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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Crystal clean true sound for vocals and music

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Way to go Polk Audio!

Beautiful construction, and amazing clarity. Love it!

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AVOID POLK RIGHT NOW/AVOID CRUTCHFIELD

This Polk product came damaged/molded/water damaged, with white discoloring and rubber falling apart. This was the second Polk speaker we have had in the last month with this issue - they must have a storage/QC issue, be careful with recent Polk products and examine all rubber elements carefully. Crutchfield showed their butt dealing with this as well, lost a customer - look elsewhere for a provider. They sent out a replacement and provided a return shipping label, but at the slowest shipping - 4/5 days later then we got the defective product. When I chatted about it, they said they *would* have expedited the replacement but we DIDN'T ASK FOR IT SO THEY DIDN'T EXPEDITE IT AUTOMATICALLY. The world is full of hucksters taking your money and running with it, and Crutchfield is now on that list. Save your money for somebody who will support their sale! I guess it's the big online retailer because honestly the biggest places have the best service. Hope Crutchfield files Chapter 11 ASAP.

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We're sorry to hear about your experience with our Customer Support team. We've shared your feedback with our Customer Support supervisors to look into the issue. We always strive to provide the best service before, during, and after your purchase, and it seems we fell short this time. We hope you'll give us another chance to show you the level of service we're known for.

Polk Audio Reserve R300

Improving center channel clarity was the primary reason for my seeking a new speaker solution. The R300 is a relatively small package and doing a nice job in my modestly sized townhome, sitting on my console table under the OLED TV (be sure to move the speaker towards the front!) Yes, there are even larger center channel options that cost significantly more, but paired with my R600's, the R300 appears to have been a good balanced choice providing the clear voices I was looking for in live TV, YouTube, and of course surround-sound movies.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

This was purchased to replace a Polk Csi A4 center speaker due to the space constraints imposed by our new entertainment center. R300 is a perfect fit. No booming since it's front firing, not ported. Just as I was advised by the Crutchfield specialist. I let it break in for a few days and have just run an auto calibration with my receiver. Sound quality is great!

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Use Calibration tool on receiver.

At first, speaker seemed to have a muffled sound. After Yamaha YPAO calibration and a few hours of break in, dialogue sounds good.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Clear and accurate dialog

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Packaged very well, arrive on time, Crutchfield did a great job of keeping me informed and everything went as planned. Speaker is great, exceptional quality, range of sound is outstanding with very clear voices. I had a 30+ old Polk center channel that I replaced (still was working good) it was part #5. What a great up grade better bass, clearity and sound quality.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

This replaced a Polk CS245i unit which was quite good. The R300 is not night and day better than the 245i but improved enough to justify the purchase. Male voices are deeper and highs are crisp and accurate with the R300. The R300's sealed cabinet works better on my shelf as the 245i had a rear port which caused unwanted reverberations. Would have liked the R400s, but they wouldn't fit into my cabinet. This is used with Polk R200s on a 95W/channel Denon receiver. Might need a little more power than the 245i, but that's not an issue. I also like the looks of the R300. Very happy with my purchase. As always, the ordering process with Crutchfield was flawless.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Build system with Onkyo TX-NR696 receiver ,Polk R300 center, Polk R500 front, R100 rear channel. Wow! Building a media room around the system. Everything sounds clean and crisp, from Mozart to Tool. Couldn't be happier with the system and the service from Crutchfield.

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Great Sound and very well built.

This Speaker is solidly built and sounds very clear and concise. Vocals are very natural and it was a big improvement over my older Polk center. However, the 300 is a bit too small for my space and the rest of my system and unfortunately, the 400 is too large for where I need to put my center. I would highly recommend this speaker for most small to medium rooms but I will have to return it.

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Nice!

I replaced my Boston Acoustics VR-10 with the R300 and have absolutely no regrets. The definition on vocals is exactly what I've been looking for. Instead of reaching for the remote and turning up the volume to hear dialogue, I now leave it on the end table. Nice!

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Great sound but wants a little power. I also have the R700's for fronts and they are incredible, but I have a power amp on them. The R300 has great clarity but not quite as in your face as I had hoped.

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Excellent match with R200s

Huge upgrade from my CS1. Final puzzle piece in my R200, 10" sub system. Very nice timbre match and plenty of bass and crystal clear highs. Expensive but worth it. Wish i had these years ago. Now need to figure out where to fit the towers without moving!

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Excellent purchase.

Wonderful addition to a fine audio system. I have two B and W C4 speakers and a Marantz receiver and subwoofer I purchased from Crutchfield. Crutchfield's customer service is the absolute best in a world where so much customer service is everything but!

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Maybe it's me but I can't really tell a huge difference out of center channel speakers. This one isn't terribly sensitive and needs power to sound great and boost volume to appropriate levels. Make sure you have a receiver or amp with GOOD power. We traded a Def Tech ProCenter 2000 for this mostly for the looks. But, we got cleaner sounds and better mid/high frequency response. Centers don't need to be bass heavy, the ProCenter 2000 kept trying to do too much. With a 7.1 system it wasn't needed. No real complaints.

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Sounds great!

Great smaller sized center channel. Sealed enclosure is solidly built and the sound is full and very detailed. The dialog is clear and a big improvement of our previous CS10 center channel. I was initially worried about the 4 Ohm rating though I haven't had any problems and it sounds great on Denon AVRx4500h.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

It looks great and it's built like a it would withstand a hurricane. When my receiver comes in I'll let you know how it sounds.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

I bought as a replacement for a old Sony center channel speaker. Installed and re calibrated the Marantz receiver and the dialogue is now much better. I would highly recommend this speaker.

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Polk Audio Reserve R300

Excellent sound. Blends well with main speakers

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