What can you tell me about Polk S4's

[C Bennett]

I have a pair of Polk S4's that are like new and play fine. I am getting into(or back into HT)HT after a bit of time off from buying anything(been rebuilding a old muscle car and thats taken ALL my money). How do these "older" S4's(but still mint condition) compare with newer models out now days? I guess to me they still sound fine.....but then I don't have that "audiophile" ear and have heard some speakers that were supposedly better(more expensive) and they sounded the same to me as the Polks. What im looking for is are these/were these a good speaker for a Bookshelf and how do they stack up agianst todays speakers(I find absolutely NO reviews or oppinions on these and have asked at several sites but dont get too much). And biggest thing is since they are older im having a hard time matching anything to them like surrounds and center channel. Right now im running radioshack junk(BOSE cube looking knockoffs) surrounds and a JBL J series center channel. I like the JBL but it does not really match and I don't think its on "par" with the polks. Well thanks for any info you can give me on these S4's. I figured the Polk forum would be the best place to ask as someone would have had to have used these or remember something about them.

[Tour2ma]

I've seen very little discussion on the S series, CB, and have never heard them myself. And I can't find them in the product library...

I would think they could do nicely as rear speakers and you can buy mains and a center that timbre match, and your S4's would belnd just fine. Timbre matching the rears is not as critical as it is for the front stage.

Hopefully someone will be along to better answer your questions.

[C Bennett]

Thanks Tour....thats what im finding all over. If I had had a pair of say Monitor(Vintage not the new ones) Polks id have a answer in a second but no one really seems to know much about this speaker. Im sure it was reviewed(like evenrything gets reviewed) back in the mid 90's(they are circa 1996 Vintage so they are not ancient or anything not even 10 years yet). Thats why I keep wondering if these are really that good and if they are why no one knows anything about them :(. All ive been told and don't even know if its trur was they were the last of the Polks to be sold at "Audio Stores" before they went the Circuit City route, they were the first of the Polks(so a first in a new line of technology) to use the "Dynamic Balance" system. Now I don't know if any or all of thats true or not just what ive been told by others on HT/Speaker sites but those are the only 2 things ive been told.

[ninerbj]

C. Bennett,

I have owned the S4's since 96? I am using the S4's as surrounds and the S10's up front.
They are a good little speaker as you know. They do lack that low bass that many two way bookshelves do, but they sound great in the upper mids and work well for surround duties.

I have heard many of polk's newer lines, and I would guess to say if you went with the RT series you would get very close to the sound. Of course you could always watch e-bay for I do see some S4's and 10's come up every once in a blue moon.

If I could figure out how to attach some pics of my system I would

:o

brad

[BlueMDPicker]

Originally posted by ninerbj
If I could figure out how to attach some pics of my system I would

Use the "Attach file" dialogue box at the bottom of the message screen. Make sure file size is <50k. And, don't "Preview Reply."