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Polk Audio Monitor 30 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, Black) | 
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| Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $229.95
Buy Used: $95.99
You Save: $133.96 (58%)
New (2) from $99.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Color: Black Oak
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 17.4 x 14.4 x 12.3
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: AM3025-A
Model: AM3025-A
UPC: 747192110505
EAN: 0747192110505
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pair of bookshelf 2-way speakers that delivers superior linearity, definition and sound imaging | | • | Equipped with one 5.25-inch bi-laminate composite dynamic-balance driver | | • | Equipped with one 1-inch silk polymer-composite dynamic-balance dome tweeter | | • | All MDF construction and extensive cabinet bracing ensure resonance-free enclosures | | • | Built-in keyhole wall mounting brackets provides secure on-wall mounting |
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Product Description
The name "Monitor" is special to Polk Audio. The original Polk Audio Monitor Series, produced in the mid-1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk Audio famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone.The newly reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish look that complements today's flat screen technology, with wood grain finishes and modern Titanium faces. Built for speed, sound quality and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
Not too bad for the price... June 17, 2007
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
I got a used pair of these off eBay for about a hundred twenty shipped, was using them for surrounds and recently moved them to computer duty powered by a Trends Audio T-Amp (absolute steal) and have been reasonably ok with them.
Tips: I found that they actually sound better when placed upside down, so that the tweeter is on top. Try it both ways, I'm sure that individual room accoustics, placement, and tastes will all come into play.
Due to space constraints I have them very close to a back wall, which made them sound a bit boomy until I decided to stuff a sock into each of the speakers' rear ports. Since I listen mainly at moderate (60-75db) volumes this doesn't really do any harm to the speaker itself.
Detail and imaging are competent but nothing to write home about, the tweeter is not quite as precise as I would like. In retrospect I think I would have been better off going with Athena AS-B1.2s (about a hundred twenty five shipped from audioadvisor dot com), or especially the Ascend CBM-170SEs (ascendacoustics dot com) which is light years beyond but does cost about three hundred fifty. With a beefier amp though I think the Onix XL-S bookshelf speakers from av123 dot com would do very well at about two hundred fifty shipped.
Excellent little boxes! July 3, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Just bought a pair of these, coupled with a 10" Subwoofer also from Polk and the combination is great - fills a 14 x 28 room with full sound that's true and beautiful. Couldn't be happier for the price.
 Great bookshelves November 14, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have had the Monitor 30's for almost a year now and am incredibly impressed. Great bang for the buck (paid $140 on sale at CC). I am using these as fronts in my 7.1 surround set up, with Polk M10's as the surrounds and a Pioneer VSX-1018 avr and Sony 40S2010 LCD. I am still using a crappy jvc htib 60watt powered sub, but am planning on treating myself to a Avs123 X-sub for Christmas. :) Anyway, I am here to talk about the Polk M30. My set up is for a 15'x17'den. That's a fairly small room and I have a wife that agitated with overpowering sound (yeah, my love for audio equipment does not always over well). Although I would have loved to go for a floorstanding speaker, I agreed to stick to bookshelf size to keep my wife happy. The M30 certainly fit the bill. They have a clean, accurate sound with excellent highs and mids. The sound is linear and smooth, with a warm tone. If you like a brighter sounding speaker, these probably aren't for you and you might be better off with the Infinity Beta series. As far as bass goes, on my radio shack SLP, they drop as low as 50hz, which is pretty decent compared to most of the bookshelves I have heard and better than the specs indicate. Still, these speakers, by themselves don't produce enough bass depth for stand alone duty. You will need a decent sub that can make up for what the M30's lack and, given the m30 range, setting the crossover on the amp at 80 is the way to go with these babies.
These speakers are designed for a tonal match with all other speakers in the monitor line and the M10's are perfect for satellite duty. I would recommend spending a little extra for the Polk CS1 center over the CSM (returned it). As for a sub to match, CNET likes the match between the Polk PWS10 with the Monitor 30s (used in their test). I auditioned the PSW10 and felt it was lacking umph. I preferred the sound of the Velodyne VX-10 or Dayton 120 (although I am going to take the advice my audiofile friends and go for the Avs123 sub-x for $200).
The bottomline, the Monitor 30 is a high quality bookshelf speaker for a fair price. If you're a hardcore audiofile looking for paradigm and definitive bookshelves, the M30 isn't going to work for you. However, if you're looking for a nice sounding speaker but don't want to spend $800, these are ideal. Certainly, they blow away anything from sony, pioneer, yamaha and Bose etc.
Awsome January 30, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
For the past 5 years I had built a system composed of polk speakers for the front and center channels, but never got around to puchasing the rears. I instead used a pair of infinities i had received from a relative at no cost. Those rears both blew and after several months of annoying flutter sounds, I made the decision to get some new rears, preferbly polk. I wanted a speaker that sounded great, yet didnt blow a hole in my pocket, leaving me with regret. So i did what i loved to do; research. When it comes to home theatre equipment, I find alot of joy in the research as well as shopping for the best price. If your a fan of electronics, im sure many of you can relate. So, I came across several polk models worthy of the buy, one of them seemed to expensive, the other too cheap and small. The M30 was perfect size for the price. I took a stab at it without even listening to it, because I trust polk audio. Once I installed them and listed, I was blown away. They needed a little fine tuning, but thats it. I could hear every detail in 5.1 surround without being over powering. They sounded much better than my old infinitys. Bottom line, buy these, they are a perfect addition to your home theatre.
 Not for serious listening March 3, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have these connected to a Sonos system as their own "zone" in the same room as a pair of Dynaudio 52SE's. For those not familiar with Sonos, it lets you play the exact same source of music simultaneously on different speakers throughout your house. It happened to be an easy way to compare the Polk Audios to some very high quality speakers.
The comparison showed the the Polk Audio Monitor 30 speakers are not for serious music listening. I didn't expect the Polks to perform as well - that would not be a fair comparison. However, comparing them showed that the Polks are missing a lot of the music. Obviously, you wouldn't expect low end from speakers this size, and the low end is not present. However, parts of the mids and highs are missing, and other parts of the mids and highs are inappropriately blended together.
I had hoped that using these with a subwoofer would make them much better. It made them better, but not much better.
Amazon included these speakers for free with my Sonos order. I would not buy them.
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