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On Tuesday, October 17, 2000 at 11:00:00 AM UTC+4, Todd Newman wrote:
A few years back, I was selling mid-range audio gear (Yamaha
receivers, Infinity speakers, Bose (yuck!) ; our best system was a
Yamaha DSPA-3090 with Kappa 8's which ran for about $4500)

The place I was working for (no longer in business) picked up Polk
Audio and I remember the training for it. You'd think they were the
best speakers ever built based on what I heard. There was no question
that they were better than what we carried, and I really was impressed
with their sound quality. I did some independent "research" (read a
few A/V mags) and got some reviews. The general consensus of what I
could find was that the RT-16 was the best tower speaker you could buy
for less than $1000 a pair (Retailed for $999 a pair). Several years
later, I was able to buy a pair of them for about half that, and I
have since built an entire home theater around Polk's trilaminate
tweeter.

I'm pleased with the system (I power it with a Yamaha RX-V992), but I
am left with the nagging question... Are Polk's "high-end" or are they
just good for the money? I know that if I enjoy it, that's all that
counts, but part of enjoying the system is the pride you get out of
knowing that your system is soo much better than those crappy Bose
systems everyone thinks is so great.

I know Polk isn't PDS or Definitive Technologies, but where do they
really fall?

I would love a spirited debate with some input from both sides, but
will gladly settle for any opinions at all.

Thanks

Todd

Don't ever buy Polk, the wireless and bluetooth connectivity is terrible. Look online in the forums and many other users have had similar problems. Really regretting buying mine...