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Polk Audio Monitor 30 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, Black) | 
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| Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $229.95
Buy New: $99.99
You Save: $129.96 (57%)
New (2) Used (1) from $95.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1645
Color: Black Oak
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 17.4 x 14.4 x 12.3
Legal Disclaimer: In-stock orders ship within 24 hours of the next business day. All units a Factory Fresh with full manufacturer warranty.
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: AM3025-A
Model: AM3025-A
UPC: 747192110505
EAN: 0747192110505
ASIN: B0002ZSFTG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pair of bookshelf 2-way speakers that delivers superior linearity, definition and sound imaging | | • | Equipped with one 5.25-inch bi-laminate composite dynamic-balance driver | | • | Equipped with one 1-inch silk polymer-composite dynamic-balance dome tweeter | | • | All MDF construction and extensive cabinet bracing ensure resonance-free enclosures | | • | Built-in keyhole wall mounting brackets provides secure on-wall mounting |
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Product Description
The name "Monitor" is special to Polk Audio. The original Polk Audio Monitor Series, produced in the mid-1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk Audio famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone.The newly reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish look that complements today's flat screen technology, with wood grain finishes and modern Titanium faces. Built for speed, sound quality and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Best Deal Ever December 8, 2008
I bought these a few months back because my old speakers were toast. I wasn't expecting much since the price is so low, but when new speakers become a necessity for a man with limited funds...
So, I get home late from a 12 hour work day and break these out for a test run and...
I'll be damned! These little unassuming boxes start pumping out the kind of perfect, flat-response sound that I have always figured could only come from sticking headphones over my ears. Even at low volumes things sound clear, articulate, direct.
Of course woofers this size won't work for a hip hop house quake, but that's more a special effect than accurate music reproduction. (I like some rap music, so don't misunderstand me here people.)
Also, deep rumbles from that dvd action movie will require a sub woofer most def, but that's a future purchase during better economic times.
As for other reviewers' complaints about "boomy" sound. I can only surmise that these people are suffering from a loss of high frequency hearing. These speakers come as close to the flat frequency reponse of my Grado and Sony headphones as any speakers I have heard. At any price. In fact, the best setting on my stereo is completely "flat" with no increase in bass or treble settings.
I have the speakers in a moderate sized, carpeted room, thus I am not entirely certain if larger speakers would be better in a large area. In the room I have them in, serious ear damage is just a twist of the volume knob away. And I have yet to find myself thinking that they sound tinny or small.
I have been listening to music through headphones for many years (I'm 38 years old) and loudspeakers have always seemed to me a compromise. Granted, loudspeakers provide the "feel" of lower frequencies which can't be obtained through Sennheiser, Grado or Sony "cans." (My personal favorites) But I've always felt that recordings get a little distant and muddy through loudspeakers. Not so with these Polks.
Another problem with speakers can be an emphasis on a certain frequency range at the expense of the rest of the sound. For example, in both of my cars, there is an increase in the high end due to the overactive tweeters. Also, boomy bass seems to be part of the car stereo experience. For some recordings, this can sound just great, but I still kind of prefer to hear music the way it was intended. That's right, the way it sounds coming out of these cheap @zz lil speakers.
Alas, not everyone will hear things the same, but as Miles Davis once said with his trumpet, "So What?"
Polks are beautiful durable and very well crafted!!! August 4, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Everyones complaints about polk are nonsense got to ur local tweeter store or best buy and here them for yourself and email me at djusc23@yahoo.com and u let me know how good they are dnt listen to all these bums and know it alls.......
 ok July 20, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
these speakers are ok, but rank below my 17-year-old jbl's..the polk's are a bit tinny .but OK..i was able to move my old jbl's to the media room and gave my wife the new polks
Perfect for flat panel system July 9, 2008
when combined with a CS1 center. Could not be happier. Clear with good sound field.
Excellent Speakers May 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased these speakers for both music and to use as temporary front speakers for my dvd movies. These speaker boxes are quality built and very solid. The highs are excellent and allowed me to hear highs I never heard before in the movies. For the lows, the speakers are a bit boomy from the rear ports. After reading a review of another user with the suggestion of stuffing the port with a sock, I filled mine with foam. This made the bass nice and tight and also improved the mids as well. The bass that comes from these little speakers is pretty amazing and was much more than I expected; however, don't expect earth-shattering bass from bookshelf speakers of any kind. If you purchase these speakers, you won't be disappointed.
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