T15 Home Theater and Stereo Bookshelf Speakers – Deep Bass Response, Dolby and DTS Surround, Wall-Mountable, Pair, Black

I purchased these Polk T15 bookshelf speakers to upgrade my sound in my home office/gaming setup. I must say that these little bookshelf speakers punch well above their weight class. They being powered by a Fosi Audio M331 tube amp that puts out about 100 watts per channel. The sound profile is a more of a U shape which is great for a variety of music. In movies, dialogue is a little muffled when listening at low volumes. While the frequency response goes down to 50hz, it's not going to rattle the pictures off the wall. In most cases, the bass is just fine for a 5.25" driver. If you need booming bass you can add a subwoofer to the setup. I was able to purchase these speakers on sale. For the price, they are worth every penny. However, if they were closer to MSRP, I would pass on them (purchased for $120usd). Overall, I am happy with my purchase. The work well in a small room. Their size allows them to work as desktop speakers. If you can find them on sale, it would be worth the purchase. Pros: Great sounding, big sound from a small package. Crispy highs, tame mids, and solid bass. Allows for the use of banana plugs. Classic aesthetics and compact design. Great value if you can find them on sale. Cons: Struggles with frequency under 60hz. Dialogue gets lost at low volumes. Grills are not magnetic. Vinyl wrap looks cheap.

For the price, these are excellent speakers. They sound super-clear with accurate full-range reproduction and even a bit of bass. i got them at a sale price which made them somewhat of a no-brainer, although i considered Yamaha and Sony 3-way bookshelf speakers and the Polk tsi100 which is almost functionally the same except it has an active crossover, which these lack. However for my purposes, that didn't matter -- i am using them as surrounds in a 5.1 system, all Polk, with a Sony receiver. You could pay more for surrounds, but why? Sound quality is excellent, and they handle transitions between complex passages to more isolated ones faithfully. They also do well with both acoustic and electronic musical elements. If i had to describe the soundstage, it's present, with clear separation between frequencies. They are maybe a little on the crisp side but not shrill, in terms of tonality, though that will also depend on what music you play through them. (EDIT: It's been a few years now, and I've listened to lotta of music and movies through these speakers. As long as you know their limitations and strengths, you'll be fine with these.) I havent done extensive testing yet, nor put them through their paces with a home theater audio source, but their performance with music raises no expectation that they wouldn't handle typical movie audio as well. They are only rated to 50w continuous/100w peak, so that is something to consider if you are thinking of using them as mains. (EDIT: in engineering these, Polk chose to emphasize sound fidelity. These aren't going to have bass like a 3-way speaker. They have a max. volume rating which may preclude use as mains in larger rooms. But they are under $100 for a pair and sound fantastic for what they are.) I would say they are perfect as surrounds in a 5.1 system, which places lower power demands on rear speakers so the wattage rating doesn't matter. But i could see going with 4 of these in a home theater set-up, or 4 plus a subwoofer, for a small room. The freq. response only goes down to 60khz, so you are not going to get deep bass from these. But you will hear some bass, which sounds surprisingly clean on sound selections where low-end is isolated and "ripples" through all channels. I personally chose the Monitor 60s as my mains because I listen to a lot of music. But honestly, those might be overkill in some regards because it doesn't take a lot of volume to fill the room they are in, which is around 15' x 20'. Anyway, the M60s sound great paired with the T15s and PSW10 and could easily work as a main system in a larger, living room space. i would also have no reservations about swapping the T15s with my Yamaha surrounds on the main system, except they are just a bit larger and bulkier. They do have a keyhole opening on the back if you want to wall-mount or secure them. The cabinet itself is very well-made and these look impressive without grilles. Overall, very pleased with my purchase, so far they have performed flawlessly and are exactly what i expected. if you want bigger bass from a bookshelf speaker, your options become at least2x-3x more expensive, but will also be limited by physical space. For example, the Yamaha 3-way advertised as a bookshelf speaker packs a largeish woofer into a midsize cabinet, where it can potentially overpower the treble and mids. maybe that's an option for mains if you dont have room or budget for a subwoofer and/or floor-standing speakers, but also probably overkill for surrounds in a 5.1 setup. The T15s, on the other hand, aren't trying to give you floor-speaker performance in a smaller package, but they do compare favorably with more expensive 2-way bookshelf speakers. At this price point, they are something of an engineering/design marvel, and as long as you have realistic expectations, they will meet or exceed those expectations.

Polk audio has been around for a long long time, and continues to deliver quality audio equipment! I needed bookshelf speaker to replace my small tower speakers because my wife didn't like seeing the towers anymore. So it was important for me to get as much sound as possible from the bookshelf speaker. I read a lot of professional reviews, but most only reviewed higher end speakers in the $300+ range. I found a couple of reviews that mentioned these Polk bookshelf speakers as only decent! I'm so glad that I've found purchased these speakers for under $120 pair. The sound quality is amazing. The vocals and mids come thru very clear! My old towers can't even come close to the vocal clarity! The Bass is excellent for such a small speaker. The bass is nearly the equivalent of my old tower speakers! It is unbelievable the amount of sound that comes out of these small speakers! The Power they can take is incredible, they don't distort when I crank up the wattage from my Yamaha 100 watt receiver! Build quality is very good, and should last a long time. Easy to setup, you can put the provided rubber feet on, or hang on your wall. Easy to connect to your receiver with the screw down posts, but wish they were brass instead of plastic. I dare you to find a better sounding bookshelf speaker for the price!

Qualidade ótima, entretanto não se aplica para os que pretendem som ambiente com amplitude de graves médios e agudos.

Its super build quality and sound. Am really surprised

I have a small house, a really tiny room but a very large collection of Music on CDs and LPs. With space constraints I was listening to music on the Bose Acoustic Wave II for almost 15 years. It served me well till it perished on a high musical note. For nearly two years , I have been listening to music on Bluetooth speakers but they never did give the pleasure my ears were seeking. It was a compromise. That did not stop me from buying music on CDs , because i lived in hope that someday I would be able to listen to music just the way I used to listen to it before on a nice warm sound system. I did not have a high end budget either and keeping the tiny space I have , I needed something just right that would fill my room with warm sounds. A friend of mine wanted to switch over to digital music streaming, he was absolutely done with music on CDs and wanted to move on with technology , well to each his own , and his loss I must add. He wanted to give away his Harmon Kardon Amplifier of 15 years (which works like a charm) and immediately bought it from him. Next thing I dug out was my worn out sony Dvd player which needed repair , but i got it fixed. Now the only thing remaining was to get the right speakers and pair it with this amplifier and dvd player. After several days of research and reading a lot on several other brands of speakers, Polk T15 caught my attention. I took a leap of faith and bought them. The speakers arrived , in an absolutely lovely packaging. Secured and not one dent on the box (thankfully). The speakers itself look gorgeous and I removed the outer covers of the speakers because I like them that way. The only little complaint I have was that they came without audio wires. So i ran to the local electronic store and bought about 30 feet of audio cable and found myself cutting the wire and setting up the speakers on the wall of my room. When the setup was complete, it was time to test this tailor made old system with a fresh new pair of speakers. The result, a big smile on my face. The efforts , the patience paid off and the T15 absolutely breathed new life to my collection of music. It's just right for my room , my tiny space. The bass is not enthralling if you're someone who is looking for a heavy bass sounding sound. Nope, not at all. It's well balanced and I prefer it that way. The acoustics , the drums , the vocals , the guitars ,the overall sound hits the sweet spot. So if you're looking for a similar setup like mine, something old school which sounds lush and warm, consider the T15's as a very affordable upgrade.

Achetées pour faire office d'enceintes principalement comme enceintes d'ambiance. Elles remplissent parfaitement leur mission et ne rechignent pas à la montée en puissance. Reproduction neutre et équilibrée. Un très bon achat adapté à l'usage prévu.

Got it at a price close to Micca MBX42 speakers, which I own as well. I don't know why some YouTube audiophiles are trashing (esp cheapaudioman) on this but these are a pretty good pair of loudspeakers. Forward-sounding, crisp and clear. Soundstage and instrument separation is very very decent. They really compete well against the MB42Xes in this price category. Very good & and pretty versatile even with not so transparent amps. I would throughly recommend, at this price point. This has impressed me more for both music and movie/TV shows dialogue clarity. No problem with on-axis near field listening. I think they fixed this problem already, as a site on the Net mentioned about listening to them 20° off-axis. Cheapaudioman also was really putting them through the wringer about their "veiled" performance. No veiling, no poor on-axis performance, so to speak, for this pair of mine. Ultra-clear. Paired them with an Aiyima Tube T7 preamp & A07 amp (I have noticed the same model number for Aiyima's products go well together). Great sound, though lacking deep bass (which was probably the reason for the Monitor XT range). Sound, with this pairing, is what I can consider hi-fi already! Am happy with my T15s!