 excellent Polk as always |
| Review Date: July 13, 2007 |
| Reviewer: W. Bost, Los Angeles, CA |
| I put these in my mountain vacation home, and they are super as Polk stuff always is. I work in post production sound, and for the money, this is an excellent choice. |
POLK RC80i in ceiling speakers pair - good speakers, very easy installation
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| Review Date: January 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: KMM, Atlanta, GA United States |
I'm not a huge audio person, but I also don't want anything that sounds cheap in my home.
I had to buy 2 sets of CEILING speakers one set for rear surround sound speakers and one set for a separate pool room. I bought and installed these in the pool room. Installation was quick and straight forward. The speakers were larger than I had anticipated which made me a little nervous, but I don't even notice them now. They sound great to me.
I also paid double for a pair of Bose speakers for the rear surround sound. I REALLY wish I had skipped the extra expense and just bought these instead for that room too. |
REQUIRES DOUBLE WIRING
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| Review Date: February 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. Schimanski, |
I bought this to install in the basement we just finished. Mostly to play music during parties and also to hook into the tv if we have parties for the "big game" etc. so the sound can be broadcast though-out the entire basement. We pre-wired three speaker locations to cover the entire 1500 sq ft.
THE GOOD:
Very easy to install. Take the little card board template, draw your circle, drill a pilot hole, and cut it out. (I used a fine tooth saw-zaw blade by hand since we had already painted the ceiling and I didn't want it to chip/scuff the ceiling, but a jig saw would have probably done fine. Either way is ok, dry wall is easy to saw. On a ladder I used one hand to hold the speaker and the other to easily make the connections. The connecters are easy to work with one hand. I then just inserted into the ceiling, pulled the screw drive our of my pocket (don't forget to do this or you will be down the ladder with your speaker dangling from wire)... screwed in four screws that snap out and then down the little brackets that hold the speaker snug to the ceiling from inside the ceiling, and inserted the grill (which covers the speaker and the screws). Easy as can be.
Another point: circles are easier to install then rectangles. If you are considering buying rectangle speakers, consider how good you are and making things square, plumb, etc. And also consider that even if you are good at it, your drywall installers, even if they worked for a good builder, may not be. So you ceiling and/or wall may not be at right angles to each other. If you install in ceiling close to a wall, or in wall close to a ceiling, you may end up with a speaker that looks crooked one way or another. And even if the walls and ceiling are all straight, it's still hard to stand on a ladder, measure the how far each corner is to your nearest reference point, set the template etc. With circles, these problems go away.
Quick wiring tip:
1. When you do the initial wiring, make sure you leave enough slack so that the wire hangs and least three feet down lower then the ceiling. It make connecting the wire to the speaker much easier when standing on a ladder to not have to be making the connections over your head. You'd rather have it waist high. So leave enough slack, it easily tucks up into the ceiling when the speaker is installed.
THE BAD:
2. I mentioned that I wired for three speakers. I bought the "Polk Audio RC60i" Since they come in pairs, I wanted to buy a single 3rd speaker instead of buying a second pair and having one left over. So I made the mistake of buying this product, the very similar "Polk Audio RC6s" for my third speaker without reading enough of the description or reviews. Based on other descriptions, and the performance of the "Polk Audio RC60i" that I did get to work. this speaker probably works fine.
HOWEVER, it requires two sets of speaker wire, not one. I of course had one set of wire to each speaker location. I now know that this is both a left and right speaker all in one little package. So it didn't work for me. I ended up buying a second set of "Polk Audio RC60i", and it now works perfectly. So if you do the same, either run two sets of wire or just buy yourself a second set of "Polk Audio RC60i"... The set is not much more money then the single "Polk Audio RC6s" anyway.
I am rating this a five based upon looks, ease of installation, and the performance of the sister product "Polk Audio RC60i" that I have installed. I am not going to rate it down because I am a dope and didn't read enough of the description or reviews before buying.
Polk Audio RC60i In-Ceiling / In-Wall Speakers (Pair, White) |
great speakers
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| Review Date: March 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Donald P. Bass, SoCal |
| amazing sounding speakers. used on my home theater, can't believe the sound quality. I have a bose system and these are far superior. The cost to value to fantastic, highly recommended to everyone |
Great flush mount speakers
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| Review Date: April 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Dog Doc, Near Philadelphia |
| We recently moved to a new office and I bought 6 of these speakers to provide background music throughout the building. They were easy to install and I have each powered by a separate Pyle PTA2 Mini 2x40W Stereo Power Amplifier. (The amps have pre-amp level inputs and output so they can be daily chained back to a pre-amp or a single pre-amp level source such as an iPod or in my case, a Sirius radio receiver.) The sound quality is great and the combined cost for each amp-speaker unit was less than $125. Although they are usually played at low volume, they also sound great if I crank them up after hours. Would highly recommend these speakers for similar home or office applications. |
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