R30's

gitwitit101e
gitwitit101e Posts: 16
edited March 2006 in Speakers
What kind of speakers are these? I see an awful lot of them for sale brand new in the box. Are they not up to standard?
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,058
    edited March 2006
    They are a good intro speaker, you won't find a better speaker for the price
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  • gitwitit101e
    gitwitit101e Posts: 16
    edited March 2006
    What about bass response? I have a pair of 5b's, will they overshadow the R30's?
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  • soiset
    soiset Posts: 724
    edited March 2006
    gitwitit101e wrote:
    What kind of speakers are these? I see an awful lot of them for sale brand new in the box. Are they not up to standard?

    A lot of them are on sale brand new in the box, because folks buy them at Fry's really cheaply ($80/pair) then turn around and re-sell them on eBay.
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  • *Seby*-Polk-
    *Seby*-Polk- Posts: 375
    edited March 2006
    The R-30's are very good speakers FOR THE PRICE. limited bass...but sounds clean. The quality of all Polk speakers is present. Clean sound. Great for intro.
    My current new system (step by step :D)

    A/V Receiver: YAMAHA RX-V657
    DVD Player: YAMAHA DVD-S657
    Main Towers: polkaudio® Monitor 50
    Wiring: NeoTecH KS1007 OFC High Definition Speaker Cable ( 2 x 2.64 mm² )
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited March 2006
    R30s: Great sound to cost ratio. For the prices they are going for, it will be difficult to find something better, especially in retail stores.

    They image well and have clear, non-fatiguing mids/highs. The bass response is good also. However, don't think you can play these speakers loud with heavy bass music; since their lower 3db freq response is only 55Hz, they will need a sub to handle the low freqs.

    They sound well when playing both music and movies.

    For me, the R30s do very well crossed over at 80hz in my living room.
    Receiver: harmankardon AVR235
    Mains: polk R30
    Center: polk CSi3
    Rear Surrounds: polk R20
    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
    DVD: Panasonic DVD-S29
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