Polk R50 anyone?

Jd888jd
Jd888jd Posts: 4
edited December 2011 in Speakers
Hi guys,

Im debating to get the tower R50 $300 brand new pair.
But my only concern is would it sound great or handle the abuse my wife likes to sing karaoke a lot, or help me pick a nice tower speakers for this purpose also. Of course it will perform great Wartchin movies, and music and gamin


Thanks in advance!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    Seems a bit high.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Jd888jd
    Jd888jd Posts: 4
    edited November 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Seems a bit high.

    thats canadian $$.

    What can you recommend? For our purpose. What do you think abt the R50?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    No idea what you have available up there, you're crazy ppl as far as I know.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited November 2011
    You should be able to get the monitors series cheaper than that.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited November 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    No idea what you have available up there, you're crazy ppl as far as I know.

    We don't have much. Help us out eh? :p

    We don't have igloo's either... however a woman one time in a Burger King while passing through Shakopee, Minnesota. But that's for another time.:lol:
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited November 2011
    Hey... what's wrong with Shakopee? lol

    They've got lots of nice igloos there. :razz:
    65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
    Pioneer Elite SC-37
    Polk Monitor 70's (2)
    Polk Monitor 40's (4)
    Polk Monitor CS2
    Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    Oppo BDP-93
    Squeezebox Duet
    Belkin PureAV PF60
    Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,014
    edited November 2011
    Way too high for that speaker, canadian or not. Since new products cost so much up there, buy used and get more speaker for less coin.
    HT SYSTEM-
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited November 2011
    Seems high, that's m70s territory in the U.S. I had R50s for a short while. I personally think they make a pretty good HT speaker. Paired with a sub, they will sound good for music too, but alone they lack in lower range for sure, which may not be a big deal depending on your taste in music. And as far as handling abuse, I think as long as you feed them decent power you should be ok to play loud. I personally think that is one good looking speaker. Kind of wish I still had mine...
    Living Room 7.1 HT Rig:

    M70 | CS2 | M60 | Atrium5 - Surr. | SUB - Emotiva ULTRA12 + Tara Labs sub cable | Pioneer Elite VSX-52 | Parasound HCAs 1000A | Sony BDP-S790 | Belkin PureAV PF60 | MIT Exp2 Wires

    Bedroom 5.0 HT Rig (Music/Movies/Gaming) :

    LSi9 | LsiC | Lsi/fx | Marantz SR7002 | NAD T955 | Sony BDP-S360 | Belkin PureAV PF30 | AQ Blue Racer II ICs & AQ Type 4 wires | PS3
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited November 2011
    Glowrdr wrote: »
    Hey... what's wrong with Shakopee? lol

    They've got lots of nice igloos there. :razz:

    Okay I'll finish the story... :p

    A female employee working a Burger King didn't know where Winnipeg was and though we lived in ice homes to combat harsh weather called igloos... This was many years ago. The conversation started when I ordered a "Big King" meal which they sold at the time up here... but not there and she thought I asked for a big kids meal. Upon asking where I was from, that was her question.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2011
    DSkip wrote: »
    R50's sell for $70/speaker routinely at Fry's. I know that probably doesn't help much North of the border.

    R50s are decent towers but they've been out of production for a while now so 300 (even Canadian) is too much. 150-200 NEW would probably be OK. But if you're going to spend 300, why not try to find some M-70s--a better all around speaker and not that much bigger? I know it's hard to find some of this stuff up North. I'm right under you in Maine.

    Good Luck!


    cnh
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited November 2011
    Drenis wrote: »
    Okay I'll finish the story... :p

    A female employee working a Burger King didn't know where Winnipeg was and though we lived in ice homes to combat harsh weather called igloos... This was many years ago. The conversation started when I ordered a "Big King" meal which they sold at the time up here... but not there and she thought I asked for a big kids meal. Upon asking where I was from, that was her question.

    That makes more sense. You should have asked her if she lived in a teepee. Shakopee is kind of known for being indian country. That's where we go for casino fun (wouldn't be surprised if that was why you were out here). Big kids meal... lmao
    65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
    Pioneer Elite SC-37
    Polk Monitor 70's (2)
    Polk Monitor 40's (4)
    Polk Monitor CS2
    Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    Oppo BDP-93
    Squeezebox Duet
    Belkin PureAV PF60
    Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited December 2011
    Glowrdr wrote: »
    That makes more sense. You should have asked her if she lived in a teepee. Shakopee is kind of known for being indian country. That's where we go for casino fun (wouldn't be surprised if that was why you were out here). Big kids meal... lmao

    Was just passing through actually on the way back from Minneapolis. Stopped for a bite to eat and vowed never to return. I was sad to learn of the lack of geography education for our neighbors DIRECTLY south of me just a couple of hours. What's funny is Winnipeg and Minneapolis are like sister cities.
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2011
    I do have to agree on you there. Oddly enough, they've taught us more about France, Italy and Mexico in school. I know Canada it up north der, but that's about it. And it's only about 5 hours north.
    65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
    Pioneer Elite SC-37
    Polk Monitor 70's (2)
    Polk Monitor 40's (4)
    Polk Monitor CS2
    Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    Oppo BDP-93
    Squeezebox Duet
    Belkin PureAV PF60
    Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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