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 enlarge | Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $324.95
Buy New: $149.90
You Save: $175.05 (54%)
New (3) from $149.90
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 6121
Color: Black Oak
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 36.2
Dimensions (in): 42.9 x 17.8 x 11.2
Legal Disclaimer: In-stock orders ship within 24 hours of the next business day. All units a Factory Fresh with full manufacturer warranty.
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: AM6025-A
Model: AM6025-A
UPC: 747192110567
EAN: 0747192110567
ASIN: B0002Z2416
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Good sound and good value March 31, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Monitor 60 speakers are excellent for my needs as my tastes run to easy listening and jazz. From mid treble to the lowest notes, the speakers generate sounds that are smooth and rich, much like much more expensive ones. Since I have a very old receiver that is low powered (about 20 watts per channel), I am very pleased with the high efficiency design that lets me fill the house music. Speakers are large, but attractive, and are solidly built. Arrived after traveling across the country in perfect condition.
Clear, open sound February 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought these speakers for bedroom use. I listen to classical music mostly. The speakers produce clear, open sound, emphasizing the high end and giving the impression of an acoustically "live" room. I find this efffect pleasant although realistically this not exactly what you would hear in a typical concert hall. On the other hand, deep base is deemphasized. Other reviewers have said they have obtained satisfactory results by adding a sub-woofer.
Overall, I am satisfied with this purchase. It will be difficult to improve on this without spending considerably more money.
 Wonderful Sound, Excellent Value January 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased my Polk Audio Monitor 60s after auditioning "higher end" (read alot more expensive) floorstanding speaker offerings from KEF iQ series, Klipsch RF and F series, and similarly priced speakers from Wharfedale, the Boston Acoustics Horizon floorstanding speaker, and also Polk Audio's own Monitor 50 and Monitor 70.
To my ears, the Monitor 60s combine the best elements from all of these speakers. They have a wonderfully open, spacious and detailed sound that results in realistic reproduction of instruments, voices and soundstage. I was bothered by the brightness of the KEFs and Boston Acoustics speakers though these speakers may have had slightly better soundstaging capability. I didn't like the sound of the treble from the Klipschs (specifically their tone and their detail/resolution capabilities), though they had better bass extension and great dynamics (slam). I found the Monitor 50's sound too lightweight, and I was surprised that I didn't like the tonal balance of the Monitor 70s - they sounded too dark to my ears.
As other reviewers have noted, the bass is a little too light for home theater use (i.e. to really create floor shaking explosions) but adding a subwoofer (I already had two) removes that problem. On their own, without a subwoofer, I find the bass more than enough for critical music listening. Your mileage may vary, but I have never liked the sound of any subwoofer for music listening (it's too boomy), and the Monitor 60's tonal balance sounds just right for everything from rock, classical, jazz, latin, electro. The bass is very fast and tight and extends deep enough to reproduce nearly all instruments, except deep organ notes and some electronic bass.
So I'm very very happy with the Monitor 60s particularly at their low price!
Wonderful Sound, Excellent Value January 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased my Polk Audio Monitor 60s after auditioning "higher end" (read alot more expensive) floorstanding speaker offerings from KEF iQ series, Klipsch RF and F series, and similarly priced speakers from Wharfedale, the Boston Acoustics Horizon floorstanding speaker, and also Polk Audio's own Monitor 50 and Monitor 70.
To my ears, the Monitor 60s combine the best elements from all of these speakers. They have a wonderfully open, spacious and detailed sound that results in realistic reproduction of instruments, voices and soundstage. I was bothered by the brightness of the KEFs and Boston Acoustics speakers though these speakers may have had slightly better soundstaging capability. I didn't like the sound of the treble from the Klipschs (specifically their tone and their detail/resolution capabilities), though they had better bass extension and great dynamics (slam). I found the Monitor 50's sound too lightweight, and I was surprised that I didn't like the tonal balance of the Monitor 70s - they sounded too dark to my ears.
As other reviewers have noted, the bass is a little too light for home theater use (i.e. to really create floor shaking explosions) but adding a subwoofer (I already had two) removes that problem. On their own, without a subwoofer, I find the bass more than enough for critical music listening. Your mileage may vary, but I have never liked the sound of any subwoofer for music listening (it's too boomy), and the Monitor 60's tonal balance sounds just right for everything from rock, classical, jazz, latin, electro. The bass is very fast and tight and extends deep enough to reproduce nearly all instruments, except deep organ notes and some electronic bass.
So I'm very very happy with the Monitor 60s particularly at their low price!
Wonderful Sound, Excellent Value January 15, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased my Polk Audio Monitor 60s after auditioning "higher end" (read alot more expensive) floorstanding speaker offerings from KEF iQ series, Klipsch RF and F series, and similarly priced speakers from Wharfedale, the Boston Acoustics Horizon floorstanding speaker, and also Polk Audio's own Monitor 50 and Monitor 70.
To my ears, the Monitor 60s combine the best elements from all of these speakers. They have a wonderfully open, spacious and detailed sound that results in realistic reproduction of instruments, voices and soundstage. I was bothered by the brightness of the KEFs and Boston Acoustics speakers though these speakers may have had slightly better soundstaging capability. I didn't like the sound of the treble from the Klipschs (specifically their tone and their detail/resolution capabilities), though they had better bass extension and great dynamics (slam). I found the Monitor 50's sound too lightweight, and I was surprised that I didn't like the tonal balance of the Monitor 70s - they sounded too dark to my ears.
As other reviewers have noted, the bass is a little too light for home theater use (i.e. to really create floor shaking explosions) but adding a subwoofer (I already had two) removes that problem. On their own, without a subwoofer, I find the bass more than enough for critical music listening. Your mileage may vary, but I have never liked the sound of any subwoofer for music listening (it's too boomy), and the Monitor 60's tonal balance sounds just right for everything from rock, classical, jazz, latin, electro. The bass is very fast and tight and extends deep enough to reproduce nearly all instruments, except deep organ notes and some electronic bass.
So I'm very very happy with the Monitor 60s particularly at their low price!
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