Polk Reserve | Legendary Sound WITHOUT a Legendary Price Tag!

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Say hello to the NEW Polk Reserve Series! Check out the entire new series here - bit.ly/318fpEw
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@Youthman 3 года назад

Say hello to the NEW Polk Reserve Series! Check out the entire new series here - bit.ly/318fpEw Ways You Can Support the Channel: Patreon: www.patreon.com/youthman Youthman Courses - www.youthmancourses.com/ Youthman Merch - teespring.com/stores/youthman/

@sg1ds919 3 года назад

Whats the name of those speaker stands?

@Youthman 3 года назад

Monoprice - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hoCtmlE4klk.html

@JayPatrol Месяц назад

I think the r200s with hts 12 inch subwoofer and r 300 or 400 center channel speaker Everything will be Alright

@DirtySouthBBQBrooklynNY 3 года назад

Yes it's about time the reviewers give POLK AUDIO some luv, my living room Home Theater is all POLK AUDIO

@Youthman 3 года назад

Awesome! What speakers do you have now?

@Adetokunbo03 3 года назад

Mine is all Polk Audio also

@vader540is 3 года назад

The heart used to be on the Polk logo back in the day. I have them on my Polk SDA-2B

@Youthman 3 года назад

Ah! Thanks for sharing. That’s too funny. Learn something new every day

@ghostrecon3214 3 года назад

Stoked for this after seeing the big tower is right at my budget.

@Youthman 3 года назад

They are a fun speaker.

@2Timothy2.15 3 года назад

I'm still rocking the Polk Audio RTiA9 and CSiA6 in my theater. Love them.

@kchillhall1968 2 года назад

Looks just like them, I got the Rti system, no need to give away more cash.

@robertfarmer1602 3 года назад

Love the matte black, and why would someone thumbs down this???? Even if you're not a Polk fan, this is good content!

@Youthman 3 года назад

I appreciate it Robert. Honestly I was not a poke fan until I heard the legend series. Polk made a bold decision to make a high fidelity product. I think it’s great that they are using the exact tweeters and midrange drivers in the Reserve Series and have found a way to make it affordable.

@robertfarmer1602 3 года назад

@@Youthman Yeah I've always been a Polk guy. I plan on uploading about my home theater setup once the M-215 arrives

@monkeymouse1403 3 года назад

I'm glad to see Polk stepping up their game from the mass market garbage of the last 20 years or so. I'm old enough to remember going into my local high end audio store as a teen and listening to the SRS series - right up there with the best of the time, made me save up enough to buy a pair of their bookshelf speakers, which a friend still has to this day.

@Youthman 3 года назад

I’m grateful too. The guys at Polk are the real deal. Passionate about great audio

@joshmccarty1983 3 года назад

Youthman i watched one of your videos about 4 months ago, it was your klipsch home theatre.. since then ive spent alot of money to upgrade my surround sound... thank you for showing me what real sound is

@warrenmullett 3 года назад

Im liking the white finish...tough call. I think I would have to try the bookshelves before i committed to floor standers with atmos..

@josegallardos4265 Год назад

Polk Audio is Audiophile, Period. They even sound better than many more expensive speakers.

@Youthman Год назад

Speakers are very subjective. Just have to find what sound works best for you.

@MrJnasty41 3 года назад

"Sade: Bring Me Home" is another great live concert Blu-Ray if you're into dynamic music and female vocals.

@FliGuyRyan Год назад

Goodness... this is what a speaker review looks and sounds like. Bra-freaking-vo! Keep it up...

@Youthman Год назад

Thank you for the kind words. Lots of reviews on the channel for you to enjoy.

@victorjohnson8374 3 года назад

These are gorgeous. I’ve been a Polk audio fan for a long time. I’m running polks as my LCR. They sound phenomenal too

@Youthman 3 года назад

Awesome Victor. What models do you have?

@victorjohnson8374 3 года назад

@@Youthman I’m running the T30 center and the T50 towers. I just got the center last week. Blew me away. I haven’t had a front stage timbre matched. In over ten years. But now I see why it’s so important. The T30 really makes a difference in my theater set up. So glad I invested in it

@RemixerUltimate 3 года назад

@@victorjohnson8374 the T series is a really nice value for the money.

@victorjohnson8374 3 года назад

@@RemixerUltimate yes it is. I’m very happy with them.

@reaality3860 3 года назад

My 1986 model Polk SDA speakers still sound good. I just can't bear to part with them for newer speakers.

@marknelson801 3 года назад

Nice review Michael. I have owned many Polks over the last 30+ years. Great speakers for the money. Customer service is always great when you need it too.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Awesome Mark. Glad you enjoyed it

@Bigheadedwon Год назад

I know audio's about the sound quality. But wow, these in walnut are so beautiful I'd almost buy them strictly for how they look. It's good they sound like they do because I'm pretty sure these are the speakers I'll be buying in a few months. It's a shame they didn't make a Walnut finish sub for the line though. A 12" sub with that finish would be stunning.

@Youthman Год назад

Aesthetics do play a big role in our preference of speakers. Especially if they’re going in the living room set up. For me, my JTR Speakers, don’t have to look pretty they actually look intimidating when I lift up the screen lol but they would never fly in my living room.

@8474Starscream 2 года назад

Been running Sandy Gross Definitive Super Towers for almost 20 years they just won't stop kicking. Sandy helped startup Polk / fun fact. I've got my eyes on the R700's just to mix it up may start with the R400 Center to test the waters

@tg9891 6 месяцев назад

My exact circumstances too. Owned a full compliment of Def Tech original BP towers from 1994 (BP 10s and BP2s) along with a Def Tech SuperCube. After 28 years, it was time for an upgrade. I went with the R700s; R400; R900s and the Polk HTS12. This setup absolutely kicks ass when driven by my legacy Adcom beastie amps.

@jackruby4680 2 года назад

Excellent! I've been attracted to The Polk Reserve 700's and the others in your comparison fell in line where I expected them to as your Great review Described.

@brydon10 3 года назад

The old vintage Polk Audio logo had a heart as the dot for the "i" in Audio.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Someone else pointed that out. I legit thought they were just showing us some love 🤣🤣🤣

@HossLUK 3 года назад

I was wondering what polk was going to replace their lsim line with after they discontinued it, and i was not expecting them to basically make smaller and more affordable versions of their legend line. This is honestly super interesting and has me now wondering if i should wait to replace my front left and right with one of these towers rather than getting the s60s. Im wondering how the r500 will do for movies considering they're considerably cheaper than the 700s and they dont have the 8inch drivers. Because those would match my price point a lot better.

@LifeofBliss 3 года назад

That opening was Legendary! 😉

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thank you Kyle. I wanted to try something a bit different for my channel. It was a lot of fun to make

@Youthman 3 года назад

Haha

@Youthman 3 года назад

Nothing reserved about it. 🤣

@joentell 3 года назад

It's back!!!!

@joentell 3 года назад

@@keepingupwiththejones2933 That intro is straight 🔥 Not doing it is like Ric Flair not doing a figure 4.

@Lowkey_nxthxn 3 года назад

WOW 🤩 I DEFINITELY NEEDA UPGRADED NOW

@bobcathey8903 3 года назад

Hey Youthman. I learned about Polk Audio back in the 80's. Always seemed well respected. Own ADS 710 stereo speakers, then Paradigm 5 channel with twin subs, then in 2020 bought Polk RTIa 7s, RTIa 3s, F/XiA 6s, and a CS/iA center channel. All have very nice cabinets and paired with my Yamaha RX-A1000 and RX-A3080 receivers, tuned properly for the room, sound very nice. The RX-A1000 may have been strained a bit pushing 7 channels of low sensitivity drivers thus the need to upgrade my receiver. I might say that these Polks were at the end of their production, but seem to sound nice at a very reasonable price. Still love my early 80's ADS 710s, as well as my early Paradigms, but the Polks fit my needs at the time. Perhaps I will be able to audition side by side my next speakers. Reviews are great but nothing beats well set up A/B/C comparisons! Enjoy your review of these Polks.

@Kksss239 2 года назад

I have learned lots of things from your FB and RU-vid channel to improve my AV system to get lavel of audiophile. Love from 🇳🇵 Nepal

@Youthman 2 года назад

Really glad to hear that

@Ocho817 3 года назад

Been running a 7.1.4 of rtia series for a few years now, definitely thinking about upgrading the front soundstage to this reserve series.

@MsgtMelton Год назад

20 years as an audio enthusiast? Just got into the hobby then. Welcome to the hobby from a 51 veteran audio crazy enthusiast.

@PUSSYMONEYWEED75 3 года назад

All my fav audiophile guys are posting reviews on these reserves and im sold..i need some

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words.

@Youthman 3 года назад

They should be available to buy on their website today.

@gizzy2403 3 года назад

nice handle! I like your priorities 🤣 did u check Sean's review @ Zero Fidelity? I've never seen him that excited over a speaker! I'm sold🍻

@Youthman 3 года назад

No I was up from 10pm till 10am making my video. Been a zombie today lol

@techsamurai11 Год назад

These look nice and almost look like real wood. Finding a 5.0 system with wooden cabinets that sounds good is not easy nowadays. For me, the B&W CM series was the epitome of design, look, and performance with offerings in cherry and maple and looking as good as the $20,000 700 S3 which is ironically based on the design of the CM series with 4x the price.

@PolkFan 3 года назад

Excellent video, as always Youthman. Great content and very informative. 👍🏾

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video

@Mr-Midnight-1-1-88 3 года назад

OMG they are beautiful 😍

@Youthman 3 года назад

I really like the walnut finish.

@skny2282 3 года назад

So do we!

@adampatterson3188 3 года назад

Okay, soo I WANT ALL OF THESE LOL Thanks again man for another good review!

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thanks Adam. FYI, they are available today. 😀

@1165mac 4 месяца назад

Hi Michael, do you remember how well the center channel speaker performed off-axis? I occasionally have viewers sitting up to 60 degrees from the center of the screen and want to make sure they're able to hear dialogue clearly. Thanks!

@marklloyd4153 Год назад

You are so amazing . You respond to so many people’s questions. 👍

@Youthman Год назад

I do the best I can. Getting more difficult as the channel continues to grow but I will ALWAYS be extremely active with my community. I cannot answer every question in the comments which is why I have Patreon.

@jjguillen65 3 года назад

Wooow!!! I guess I will have to sell my polk monitor series speaker set up to upgrade to this beauties 😁

@Youthman 3 года назад

They are available on the Polk website. 👍

@justinmetcalfe2669 3 года назад

The 1 thumbs down has to be a sound bar enthusiast.

@Youthman 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@skny2282 3 года назад

They are not hating, just jealous.

@Youthman 3 года назад

They could have a miserable life. You never know what someone is going through. I just choose to have empathy for them

@justinmetcalfe2669 3 года назад

@@Youthman i can't understand the dislikes though, if you don't like the content then don't watch it, nobody's making you go on RU-vid to watch polk reviews.

@Youthman 3 года назад

If you’re going to put yourself out on the Internet, you have to be ready to except criticism as well as people that will be haters no matter what content you produce. We live in a selfish society. If the content doesn’t meet someone’s needs they tend to be negative Instead of just moving on and finding content that does meet their desires

@Psyphonyx_Life 3 года назад

Very nice video/launch. You covered the elegant side of these.. Epic presentation. :-)

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thank you Kanga. Glad you enjoyed it

@Psyphonyx_Life 3 года назад

@@Youthman ..Yea!! Nice factory inside look.. back clips. Good story telling and editing. Need some copyright free music and a sample of measurements to round it off.. but ya man.. You knocked this one out. Real nice for the SU crew and Polk to enjoy. :-)

@Psyphonyx_Life 3 года назад

@@keepingupwiththejones2933 ...Now, are we talkin Tree roots or carrots & potatoes? ... Personally, I sense a bit of Quest Love groove in Youthman's step. ;-)

@Youthman 3 года назад

I certainly appreciate the kind words Kanga. Glad you enjoyed it.

@jonuiuc 3 года назад

Would love to see an SVS Ultra Tower vs R700 comparison, for stereo, no sub.

@Youthman 3 года назад

That would be a very fair comparison. I too would be curious to see someone make that comparison.

@frankvanderlee6690 3 года назад

Right now I'm waiting for my Polk Audio HTS12 subwoofer to arrive.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Congrats on the upgrade. 😀

@warrenmullett 3 года назад

I think polk has its work cut out for themselves in this market and price range....what polk does have is its history and nostalgia... maybe some retro throwbacks could reel me in..

@koolrunnings3135 3 года назад

Wow! How phenomenal and strategic (just in time now that the Stimulus checks are being dispatched). Nice move Polk!!

@Youthman 3 года назад

Haha I’m sure they have been working on this launch for over a year.

@jm-vq4cm 13 дней назад

Hi, does the center speaker suffer from boxiness sound especially with male vocals?

@theuvcrew2531 3 года назад

Great review as always Youthman! Would be interested to understand how these new Reserve speakers compare to their previous Polk Signature series.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Unfortunately I haven’t heard the Signature Series to be able to provide any insight on how they compare.

@theuvcrew2531 3 года назад

@@Youthman Had a feeling you were going to say that. Do you think if you asked Polk Audio to send you the Signature Series towers, either the S60, S55, or S50, they would? That would be an interesting reference point. In developing markets like the Philippines and India these are sold as the mainstream options to entry-level speakers like the Polk T50 towers. So it would be relatable to a large audience. The kind who have never heard the more expensive >1000$ speakers.

@danemoreno88 2 года назад

How do these sound compared to the svs ultra ?

@mpitogo 3 года назад

whooo, the White looks so good!

@kevonmanuel 3 года назад

I'm surprised Polk didn't use real wood veneers on these speakers. The RTI A series used real wood and were priced about the same as the Reserve series. But, they still look pretty.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Difference is these utilize the higher end tweeter, midrange and port design from the Legend Series. Fancy veneer would have driven up the cost.

@fredjohnson9856 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. Assuming your heard the L600's on your factory tour, how would you compare the sound to the R700's?

@JJG22speakers 4 месяца назад

Hey man I’m loving the vids and I just wanted to say great work bro 🤙🏻

@Youthman 4 месяца назад

Thank you kindly

@sresener 9 месяцев назад

I was looking for a setup for the kids family room and after a bit of research and seeing so many awesome online reviews. Well I decided to give these a listen too. I went in with an assortment of movie clips and music that stick out to me. Bullets whizzing around me is the av reciever not the speaker. Things like "Optimus primes voice, my opinion of what the r400 did for A Star is born is completely different to what it did for you. It actually took me 5 seconds to realize the center channel was terrible, but I still kept going and not once did I enjoy the polks. I figured they must have there Yamaha RXA8A set wrong..... I go through everything and nothing looked off, we tried a few other center channels and mains, they were nowhere near as bad..... Its now clear that the polks were not my cup of tea "or anyone else in the room". Now my movie room is at a different level, but our upstairs has a old pair of kef q900s and a 600c center and those old kefs can get some emotion outa me. My whole point is alot of these reviews could be influenced by polk.... make sure you listen to them, make sure you can return them if you don't like them. Btw the salesman offered me the r400 at 520.00 Canadian "which is well under 400.00 USD, so even giving them to me was not enough for me to purchase.

@imogenaris1697 3 года назад

It's interesting to see how much Polk has changed. I started with their RTi series in '09. Ironically based on your reviews I've switched them all out to the Klipsch Reference Premiere series, with the exception of my towers, so far. Their RTi12's are still phenomenal towers with a TON of woofers. I wish they still made these. Not crazy about their new look speakers. In your opinion, are the Klipsch RP8000F towers better-sounding than Polk's or any companies' towers? I thought that the more woofers a tower had the better the sound, but the 8000F's only have a few woofers

@kingtrance307 2 года назад

A tad late but more woofers doesn’t automatically equate to better sound. Perhaps more bass. There is no way to say which speaker you would prefer without listening yourself. It’s what you think that matters. Every room is different and you gotta listen to them to really know what’s right for you.

@jjchmiel78 3 года назад

Curious if you still have and can try. Leave the front stage as is, move the bookshelfs to either side of the rear row, sit in the rear row and sample Atmos material. You yourself have said you sit closer to the screen than average people and you have 10' ceilings. I wonder if doing as I suggest will be more in line with so many running 5.1.2 with their seating against the back wall. While I agree with you having ceiling speakers is better and that is how I run mine, but like you said not everyone has a room they can setup. If it turns out to make a difference, you could recommend your apartment dwelling viewers to adjust room layout or angle of speakers for best available options. I personally never understood why they promote reflections which is all about angles yet don't offer something as simple as adjustable legs for their upfireing modules.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Wow that’s a fantastic idea of having adjustable feet because you’re right it literally is about angles. The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. There’s similar to playing pool

@Youthman 3 года назад

I have a new system arriving tomorrow. So this system has already been disassembled.

@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx 3 года назад

My Favorite Brand of these Home Theater Speakers are Klipsh Just Saying

@JAFOpty 2 года назад

5:08 Polk's old logo used to have a heart in it, that is why the stickers are hearts

@Youthman 2 года назад

The guys from Polk told me that after seeing the video. They got a laugh at it 🤣

@robintodd3901 3 года назад

Q acoustic 500’s are what I have and they sound fantastic and I hear no problems.

@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer 3 года назад

those are actually really sleek and sexy looking ! well done POLK!

@Youthman 3 года назад

For sure!

@ghostrecon3214 3 года назад

It is great that Harman is putting effort in the Polk brand.

@junior-OG 3 года назад

sound united ?

@ghostrecon3214 3 года назад

@@junior-OG yes that lol

@m4nc1n1 3 года назад

I did the Atmos modules because I rent and the walls and ceiling are plaster. I started with 2 and had them upfront. Was not impressed so I moved them to the back and still was not impressed. So not even a month after getting the first 2 I bought the other 2 and it is much much better with 4. I will go to ceiling or height down firing in the future when I can. But if all you can do is modules like me by all means do it with 4. It is much better than nothing.

@jstoli996c4s 3 года назад

Those R700’s look really nice. I’m guessing comparable to the Klipsch RP8000 in terms of performance?

@Youthman 3 года назад

Yes they are in the same tier

@hdtv175 2 года назад

Polk R700 sounds better from Klipsch 8000f and rf7iii

@mikegoddard7354 3 года назад

Hershey's kisses tweeter, why did I watch the review of these same speakers 3 times and one more to go o.o Now you just added two more reviews I need to watch Man LOL he mentioned it too for the port 6:10

@Youthman 3 года назад

Haha nice

@AudioElectronicsChicago 3 года назад

I bet Polk will sell many of these!

@charlesgiera5554 2 года назад

Youthman, How do these R700 towers compare to the SVS Ultra tower speakers?

@Youthman 2 года назад

I didn’t have them in at the same time for review so it’s difficult to say how they compare side by side. The Ultras had a really solid bottom end slam. Best to hear both Polk and SVS for yourself to know which sound your ears prefer

@jeromewhitmill733 3 года назад

The new color of your theater is great. Are they making a matching subwoofer?

@SrinathKanugovi 3 года назад

👌👌👌 can I use my side surrounds which are mounted on side walls with 2 ft distance from ceiling (angled down) as dolby atmos speakers with “top middle” configuration in my denon receiver? even though technically this is wrong set up, shall i get good effects? thanks 😍

@bayeziidislam8720 3 года назад

The impedance of the polk audio reserve R700 is respective 8, 6, 4 and 3.6 ohms as mentioned in its specification. I want to connect it with Denon Avr x6700H which can handle 8 ohm speakers when THD is only 0.08% and 6 ohms speakers when THD is 0.7%. So the distortion is higher in 6 ohms speakers. There is no information regarding 4 or 3.6 ohms speakers. So will the avr can provide a stable output to this polk speakers and how much will be the THD value for this speakers. Please explain. How about connecting it with Marantz Mm 7055 amp ?

@erikandmarcie Год назад

You're misunderstanding

@dawolyan13 3 года назад

First premiere I’ve been privileged to watch....I mean, as it’s happening...sort of😁😁😁😁

@Youthman 3 года назад

Awesome! Glad you were able to make it. I did them periodically on my channel but not for every video

@howardskeivys4184 3 года назад

My old physics lecturer at the start of my 3 year physics degree course, explained that she simply did not have the time to teach us everything we needed to know. We would have to read and research about half the curriculum ourselves. She would set us one topic per week to research and would expect a 15 page, typed A4 essay from us on each topic to prove we’d taken on board the relevant amount of knowledge. She made us adhere to this schedule for the 1st 6 months of the course. She then said that by now, we should be aware of the amount of information she wanted from us. From hence forth we were to condense our essays to around 5 A4 sheets, but, still include the same quantity of data. This, she said, could be easily achieved by ensuring that absolutely sentence included an appropriate fact. Any sentences that did not incorporate a relevant fact, was not worth writing. This philosophy has served me well and if applied to this video would have made it much easier to consume!

@Youthman 3 года назад

The difference is written vs a video from off the top of your head. If I wrote out my thoughts and used a teleprompter, I could have made it much more concise. Thank you for your feedback.

@howardskeivys4184 3 года назад

@@Youthman after I’d posted that comment, I realised how critical it sounded and that was not my intention. Thanks for taking the comment in good spirit.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Of course. 😉 I do not get offended from comments. Have a blessed day

@SkittlesScott 3 года назад

Did you get a new camera? The video quality is great, keep it up.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Yes over a year ago I sold my Nikon D7100 and fast glass (great for photography horrible for video) and purchased the Canon M6 MK II with Sigma 18-55mm.

@SkittlesScott 3 года назад

@@Youthman Looks great. Love the videos.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Appreciate it Skittles

@JohnSeitz 3 года назад

Hey Youthman How would you compare these to ML Motion 40i / 50xti / FX / 4i

@chrisbullock6477 3 года назад

NO SHOES in the theater YouthMan....Rule No1!!! LOL

@Youthman 3 года назад

Shoes are always welcome in our home. I almost always am wearing them

@PushingPolygonsGaming Год назад

How do these compare to the RTi line? I have RTi A9s for towers and the RTi A6 (I think it's the A6) for the center.

@optimusprime8444 3 года назад

Can't wait keep it up Youthman...👍

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thanks Eli.

@vikassm 3 года назад

Wait, PolkAudio has fans? I thought they only had armchair critics 😂😂 I've never heard one or considered buying one, (I'd rather build my own) but this review is awesome!! Some interesting tech on Polk loudspeakers, maybe worth deeper investigation.

@samidebs3559 3 года назад

Hi Youthman how the reserve series are compared to the Lsim series?

@Youthman 3 года назад

It’s been many years since I’ve heard Polks other than the Legend series so unfortunately I’m not sure how they compare.

@ben23a31 3 года назад

Fair review. However, I'm going to be a little critical... I think you could have mounted the atmos speakers (just a key hole) for us fans of yours to get a better idea, listed the equipment used with the floor standers in 2 channel because different amplifiers/receivers can make a difference and perhaps compared them to the SVS Ultra Towers or something similar you had in for a review not that long ago. Otherwise still appreciate your channel and enthusiasm dude ! 👍🏽

@Youthman 3 года назад

Hi Ben, you are more than welcome to be critical. There are actually PLENTY of things I could have added to the review. I could have removed my Klipsch RS62 II speakers, installed the R900, pulled out my cabinet, climbed behind my cabinet, unhooked the upfiring speaker cables, connect my side surround cables, climb back out of the cabinet, close the cabinet, re-run audyssey with the new speakers, listen to some demo material and jot down notes on what I hear, and then reverse that process when I'm finished. I could have taken measurements. Lots of things I could have done. I finished the Daily HiFi Podcast last night and began working on the review. I shot and edited this video from 10pm until 10am. Yep, I pulled a 12hr all-nighter to create an 18 minute video. What seems to be a simple request, in reality ends up being another 2-3 hours for one "small" addition to the review. It is merely impossible to include every aspect into a single review. Regarding the comparison...I reviewed the SVS Ultras OVER 2 years ago. Do you really think I (or any other reviewer) can accurately compare a system to something they reviewed 2 years ago? How about 1 year ago? Six months? Only true way to accurately compare would be to measure them both in the same exact mic location, connected to the same gear at the same time frame. Two years ago, I still had the SVS connected to a Harmon Kardon HK3490 using as a preamp with an Acurus A200 (200 x 2) amplifier. Just trying to help you see the bigger picture. Hope that helps.

@ben23a31 3 года назад

@@Youthman Thanks and it definitely helps. I appreciate the details and the time that you took to explain what goes on behind the scenes. I'm sure it's not easy going through all the work involved but considering Sound United flew you out to their facility I was hoping to see your full blown out evaluation if only because of that. I've been an audiophile for a decades and could offer a "decent" opinion of the products I've owned. The SVS's or something similar was just a compassion I thought would be close in price and performance that you could comment on. A suggestion along with the front end gear you tested them on. That's all. Yes it's been a couple of years since you reviewed them but they aren't EOL yet. I'm not a reviewer much less a well received professional reviewer like you ( and I say that sincerely with much respect) but I can recall how my NHT 2.5's sound with my Velodyne DD18+ sub connected to my Krell Signature Grand 20+ years ago vs the Revel M20's I owned with a Meridian G55 amplifier in bridged mode years ago after that vs the Sonus Faber speakers I have now. That's all I'm saying. Perhaps after seeing Zero Fidelity, N.R.D. & That Home Theater Dudes review I saved yours for last because you had the full line up and usually Go Big or Go Home style. Maybe my expectations were a bit too high. My bad dude and I'll still support your channel 100% ✊🏽 Thanks again for making the time to reply as I'm sure you had better things to do. However, it does seem like you feel some kind of way about my comments. Just keeping it real. No worries ✌🏽. Btw, if anyone thinks I came out of pocket with my initial comments please share your thoughts. I'm open and embrace them.

@Youthman 3 года назад

As I mentioned above, I took no offense to your comment. If you look in the comments I’m very active. I’ll do my best to reply to as many comments as I possibly can because I truly believe in staying connected with my community, regardless of how large my channel gets. I have always struggled with an absolutely horrible memory. I wish I had your ability to adequately remember and articulate the difference is that my ears heard between something I heard a year ago or two years ago versus something recent. My reviews or more from a consumers perspective because I myself am a home theater enthusiast and consumer. I really do not look at myself as an “expert“. My goal on this channel is to share my experiences and things that I have learned and am learning with my audience. People do not come to my channel because they are looking for analytical data, in depth measurements or fancy terms describing how chocolate my the music sounded. I’m simple. It’s the way I think, the way I teach and the way I do my reviews. I have considered buying a teleprompter so I can write down my thoughts in a well though out dialogue but I’m hesitant because I don’t want it to sound scripted. I’m Continually learning how to make better content for my audience. The saying is true, your first videos are your worst videos. I’ll look back on some of the first ones and cringe LOL. Have a great day

@ben23a31 3 года назад

@@Youthman thank you Youthman, I'm an even bigger fan of yours especially after this interaction. Looking forward to your next review. 👍🏽

@Youthman 3 года назад

Thanks and have a blessed week.

@CrashCarson14 3 года назад

Did they pull out of the car audio market? I love my older MM series speakers. Hope they don’t discontinue the S series home speakers either.

@azureoval 3 года назад

"The R200 bookshelfs are quite large" , My old Polk RT55's would beg to differ. :) JK , good review. I ran a RT55., CS400 , FX 500 system for years.

@Youthman 3 года назад

I used to sell that series at Circuot City back in the day. My first system was the RT800, CS350 and F/X500’s 😀

@Youthman 3 года назад

For most people, the R200 would certainly not be considered a small bookshelf speaker. Small books can fit comfortably on a small desk. Not so much with these

@SteinerSE 3 года назад

Klipsch Reference Premiere vs Polk Reserve for a home theatre? The SDA tech of the Polk Legend seems cool, but thinking that's more for a stereo setup than a surround one.

@stopthefomo 3 года назад

Sounds like someone is replacing their Klipsch speakers!

@Youthman 3 года назад

These are nice speakers but in no way compared to my LaScalas or RF7 III.

@Youthman 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@BOSS-UAQ 3 года назад

My atmos speaker is pollk and the sound is amazing.

@12P14D22C 3 года назад

Better port ressonance and lower wind noise is always appreciated and a good thing, but i dont know if u want ur speakers outputting below 40hz anyway, its just to low for the speaker to push enough air for it to sound balanced when ur playing actually music not just a tone. 40hz is actually pretty close to my crossover frequency in my home cinema. have self build speakers for everything and a 2 stage subwoofer so its not a crossover from floorstanding speaker to sub, no. its actually the crossover from subwoofer stage 1 36-80hz to stage 2 20-40hz. 2 stage subwoofer was the only way for me to get real precision with extreme power. never push your speakers beyond what they can handle with ease, youre gonna hear it and its not sounding nice.

@Youthman 3 года назад

I’m usually between 60Hz and 80Hz when I calibrate.

@12P14D22C 3 года назад

@@Youthman yeah would also suggest thats what most setups sweet spot should be :) i never had the chance to listen to JTR speakers since i live in germany so i likely will never listen to them :/ have you expierience with 2 stage subwoofer layouts? i dont know any company that offers 2 stage subwoofers, i tuned my speakers myself for them to play best in their use case frequency range. would love to hear if JTRs or others can do the same with just one "normal" subwoofer. would love to hear from you if you had the chance to listen to it. with one i mean one type of subwoofer, i run 4 of each stage of subwoofers so in total 8, but how many you need is not for better sound but for how much power you need in your room. how many basstraps and how big the room is. sorry if this is rough to read, but im not a native speaker :D thanks for your answer and your time, wish you a great weekend.

@josedominguez1033 3 года назад

I know you have reviewed both SVS ultra and the Polk reserve. I’m building my theater, which of those two would you recommend me. Both are about the same price range

@Youthman 3 года назад

Honestly hard to say as I recited them several years apart and it really depends on what your ears prefer. Telling you what my ears like won’t do you much benefit if your ears do not like how they sound

@owenconol2322 Год назад

What is the most powerful Polk Audio speaker can it reach 1000 Watts? Please let me know in your review if possible thanks

@raybell924 Год назад

How would you say the The Legend L400 stack up to Reserve R400?? any thoughts?

@burnsmechanic Год назад

The L400 is a 3 way (wtmw), R400 is a 2 way (wtw), both are great centers in their own right but in my opinion, owning both, the L400 is night and day. L400 is a 4 ohm speaker also, so powering it correctly is a variable for best sound outcome.

@Bryan-hd7nm 3 года назад

Great review as always!!! How are the polks compared to the Martin Logan’s you reviewed a while back! Thanks great work enjoy your videos!!

@Youthman 3 года назад

I prefer the Logan’s. Man that AMt tweeter and 3-way design sound beautiful. Not to mention they are gorgeous. I don’t think Polk is trying to compete with the 60XTi’s with the Reserve Series. This is more in line with the Klipsch Reference Premiere as Kliosch is Polk’s biggest competitor.

@Bryan-hd7nm 3 года назад

@@Youthman awesome! I just recently purchased some Martin Logan motion 40i and 30i how many watts do you recommend in a amplifier?

@bayeziidislam8720 3 года назад

For dolby atmos, can i use klipsch cdt 5800 ii in ceiling speakers for dolby atmos along with polk reserve series?

@GS_Trophy 2 года назад

How do the legend L800s sound in comparison to the RF7III? Are they better?

@cpg8000 Год назад

The demonstration is that of the removal of “chuffing artifact” on the bass port- not, a demonstration of “nice solid bass”.

@lewis6720 3 года назад

Great Vid Youth man, Love the new Polks.I just purchased a whole set of Polk signatures,s30,s15 and svs pb1000 pro.I have also bought the s55 but I'm waiting to move into a bigger space to use them. My other pb1000 Pro should arrive tomorrow and was wondering how should I go about setting up 2 subs. This is my first time going Dual. I'm running everything through my x3600H. Should I do anything in particular before running audyssey?

@Youthman 3 года назад

Congratulations on the new purchases! Adding multiple Subwoofers can often help team peaks and fix nulls in your room but without tools like the UMIK-1 calibrated mic and REW, you have no idea what type of response you are getting in your room. Pair that with the miniDSP 2x4HD and it’s a game changer - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ZxbM_s4vh0.html

@lewis6720 3 года назад

@@Youthman thanks, I have actually watched some of that video. I'm going to have to wait a bit to purchase the Mic and dsp. That's another 300 bucks I would have to spend. After buying an entire set of speakers and 2 subs I need some time to recuperate $$$ lol.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Oh I totally get it. I did not get one myself for many years because of the same reason. Enjoy the process overtime. But when you have multiple Subwoofers, I believe the mini DSP 2 x 4 HD is a game changer

@lewis6720 3 года назад

Youthman is it possible fix peaks and nulls in the parametric eq with just the UMIk-1 and no miniDSP 2x4 HD?

@johnc5134 2 года назад

What in-ceiling Atmos speakers do you recommend to pair with this series?

@aidensketches2144 3 года назад

Svs ultra or R400???

@ufarkingicehole 3 года назад

Polk must have contacted every single audio channel...

@Youthman 3 года назад

Looks like it. Best way to get the word out fast. Especially when they posted 4 videos on the series 15 hours ago and the highest viewed one has 358 views.

@ufarkingicehole 3 года назад

@@Youthman lol. Its obvious. I have the LSIM 705 and wonder how these compare. I can vouch that the lsim 705 are amazing. I would imagine these sound similar.

@edwarddiogu6377 3 года назад

Hello from Nigeria. What a wonderful review.. Please I'd like to know how those polk towers compare to the klipsch R7 111.. Thanks.

@Youthman 3 года назад

My ears prefer the RF7 III. In my room, they provide a wider sound stage, better dynamics and naturally, more bottom end slam die to the larger 10” woofers. The massive 1.75” compression driver in the RF7 III has always been where the magic happens. Also they have a much nicer finish since it’s real wood veneer versus vinyl wood finish. The R700 is more similar in performance to the RP8000.

@Sup3riorr 2 года назад

Man i would love for you to test Elac vela in a 5.1 or a elac Ws1665 just to get an input on them

@Novilicious 3 года назад

Anyone got any insights for me on how the r700s would compare to the Klipsch 8000fs? Thx! The Klipschs are a 1/2 the price so curious 🤨

@MetalsForBrunch 3 года назад

the polk reserve or the klipsche reference premier line for movies?

@josedomin1 3 года назад

Dear Youthman, I know you reviewed both Polk Reserve and SVS Ultra, I am starting my theater system and need advise. my budget is around 6K. Which of the two would you recommend. If you dont want your recommendation public you could contact me privately.

@Youthman 3 года назад

I enjoyed the sound of both systems. Honestly I heard them probably two years apart so it would be difficult for me to compare how they sound. If you’re able to listen to both, that would be the best bet because your ears are going to hear them differently than mine do.

@josedomin1 3 года назад

@@Youthman Thank you

@AhmedAlwazir 3 года назад

Hey Youthman, Michael here.

@Youthman 3 года назад

@AhmedAlwazir 3 года назад

@@Youthman You have the same name of vsauce's Michael Stevens.

@Youthman 3 года назад

I’m not familiar with vsauce

@zenchannel_ 2 года назад

Noob question: I am familiar with the banana plug for speaker connector. These speakers seem to have a different kind of binding post, can anyone tell me what that is, please? Thanks

@Youthman 2 года назад

These have a hole in the binding post to support banana plugs. The dual binding posts allow you the option to biamp or biwire

@bryantherron2791 3 года назад

So someone mentioned the Lsmi line. How do they compare? You can still find the Lsmi speakers at around the same price point so what would you spend your money on? Besides more Klipsch.

@Youthman 3 года назад

Hard to say because they were in two completely different rooms connected to two completely different equipment with completely different acoustics.

@kchillhall1968 2 года назад

Looks like my Rti10 setup …I’ll just keep sticking with them.

@kingkobra1956 Год назад

I purchased the RtiA9s on sale from Crutchfield when my Def Tech BP20s fell apart after 20 years and I didn't want to spend a lot of money replacing them at the time. I could upgrade to better speakers without going off the reservation but I live in an apartment and wouldn't be able to enjoy them anyway so what would be the point. There comes a time when you just have to be content with what you have and that's me.

@Mr.Conyer 3 года назад

What receiver would you recommend to get the most out of these speakers? Also... Those Bookshelf speakers are huge. Do you think the R900 can be used a viable rear speakers in a 5.1 surround setup?

@Youthman 3 года назад

Yes the R900 are designed to be used as side surrounds. Just flip the switch to wall mount. For AVR, depends on budget. Denon if you prefer Audyssey, Yamaha are great but use YPAO. Marantz and Anthem would be awesome as well..