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

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.

The media could not be loaded. It's awesome. Perfect for the Hi Fi stereo system. Paired with SMSL AO300. Best fit for medium size room. Bass is powerful, great design and awesome sound quality.

Really a 4.75 rating & that's only because I don't believe there's a perfect anything out there. But when you bundle the R200 with the WiiM Ultra and a class D amp (Fosi, Douk, Aiyima, . . ) or two (for mono block goodness), maybe a 4.95 rating.The story behind the Reference series got me hooked. The R200/R100 (the extent of my research) use the same drivers, from their respective (now discontinued) Legend cousins, at half of the MSRP ($1.5K vs. $750). The differences come from the lighter encasement, and (questionable) rear port/dispersion cone and the crossover.The R200 has a warmish presentation; which for me, means hours of fatigue free listening. The soundstage is expansive. The low end (listed as 51hz) to mid bass is excellent. Sitting 1' away from the wall, I find the bass response to be rich and weighty.Could the top frequencies be a little brighter, yes; but this would make some songs rather sibilant.

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.

These work perfect in my small-ish living room. For music only I do not need a supplemental subwoofer but for movies you might want to add one.

Excellent sound, buy at closed eyes ! Worths every penny !

I’m thoroughly impressed by these speakers.Also having a pair of Klipsch RP-600M bookshelf speakers, the R200s aren’t as exciting…but they produce a crazy neutral sound. The highs are so clean and precise, and the lows are very controlled and not at all boomy.They don’t feel as big or heavy as I was expecting. The exterior has a very clean, sharp look to it.Solid speakers.

I hooked them up to my denon dra 800h amp and could not believe what i was hearing. Close your eyes and you think they are towers. Certainly not bookshelf sound.