Polk s6's

silvertuner
silvertuner Posts: 496
edited November 2010 in Speakers
i recently picked up a set of darn near perfect condition S6's to go into my bedroom, and after "testing them out" on my set up downstairs, i honestly think i fell in love with these! i have used rta 8t's, 8tl's, monitor 10b's, and newer monitor 60's, and these speakers appear to blow the others out of the water. am i going nuts? or am i just THAT impressed with these speakers that they are so much more than i anticipated them to be? ive been considering adding this to my main rig with a set of stands now. what is everyone elses opinions on these little guys?

some cheap free sony speakers
psw125
denon 1610
3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited November 2010
    I had a chance to snag some S10's for only $75 and I'm still kicking myself in the butt for missing them. There was a review for your speakers in the Chicago Tribune and the reviewer was very impressed. I haven't heard anything but good things about that particular line so I'm surprised they were never as popular as others lineups from Polk.

    Review link:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39202&d=1238179326
    Display: Sony 42" LCD
    Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
    Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
    AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
    Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
    Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
    Fronts: NHT 2.5
    Center: NHT VS-1.2A
    Surrounds: NHT Super One
    Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,792
    edited November 2010
    HTguru1982 wrote: »
    I had a chance to snag some S10's for only $75 and I'm still kicking myself in the butt for missing them. There was a review for your speakers in the Chicago Tribune and the reviewer was very impressed. I haven't heard anything but good things about that particular line so I'm surprised they were never as popular as others lineups from Polk.

    Review link:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39202&d=1238179326

    I noticed some S10's on Seattle CL today. Never heard the S series myself.

    http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/ele/2075294389.html
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited November 2010
    im impressed so far, and am considering making these my new mains to replace my rta's. a set of stands for them would have to come as well. im going to keep an eye out for some s10's and see what i can find. i recommend atleast giving these a chance

    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • intangible
    intangible Posts: 262
    edited November 2010
    I have S10s (that I payed $75 for, maybe I picked up HTguru's pair) that I think are phenomenal at that price range. Sadly, I haven't had the opportunity to hear many speakers, but they are multiple orders of magnitude better than the Monitor 40 bookshelves I was using before them. Clear highs, accurate mids (a bit sterile but I think that's my SS equipment), and respectable lows for two channel listening. Sometimes they sound too warm for my taste, and the sound stage could be deeper, but overall a nice speaker.
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited November 2010
    I have a pair of S8s I picked up from Goodwill. Although they are in storage I was amazed at how good they sounded. Their biggest drawback is that the cabinets look cheap. Very cheap. I still can't figure out what Polk was thinking when they designed the cabs.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
    A/D/S L710
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited November 2010
    cubdog wrote: »
    I have a pair of S8s I picked up from Goodwill. Although they are in storage I was amazed at how good they sounded. Their biggest drawback is that the cabinets look cheap. Very cheap. I still can't figure out what Polk was thinking when they designed the cabs.

    cubdog

    wanna sell those s8's? lol

    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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