Lucky man! The R700 is supposed to be one heck of a speaker! From everything I’ve read, the R200 and the R700 are supposedly to be the darlings on the Reserve lineup. Good choice:) Congrats on the incoming speakers!
If you've never heard the Reserve's in person I think you will be surprised, especially if you got them for under $600. I guess it will depend on your taste, or what sound you like..but if you like the R3's I think your impression of the Polk's will be good..they are quite balanced. For me I preferred them over the Klipsch, I'm not putting the RP600 down, it just doesn't play as nice with all genres as the Polk's to my ears..but we all have our own opinions. I've tried the Polk's with numerous amps, a few AB, Class D, Hypex Class D, and currently Class G from an Arcam SA30. Great speakers for the price. Looking forward to seeing your shoot-out, review, hearing your thoughts and impressions. I've only heard the Klipsch in a poor set up at a local retailer.
Great post, thank you! From everything I’ve read about the R200, I think they’ll be quite good. As much as I love my RP600M, they aren’t perfect. The Polk LSiM703 and these KEF R3, have spoiled me, I’m afraid. If gambled, from my research, my money would be on these Polks. The PeachTree has also caused me to start shopping for Klipsch replacements. It’s that good. It will be fun finding out what stays and what goes though!
I’ve been following the Reserve line. I don’t think I’ve seen the R200 go as low as $500 but that’s a smoking price. They are on sale currently, across most of the authorized dealer websites at $599. In my humble opinion, these are the bookshelf speakers to beat at anywhere near these sale prices. Thank you for stopping by, my friend!
Should be an interesting review. I have, at this point, a very old set of the first Polk's that used a ring radiator, the LSI-7s. And they're a nice speaker, a bit laid back though, and the voices are not as forward as some would like. But, they are easy to listen to. Need a good sub, to fill out the bottom. They only go to 53hz and the low end is tight but not prominent. The LSiM series bookie improved on this design. And these current models, have yet another iteration of the ring radiator and a new port (the old ones were Polk's standard power port).
Yeah, I’m excited to get some seat time with them. I just wish I would have kept my old LSiM703 so I could compare them side by side. So far, my initial impressions of these are that they are exceptional for the money, especially at the current sale price. Those LSi7 were supposed to be great speakers also. I really wanted the matching towers when they came out but I was totally broke. Haha
I’ve been doing quite a bit of research, so like you, I’m pretty educated on my finalists. It was between these R200, Wharfedale EVO4.2 and Arendal 1961. When these Polks went on sale, it helped me decide. Plus, I don’t want to buy too expensive bookshelf speakers, like the Legend L200, since I’m trying to keep this channel more budget minded live me and my great subscribers.
I’m totally with you. I’m not a big unboxing guy but this was kind of a cheap way for me to put out a video, to try and keep the momentum going. Just being totally honest. Haha
Hello Naveen! No, it wasn’t meant to be bent. This little wave guide was designed to transport the high frequencies evenly. I think it just got slightly bent, due to it being an open box and someone bumped it slightly when packing it up. The good news is, it bent back to perfect with very little effort.
i bought a subwoofer the other day at a pawnshop! but i cant seem to find out much about it, the name is MSP-S8 !! it says its 75 watts rms no peak no. tho! do you have any info on it?
If you aren’t looking to get a desktop system that’s crazy loud, I’d probably just go with a powered pair of monitors. JBL, Kanto and AudioEngine all make great sounding, powered speakers. I like powered speakers in nearfield situations as the bass is usually perfectly tuned for close listening. Also, be sure to check your local used market first. There’s usually quite a few powered options in my area.
@@blazermdx makes sense, that i why i have jbl 305 but the constant tweeter hiss is annoying when not playing music, i was hoping there was an upgrade without the twitter hiss, how can $300 passive speakers not sound better than $300 active speakers as all the money goes into the drivers and cabinet design ? are there no passive speakers designed for near field, low volume listening ?
Well, you came to the right place. I was torn between purchasing the L200 or the R200, so I did my research. I just love the looks and the build quality of the L200 but after reading tons of impressions on these two, I ended up going with the R200. It turns out they are audibly very similar so you would be paying around double the price for a slight bump in performance and mainly due to the over quality. Now if it wasn’t for the channel, I would probably have gone with the L200. I tend to be willing to pay for quality, within reason, more than most. But since I’m trying to angle this channel towards average folks, like myself, I figured the R200 would be more relevant to the channel subscribers. Plus, I wanted white. With all of that said, I know the L200 is more similar to the LSi703 I had, so I’m definitely going to grab a used pair, once they start popping up.
Happy to see another video! Looking forward to watching!
Thank you Alex! It’s positive comments like this, that get me out of my own head, and make videos.
Happy weekend my friend!
Nice. I just ordered the r700. Have to wait until January to get them though.
Lucky man! The R700 is supposed to be one heck of a speaker!
From everything I’ve read, the R200 and the R700 are supposedly to be the darlings on the Reserve lineup. Good choice:)
Congrats on the incoming speakers!
If you've never heard the Reserve's in person I think you will be surprised, especially if you got them for under $600. I guess it will depend on your taste, or what sound you like..but if you like the R3's I think your impression of the Polk's will be good..they are quite balanced. For me I preferred them over the Klipsch, I'm not putting the RP600 down, it just doesn't play as nice with all genres as the Polk's to my ears..but we all have our own opinions. I've tried the Polk's with numerous amps, a few AB, Class D, Hypex Class D, and currently Class G from an Arcam SA30. Great speakers for the price. Looking forward to seeing your shoot-out, review, hearing your thoughts and impressions. I've only heard the Klipsch in a poor set up at a local retailer.
Great post, thank you!
From everything I’ve read about the R200, I think they’ll be quite good. As much as I love my RP600M, they aren’t perfect.
The Polk LSiM703 and these KEF R3, have spoiled me, I’m afraid. If gambled, from my research, my money would be on these Polks.
The PeachTree has also caused me to start shopping for Klipsch replacements. It’s that good.
It will be fun finding out what stays and what goes though!
These were on sale directly from Polk, new in box, at the same price for a while. Tough field for bookshelf speakers at around $500/pr.
I’ve been following the Reserve line. I don’t think I’ve seen the R200 go as low as $500 but that’s a smoking price. They are on sale currently, across most of the authorized dealer websites at $599.
In my humble opinion, these are the bookshelf speakers to beat at anywhere near these sale prices.
Thank you for stopping by, my friend!
Is been a long , once again welcome back.
Nana! The most kind and supportive subscriber on the planet💕
Welcome back Dustin it’s been a long time since I seen a video from you hopefully all is well
Thank you again for the continued support, my friend!
Happy weekend!
wow! What a beauty... looking forward to the review! 🙌
I’m really digging this white look! I now just need some time to listen to these beauties. Haha
Thanks for taking the time to comment:)
Should be an interesting review. I have, at this point, a very old set of the first Polk's that used a ring radiator, the LSI-7s. And they're a nice speaker, a bit laid back though, and the voices are not as forward as some would like. But, they are easy to listen to. Need a good sub, to fill out the bottom. They only go to 53hz and the low end is tight but not prominent. The LSiM series bookie improved on this design. And these current models, have yet another iteration of the ring radiator and a new port (the old ones were Polk's standard power port).
Yeah, I’m excited to get some seat time with them. I just wish I would have kept my old LSiM703 so I could compare them side by side.
So far, my initial impressions of these are that they are exceptional for the money, especially at the current sale price.
Those LSi7 were supposed to be great speakers also. I really wanted the matching towers when they came out but I was totally broke. Haha
Beautiful in white!!
Yeah, I really like the white! I’ve owned tons of black speakers so I figured I’d change things up a little.
They look and sound awesome!
I hear only good things about these newer polks
I’ve been doing quite a bit of research, so like you, I’m pretty educated on my finalists. It was between these R200, Wharfedale EVO4.2 and Arendal 1961.
When these Polks went on sale, it helped me decide. Plus, I don’t want to buy too expensive bookshelf speakers, like the Legend L200, since I’m trying to keep this channel more budget minded live me and my great subscribers.
What is your all time favorite speaker?
Unboxing videos are silly Dustin, i've never needed anyone to show me how to open a box
I’m totally with you. I’m not a big unboxing guy but this was kind of a cheap way for me to put out a video, to try and keep the momentum going.
Just being totally honest. Haha
The little bend you mentioned on the wave guide what if it's meant to be that way?
Hello Naveen! No, it wasn’t meant to be bent. This little wave guide was designed to transport the high frequencies evenly.
I think it just got slightly bent, due to it being an open box and someone bumped it slightly when packing it up.
The good news is, it bent back to perfect with very little effort.
How do you like your Peach tree amplifier? What model is it ?
I absolutely love it. One of my favorite audio purchases. I just can’t get enough of it.
It’s the PeachTree Nova300. The middle model, in the lineup
i bought a subwoofer the other day at a pawnshop! but i cant seem to find out much about it, the name is MSP-S8 !! it says its 75 watts rms no peak no. tho! do you have any info on it?
I’d love to help you but I’m not familiar with that model. Is it a KRK sub? What color is the woofer?
hi, do you have an advice for affordable near field , low volume listening in a desktop setup ? thanks
If you aren’t looking to get a desktop system that’s crazy loud, I’d probably just go with a powered pair of monitors. JBL, Kanto and AudioEngine all make great sounding, powered speakers.
I like powered speakers in nearfield situations as the bass is usually perfectly tuned for close listening.
Also, be sure to check your local used market first. There’s usually quite a few powered options in my area.
@@blazermdx makes sense, that i why i have jbl 305 but the constant tweeter hiss is annoying when not playing music, i was hoping there was an upgrade without the twitter hiss, how can $300 passive speakers not sound better than $300 active speakers as all the money goes into the drivers and cabinet design ? are there no passive speakers designed for near field, low volume listening ?
Hi, How are you? Between the L200 and R200, which in your opinion is better for 2.0 stereo and why? Thanks.
Well, you came to the right place. I was torn between purchasing the L200 or the R200, so I did my research.
I just love the looks and the build quality of the L200 but after reading tons of impressions on these two, I ended up going with the R200. It turns out they are audibly very similar so you would be paying around double the price for a slight bump in performance and mainly due to the over quality.
Now if it wasn’t for the channel, I would probably have gone with the L200. I tend to be willing to pay for quality, within reason, more than most. But since I’m trying to angle this channel towards average folks, like myself, I figured the R200 would be more relevant to the channel subscribers. Plus, I wanted white.
With all of that said, I know the L200 is more similar to the LSi703 I had, so I’m definitely going to grab a used pair, once they start popping up.
@@blazermdx Thanks for reaching out. Much appreciated.