Polk R40 or Polk M20?

felipe
felipe Posts: 423
edited December 2013 in Speakers
I just found a pair of Polk M20 for 80/pair. I currently have Polk R40s. Of these two, which would be better? They will be used as the fronts in my setup. I'm not worried about the bass as for I have a sub (bic f12). Any suggestions or thoughts?
My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited November 2013
    Anyone have any experience with the m20s? Any thoughts and suggestions for the "economy" polk owner??
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited November 2013
    I would save your money; for $80 it's not a huge gamble to give them a shot, but it would be a lateral move at best IMHO.

    No experience with m20s that you asked for, but after owning a pair of R50s for 10 years I have an idea of what the 40s can do.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited November 2013
    Thanks for your input. My R40s sound pretty good. These and the m20s specwise are similar both got good reviews...guess I was curious as to having dual 5 1\4 drivers versus a single 6.5 for midbass/midrange sound. Sometimes more drivers doesn't mean better sound.
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited November 2013
    felipe wrote: »
    Sometimes more drivers doesn't mean better sound.

    Agreed. I had a pair of Insignia bookshelf speakers with a single driver (with the tweeter in the middle of the woofer) that seemed musical than the R50s did. But for HT use, I kept the 50s.

    If you can audition them and return them without any hassle, by all means give them a try.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited December 2013
    I'm probably gunna pass on the m20s...my r40s got better reviews. However, I just saw a pair of RT7s. Anyone have any experience with these? Any thoughts? How well would they integrate into my setup?
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited December 2013
    Well...I gave my parents my polk r40s to complete their 2ch setup at their home. They really liked how they sounded...so as a early Xmas gift that's what they got. I'm back to a 3.1 setup...moved my tsi100s back to the front. I searched CL and stumbled on a pair of tsi100s with stands for about 100. They're in like new condition. This would timbre-match my setup. Any thoughts? Would this be a good purchase? I'm not worried about the bass cuz of my sub...
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited December 2013
    I somehow forgot about the black Friday and cyber Monday sales...the polk t15s were on sale at BB for 49.98/pair. These got a lot of good reviews so I decided to pick up a pair. I hooked them up to the front channels just to give a listen...and like many of the reviews I read I also was quite surprised at their sound! Even out of the box! To me, they almost equal my tsi100s. Can't wait til they break in...very happy with the buy:-). Think that ad on CL for those tsi100s might be bogus :-\ ...so I'm gunna pass on that.
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited December 2013
    They are solid speakers for the price.

    I have mine broken in and we used them for music for our wedding. They filled the room quite nicely.
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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited December 2013
    Nice :-). I agree these are solid. In all honesty, the overall sound of my setup now seems better..strangely.
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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  • BigDaveyL
    BigDaveyL Posts: 36
    edited December 2013
    You can't go wrong with the price/performance of the t15's when they are on sale at Best Buy.

    Are there better speakers out there? Sure, but you'd be hard pressed to get something as good in a pinch.
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  • felipe
    felipe Posts: 423
    edited December 2013
    BigDaveyL wrote: »
    You can't go wrong with the price/performance of the t15's when they are on sale at Best Buy.

    Are there better speakers out there? Sure, but you'd be hard pressed to get something as good in a pinch.

    +1 on that :-).
    My Setup: Denon AVR X3600h, Polk Signature S50 Fronts w/ S30 Center and S15 Rears, LG UBK90 4K Player, TCL 6-Series 65”4k TV

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