Great sounding, well built, small bookshelf speaker (the appearance grows on you)

none that aren't associated with being a small bookshelf speaker

I think too often we compare Clydesdales to Thoroughbreads. Or more appropriately in this case, a Shetland Pony to a Thoroughbread.

These speakers were purchase at $139 for the PAIR as a closeout, have been replaced by the RT25i. Gave them as a Christmas gift to my parents who live in a mobile home where sound clarity exceeds volume capacity.

They will never be confused with floorstanding speakers with built in Powered sub costing 5 - 10 times as much.

What they do EXTREMELY well, is reproduce the sound frequencies they are capable of reproducing. One professional reviewer said that the RT25's didn't try to do what they aren't capable of doing, probably their greatest strength. My parents are hearing detail in their music, movies, and even when watching cable that they never heard before. They can't stop talking about their new speakers and how much they enjoy them.

Tremendous value, quality, and affordability rapped into two terrific little speakers on 24in. stands. Best $139 I ever spent on two terrific people.

matched with:
Onkyo 373 A/V Receiver
Onkyo C3 Integra 6 disc carousel CD player
Sony entry level dual well tape deck
Sony entry level turntable (what can I say, they come from the vinyl generation)

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Boston CR6

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THE SPEAKER

I JUST BOUGHT THEM AND I HATE I EVER SEEN THEM.THEY SOUND OK FOR OLDER PEOPLE JUST WANT 2 HEAR SOME MUSIC.I CAN'T EVEN HEAR THEM WHEN MY MAIN SPEAKERS ARE ON.AND 4 THE PRICE OF $250 DOLLARS THEY ARE NOT WORTH IT. MY SYSTEM (ONKYO TX DS747 ONKYO 6 DISC CHANGER POLK AUDIO CS400 CENTER, VELOYDNE CT100 SUBWOOFER, POLK RT2000i MAINS, ONYKO DVD PLAYER, ONKYO ED-301 SOUND PROCESSOR ,ONKYO 6 WAY SPEAKER SELECTOR, 4 POLK RT600 FOR THE SURROUND THAT'S WHAT I REPLACED THE RT25 WITH.

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Great quality sound and well built for the $buck$.

It was a mission to find brackets to mount them to the wall.

I had the Bose AMS15 set and wasn't happy with sound quality until I brought a whole set of Polkaudio which consist of fronts:RT15I, center:CS245I, rears: RT15I and the PSW450 subwoofer(Polk also). I'm a very happy camper. I know it's not "high end" stuff but it does the job, the sound these babies put out is filling up my 350 square feet living room.

Small size,big sound,good price

They are kinda ugly (Black woodgrain?)

I'm 46 years old. Back in the 70's I had a pair of 10 in. speakers connected to a homemade head gear. I used these headphones with a pioneer supertuner when driving my van. In other words my hearing is suspect but I am kind of picky about what I listen to.
My wife and I are moving to a much smaller house. The good news is it's a 1/4 mile to the beach. The bad news is my cerwin vegas take up too much space. My son already has my marantz receiver,so now he gets my cerwin vegas too. I bought a pair of Bose 201s. They sounded good in hh gregg and they were 1/3 the size of my cerwin vegas. At home there was no comparison. I was clearly going to miss my old speakers,but for the price I was willing to pay and the size I figured I'd have to compromise. A week later I saw Bose 201s at Sears for 10 dollars less,oh well. A couple of days after that I was going to hh gregg for an indoor tv antenna so I took my Bose receipt to the service desk and asked about the 110% price difference refund garrantee. They said I needed a sale ad showing the lower price or a receipt showing I had bought them at a lower price. No problem. They can't give out money to everybody. I asked if they could call Sears. She'd have to ask a manager. Manager says no need. I didn't see Bose speakers any cheaper. Bose doesn't allow their speakers to be sold any cheaper than hh gregg sells them. No way. No how. So I went home without the antenna,packed up the Bose and took them back for a refund.
I ended up ordering Polk RT 25s from Crutchfield for less than I had in the Bose. Wow am I pleased. I like them better than the cerwin vegas. Not as much bass,but much better imaging. Less listener fatiage. 1/4 the size.

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cerwin vega at-8 Bose 201

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For the record:

I am using a
Denon AVR 3300
Toshibia 3109 DVD
and JVC S-VHS VCR

Speakers are as follows:
RT35's for fronts
RT25's for rears
CS245 Center Channel
Ininifity Sub

This speaker package is great. I had a set of the Energy speakers for a few days and there is no compair. I love these Polk speakers and recomend them to anyone.

They have a warm rich sound and are not to tinny, voices are natural and FX are supurb!

If you are looking for new spaekers, run...don'r walk to your nearest retailer NOW and get yourself a set up!

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Bose AM15's and Energy's.

Size, Price, Clarity, little to no coloration

None at this size and Price, but a sub is a must.

If you are looking for a complete, inexpensive home theater system that is well matched and images well, the RT25's and a CS245 center, along with a polk sub should be at the top of your list for consideration. The speakers are small and versatile, and the power port allows for deep enough bass that they may be well crossed over with any sub and not leave holes in your frequency respnose, wich when set up right should be very flat from wherever your sub kicks in up to 23Khz. They aren't overly harsh on the highs, and the vocals are very convincing. Similar products to consider would be the RT35 depending on your power desires, and the Paradigm Mini Monitors, and B+W 601's, all of which will cost you more.

Highs, mids and good bass for speakers this small and cheap

Bass bottoms out, when played at very very HIGH volume speakers tend to pop with loud drums

These speakers are one of the best speakers in this price range, where the infinity's cost a little more, these sound better i think. If these were mated with a sub, you could have a very good musical setup. THese are good speakers, well made and a good warrenty. Being in high school, I do not have a huge amount of money to spend, and these sounded the best for the money i could scrape together. THese are played through the following setup:

Marantz 2265B reciever (1979)
Technics turntable (late 70's sometime)
Panasonic Shockwave portable CD player as my cd player (using the out jack through 2 converters from radioshack to the reciever)
Polk RT25i's


P.S. Pay proper attention to placement and Break in and you will have a great sonding pair of speakers

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Infinity, JBL

Excellent Mids and Highs, Good Bass form such a tiny woofer

Bass drums can make woofer cones pop when played on the edge

I bought these speakers as quiet night listening speaker and can say they surprised me tremendously. I got them on sale at a very reasonable price and am very pleased. They play nice a clean with excellent mids and highs. They have exceptional bass for such a small woofer. Aside from the occasional pop from the woofer if a bass drum hits too hard they are perfect. Definitely pick up a set if you are looking for a ncie small bookshelf speaker.

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good first "real" speaker, this pair of rt25's replace my original speakers. wonderful midrange, i'd probably lessen the brightness of the upper range just a wee bit, but hey, i got 'em for $50 each new. good price/performance ratio. i have them on 28" stands

none really if used for intended purpose, obviously they won't keep up w/ my friend's 55's

good modest speaker for someone who has to consider family in the house.(tho my 5 yr. old thinks they look cool on the stands)

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Nice sound for the price.

Not much bass. A sub is a definite must.

The new tweeter has a crisp tone. Midrange is also adquate. These speakers dont have much of a bass response. But you can't expect much from its size. I have a Boston PV400 sub to go with it. In a room of about 200 sq feet, the response is nice. These are hooked up to the Denon AVR 1601. I also enjoy the cabinetry of the RT25i. The cherry finish of actually wood adds a stylish touch. I hung the RT25i on the wall making them sounding better.