I wasn't that impressed with them, but once I broke them in, they sounded incredible. I still think that the Jensens were a better deal because I got them new for $21.18, but the Polks were one step above. I actually bought the legendary Athena Point 5 MKII system later, and I didn't think the sound was as good as the Polks so I sold the Athena system on Ebay and bought one Polk Csi25 Center and another pair of Polk R15s, and I will buy another pair of Polk R15s the next time they go on sale to complete my 7.1 channel system. I love my Athena AS-P4000 Sub, but the Athena Point 5 was just outclassed by the Polks in my opinon. I love how you can set an 80hz crossover with no problem with the Polks, but the Athenas had trouble and they sounded much tinier than the Polks.

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Value Sound quality

Poor mounting system, keyhole slot in wood for speakers this size is not practicle. I had to drill into them.

I was planning on continuing my use of Athena and went in to look at a set of athena bookshelves when I saw these. $100cnd is a hell of deal for these guys, they have great clarity for the price and I've heard no distortion. They match my floors nicely, and with the addtion of a sub next month my starter system will be complete

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Very tight base and very good imaging.

None at all!!

These are amazing speakers! I am using these as my rear surrounds in place of my Wimpy Bose cubes and what a huge difference. These have completed my Polk home theatre system. I am currently using a Kenwood VR8050 receiver, Polk CS1 center, Polk R30 fronts, Polk PSW10 subwoofer and Polk R15 as my rear speakers and this system kicks butt.

Price, Tonal balance, Ease of wall mounting.

None for $100 a pair

A pair of decent speakers for $100 a pair. I bought them without much expectations. I had an extra integrated amp and cd player so I thought I would hang these speakers on the wall and have a nice bedroom system. The first thing I noticed is that they were revealing enough that I had to try them with different speaker cables and interconnects. After a few days of breakin I was impressed with the sound. Great midrange and high frequency detail. Since the speaker was so cheap and I was not worried about warranty I opened them up to see the quality of the drivers, cabinet, and crossover. I have no idea how they can be made and sold for $100. One thing I did notice is a lack of acoustic dampening in the speaker. I bought some Acousta Stuf and loosely filled the cabinet. Bass became tighter, deeper and a little more detailed. Midrange is a little warmer but still detailed. With the dampening it seems like less midrange is coming through the port. The sound is cleaner and less congested. Imaging has improved. They now sound better than before.

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