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Polk Audio RC80i 2-Way In-Ceiling Speakers (Pair, White) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $329.95
Buy New: $249.95
You Save: $80.00 (24%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.3
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 11.8 x 10.1
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: AW0080-A
Model: AW0080-A
UPC: 047192106899
EAN: 0047192106899
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Pair of 2-way in-ceiling/in-wall speakers timbre-matched to the Polk Audio RTi Series for seamless imaging | | • | Equipped with one 8-inch dynamic-balance, mineral filled polymer-composite cone | | • | Frequency response: 35Hz - 20kHz | | • | Equipped with one 1-inch dynamic-balance, metalized soft dome tweeter with 15-degree-swivel mount | | • | Constructed of durable, moisture-resistant materials for use in bathrooms, saunas, or under outdoor eaves |
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Product Description
The Polk Audio RC80I circular loudspeakers are the perfect way to cleanly add great audio anywhere in your home. This pair of speakers are designed to be placed inside your wall, so you never have to see any wires, or have to worry about taking up much needed shelf or floor space! They can even be painted to totally blend into the room's deco. Overall Frequency Response - 35Hz - 20kHz Nominal Impedance - 8 ohms Efficiency - 90 dB Mid/Woofer - 1 - 8 Diameter Tweeter - 1 - 1 Diameter Size - 10-3/4 diameter Cut-Out Size - 9-38 diameter Mounting Depth - 3-1/4 Weight - 4lbs. each Color - White
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
Fantastic speakers June 6, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
These speakers are great. Installation was much easier because the large, 8" opening you cut into the wall/ceiling makes it much easier to fish speaker wire. The mounting brackets securely fasten to the wall so there is no shaking or rattling. The tweeter can easily pivot to aim at your listening position. These are voice matched to the Polk "Monitor" series speakers, so match with any other RC series in-wall speaker, CS1 or CS2 center channel speaker, and PSW10 or PSW12 subwoofer.
My only 2 complaints, which were not enough to drop the rating, are:
1) The speaker cutout template turned out to be a tad small, and I had to go around with a keyhole saw again to make it 1/8" larger to fit the speaker all the way. That made it a little messier, but it ended up fine.
2) The speaker grill is pretty hard to remove, but you only have to do that once, and you want it to fit snugly anyways.
 Just remember what you're buying March 25, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased 4 of the RC80i for surround sound in my living room, lefts and rights for both front and back speakers. My rationale in purchasing in-ceiling speakers was the desire not to have a room filled with visible speakers. The mounting was very easy. Just cut the holes via the template and slide them in. The grilles fit snug and I'm sure will be a challenge if I ever have to remove them. The directional tweeter design is great and a must with in-ceiling speakers. Unfortunately, I was hoping for a little better fidelity. The speakers lack the high frequencies. They're good when listening to movies but you can hear the difference when listening to music. I set my expectations too high and have to remind myself of the price.
Fantastic speakers; easy installation January 2, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I installed a pair of these in the kitchen, after which my wife and I both had one of those mouth-open, "wow" experiences. They flood the room with deep, rich sound: crips highs and full, round lows. You can angle the tweeters to "aim" them better, but I didn't want one particular sweet spot in the kitchen, so I left them pointing directly downwards. Awesome.
The installation is quite easy as well. I found that with a carefully cut hole I had no problems at all with speaker insertion. As with the other reviews, I had a devil of a time getting the speaker grilles off, and was afraid I might pull out one of the tiny holes with the paperclip. Polk would do better to package these with the grilles off so that the installer can skip that step. However, I found that putting them back on was easy - you just have to make sure you put them back on with an even insertion on all edges and then work your way around little by little...you can't fully insert them on one end and make the rest fit, they are that tight.
Bottom line: I love these and highly recommend them.
Delighted November 21, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I put 5 pairs of these in various rooms in our house, and am delighted with the sound. Highly recommended.
I do concur with the points another reviewer made: the cutout templates provide for a tight fit (cut the outside of the line when installing), and the grills are a real pain to get in and out - Polk should look at this last issue.
Very happy. Great speakers. December 20, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My buddy told me these were very easy to install. He kept telling me what a smart design the locking mechanism is. They sound great. The Omni directional tweeters make up for any problems that might arise from less than ideal speaker placement due to shape of your A/V room. My ceiling is textured white, so these speakers almost disappear until you turn them on.
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