Polk Audio Rm6750 51 Channel Home Theater Review
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Polk Audio RM6700 review: Polk Audio RM6700
Sep 2002
Refined pattern
The RM6700's four timbre-matched satellites and middle speaker come boxed in a handy 5-pack. The sats are outfitted with a Polk-designed 0.75-inch, soft-dome tweeter and a iii.5-inch woofer, while the center speaker gets the same driver complement configured in the at present-familiar woofer/tweeter/woofer array. Please note: The RM6700 package doesn't include a subwoofer, and then y'all'll either have to go with one of Polk's matching subs or another manufacturer'southward baby boomer. We used Polk'southward $419 (list) sub for our listening tests.
The Good
Superior sound quality; new, lower toll; handy wall-mounting options.
The Bad
Mundane only piece of cake-on-the-eyes styling.
The Bottom Line
Platonic for small to medium-size spaces, this kit sounds great with home theater and music.
Times change, audio fashions come and become, only Polk Audio just keeps on producing swell speakers. For this RM6700 parcel, Polk's engineers take ever and then gently tweaked the styling of the company'south previous midpriced RM6600 model, redesigned the cabinets, and put in new drivers. Add all that up, and y'all take a seriously potent habitation-theater package. And go this: the new model is actually $40 expensive than its older sibling. Times modify, sound fashions come and get, but Polk Sound just keeps on producing great speakers. For this RM6700 package, Polk's engineers have always so gently tweaked the styling of the visitor's previous midpriced RM6600 model, redesigned the cabinets, and put in new drivers. Add all that up, and you lot have a seriously potent home-theater packet. And get this: the new model is actually $twoscore less expensive than its older sibling.
Pattern refinements run the gamut: instead of the typical fiberboard or plastic cabinetry, the RM6700 employs mineral-filled polypropylene; grade-fitting grilles reduce unwanted grille-edge diffraction; and Polk's clever bass-venting Power Port technology extends low-end response. We spotted two wall-mounting options on the sats' backsides--a keyhole slot and threaded-screw inserts for use with OmniMount articulating brackets. Of course, all of the RM6700'southward satellites are magnetically shielded for prophylactic placement next to TVs. The ensemble is available in your choice of blackness, titanium, or white finishes.
Now hear this
The RM6700's sonic signature is immediate, very clean, and low in baloney; that's why these picayune guys sound like much larger speakers. Chelsea Walls, Ethan Hawke's movie nearly lost souls playing out a bohemian rhapsody at the Chelsea Hotel, tested this kit's mettle. Hawke'due south moving picture was shot using high-def video on location in New York City, and the Polks unraveled every final detail of the audio--you really take a sense of the actors' voices filling the rooms. The sound was so good that we could almost smell the whiskey wafting through the hallways of this ancient hotel.
OK, but can the RM6700 pump up the volume? In small to midsized spaces, information technology'll do simply fine. Vanilla Sky has an especially visceral soundtrack, and the RM6700 never came close to inhibiting the film's wide dynamic range. Satisfied with this model's home-theater prowess, we sampled a few DVD-Audio discs. Doing so confirmed that the RM6700'south midrange was flawless--detailed and harmonically right--and the treble was smooth, airy, and fully extended. We're downright persnickety about the style sats and subs work together, but the RM6700's blend with the PSW350 was absolutely perfect, causing the whole system to sing with ane voice.
We briefly compared the RM6700 to the RM6600, and the engineers' recent handiwork was readily apparent. Oddly enough, fifty-fifty though the 6700 is almost exactly the aforementioned size every bit the older model, information technology sounds bigger and warmer, courtesy of the new Power Ports. The 6700'southward more robust bass response fabricated for a better match with the sub.
Polk Sound offers a bunch of kickoff-rate speaker packages, ranging from the $549 RM6000 to the $i,995 RM7600. The RM6700, which sits in the middle of the line and carries a $720 price tag, is some other winner. We recommend this kit without reservation to those with pocket-sized and medium-sized rooms.
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