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Polk's Monitor Series has been the gold standard of speakers since the 1970's. This current generation features clear, accurate sound with strong bass and exception aural imaging. Polk made the enclosures out of MDF to be uniform in density and not resonate. They've also included ¾" thick baffles to help produce clear lifelike sound.
The two 5.25" cones are made from a bi-laminate composite for an optimal balance of weight and rigidity. The small driver delivers a wide open sound and exceptional responsiveness. The 1" tweeter is a fabric/polymer composite the responds swiftly to the high efficiency Neodymium magnet. The crossovers between the drivers use Mylar bypass capacitors to let all of the details in the higher frequencies shine through.
No matter how good they sound, they have to look good too. Their contemporary look compliments today's flat panel televisions and modern decorating styles. They're magnetically shielded so you can place them near your electronics. The slim design takes up less than one square foot.
Pros: Great sound, fantastic looks, Bi-wiring/Bi-amping binding posts. A terrific upgrade from the speakers I've had previously (Sony, KLH, Inifinity, Sansui, Pioneer, couple of others I don't remember). Great value for the price. Much more efficient and much lower distortion than most every other set I've ever used.
Cons: Not a top-of-the-line speaker series, price drops indicate that these are soon to be updated/replaced in Polk's lineup.
Other Thoughts: UPS needs to learn how to handle these with more care. They are well packed, but the boxes were beat up pretty bad. These are pretty good speakers for the money, and Newegg carries all the additional speakers needed to build a voice-matched 5.1 or 7.1 HT setup.
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Reviewed By: Chip on 11/29/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great for the price, I'm using them as center surrounds on my 7.1 system
Cons: none
Other Thoughts: U.P.S. damaged cabinet, small hole ripped in box thus resulting in a slighty marred finish ... ughh
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Pros: For the price, these are some of the best speakers around. Yes, you can do better, but at a substantially higher price. Very accurate and bright with a fairly wide sound stage. These are actually smaller than I expected, but that's not a bad thing. Gorgeous speaker.
Cons: These are not "real" wood. The bass isn't very substantial and I would still recommend a subwoofer. Not bad, but not loud either...about what you would expect from dual 5 1/4 woofers.
Other Thoughts: Yes, these are discontinued by Polk. If you want a whole monitor set (I did and got the monitor 40's and CS1 center) better get them while supplies last! I'm not sure I'll ever see prices this low on good Polk speakers again. The only reason to thank this recession.
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Impressed
Reviewed By: Kingsway on 9/21/2009
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Good range, nice balance of tones. Came in perfect condition, boxes were a bit beat up, but speakers were fine.
Cons: None so far!
Other Thoughts: I'm not an audiophile, but I have a decent ear. For the price, these are fantastic.
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Amazing!
Reviewed By: Joe on 9/8/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Extremely Strong and clear highs and mids, very adequate lows, they look sharp, very impressive overall sound, price
Cons: absolutely none
Other Thoughts: I was hesitant to get these because of all the reviews saying they had little bass. After all, my goal was to have good enough floorstanding speakers to eliminate my sub. They have plenty of bass for my tastes. Sure, it won't knock stuff off the walls, but the quality of the sound is much more important than floor-shaking bass anyway.
I use them for music only and drive them with a mid 1990s Pioneer receiver. I couldn't be happier.
Multiple small-diameter driver design delivers wide dispersion, better mid-range, and more detailed bass response for an open, "box-less," three-dimensional sound.
Non-resonant all-MDF enclosure construction with 0.75"-thick baffles and front–to-back and side-to-side internal bracing ensures cleaner, clearer, more lifelike sound quality.
Crossovers use Mylar bypass capacitors for more detailed high frequencies.
Magnetically shielded for safe placement on or near TVs and video monitors with no risk of video distortion.
Lower -3dB Limit: 57Hz
Upper -3dB Limit: 24kHz
Crossover: 2.3kHz, second order high and low pass
Enclosure Type: Vented via rear panel flared port
Introduction
Polk's Monitor Series has been the gold standard of speakers since the 1970's. This current generation features clear, accurate sound with strong bass and exception aural imaging. Polk made the enclosures out of MDF to be uniform in density and not resonate. They've also included ¾" thick baffles to help produce clear lifelike sound.
The two 5.25" cones are made from a bi-laminate composite for an optimal balance of weight and rigidity. The small driver delivers a wide open sound and exceptional responsiveness. The 1" tweeter is a fabric/polymer composite the responds swiftly to the high efficiency Neodymium magnet. The crossovers between the drivers use Mylar bypass capacitors to let all of the details in the higher frequencies shine through.
No matter how good they sound, they have to look good too. Their contemporary look compliments today's flat panel televisions and modern decorating styles. They're magnetically shielded so you can place them near your electronics. The slim design takes up less than one square foot.
Highlights
Slim Design The Polk Audio Monitor 50 features a slim, elegant design for a perfect match with your flat-panel TV, plasma monitors and other thin-line home cinema components.
Exceptional Sound Quality The Polk Audio Monitor 50 boasts dual 5.25" Bi-Laminate composite dynamic balance drivers and a 1" dynamic balance silk/polymer composite dome tweeter to deliver crisp highs and accurate lows for an immersive listening experience.
Magnetically Shielded The magnetically-shielded Polk Audio Monitor 50 can be put at any proximity to display devices such as TVs and LCD monitors without loss of sound quality caused by interference.
Reviewed By: Sean on 11/16/2008
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
