R30's $39.99 @ outpost.com

jma9

their shipping is a bit high but it is still a good deal.

adam2434

Cool, thanks for the heads-up. I just picked up a pair of R15s when they were on sale a litlle while back.

I like the R15s for the money, and am curious about the R30s.

Anyone have any comments on how these sound in general or vs. the R15s?

If they sound similar to the R15s, but with a beefier low end, I think I'll be all over a pair at that sale price.

jma9

i have a set of the r30's and they sound pretty good. you will need a sub with them though. they obviously have a little more low end than the r15's. i would recommend them. for $80 for the pair you can't go wrong with these speakers.

BjornB17

Does outpost/Fry's actually make any money by selling these Polk Rs for so cheap?

Maestro

BjornB17 wrote:

Does outpost/Fry's actually make any money by selling these Polk Rs for so cheap?

Who cares about them making money. It's customer satisfaction - yeah, baby!

I'm very, very happy with my R-Series set-up.

jma9

i think they just raised the price back up to 119.99. i decided to grab another pair after a long debate and they raised the price already. they must have had strong demand.

adam2434

Damn, I didn't decide early enough and missed it.

jma9

adam2434 wrote:

Damn, I didn't decide early enough and missed it.

check their site everyday. they drop them down to the $40 price every now and then.

Shizelbs

Yes, they are often on sale.

adam2434

Thanks, I plan to do that.

KrazyMofo24

They don't make money selling them that low they lose money....they put them on sale to get the customer in the store. They hope their salesmen can show them the Rti or the Lsi series...or sell them accessories(stands, wires, extended warranty).

FicmanS

Dang it missed this one...

nadams

Keep an eye on the R50's, too. Usually they drop one of the R series at a time, cycle through them, then wait a while and do it again. Don't quite know what their mentality is, but I also don't care as long as they keep doing it.

Mazeroth

I can't imagine how good these R15s could sound since they only utilize a first order 6db/octave crossover. I may have to snag a pair just to find out.

lanion

I found the R15s pretty terrible... I bought some at $50 and returned them. At $50 they are ok, but I really don't want $50 speakers.

fallerjw

lanion wrote:

I found the R15s pretty terrible... I bought some at $50 and returned them. At $50 they are ok, but I really don't want $50 speakers.

I bought the R15s at $40 / pair. I'd like to see somebody find a better new, out of the box speaker for $40 / pair. Please post it here if you find it, I'll go get some.

adam2434

Regarding R15s - for casual, background music listening, I'm very happy with them for $53 shipped. For this application, in my opinion, they're far from terrible. I actually quite enjoy them for this application.

Would I use them for serious listening at high volumes? No way, that's beyond their capabilities. Push them too hard, and they will compress and distort. Also, their tweeter is not very resolving. Still, we're talking about entry-level $130 speakers that can be had for around $50, so I'm not complaining at all.