Polk Audio Reserve R200 Review | Polk is Back!
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
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This is the newly announced Polk Audio R200, part of their new Reserve Line. TL;DW, I like the way these sound. I have had Polk speakers when I was starting out in audio, and now I wouldn't mind using these as my main speakers in my system. In other words, Polk is back!
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0:00 Intro
0:09 R200 Specs
00:54 Disclosure
1:28 Who is this NOT for?
2:26 Who are these for?
3:13 What does it do extremely well?
6:06 What does it do okay?
7:27 Downsides
8:45 Alternatives
9:09 Speaker Leaderboard
9:53 REW Measurements
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Thank you for making this video, love the looks of Polk speakers and love your presentation.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked the video. These Polk are no joke. That rhymed. That's a good tagline. ;-)
Joe's subjective input is important to me, I've been listening to him for several years now, I know the man to be honest in the past.
Most reviewers don't do measurements, this sets Joe classes ahead. Joe then adds a leaderboard and sound demos. I think this objectively makes Joe the best reviewer on UA-cam.
Cheapaudioman is becoming my second fave, followed by Steve G, Thomas, next best thing, zero fi and new record day.
I appreciate that. I definitely put in the time and effort and I hope the end result is good.
Joe always says like it is. His comments are practical and give you great perspective for you to consider prior to considering any purchase.
Hey thanks!!! I'm not trying to be a hype man one way or the other. But if I am hyped about a product, there's probably a good reason for that. If you make one of those British soldiers laugh, you know it's pretty funny. 😉
Day 1 reviews are now standard Joe. I expect nothing less from here on out 😉 keep hustlin man!
I'm glad these audio companies are listening to our recommendations.
Thank you for putting this review together Joe. I feel like we don't get as many product reviews from you these days, and I always appreciate your straight-forward thoughts on what you heard and experienced. I hope we see more product launches like this as well. YT has to be the largest audience available to manufacturers today, and probably the most cost effective too! I think some of these companies may have a fear of the changing landscape? In today's audio market you have to be more visible, and provide a clear value to the consumer. The high-end producers of "audiophile jewelry" don't really fit into the new market with today's target audience, and if they can't adapt they may not make it too much longer. Big props to Polk for this launch and let's hope other manufacturers are watching! Thanks Joe
Good job. Thanks for the professional, "To the point" reviews.
Excellent video as always. I do like the rounded speaker edges with matching grill and the charcoal black color. Looks like you matched your shirt color to coordinate with the speaker colors, charcoal black. I believe it was a strategic choice to reinforce the pleasing palate of the speakers like when a realtor puts out a fresh baked plate of chocolate chip cookies at an open house. Combining multiple senses and playing on the powerful psychological effect that sensory stacking has on the mind.
"Is that a heather grey grill?" Changes shirt to match. 😂
Excellent,very informative review!Which other speakers provide deeper bass,at his prize or cheaper.Elac dbr62? Which one(between these two)has softer upper mids highs and deepest bass?
Wow! How phenomenal and strategic (just in time now that the Stimulus checks are being dispatched). Nice move Polk!!
Hi Joe, Which in your opinion is the better value proposition for 2.0 stereo between Polk Audio R200 and L200 bookshelf speakers? Thanks.
My question is , can we buy a port tuning adapter to help improve existing ports ?
Hi. Have you had a chance to demo any of the Polk Audio Signature Elite speakers? I’m interested in the R200’s but they are pretty power hungry. I wish I could get a good comparison between the R200’s and ES20’s.
Thanks for the video! I think I'll stay with my Polk Signature Series. They sound good to me, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I get their idea of trickling down their Legend technology to be more affordable and I very much like of what they did.
Exactly ... people that say "Polk is back" just didn't pay attention or just ... audiophile snobs?
Great review, and also had a good laugh with your April 1 special - The smell of new gadgets is thrilling; before they become dust-laden. Would be interested to understand how these new Reserve speakers compare to their previous Polk Signature series.
Zero fidelity already talked about the differences.
@@Skyshakerrrr Thanks for the tip; will take a look.
I find those inserted video clips hilarious!
Looking Nice!
They look pretty nice! Low key.
Well done joe
Thank you Richard
Hi can i ask comparing to denton 85th u seems to rank them higher than r200. I could not find a testing set for denton aside from buy direct from supplier without trying.
Will it be safe for me to buy denton without buying?
Otherwise could your recommend a few amplifier for r200? Some say yamaha s501, audiolab 6000a and marantz models?? Im newbie here. Hopefully you could help.
great video joe
Thank you
Great review as usual! I am a headphone user, has a few DACs, Head Amps which can be pre-amps. I am a dummy on speakers Hi Fi setup and was considering the R700 but don’t have the space for it (my Work Room space is 3.65 L x 2.51 W x 2.48 H in meters
or 11’11” L x 8’2” W x 8’1” after deducting the rows of book shelves and my work desk at the end of the room) so I am recommended the R200. All reviews I saw are favorable for this speaker.
This pair of speakers will be on my new work desk in my Work Room at home first for music listening purposes, I may add a subwoofer or 2 as I like soundstage, musically clear and warmer sounds. My LG sound bar is not meeting expectations so if the R200 can fit the little space I have on each side of my tv and can be placed on the console, that’s when I’d consider making it into a home-theatre-like setup. I will then get the Centre, upward firing Atmos and surround speakers for a Home-Theatre-like setup. To anyone who can help me, I need your advices for these questions:
1. R200 with 1 or 2 subwoofer? Brand and model please?
2. Amplifiers and/or other equipments for the above?
3. Which Centre and surround speakers to get if turning into a Atmos/DTX-S “Home-Theatre” (it’s just or living room, not a dedicated big room for real Home Theatre)?
4. Which amplifier, brand and model should I get if I am doing (1), (2), and (3) above?
5. What other equipments do I need?
Too bad I live in a country where I can’t just purchase something and then return because I don’t like it.
I love the way the walnut finished versions of the R series speakers look. Been waiting for a pair of 3-way, dual 8" towers that I like the looks of that don't cost two arms and two legs. Definitely going to check the R700s out.
I wish my place could accommodate those. They look cool with the dual 8's.
@@joentell My place likely can't either, really. 90% odds they'd overpower my room. But they're cool.
I think they are 7"
Nice review! I'm kinda partial to the white finish but I love the Heather Gray grills. Thanks for commenting on the size they don't look big in photos. When you're placing them on the stands @ 8:00 minutes that really helped convey their size.
You like that stormtrooper look huh. I could get with that look too.
Thanks for the review Joe! Sounds like these are more mid-forward and narrower directivity when compared to the Elac Debut Reference bookshelves? How would you say soundstage and bass compare to the Elacs?
I think both can offer an excellent sound stage. Depending on how much absorption and reflections (also where they're at) one will sound better than the other. It's tough to tell. Maybe someone with more experience with room acoustics treatment could make a better recommendation than me.
@@joentell How Dat Bass compare tho?
Phew! (Wipes brow) weird I didn't get a bell alert for this review. Thanks for explaining the turbine design. Love the 1970s R&D clip🤣😅. I was hoping for a seashell design 🤣. These are for you if like neutral sound signature. Panametric fan🤣😅. I am a huge Joeateltric fan.
See this guy knows about the 3 seashells!
Nice Review. I love how detailed you discribe what you hear and measure. The part in the beginning, where you say who should/shouldn't buy this speaker is really helpful.
Could you also review the arendal 1961 bookshelf speakers?
Thank YOU for your feedback. I have a long queue of products to review so we'll see.
I liked that you took the time to also measure between the tweeter and the midwoofer. That’s great information for people to help them set up their listening position to get the most neutral response. 👍
Well I gotta keep the game tight when I know dudes like you are around to call me out on some BS! 😉
Did you see the easter egg?
@@joentell haha. I did. I had to rewind it to make sure I saw what I saw. LOL
your measurements in-room are some of the best... not sure how you do it
They look stunning in the Brown Walnut finish. Love it! Though I'm not in the market for a new pair of bookshelfs at the moment, this would probably be high on the list for listening to, if so. Kudos Polk Audio, you've got my attention.
Yeah the walnut looks pretty awesome with the heather grey cloth grill
@@joentell Haha, funny thing, I actually looked at the Polk Audio homepage, 3 mins into your video and saw the Walnut ones, before you mention them in the video! :D
I bought these recently and I have found that if you point it straight to the listener position it will sound very bright, towing out 10-20% off axis lowers the brightness. Do you have similar experience ? Also I was trying to figure out how close can it be placed to the front wall, if I have it crossed over at 80hz. Thanks
@@happydogg312 My Denon X3700h multieqxt-32 sets crossover at 40 hz ....however I keep it a little higher at 80hz
I just bought these. they do sound pretty good. they can play Very loud and remain clean. I was hitting 95dB-98dB peaks. I had to turn them down. I love them around 75dB. They feel like they go deeper in bass vs spec sheet. They sound Big.
TV vocals come through much clearer than my old Paradigm Atom 7s. I got mine on sale at Best Buy for $549. They are worth every single penny of that.
How do you fix the issue of sitting above the speaker? I have a projector screen in my bedroom and little space on the sides to put speakers like towers, so they sit below. If I angle them up, can that fix the off-axis issue of the tweeter?
Yes, setting the rake angle up works.
I just purchased my r600 will see how well balance it sounds given the well balance frequency response
How it sounds as good as my special 40s dynaudio speakers with more punch on the bottom end as long as the hf its 90% as good as the special 40 ill be happy with it.
Hope they'll come out with an update to the signature series prefer that look of that speaker line 👍
Why an update? They just came out in late 2016/early 2017. I have S15s, S20s & S55s and really liked all three Signature models.
But doesn't that in room response suggest pretty boosted treble anechoic response? I'm picturing Amir's simulated anechoic vs in room graphs. What am I missing?
I can see what you're saying regarding the downward sloping target curve that is recommended. The tough thing for me is that the recommended target curve is up for debate. I think Amir's might be based on Olive's research, but I've talked to Paul Barton from PSB (worked with Floyd Toole at NRCC) who created the NAD target curve and he doesn't think that slope is correct based on his research. DIRAC has their target and Audyssey has theirs. So who am I to specify the correct target?
Pretty, Precise, Pricey Polk 🔊🎶
Perfect presentation👍
Appreciate the compliment. Yeah, these aren't super cheap. The R100 is $100 less. There are so many good speakers at affordable prices nowadays. It's great to be into audio right now.
@@joentell
Your "My Speaker Leaderboard" list is a great Audiophile-Guide👌
I’ve been hearing good things about Polk Audio lately..nice sound for the buck
I'm well versed in the Retro Encabulator
. It's good to see that you are also well versed.
Chocolatey marzel-vanes. 😂
Great review, wonder how these compare to Klipsch 600M for home theater fronts?
Polk ❤️is king 👑
Polk is KING.
Do you believe these may be overkill for computer speakers. My main uses would be gaming and music.
0:38 Right before the clip popped up I was thinking...damn, sounds like the old turbo encabulator.
Hey Joe
How do think they would do up against the Elac ub52’s?
Just saw the leader board... jumped the gun on my question.. lol but in real world comparison ,which would you rather have if you had to choose one all things considered?....🔊🤟✌️
I like these more personally. I'm kind of surprised by that. I am an ELAC A.J. fan, and was not a fan of the old Polk sound. I had lots of Polk products back in the day because it was all I could afford. The fact that these perform really well based on my objective and subjective experiences is a surprise.
@@joentell
Ya that’s why I asked because, I found Polk used to be way better in the past and these exploded on you tube today so I was surprised by them. They look well built too. Thx Joe
Every system should have at least one subwoofer and that ends all conversation about small speakers not going low enough. It is like talking about a 73 Suoer Beetle not being fast enough.
Can the Rotel A11 Tribute drive this or do I need a more powerful amp? Thanks.
Yes it definitely can drive them, I have a similar amp, the camebridge axr100.
Thanks for the review.
I always say, get a subwoofer for the low bass. It is always better than a tower speaker.
I got the Polk S60E and S20E and 35E. Cheap and sounds perfect in my room. The vinyl is a bit cheap and the feet is plastic but shit happens😋, they sound great!
Much better, I’m with you on this.
The polk frequency response looks slightly better than the wharfdale diamond 12.1 BUT the wharfdale are half the price.
In polk's defense, the wharfdale 12.1 would probably compete more against the r100 since the woofer size in those are closer in size. Or the r200 would compete more in line with the 12.2.
Interesting comparison, thanks Joe.
Agree
Polk audio now comes up with poke audio for its tweeters. 😜
Debut Reference vs these?
I still want a Turbo Encabulator!
A tip of the hat to Mr. Gernsback!
Joe how hard is to drive these? What amp options do you recommend to pair with them, that is not too expensive?
Anything with good decent power. Don't overthink it.
I have a Camebridge AXR100 with them, drives them wonderfully.
What is this speaker impedance?
Woofer reminds me of 90's kenwood typhoon subwoofers.
Hahahahaha.... the tech jargon insert with Klippel cameo ... hahaha Mans a joker. :)
Ha, you caught that! 😂
Is the R200 better than the L200?
POLK AUDIO RISED THE LEVEL
What center speaker do you suggest and rear speakers to pair with these?
Something from the Reserve line. Preferably the same exact speaker as your left and right if you can
James Larson from Audioholics recommended the Polk l400 from the legend series, it's more expensive but it's just a better speaker design overall
After your review I was surprised how high you rated these in your leaderboard. Didn’t think you’d rate them above the Elac’s.
If you watch my review of the Elac, there was some grittiness I was hearing in the higher frequencies. I'm not sure if it's a resonance issue, but I've talked with ELAC about it. Honestly, I was a but surprised too. I haven't loved Polks until recently when I heard their L800 Legend.
SVS Ultras vs these? Or more like RPM6000?
Check bit.ly/SpeakerLeaderboard to see how I rank them. I have reviews of each.
Hey Joe, could you explain why you place the Kali IN-5's over the Polk Audio R200's?
The off-axis response is very consistent on the Kali making sound stage very good and less finicky. But, placed correctly or in a home theater situation, the Polk R200's are more appropriate imo.
Do they smell good ?
What would you recommend in this price range that's better than POLK R200'S?
Check my Speaker Leaderboard bit.ly/SpeakerLeaderboard
Would you choose these over Larsen speaker?
I like these for accuracy, and Larsen for what they interact with most rooms.
@@joentell thanx for answer:) yes, sounds logical. I have to test these out i think
what speaker have extremely deep bass compared to this?
Define extremely deep
The specs that I read say these are 8 ohm nominal impedence. Wonder where the discrepecy lies. That was according to Crutchfields site description.
They might have changed the rated spec. I read it from the documentation I had at the time
immodium p30 space modulater - marvin the martion developed
Look nice but the center channel is MTM and I'm looking for coaxial/M(t/m)M designs. Nice to see another option for slim center channels for the people that need that sort of thing but want something nicer than Polk S35 or Klipsch R34c.
Sorry no concentric designs from Polk at the moment
@@joentell they do have the M(t/m)M in their legend series though, just haven't figured out how much I want to spend and those might be too much for my denon x1400h.
I saw they had 3 different center channels. By MTM, do you mean that the tweeter is symmetrically centered between the two drivers?
@@joentell Polk L400 is an example. So what I mean by that is you have two bass drivers (big M) with a tweeter above a smaller midrange driver (little m). Pretty much it reduces the lobbing effect traditionally get from MTM designs because the center of the tweeter and the midrange woofer overlap. It's pretty much the next best thing to coaxial drivers.
It looks like they're all MTM if you consider the L400 an MTM even with the offset tweeter. There is the R350 Slim which is centered but very long. www.polkaudio.com/en-us/reserve-what-better-sounds-like
Hi I Joe, I’m surprised the new Polk Reserve Series and Wharfedale Diamond 12 series have similar sounds. They both look pretty too.
How do you compare R200 to Triangle BR03? You have yet put BR03 in your leaderboard. Can you update it too? Thanks.
The BR03's are on my leaderboard. Http://bit.ly/SpeakerLeaderboard
I see it now. It is below Wharfedale in all the categories. Which one’s mids sounds more detailed between BR03, 12.1 and new R200?
I thought the BR03's might have been overhyped imo. I like both the R200's and 12.1 over the BR03. Not sure yet between the R200's and 12.1 since they aren't the same driver size so the R200 had more bass.
Tweeter design looks like the current mission speaker's
That tweeter is made by Tymphany, under the Peerless or Scan Speak brand name, depending on the particular model. The only versions that I've seen with that center plug are the Scan Speak models, but they also have a much larger faceplate & magnet assembly than these. These look like the smaller Peerless version with the Scan Speak phase plug added to it. They're very nice tweeters, but they're different sounding than a conventional dome. Very low distortion as well as reduced off axis response. That combines to provide a dry, but very accurate sounding tweeter.
These or Wharfdale 80th anniversary?
I like the look and tonality of the Wharfedale for me personally, but generally speaking for most people, I think the Polk is a safe bet. I don't know if everyone will like what I like. The R200 are safe. Did that make sense?
They went anywhere
If you knew anything about the physics of sound and speakers, you'd know that falloff of high frequencies is normal and occurs in all speakers, because the higher the frequency, the more directional it is. That actually looks very good. Some tweeters falloff a LOT more than that.
Will you be replacing your Unifi UB52's with them. That is the question? hmmmmm :)
I want to! 😂
@@joentell Andrew won't be pleased...LOL :) They must be that good.
Nice one Joe. Good review.
I have a feeling he loves the competition.
@@joentell Sounds like he finally has it in that space.
These or the Klipsch RP600m's ?
I ranked these higher, but they're also more expensive
@@joentell price included, how'd you rank them? 600m run 299 like everywhere currently. Thoughts?
@@Lord_Pistachio_Nut Value-wise, $299 is tough to beat right?
@@joentell ehh, touche there lol! But, the 3-400 range is really competitive these days lol. Idk if I would have considered the 600m a good buy at MSRP though, hence the question. 🤷♂️
@@Lord_Pistachio_Nut The good thing about the 600M is that they actually respond well to DSP because they're well-behaved off-axis according to Amir at ASR. That means your AVR's room correction can fix that dip that I had a bit of an issue with. You can also reduce the treble response a bit to suit your taste. $299 is kinda nuts for what you get.
so what will beat the denton 85th? :p
The Larson 4.2's did.
Polk legend L200 vs these
Try avoiding white background if you can. It’s stressful on the eyes for night time viewing
Lol. You're now asking for a dark mode to make it easier on you're eyes? 🤣 I'm I supposed to get lighter too? Joking. Can't you just turn down your brightness?
I have this problem too. I wish white backgrounds are not a thing
@@kcr2365 I wish I had a bigger space to film in. I also have a black background but I'm not sure it looks very good. It doesn't matter to me which I use. It's all the same to me. ua-cam.com/video/7_GSnL4klQY/v-deo.html
Polk, seriously... yrs of mediocre and fancy speakers touted by reviewers, but this time it is real. At least we can get them at Target at the checkout?
Too bad that I just bought the s60s
appreciate your conservative review
Thanks. I tried to be fair in my assessment.
Polk hit every UA-cam reviewer with these. Lol
Or did we recommend that Polk hit every reviewer with these? I don't know if you watch our Daily Hi-Fi Podcast, but we've been talking about this for almost a year now. Finally, a company pulled it off. What do you think?
We always thought it was odd when a company would announce a new product with no reviews out. Who's just going to take a chance like that. We've even seen companies announce a product when it wasn't even in stock. I think Polk did this one right, but we'll see what the outcome is.
@@joentell AH!!! Ok, I did not know that. That clears a lot of things up. Congrats to you and the group. I hope you get more chances like this.
You and Youthman will be doing ads for Polk Audio...an ad is an endorsement of a product, how are we to trust these reviews are objective if you're partnering with the manufacturer to sell these?
Glad you asked. Technodad is also partnered with us at Daily HiFi and also doing an ad.
How can you trust our videos? Because an ad is an ad and we all know from many years of watching TV what an ad is. There's no confusion between an ad and a review. But there is confusion if the relationship is not disclosed. If we have business relationships with companies and we don't tell you, that's a problem. The solution is transparency.
Our ad will play on different videos for non-conflicting products. The ad won't play on a Polk or Sound United review, but it also won't be o a Klipsch speaker review for example.
I can do an ad for a company and in my review, I can say it sucks. I'm allowed to do that and we require companies to agree to that. Was I not at all critical in my video? I was! I watched all of the other reviews of the speakers in this line. I saw other reviews that were more raving than mine and I didn't see a "paid sponsorship" on any of their videos. Based on that, if I assume they don't receive any form of compensation, and I do, then why is my review more critical than theirs? That seems counterintuitive doesn't it?
The only reason you maybe asking is because we correctly checked the box that said "paid endorsement" even though we didn't get paid for this review. In fact, our policy is that our reviews are free. Also, we verbally made you aware of our business relationship. I also said in the video that if you find out later that what I've said about this product is untrue, I want you to check me. Check me if I'm wrong.
I'm not hiding. When you have integrity, there's nothing to hide.
@@joentell Nobody is confusing an ad with a review and transparency is one thing...but let's be clear about the purpose of an advert, it is to sell the product being advertised. There's a clear conflict of interest if a reviewer does a review of a product and does adverts for that same manufacturer...there's very little that distinguishes you from a Polk Audio salesman.
All I can tell you is that if you have the level of integrity that will allow you to get paid while remaining honest in the face of possibly losing out on future business, then you will understand where I'm coming from. If any form of compensation would shake your integrity, then you would never believe me anyway because it isn't what you would do. So where do we stand? If Polk never wanted to work with me because I didn't want to promote a crappy product, I would be totally cool with that. OSD is a channel sponsor and look at my review of the original Trevoce 12 subwoofer. Was that a glowing review? It doesn't even rank higher than other brands on my subwoofer leaderboard bit.ly/subwooferleaderboard . I thought their Nero Studio bookshelf speaker was terrible. Shall I continue? I can say whatever I want and I will say whatever I want. You must be new to my channel if you didn't know thay. Feel free to watch the Daily HiFi podcast where we really let loose.
Luckily, a lot of the products coming out are actually good. Negative reviews are really hard to do. I thought my recent review of the Sound Artist LS3/5a was pretty negative and I got that speaker sent to me for free. When you have, boxes of speakers taking up all your living space, believe me, the last thing you want is another speaker.
@@Njabuloseh and after 9 months, there are detailed measurements of this speaker and whatever Joe said correlates. Do you feel dumb now?
Great but has no midrange
Not really true. The midrange is very pleasant on these.
This speaker will be well below $500 dollars soon, and the 4ohm will hurt them.... They should have made it 8 to work with more amps.
There's no problem with 4 ohm speakers...majority of amps & receivers these days csn drive speakers with low impedance..
Correct. Only really old vintage receivers might have issues.
@@joentell I like your review a lot but I have to give you hands on experience that contradicts this statement. My Denon S760H couldn't power the R100's without serious distortion and clipping. When the speaker would dip down to 4ohm and below, it was scratchy as hell. I have to send my Denon back for an Onkyo 6100 so I can keep using these speakers.
@@pgansz That's odd. Maybe and issue with your particular unit? I've owned an S720W and have powered many inefficient speakers like the ELAC Uni-Fi UB5's without the distortion and clipping you're describing. Also odd considering Polk and Denon are owned by the same parent company and you would expect them to test their products to make sure they work to gether. It's not unreasonable to think that someone buying the R200's would also own an S760H.
4 Ohms? I don't get why they would do this