Polk Audio AM4205-A

Would you like to buy Polk Audio TSi200 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, Black) I'd buy them again...and again.By BillFirst off, I'll say this-they won't shake the house down-you'll need a sub. Don't deduct stars off the review because they won't do what they're not designed to do.I got these from the Polk Direct store refurbished(but they look new)on an Ebay auction. For about 60% of what they cost new, I stole them!! For that price, I didn't get what I paid for-I got much more.Here's the setup. Powered by a Harman Kardon 75 watt per channel stereo 2 channel(not home theater surround)receiver. They are mounted on the wall about 6 feet high aimed in and down toward the listening area. They are about 17 lbs, so get heavy duty brackets that are rated for at least 20 lbs if you want to wall mount.These are the best sounding speakers I've ever had. Ok, I've never had any real high end speakers, such as Paradigm, but these are the best so far. Highs are crisp and clear. Mids and vocals are warm not muddy. The staging is awesome. There's plenty of bass-I'm generally talking about mid bass-they're not subs-remember? There's certainly no gap between these and the sub's crossover frequency. They've been cranked up pretty loud and did not distort. But the best news is efficency. You won't need much power to get these TSi200s sounding good and loud. Definitely the loudest bookshelf I've had. And can compete with some foorstanding speakers in the efficency department.Being refurbs, I don't know if they have enough hours on them to be broken in. But I've got about 10 hours on them so far and they sound great. If you crank up some heavy metal loud, they can sound a bit harsh. But that can be said for just about any speaker. With jazz they amaze me. The saxophone sounds like it's here in the room.Some sources state that the TSi200s are bi ampable and some say no. Maybe you can get them either way-I don't know. These over here are not capable of biamping-just one set of terminals. But I don't plan on doing that anyway. I really HATE the high gloss black finish on the top. It shows every speck of dust and every fingerprint. But being mounted high on the wall, no one can see it. That's my only complaint. Yes, sure there are better speakers out there. But I'm convinced you'd have to pay much more to get a noticable difference in sound quality. If you want a pair, save some $$$ and get refurbished ones from the Polk Direct store.See all 18 customer reviews... » More Information about Polk Audio TSi200 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, Black).

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