POLK AUDIO MONITOR 50 2-WAY FLOORSTANDING SPEAKER (SINGLE, CHERRY)

This port can help to make the speakers sound far more complete for property theater, but I locate it undesirable for music as it over-accentuates particular reduce frequencies. For this price tag, they are genuinely excellent. They almost will work for rock, but if you like your kick drums to shake your walls, you will need to have a sub. Vocals have been excellent and the guitars sounded really great (I perform guitar and know what a guitar ought to sound like dwell). They do say they go down to 56hz I feel, but I doubt they are pushing a lot air at all at 56hz. I would guess the sound level tapers off heavily at about 70hz. Some speakers have a brighter treble that some listeners actually desire (klipsch speakers for example), these are a lot more neutral sounding which I truly feel is far more organic. The frequency assortment is just low sufficient to vibrate your sofa just a bit, but totally lacking for any music that is bass hefty. I have watched about a dozen motion photos and listened to many albums. Dave’s voice sounded actually fantastic by way of these speakers. Vocals have above average air and presence even though piano and guitar sounds very good, but mid-bass lacks punch and dynamics. I did most of my listening via a panasonic blu-ray disc player, outputting the sound via an optical cable to my Onkyo old college 5. . I think if you want to noticeably do much superior than these speakers, you are seeking at spending at least about 0 a speaker. I also do some listening with the old ipod. So yeah, when you factor in the value, these are a home run. However the producer describes these speakers as requiring only small amplification, I believe they actually advantage from high top quality amplification. Note that I was listening to this disc in two channel mode, not in surround sound, so as to genuinely hear only the sound of the front speakers. Treble was just a touch vivid on this recording for me. If your thought of rocking the property is turning up a beatles track, they will do just fine. Viewing Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live on blu-ray was fairly a treat. They seem to be to picture fairly properly, but it’s challenging for me to tell in my present residence since my space is an odd shape. There’s quite little minimal bass in this present, as it is all acoustic guitars. The treble is in no way muted or muffled, it is just appropriate. Specific bass notes will genuinely resonant, even though other individuals taper off really a bit. I actually feel these speakers will reveal a crappy supply (crappy ipod, or cheapo cd player, or your typical receiver you will discover in very ideal get that is just common). I paid each and every for these speakers shipped. The mid-variety is very good. 1 DTS receiver for the decoding. The treble is clear and I think it is just proper. You could easily discern the diverse guitars and point them out in the soundstage. In reality most folks will want a sub. My Onkyo receiver is certainly not a large-finish amp, but I definitely assume these speakers will sound much superior with amps that can drive them much more dynamically and at louder levels. So, to summarize: These are Wonderful for motion pictures, but you will want a sub. I have them bi-wired with some overpriced monster cable speaker wire I had to buy at the neighborhood AV chain store simply because that’s all they sell now. They are ported, which means particular bass frequencies will be accentuated and there will be a slight loss of detail as compared to most fully sealed cabinets. These speakers will satisfy all but the most discerning ears. They have a neutral all-natural treble and mid-range, with a mib-bass that I wished was much more dynamic, and bass response that accentuated specified reduce frequencies and was not as clear and very low as I would like, but that’s what you get with ported speakers. For Music, they are just above regular, but when you factor in how little they expense, they are very nice for the cost