Polk L200 Speaker Demo Reviews
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Can someone post a pic of the grills? I can't seem to find a pic of them, even on Polk's website.
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The logo doesn’t bother me as it’s the same as the Signature series.
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Looks fine to me.
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Thanks guys!
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Can someone post a pic of the grills? I can't seem to find a pic of them, even on Polk's website.
source: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_107L200WN/Polk-Audio-Legend-L200-Brown-Walnut.html
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I'm glad they didn't use the heart.
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I don't think that the heart logo really survived the sale to -- umm -- whatever they're called. D&M Holdings? Whatev's.
It does still show up at the top of the forum pages, though, one notes.
In fairness to Polk and its owners, the heart does date way, way back as a Polk motif.
From Audio September 1974
The current logo is a tad blocky. Wouldn't look out of place on a first-generation Scion xB.
I do like the mid/late '70s morph (perhaps needless to say) best of all.
(borrowed image)
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Me likes the older logo better. The new one ruins the look of the speaker IMO. It does stand out too much. FWIW
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That doesn't look so bad, way less offensive than the 706C grille badge. Nothing like a big bright shiny reflective oval right under the screen like a great big button that needs pushed to turn off. Besides, no grilles sound better.Up
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I found at higher listening levels the tweeter becomes shrill. anyone else experience this?Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
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Yes, and the midwoofer can't keep up at all. The speaker is great for soft rock and jazz.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Please keep the comments related to the subject matter.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Viking got a LoL. Aesthetics are part of the review.Up
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Just a quick update....the demos have been moving along without issue, which I greatly appreciate. Good job everyone
Political Correctness'.........defined
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Inspector 24 wrote: »Agreed, those still waiting aren't going to have much left to say other than, yep, we agree, they do that!
There's always something else to say, according to the listener's own personal listening experience, in their own listening space with their own gear, in their own words, plus there are a ton of other bookies out there that folks can put them up against. -
@halo, @rooftop59, and @Mike Reeter's reviews make me want to request a review sample from Polk and review these.
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Why not the L600's?
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Why not the L600's?
You know, I was thinking about that very thing the other day. You don't hardly ever see anything, review-wise, on the L600's...
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They might very well be the 'sweet spot' of the Legend line up. Only thing I thought that the L200's lacked, was some help in the lower end, IMHO anyway.
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@halo, @rooftop59, and @Mike Reeter's reviews make me want to request a review sample from Polk and review these.
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Already have a few things in the pipeline, but I'll try to make it happen after that.
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@halo, @rooftop59, and @Mike Reeter's reviews make me want to request a review sample from Polk and review these.
All you had to do is join this demo program.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Ideally I need at least a month with a product to produce a review that meets my personal standards.
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The thread is about the L200's. What is so hard about that?
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Who's not talking about the L200s?
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Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Late to the party, I apologize. I haven't had time to listen to music let alone write about listening to music, had to set some things aside but was able to poke my head in here a few times. Now I have a vacation going on I can relax a little.
My review won't be as eloquently descriptive as some here, big thumbs up to many taking time to write very in depth reviews.
For the most part I enjoyed them, I had an idea of how they would sound but was impressed that they didn't possess that, smaller, slightly boxy signature but they tended to fill the room quite easily and sounded quite larger then they appear.
My gear is all solid-state, consisting of a modified McCormack DNA-1, RLD-1, Synergistic Atmosphere 1 IC's and Atmosphere 2 speaker cables.
I played many familiar CD tracks from Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Sarah McLachlan, Pink Floyd, and a few others..mostly pop and rock. I also played some Tidal streamed from the Aries Mini to the Marantz SA8005.
For the good, my first impression was they are doing a great job of getting a lot of the detail out of the recording. I was thinking something has to give but when asked to reach high the tweeter never seemed to run out of steam. The bass was tight and not overly boomy and I agree the gap between the midrange to the tweeters seemed non-existent.
The soundstage was quite large but took a bit to get the toe-in dialed in. I kept focusing my attention deep into the soundstage and was impressed with the detail these bookies provide.
For the more critical review, maybe hearing the 2.3TL's or the Monitor 7B's for quite awhile, I was overly accustomed to the silk dome tweeter. I want to speculate the L200's sound very nice on tube gear, and this isn't saying SS gear doesn't mate well, however there were a couple areas that stood out.
I thought the higher frequencies at times had this very, very slight edginess but not harsh. almost like you went a hair over on the sharpness setting on your TV. Not bright or fatiguing by any means, very easy to listen to. However the overall character of what I was hearing in terms of treble, had this sense of grain that was so fine it was encroaching on what I thought was the natural sound of either a female vocal or an instrument in this frequency range. I don't want to use the term analytical, only because in my room I think that would be going a few steps more in the wrong direction, kind of hard to describe but hope that makes sense.
The midrange was quite pleasing, accurate and quick, guitar strings were well-defined and vocals were smooth and clear. This could have been a room anomaly, but there were many times there was an absence of lower mid-bass in where I could feel the attack but couldn't pull where I heard it. When I hear a bass guitar, I can hear and feel the bass when the volume is turned up, but could have been a cancellation somewhere but at higher volumes it seemed at times there was a void in the faster transitions with the lower mid-bass.
I think these speakers would excel with jazz and tubes. A few tracks that really came alive were "Don't let me be misunderstood" by Elvis Costello and "Fever" by Ray Charles & Natalie Cole.
I think they perform admirably for their price point, would love to hear them with tubes. Small sidestep....they almost sound like they have components that would be better fit in a smaller cabinet, and these L200 cabinets would do better with a different mix of components. I feel the L200 would fit the bill of the entry level bookies in regards to their sound, opening the door for a L300. This isn't a negative poke, but after hearing the L200, I don't think I would want to go lower in the series.
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Nice review!
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Excellent review
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