R50"s going for $95 each on amazon...

hearingdoc
hearingdoc Posts: 7
edited June 2010 in Speakers
Thinking about getting these. Tried searching forums using "R50" with zero success. Any thoughts from previous or current owners please chime in on the qualities you like or dis-like.

reference: would be used as front L and R in a 4.2 setup with Yamaha RXV 465 receiver :confused:
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited June 2010
    Allow me...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/r50/


    IMO, there's better, but there are certainly a lot worse speakers that can be had for that money. Brand-new for less than 2 bills seems OK to me,
    though I thought I saw them cheaper than that from Frys once upon a time.

    I still have mine after 7 years, relegated to the TV in the den now, but as stated, they don't sound bad at all.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


    http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
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  • hearingdoc
    hearingdoc Posts: 7
    edited June 2010
    Thanks for the quick response. I was just on the R50 site and on the phone with a technical rep at the same time. I was asking the Polk specialist what freq. the enclosures were tuned to but they couldn't find the answer. They too praised the performance and after I mentioned the cost they too thought that was great. I will check out Fry's site. I went to Fry's last week while in Vegas for my 40th bday. I should have looked for them.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited June 2010
    Fry's was selling them for 59 each online but with shipping came to like 90 each. I have a pair I bought used from Craigslist for $100 in mint condition. I think they are pretty good. Side by side on the same receiver I like the sound of the Monitor 50s better and those are only 99 each on newegg...
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited June 2010
    I always liked mine but I moved on to better speakers. There is noticeably less detail in the highs than other speakers from Polk (Rti and LSi series). But they are nice for their price. I got mine 3 years ago from Fry's for about $150 for the pair shipped.

    Like most speakers, feed them power and they will sound better.
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