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

Excellente finition, son excellent pour une enceinte centrale. Un poil trop aigus, à corriger donc avec votre ampli home cinéma. Vu le prix il ne faut pas hésiter une seule seconde, elle est aussi qualitative qu’une enceinte 4-5 fois plus cher.

WOW what can I say excellent quality for such a low price (£55).

Build is excellent, sound is crystal clear, I would highly recommend.

I’ve been on a journey. I’m not a hardcore audiophile, I just want nice sound, so look elsewhere if you want tech heads spec opinions. I got a Samsung tablet for my kitchen. Soon I got the bright idea to get YT Premium so I can stream albums with no (annoying) commercials every three minutes – most days I stream that tablet all day long. Hooked to my JBL Charge4 BT speaker, it sounded pretty decent. So naturally not satisfied with that, I got an Aiyima A07 Pro 2x300W 2ch BT amp to power my (old) Infinity Bookshelf speakers. It sounded pretty good, but those (Infinity) need high volume to get the tweeters to brighten up. At mid-vol they sound muddy, even with the Treble way up and the Bass way down. Not bad, but you gotta kick em to get the “real” sound happening. That’s no good at 3am, you can hear them thumping outside.

So, here come the Polks, based on a recc by an audio guru I know on Twitter. He’s an oldhead vinyl geek with tube amps. He was right. These Polks are very bright and clear at mid-vol. The sound difference is exactly what I wanted. These are VERY bright high end, you can use the Amp’s Treble dial and actually turn the tweeters DOWN at mid-vol for normal house listening. The Bass is there if you want it, but I adjust my stuff pretty normally, about 50% Bass and 65% Treble. Perfect. A High-E acoustic strum sings. You can hear every little squeak and click and echo and people whistling in the crowd. I am very happy with these. I can rest on the search for quality sound now. Thanks, Oldhead. I was willing to pay more if I had to, these were worth it. The audio-nerds may not be totally satisfied, but I am. I just had VH blaring – the Polks are set up on my dining room table, about 15 ft away through an archway, these are sharp and sound very “clean”. And the size is nice – about the size of a gallon of milk, they’ll clamp into those regular black metal floor stands no problem. (I guess I’m not quite done buying gear yet, LOL).

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.