Polk refurbished

acmf74
acmf74 Posts: 936
edited March 2010 in Speakers
I was looking on EBay and saw a pair of refurbished speakers by Polk (Polk Direct). Has anyone purchased from Polk Direct before and how is the quality? Thanks
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  • holt
    holt Posts: 131
    edited March 2010
    I got my LSic through Polk Direct and couldn't be happier.
    Pioneer vsx-9130txh-k
    Anthem Pre2L SE
    Marantz cd5003
    Proceed amp 3
    Sherwood Newcastle A-965
    Signal ll IC's
    Polk lsi-15s
    Polk lsic
    PSW505
    Polk Monitor 30 surrounds side and back
    PS3 with modified 500 gig hd
    Samsung ln52a650
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  • dekuda
    dekuda Posts: 756
    edited March 2010
    Many including myself have purchased from their ebay store and the equipment looks and works like brand new. You can search threads on here to verify this. Good Luck!
    HT System
    Parasound Halo A51 Amp, Marantz AV 8003 Pre, Arcam FMJ CD36 cd player, Marantz 7007 BD/SACD player,Acoustic Zen Matrix IC's, Analysis Plus Crystal Copper Oval IC's, Acoustic Zen Satori speaker cables, B&W 703's Fronts, Center Martin Logan Motif hybrid, Surrounds DefTech BPX, 2 X DefTech Supercube Reference Subs, DSpeaker Antimode 8033 EQ.
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  • Snowdogyyz
    Snowdogyyz Posts: 37
    edited March 2010
    I bought my RTiA7's and FXiA6's from there. They look brand new and sound awesome!
    Denon 4311CI
    Emotiva XPA-3
    Oppo BDP-83
    Polk RTiA7 fronts
    Polk CSiA6 center
    Polk FXiA6 surrounds
    Polk PSW505 sub

    Harman Kardon HK3490
    Monitor 70
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  • lectronicjunkie
    lectronicjunkie Posts: 299
    edited March 2010
    I purchased my FXiA4's from them last year. They were like brand new. Flawless. Go for it!!
    It's all in the detail.
    :cool:

    HT Setup:
    Samsung PN50D550
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Samsung BD-D6700
    Fronts: RTi10's
    Center: CSi5
    Side surrounds: RC65i's
    Rear surrounds: FXiA4's
    Sub: Velodyne CT120
    Outdoor: Atrium 45's

    Pictures here
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  • bevo
    bevo Posts: 306
    edited March 2010
    I've bougth all of mine through polk direct exept my rm8's. All of them were like new.
    Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
    Fronts-polk RTi A5
    center-polk CSi A4
    Sides Polk FXi A6
    rears- polk rm8's
    sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
    Blue ray-ps3
    Panasonic plasma 50 inch
    Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
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  • jacob.simpson
    jacob.simpson Posts: 481
    edited March 2010
    There are quite a lot of threads with same topic, but to just give heads up
    you almost get a new pair with all accessories if any, sometimes just with a sticker on the box which says refurb other wise yo will never find any thing wrong, and just a bit less on the warranty part which will be 2 years for the speakers instead of 5.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited March 2010
    Lookie here: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91698
    Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited March 2010
    I've made several purchases from Polk Direct, they were like BRAND NEW, I couldn't tell they were re-furbs.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited March 2010
    I purchased my RTiA3's and CSiA4 there and they were in amazing condition. Could not even tell they were refurbs. Purchase with confidence from polk direct.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • greyford1979
    greyford1979 Posts: 749
    edited March 2010
    I bought a pair of speakers from them a couple of weeks ago. The speakers are flawless, sound great and still come with a 2 year warranty. Also didn't hurt that I paid a third of the price:D Like some of the other guys said they are not all refurbs. They also had great service, received them in less than a week. After such a great experience I decided to get a pair of rears off there just last night:D So I wouldn't hesitate buying from them at all.
    I love animals, they're delicious!
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited March 2010
    Thank about it this way:

    Every time Polk direct sells a product, new or refurb, it is directly putting its reputation on the line. Polk is being honest in describing something that has been worked on in one way shape or form as listing it as refurbished.

    My company makes a product and we refurbish an occasional return. Be it a simple return (came back within the money back warranty period) or a defective one. We then eventually resell the returns as refurbished.

    IMHO refurbished equipment is better than something from a new run, as EACH item gets looked over very carefully. Factory runs that result in an item ready for a new purchase rely upon standardized tests and random samples pulled from the run that get detailed review to maintain QA/QC.

    To wit, I'd buy a refurb from Polk any day. The company's reputation precedes it.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    I have never dealt with Polk Direct myself, but I have heard nothing but positive things from many, many members here on the Forum. Buy with confidence.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • howardru
    howardru Posts: 26
    edited March 2010
    Just bought a pair of VM30's, VM20's and Pro600 Sub for 1/3rd the price! Packaging was like new. Everything I bought was like new quality, wrapped, accessories and docs. Absolutely perfect. Even calling customer support and getting warranty on the sub remote was 100% painless and simple!

    I bought the VM20's (they only sold them in pairs) to use one as my Center speaker and sold the other on CraigsList which paid for both! Can't beat free!

    1000% recommend.
    AUDIO
    Receiver - Onkyo TX-NR709
    Main L/R - Polk VM30 (Hi WAF)
    Center - Polk VM20
    Surr L/R Side Yamaha Inwall
    Surr L/R Rear - Yamaha NS-IW660 InWall
    Height: Dolby Prologic IIZ - Bose 161
    Sub- Polk DSW Pro 600

    VIDEO
    T.V.- 55" Samsung LED UN55B8000 240Hz
    Tivo HD w/1TB External Storage
    Blue-Ray- Playstation 3 Slim - 250GB
    Gaming - PS3 & Nintendo Wii
    Power - Panamax M5300-PM

    CONNECTIVITY
    Network - 8 Port GbE@ 3 x 802.11abg APs
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  • GTB
    GTB Posts: 87
    edited March 2010
    You will not go wrong....great products and great customer service.
    Home Theater
    Polk RTi8
    Polk Monitor 40
    Polk CSi5
    Polk MicroPro 2000
    Visio 42 LCD
    Denon AVR 790
    Samsung BD 1600

    Two Channel
    Polk SDA 2B
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited March 2010
    GTB wrote: »
    You will not go wrong....great products and great customer service.

    Polk Audio has the best customer service in any industry.
    Buy with 100% confidence.
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  • dei08dei
    dei08dei Posts: 29
    edited March 2010
    Not only have I purchased from them, I had a problem with a speaker Rti A3, 2 years later. Since they are located CLOSE to me, I took the speaker along with proof of purchase to their facility. They repaired it in 30 minutes. I give them high marks in customer service and product quality. No problems since, which was 2 years ago.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited March 2010
    I am curious. What was the problem?
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    Polk's ebay direct..good stuff. If I weren't on the other side of the earth...darn, darn, darn....I would've picked up a set of the Rti-A1s that are currently on sale there...use them in my 'office' rig!

    Buy with Polk limited warranty and CS confidence!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • domflane
    domflane Posts: 653
    edited March 2010
    Got my RTiA5's from PolkDirect and cheap. I blew the tweeters about a month later and they sent me two brand new ones no questions asked. Best customer service ever . . . refurb might as well mean new.
    Home Theater
    RTiA5 - CSiA6 - FXiA6 - PSW650 - Pioneer Elite SC-55 - Carver AV-505 - Sony 46" 120Hz - Monster HP 2400 - Xbox 360 - Playstation 3
    2 Channel
    Polk RTA 15TL - Harman Kardon HK3485 - HK DVD48 - Signal Cable IC's and speaker cables
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  • IRLRaceFan
    IRLRaceFan Posts: 172
    edited March 2010
    I bought my Monitor 70's from Polk Direct on ebay - couldn't be happier!
    HT
    Onkyo TX-NR1008 | Magnepan 1.7 | Polk LSiC | Polk VM20 | Polk DSW microPro 2000 | Parasound HCA-2205A | Oppo BDP-93

    2-Ch
    Cary SLP 30 Tube Preamp | Polk LSi7 | Carver M1.5t | Audio-gd Digital Interface | W4S DAC-2 | MAC Mini | Denon DP300f & Pro-Ject Debut III TT's
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