Polk L200 Speaker Demo Reviews

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    These have been passed along to Ray as of today... final impressions coming soon.
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,969
    edited February 2020

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    Me likey your speaker end. BEAUTIFUL! I trust it “sounds” just as good. Other end looks comfy for extended listening

    Tony
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,969
    Hmmf... your review (placement details) tells me how little I know. I’ve thought for years “Bookies” usually care-free about placement. 🤔
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    gp4jesus wrote: »
    Hmmf... your review (placement details) tells me how little I know. I’ve thought for years “Bookies” usually care-free about placement. 🤔

    Years ago, they were -- modern ones (based on my limited but rather bitter experience) are quite picky indeed. To the point that, in 2020 (and, again, in my limited empirical experience), bookshelf speaker is a complete misnomer.

    Stand mount loudspeaker seems to me to be a more apt term for little loudspeakers like the L200.
  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    Some stand mount bookies are very placement dependent and some, not as much but all can benefit from playing with the placement.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    Solid review John.
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  • Nice review, another hard act to follow.
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  • Agreed, those still waiting aren't going to have much left to say other than, yep, we agree, they do that!
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,458
    edited February 2020
    Nice review John. I totally agree with your assessment of the Polk logo on the grills, drove me nuts too. IMHO if it would have been the size of the logo on the front of the cabinet it would have been fine, none would have been better...
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 7,952
    I never took the grills out of the plastic, and it didn’t look like anyone before me had either...
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,192
    edited February 2020
    Can someone post a pic of the grills? I can't seem to find a pic of them, even on Polk's website.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    Hermitism wrote: »
    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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    source: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_107L200WN/Polk-Audio-Legend-L200-Brown-Walnut.html
  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,192
    I'm glad they didn't use the heart.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    edited February 2020
    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.

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    From Audio September 1974 :)


    The current logo is a tad blocky. Wouldn't look out of place on a first-generation Scion xB.

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    I do like the mid/late '70s morph (perhaps needless to say) best of all.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    Me likes the older logo better. The new one ruins the look of the speaker IMO. It does stand out too much. FWIW

    Tom
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited February 2020
    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.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,862
    I found at higher listening levels the tweeter becomes shrill. anyone else experience this?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    Yes, and the midwoofer can't keep up at all. The speaker is great for soft rock and jazz.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    button that needs pushed

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,707
    Please keep the comments related to the subject matter.
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited February 2020
    Viking got a LoL. Aesthetics are part of the review.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,969
    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.
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,557
    @halo, @rooftop59, and @Mike Reeter's reviews make me want to request a review sample from Polk and review these.
  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,969
    Why not the L600's?