M20

by Noel Factor, April 2, 2006

Strengths:

bass at 50Hz is tight and not boomy,highs is strong but in a good way, mid is nice and warm. great imaging, sounds very spacious. removing the grills make them look nice next to my silver plasma and silver onkyo702s.

Weaknesses:

weakness is in the grill - very delicate - i've seen this in some stores where also the body easily gets damaged if not taken care of. of course if you own this you'll take care of it right?

Review:

got this at cc yesterday to take advantage of the $40 rebate. i already have the r15 which I almost sold. got myself the new onkyo 702s and some tweaking made the r15's sound very good. I bought these just to try them out and justify if the new purchase would be a wise one. these speakers did not disappoint me. I can sit in front of the left speakers and still hear the right speakers (no sweet spot). High - I don't have to strain my 702's treble setting -0db sometimes sounds very nice already. Bass - my 702 is set all the way up to 10db and crossover set to around 50Hz to take advantage of the right bass. it's not low but at least I don't have to rely on my subwoofer all the time when listening to music in Stereo. Based on personal experience, I highly recommend these units. By the way, thank you CC for having the option to return these if I don't like them before 30 days. I don't think I will. Be careful though - if your recorded material sounds awful in the first place, these speakers will tell you the same thing.

by Mark, May 28, 2009

Strengths:

Clear highs from the 3/4" tweeter, fantastic mids and better bass response than I've heard from a 6.5" speaker in a while, due to the front port. Very listenable even without an additional sub.

Weaknesses:

Lowest of the lows. A sub would provide the low fill for movies/techno. The grills are pretty delicate also.

Review:

These speakers blew me away! I got them on a great sale and hurried home to try them out. They're running (very) happily on about 75 Watts from a mini Hi-Fi system, as replacement speakers for a Sony GX450. More power would bring out the bass these speakers are capable of, but paired with a decently powered subwoofer, these deliver an awesome soundstage. With 6.5" bass drivers, obviously the low end is lacking for hip-hop or electronic tracks. Overall, however, these were well worth the money, and surpassed my expectations. I'll be looking into purchasing a set of "entry-level" Polk bookshelf speakers as soon as possible to complete my system.

by keith m, November 28, 2006

Strengths:

AWESOME SOUND,GREAT PRICE, THOSE TWO DONT USUALLY GO HAND IN HAND.GREAT FOR HOME THEATER AND FOR MUSIC.

Weaknesses:

HAVENT FOUND ANY, NO REASON TO LOOK

Review:

i rececntley purchased a set o m20s hooked them up to my brand new h/k avr140,sounded great for a short time,left speaker died after a few minutes,i then returned the speakers to the dealer and with my luck they had not another pair in the city, so i settled for a pair of bose 301s,hooked them up, listened and unhooked them and returned them,and told the dealer i will wait as long as i takes to get another set of polks, got em a week later,come to find out it wasnt the speakers that failed, it was my new h/k avr 140, POLK DID NOT DISSAPOINT!! IVE SINCE CHANGED ALL SPEAKERS TO POLK.

by Nicolás Romero Rio, January 28, 2008

Strengths:

Medios y agudos bien ajustados.

Weaknesses:

Necesita un subwoofer

Review:

Dispersion excelente, buena cobertura y respuesta en frecuencia equilibrada son los puntos a favor. Actualmente los uso con un amplificador Crest Audio VS450 para estudio de grabacion y realmente suenan muy bien.

by SERGE ARZE, October 22, 2006

Strengths:

very high quality build , sound is AMAZING, I'am currently using a PIONEER VSX 82TXS receiver and I could not find beeter speakers the the M20 for it. the bass is smooth and not boomy

Weaknesses:

I must say the only thing that dissapointed me is that this speaker is only avaiable in black.

Review:

I must say that the sound and build quality are amazing for a very low price. I've been doing research and visiting my local elctronic stores and came to the conclusion that I would not be able to find a better speaker system at the price of the M20

by MichaelC., December 21, 2006

Strengths:

Nice looking,sweet mids and highs.

Weaknesses:

none so far

Review:

I purchased a pair at Circuit City and was expecting no surprises as I use them as mains replacing a pair of Monitor30's.I am very happy with the change.Polk still rules!

by erich, February 10, 2006

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Review:

excellent quality for the price. I'm not disappointed in the least bit with my purchase on a budget. they sound great with my 7.1 surround system

by al delaney, February 23, 2006

Strengths:

Value, Big Sound without being loud, Build Quality, Floor standing design.

Weaknesses:

For the price there are no weaknesses.

Review:

I have 4 Polk M20's in my home theatre set up; they deliver crisp clear sound throughout their entire frequency range and are perfectly matched for front and rear channels (you will still want use a sub). You can’t beat these speakers for value and I could not be happier with their performance, I went from a micro cube system that cost as much as the Polk's and sounded half as good.

by P. Langlois, December 26, 2006

Strengths:

Extremely good performance for the price. Efficient, good imaging, not too colored.

Weaknesses:

Mids have too much presence, mid-bass definition could be improved.

Review:

Got a pair of M20 on Boxing Day sale. For the price I got them, I honestly don't think there's a better deal to be found! I use them on a stereo music-only setup. Highs are nice, altough I wish they had a tad more brillance. Mids are well defined but a tad too present, this is especially noticeable with orchestral music (brass, notably). Mid-bass lacks definition during heavy passages. Bass is generous but not overwhelming, and nicely controlled. Imaging is good, due in part to the well-defined mids. So in conclusion, the M20 might not be the most precise speaker on earth, but as an affordable speaker its price/performance ratio is really hard to beat.

by Russell, December 9, 2009

Strengths:

Great highs and Nice Bass I have not found the need for a sub.

Weaknesses:

NONE.

Review:

The M20 is a great sounding set of speakers I paired them with a vintage Marantz receiver they sound fantastic great bass response nice highs. I've used Polk speakers for 20yrs and have never been disapointed pair these with a good receiver and you will have alot of enjoyment.

by sound maniac, December 27, 2005

Strengths:

they offer great sound...very clear.

Weaknesses:

when i got them one of my speakers was clicking whaen i played a song it was the subwoofer to be exact im kind of disapointed but they are pretty good otherwise.

Review:

i got a pair for christmas and they are great.

by Gary, February 27, 2006

Strengths:

Great for a starter system or a small listening room like mine.

Weaknesses:

I have no complaints, except I should have done it sooner!

Review:

I just bought a pair of these and a PSW10 subwoofer at a Circuit City and I didn't expect them to make such a huge difference over my old speakers! I was so impressed I just ordered a CSi3 center channel speaker off ebay and have been out buying new music all day!

by mclaudio, March 14, 2006

Strengths:

sound crisp at loud volumes, no speaker break up

Weaknesses:

none that i can hear

Review:

for the size of theses speakers they handle very well. they blew me away!!!! they hold the definition of the sound very well. no break up at high volume, i had expected to do that. a great buy for those on a budget!!!

by Mike Fisher, December 27, 2006

Strengths:

clean crisp sound even at high voloum

Weaknesses:

bass is low but what would you expect from 1 6&1/2"

Review:

I picked these up on Boxing day Great sound clear crisp with a strong sound. If you want mid to deep base you need a woofer (which you should have anyway) Great speaker would highly recomend

by Landson Li, January 4, 2007

Strengths:

Great deal, great sound.

Weaknesses:

not much, except for the color design. Personally I don't like the white face with a black body. If the speaker can come with legs, that would be perfect.

Review:

Also got it on Boxing day 65% off. Connected them with my Yamaha 5930, entry level receivers. At this price , I am pretty satisfy with its sound.

by Kyle, May 13, 2007

Strengths:

Great sound. Nice size.

Weaknesses:

None yet. They are great speakers, and if you can get them at a goog price I highly recommend them

Review:

Great Speakers. I am using these for front and surround speakers. THey work great with my Yamaha HTR 5940 receiver. Nice clear sound. The bass output is good enough for me, but like any system you need a sub. But the small woofer still hits pretty hard for its size so don't let that throw you off.The face colour isnt white anymore, mine are silver so that is a big plus because they look alot better now. They have small feet, but not spikes, just in case that matters. Great speakers. Get some!!

by KR, May 31, 2008

Strengths:

natural sound, very efficient (89db per 1 watt), inexpensive, durable

Weaknesses:

hardwood boxes would be nice, needs film capacitors in the crossovers ;)

Review:

I bought these a year ago and they sound wonderful. they are efficient and work well with my homemade 10 watts x2 6550 single ended vacuum tube power amp. the bass seems to go way low despite the published specs and i find that a subwoofer is not needed. they work well and play nice with really high or low powered amps

by Lucas, June 22, 2008

Strengths:

Very good quality with respect to both bass and treble. Very loud and very appealing to the eye.

Weaknesses:

None really... Only have had them for a day so far so we'll see.

Review:

Very nice speakers!!! Very good bass in my opinion, comparing them to my JVC FS-V30 micro system. When turned up to half volume on a 100W/channel amp, as loud as I'm ever going to need them, virtually no distortion can be heard.

by Marco, August 17, 2010

Strengths:

Price, design, easy to hung on the wall

Weaknesses:

Not deep bass frequencies, but that's not a big problem since you should think to use a subwoofer for a complete solution. Bass frequencies is also a bit "fat" and not dry as a wood-made box. The only thing I am not much satisfied of are the high frequencies which are a bit poor in power and highness.

Review:

Nice design, very good price, usefull to repleace your home theater front speaker, together with the subwoofer, as I did. In that way I can use it to listen to the music, too. Powerful, clear, entry level satisfactory solution