Polk audio Atrium5 All-Weather Outdoor Speakers (White, Pair)

Polk Audio RM95

At this price you would be stupid as a consumer to pass these up. Only audiophiles would have issues with these.

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  From the beginning I was quite thoroughly astounded at the amazing sound these small speakers put out. Prior to purchasing these I was always content with buying the Home-Theater-In-a-Box deals and hadn't heard of Polk Audio because I never did any research, but now I'll never go back.

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  They don't have the best bass output and need to be paired with a good sub-woofer, but that is to be expected with speakers this small.

For the price, these speakers produce sweet sound. Very crisp and loud.

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  Super Sweet sound. So far, best wall mount stands.

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  Glossy finish is a finger print magnet. I prefer matte finish but that is just me being picky.

Thanks to BlazingPC's review, I knew more what I was getting. I am very happy with these speakers, especially the price I paid for them. For the full MSRP $$, I would go in-ceiling full size.

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  Black Friday deal-Oh yeah! The Only reason I got these was because I was getting a new TV for the front room and I wasn't giving up my surround sound that I have halfway set up in the bedroom (3.1 system).

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  The wire clip is just a tad too small. Not a big deal really. I have these hooked up to a receiver that supplies 80 watts per channel. I got these on black Friday and waited to do this review when I got them installed for the full immersion.

I would recommend to others. I have become a Polk fan over the years, going from Rockford Fosgate, Kenwood, Pioneer, Kicker, and now to Polk speakers in different applications. (auto/home)

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  Replaced a Yamaha set about 4x the size with larger and double the amount of drivers per enclosure. These sound every bit as good when used with an external sub. The included wall brackets are great

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  While the wide-dispersion array does fill the room with sound, it does make placement a bit harder, especially if the rear surrounds are in corners. It would be a bit better if the driver placement was at 90 degrees rather than ~120 degrees.

Over all good value. Makes great surround speakers on a budget. (minus the sub). Price doubled the week after I purchased. Now at $350.

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  Great price. I only paid $179. Small size and nice looking cabinets. Includes stand and wall mount. Descent sound quality.

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  Sound quality not as expected from speakers with $600 sticker price. Maybe I expected too much but they dont sound as nice as the speakers they were supposed to be replacing. Sound is just slightly washed out with muffled highs and lows.

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  I loved these things when I got them for $299, and now they're available cheaper. Took a while to setup because they don't come with a receiver so you have to buy one. They sound amazing for how small they are. I don't have any complaints at all.

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  It didn't install itself

the spring clips are a little bit of a pain to put wire into, but they are the same as my old infinity satelite speakers.

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  nice mounting hardware, my audyse calibration put in a 150hz crossover freq which is correct for these speakers. sounds good baby.

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  my wife saying, "if we can afford $200 speakers, we can afford......" Hi honey!!

hope this helps

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  I was looking at these & noticed the reviews that said spk wires fall out to fix dubble or tripple your wire at the end or use a speaker wire pin conector or but_ conector or silver solder wire end or tie end of wire in a naught & buying 14& 12 guage wire for sat spks is wasted money .

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  no cons but polk is not noted for heavy bass unless your using one of there better subs .

You should by these speakers and then get a pair of Pold RM8's to make it full 7.1 surround sound.

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  These speakers are wonderful. They have a full, rich, enveloping sound. They look good when placed properly. They put out great sound when playing music.

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  Not a con for the quality of the speakers, rather, the packaging to make it clearer that these are left and right placement speakers. You have to look at the bottom of each speaker for proper placement.

These are a great addition to a 7.1 system. I combined these with Polk monitor 60's for front, and a subwoofer. If you plan to use these as a 5.1 system, you MUST get a subwoofer.

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  The sound quality is great. The seem to 'smooth' out the surround sound, so it isnt so easy to distinguish where the sound is coming from.

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  The wire clips are pathetic. The manual says you can use 18awg wire, which was already ran in my living room. But 18awg wire will not stay in the clips, it just falls out. You must use at least 16awg, if not 14awg.