Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black)
by Polk Audio
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Manufacturer: Polk AudioBrand: Polk Audio
Edition: Electronics
Model: AM6885-A
Color: Black
Publisher: Polk Audio
Studio: Polk Audio
Music Label: Polk Audio
Product features:
- 6-piece home theater speaker system with 4 satellite speakers, center channel speaker, and powered subwoofer
- Single center speaker uses two 3.5-inch midrange drivers and a 0.75 silk/polymer dome tweeter
- Satellite speakers use a 3.5-inch midrange driver and a 0.75 silk/polymer dome tweeter
- Powered subwoofer is equipped with a 10-inch driver and slot load bass vents
- Satellites are magnetically shielded for safe placement near other electronic systems
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Customer Review: Great speakers
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had the RM6880 speakers for a few weeks now, and so far am very happy. I have them connected to an Onkyo TX-SR806 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) (see my review for this product as well), although I am not using the 7.1 capability of that system (none of my current components support 7.1 anyway).
Note, I began my search by looking at Home Theater in a Box systems, and after reading reviews and comparing prices, it seems that you can get a much better system for a reasonable price by purchasing separate. Further, my research suggested that receiver companies don't appear to make great speakers, and vice versa.
These speakers (and receiver) seem to have great sound - noticeably different and better than the 10+ year old Bose Lifestyle system we had previously.
As others have mentioned, it does not come with speaker wire. I purchased off-white medium grade 16 guage wire at Best Buy, but wish I had purchased from amazon.com, as their price was better and it appears to be the same.
Note that the RM6880 subwoofer does not accept a standard subwoofer cable, as noted by another reviewer. You can either connect with RCA audio cables to the front speaker output, or you can run your front speakers to the subwoofer with speaker wire, and then run speaker wire for those two speakers to your receiver. I connected the subwoofer to my receiver's pre-out front speaker output with RCA cables, and connected the front speakers directly to the receiver with speaker wire. However, in this setup my receiver does not actually recognize the subwoofer. Although I am disappointed by this and was concerned at first, this doesn't seem to be causing a problem. I have turned the volume on my subwoofer up to about 75%, and it seems to be working fine.
The subwoofer is a side firing set-up (i.e. the 'speaker' is on the large side of the rectangular box) and it is quite large. So, be sure you have room for it. It seems to work fine regardless of which way you have it facing (I have mine with the speaker facing the wall). My whole room shakes with good deep bass in movies and music.
The speakers have various mounting options. They come with removable small plastic brackets that provide a key-hole for wall mounting on a single screw. Or they also have the standard female input on the back for use with after-market wall mounting brackets or stands. I mounted the rear speakers on the wall with the key-hole bracket - I did not run the wire through the walls, rather used off-white speaker wire and Wiremold C50 White Cordmate II 5-Foot Wire Channel, and Wiremold White Cordmate Cord Channel, White #C10 wire concealing kits purchased at BestBuy, which were run along my molding. I used Sanus HTB3 Tear Drop Home Theater/Box Speaker Stands speaker stands for the front speakers, along with the key-hole bracket - the speaker wire is concealed through the center of the stands, and I used black electrical tape to conceal the wires between the speaker and the entrance to the stand. I placed the center speaker directly in front of my TV on my TV stand using the provided cradle. (see my reviews of those products for more information)
I will say the manual that comes with the speakers is quite useless, but the Polk Audio website has a plethora of very valuable information for speaker placement, system configuration, and hook-up diagrams.
Other than the Bose Lifestyle integrated system, these are the only speakers I have owned and did not do any meaningful listening tests at a retail store, so cannot compare directly to other brands. However, I did do a fair amount of research through amazon.com and many other websites prior to selecting these speakers and receiver. I feel that together they offer a very good value for the money, and amazon.com offered the best price that I could find on both.
Have fun and enjoy!
Description of Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black)
Polk Audio's RM6880 - Beauty and Brawn in One Compact System Five compact speakers and a high performance Powered Subwoofer make up the RM6880 compact home theater speaker system. Its stylishly sculpted anodized Aluminum Satellites look awesome next to your plasma or flat screen television, and can be mounted either on the wall using their aimable brackets or on shelves. Either way, this system was designed for minimal intrusion into your space, and maximum sound quality. High tech materials and features, such as Satellite PowerPorts and Subwoofer Slot Load venting technologies, ensure superior sub/sat system performance, delivering rich, full-bodied, big speaker sound from stylish, compact packages.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories