Polk Audio T Series 5 Channel Complete Home Theater System & Denon AVR-S650H Receiver | Two (2) T15 Bookshelf, One (1) T30 Center Channel, Two (2) T50 Tower Speakers | Wi-Fi, Alexa, HEOS Built-in

I love these speakers and there’s not much bad to say. However I want to address folks who are down rating them for having “fake speakers.” A lot of speakers have what is called passive radiators which are a non electrified/unwired way of increasing the bass output. The product clearly says that two of the speakers are passive radiators so please do not penalize the product due to your own lack of knowledge.

I was so impressed with the Polk T15, that I purchased their S15 speakers shortly after at over double the price. Some online reviews said the S15 blows away the T15. Well, my definition of blow away is the difference between the T15 and fast food drive through intercoms. On that scale, I’d say the S15 was noticeably (but not significantly) better. So I leave for you to decide whether a noticeable difference is worth over 2x the price. Another way to say it is that the T15 gives you 90% the performance for under 50% of the price, which is outstanding value. Additionally, the T15 is more versatile because it is more compact and front ported (hard to find) which means it can also be positioned right up against the wall.

I bought these speaker in 2017. I just rearrange my living and something seem wrong with my tower speaker. So I pulled the speakers out and found out 2 of them are fake. If you by them make sure to take the apart so make sure you have real speakers.

For the price, these are excellent speakers. They sound super-clear with accurate full-range reproduction and even a bit of bass. i got them at a sale price which made them somewhat of a no-brainer, although i considered Yamaha and Sony 3-way bookshelf speakers and the Polk tsi100 which is almost functionally the same except it has an active crossover, which these lack.However for my purposes, that didn't matter -- i am using them as surrounds in a 5.1 system, all Polk, with a Sony receiver. You could pay more for surrounds, but why? Sound quality is excellent, and they handle transitions between complex passages to more isolated ones faithfully. They also do well with both acoustic and electronic musical elements. If i had to describe the soundstage, it's present, with clear separation between frequencies. They are maybe a little on the crisp side but not shrill, in terms of tonality, though that will also depend on what music you play through them.(EDIT: It's been a few years now, and I've listened to lotta of music and movies through these speakers. As long as you know their limitations and strengths, you'll be fine with these.)I havent done extensive testing yet, nor put them through their paces with a home theater audio source, but their performance with music raises no expectation that they wouldn't handle typical movie audio as well. They are only rated to 50w continuous/100w peak, so that is something to consider if you are thinking of using them as mains. (EDIT: in engineering these, Polk chose to emphasize sound fidelity. These aren't going to have bass like a 3-way speaker. They have a max. volume rating which may preclude use as mains in larger rooms. But they are under $100 for a pair and sound fantastic for what they are.)I would say they are perfect as surrounds in a 5.1 system, which places lower power demands on rear speakers so the wattage rating doesn't matter. But i could see going with 4 of these in a home theater set-up, or 4 plus a subwoofer, for a small room. The freq. response only goes down to 60khz, so you are not going to get deep bass from these. But you will hear some bass, which sounds surprisingly clean on sound selections where low-end is isolated and "ripples" through all channels.I personally chose the Monitor 60s as my mains because I listen to a lot of music. But honestly, those might be overkill in some regards because it doesn't take a lot of volume to fill the room they are in, which is around 15' x 20'. Anyway, the M60s sound great paired with the T15s and PSW10 and could easily work as a main system in a larger, living room space. i would also have no reservations about swapping the T15s with my Yamaha surrounds on the main system, except they are just a bit larger and bulkier. They do have a keyhole opening on the back if you want to wall-mount or secure them. The cabinet itself is very well-made and these look impressive without grilles. Overall, very pleased with my purchase, so far they have performed flawlessly and are exactly what i expected. if you want bigger bass from a bookshelf speaker, your options become at least2x-3x more expensive, but will also be limited by physical space. For example, the Yamaha 3-way advertised as a bookshelf speaker packs a largeish woofer into a midsize cabinet, where it can potentially overpower the treble and mids. maybe that's an option for mains if you dont have room or budget for a subwoofer and/or floor-standing speakers, but also probably overkill for surrounds in a 5.1 setup. The T15s, on the other hand, aren't trying to give you floor-speaker performance in a smaller package, but they do compare favorably with more expensive 2-way bookshelf speakers. At this price point, they are something of an engineering/design marvel, and as long as you have realistic expectations, they will meet or exceed those expectations.

$100 - Edifier R1280T-Has puncher/deeper bass-Near complete absence of airy high-frequency response-Can sound muffled-Doesn’t require a receiver$74 - Polk Audio T15-Has much more airy highs and clarity/immediacy-Can be on the edge of too sharp-Bass really lacks punch, overall sound has some tinny quality-Probably designed for being rear speakers in a home theater system, where their higher-frequency balance would be more ideal than in a stand alone environment.For most listeners, the Edifiers are the better sounding stand-alone speakers. This is largely because it is easier to not notice an absence of high frequency than an absence of low frequency. Add the fact that you don’t need an expensive receiver to run the Edifiers and you can immediately add a Chromecast Audio to make them wirelessly enabled, and the Edifiers shine as a stand alone smart speaker system.Don't get the Polks unless it is as rear speakers for surround sound, in which case I highly recommend them.

After reading some reviews about how these handle movies/TV sound I was a little hesitant to buy these, but I'm so glad I did. For $70, these are some of the best speakers I've heard. Great bass response, clear mids and highs. I think these are great for movies/TV (probably because I don't care about surround sound) and they are perfect for music. The room I'm in is 13x19 with hard wood floors and tall ceilings, and these fill it up with sound. Using them with an Onkyo A-9050 stereo receiver. Definitely glad I took a chance on these.

These produce amazing sound considering their relatively small size. Replaced massive "old school" floor speakers which I could barely lift. These weight about 20 pounds apiece, making them quite liftable by anyone. I'm using them in stereo formation, not 5.1 or 7.1 or any of these newfangled setups (you can tell I'm old as dirt, can't you?).

So this review will be done on the basis that these are entry level towers and not to be compared to others costing two and three times the amount so lets start.Now i have these in my bedroom setup which consists a yamaha rx-a3040 av receiver svs prime satellites for center and surrounds also two svs sb-2000s plus before using the polk audio t50 towers i was using svs ultra book shelf speakers so if you've got this far your wondering WHY?I had previously helped a friend get a basic home cinema setup which consisted of polk audio t50 towers a t30 center and t15 surrounds i decided to break in all the speakers for him and to see for myself what they all sounded like.After a little adjustment i sat down to listen and was blown away at how much i liked the t50s they have a warmer sound than the svs ultra bookshelfs plus they reach deeper which i suppose is to be expected but i didn't think for the money that they would come close to the svs ultra bookshelfs in terms of enjoyment for listening i was wrong.So when my friend took his towers back i decided that if i could get a pair of t50s for small ish money that i would jump on them because of how much i liked them but all things being said these do have bad points which are they don't and can't really play super loud the mid range feels a little muddled at times their only a two way speaker not four like it looks in the pictures with the grills off the two lower speakers are only passive radiators which help the bass but don't produce any sound themselves.In conclusion if your only starting out and are looking not to over spend on speakers at this time because you can't afford it or just want something for the time being while you save for something more expensive and better definitely take these under consideration i don't think you'll be to disappointed even if you didn't love them you'll see that for the small money involved that you've done well.

I bought these babies on the back of all the (rightly) positive reviews. So I’ve only had them for an hour but so far, I’m absolutely blown away by them! I’m using these exclusively to play records with. I’ve got them hooked up to an Arcam mini solo amp and soundlab turntable. I’m not an audiophile but I like my music to sound good and these..the sound for the price is awesome...really crisp. Most importantly for me the bass, for all those who say it isn’t that great, is spot on! Alison Limerick’s ‘Where Love Lives’ and Aphex Twin’s ‘Selected Ambient Works’sound sublime!Seriously guys, if your looking for a pair of quality sounding towers but don’t wanna take out a mortgage to buy them, get these...you will not be disappointed.I’ve just played Flowered Up’s ‘Weekender’ very very loud and it was absolutely jawdropping..almost like being there for real!Best £200 I’ve ever spent. Buy these speakers!!

Igual despues de tanta reseña positiva, quizás tenía las expectativas un poco altas. Quiero dejar claro que ni soy audiofilo, ni escucho todo el dia música FLAC. Generalmente mi equipo lo uso para escuchar musica en la radio por internet, la tv, las peliculas y música desde fuentes digitales (vamos que los uso para muchas cosas y en diferentes fuentes).Primero me gustaría detallar el entorno en el que los estoy usando. Yo los compré como refuerzo para un equipo compuesto por un sintoamplificador yamaha rn602, unos altavoces polk signature s15 y un subwoofer yamaha yst-fsw050. Quería añadir unos altavoces mas sencillos de los que tengo, porque los S15 los tengo colocados en lo alto del mueble, y aunque llenan la sala y los tengo un pelin inclinados hacia abajo, los agudos no me quedaban a una altura correcta y quería disponer de otros altavoces secundarios mejor colocados uno a cada lado de la tele para escuchar medios y altos con mayor claridad. He de decir que los S15 son unos altavoces muy bonitos y completos, y que colocados correctamente van a satisfacer el 80% de los oidos de cualquier mortal Ya que disponen de unos bajos bastante buenos (eso del PowerPort realmente funciona bastante bien, bravo por la gente de Polk!) y decentemente profundos. De hecho, sino fuera porque me gusta que me tiemble el pecho cuando veo peliculas o escucho la musica alta, podría prescindir perfectamente del subwoofer. A veces ni lo conecto. Aunque los medios tambien del s15... A veces son un poco psseeee... Lejanos por asi decirlo.Bueno, volvamos al tema de los T15 que con esto del confinamiento uno se aburre y le da por contar su vida... Jejej...Nada más conectarlos a mi ampli casi me muero... Pensé que había tirado completamente mi dinero... Pero tampoco es así del todo. Hay que darles 3 ó 4 horillas de rodaje, y ya empiezan a rendir un poco mejor. Porque la primera impresion es de que has comprado un altavoz bluetooth de los chinos de esos portátiles de 12€. Eso sí, la calidad de los acabados es muy buena, son bonitos, se ven bien construidos y denotan calidad a primera vista.No son malos, son lo que son, y suenan bien para el precio que tienen (pero intentad no pagar mas de 100€ por ellos). A mi me han costado 112€, por eso quizás esperaba algo mas.Había por aqui alguien que decía que sino tienes posibilidad de ecualizarlos, no los compres, y estoy totalmente de acuerdo. También diré que sino dispones de un subwoofer para el conjunto, tampoco los compres, porque no van a llenar la sala en la que estén por sí solos. Por supiesto, es importante probarlos con alguna fuente o archivo de audio con buena calidad.Pues no, no son tan malos después de todo... Tienen unos agudos bastante buenos para su precio, unos medios que estan bien y unos bajos mas bien nulos. Pero mi opinion es, que como altavoces principales mejor no. Si te lo puedes permitir, por un poco más es muchisima mejor compra unos polk s15 que cuestan 60 o 70 euros mas. Desde mi punto de vista, los S15 entrarian dento de la categoria "alta fidelidad", aunque fuera lo mas sencillo, mientras que los t15 serían algo más " Generico" para alguien que no necesite o aprecie demasiado la calidad del sonido.CONCLUSION:Si son como altavoces complementarios a unos mejores, como es mi caso, te pueden servir, si dispones de un subwoofer o puedes ecualizarlos, te pueden servir, en cualquier otro caso, o como altavoces principales no los compraría ni borracho.Lo dicho, si necesitas unos altavoces principales, gástate un poco mas y pilla los Polk Signature s15, porque yo los tengo, y la diferencia es abismal, sobre todo en los bajos.Si no tuviera los s15, hubiera devuelto sin dudarlo estos t15, pero es que lo mejor de todo, unos se complementan con otros, haciendo que la carencia de los t15 (bajos sobre todo) se supla con las virtudes del s15 y las carencias del s15 (medios sobre todo) se suplan con las virtudes del t15.Por supuesto, estamos hablando de altavoces de estanteria de menos de 200€ la pareja, hemos de entender que el sonido que producen siempre van en consonancia con su precio, evidentemente. Supongo que unos altavoces de 500€ deben sonar mil veces mejor (que tampoco lo se, porque jamás me gastaré tanta pasta en unos altavoces).Menudo tocho... Si has llegado hasta aquí o eres un valiente... O te los estas mirando de verdad... Así que por favor hazme caso :)Saludos y mucha musica!!

Used to old types of speakers, vintage ones, I had to buy some new ones for another place and after reading reviews and checking the technical specs I choose those speakers, of course bought two as it is sold by one item. Amplifier is TEAC AR650 mk2...the combination is excellent for me. You can get TEAC amp on amazon for 300 £..Whether it is classical, Middle ages music, reggae, Eagles, Pink Floyd , Jazz , Blues, unplugged guitar etc I am just more than pleased with them. Especially the bass but not only are for me good. I must say that I was surprised.

Only had them a day so expect they'll sound even better when they've been run in. For the price I paid which was £60 each on Prime Day for used like new they're amazing. They have a nice full sound and punchy enough bass, although I do have a sub in the system so this might be helping. They seem well built and look really nice. Great to have no rear ports so can be placed close to a wall. For budget floorstanders I highly recommend them. I also have the Yamaha NSF-51 floorstanders which are very similar in price. I think I prefer the Yamaha's but I have them in different rooms with very different acoustics so can't really compare directly.