Help me decide - HK or Polk

 

New member
Username: Neosound

Post Number: 1
Registered: Feb-06
I just got my Onkyo TX-SR603X and I was planning to buy speakers. I considered the JBL SCS 300.7, Harman Kardon HKTS 14 and the Polk RM6900. I ruled out the JBL as it has very limited frequency reponse range.

But the HK and Polk look comparable

HK: 25 Hz to 20Khz
Subwoofer: 200 watts RMS

Polk:
28Hz to 28 KHz
Sub woofer 100/200 watts (continuous/peak)

The HK has smaller and dual (how is it different for 2 separate drivers) midrage drivers. The Polk has slightly larger but 2 separate mid range drivers.

Now the key question of cost

HK HKTS 14 is $450 Max
Polk RM 6900 is $799

Now thats a significant price difference and I wonder why the Polks are almost 50% more.

I am leaning towards the Polk because I heard them ans like dthem but so far could not hear the HK (or even JBL) as they are not properly setup anywhere (I tried circuit city, good guys, best buy and Frys).

I would appreciate any info which will help me decide which one I should get.

Thanks
Neosound
 

Gold Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 5499
Registered: Dec-03
I like the Polk over the HK or JBL. If you like them, just go ahead and get them. You are the one who will be listneing to them.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Eld

Texas

Post Number: 22
Registered: Dec-05
I second the Polk
 

New member
Username: Neosound

Post Number: 2
Registered: Feb-06
Thanks for all the replies. I will most probably buy Polk (Local circuit city is rewiring their home theater room) but I am still curious to find out why the price difference ($799 vs. $450) for more or less
equivalent systems. There has to be a significant
difference between the two to justify this price
difference. If not this is a little similar to Bose charging high for less.

Cheers!
Hrishikesh
 

Bronze Member
Username: Eld

Texas

Post Number: 24
Registered: Dec-05
Hrishikesh,

The polks are more efficient speakers (89db vs 86db), have a lot bigger center speaker and mains, which is the workhorse for a surround system.

With that said, we always recommend you try your best to listen to both systems and choose the one that sounds the best to you.

As far as cost, going from 3" to 3.5" midrange will increase the material area by a factor about 1.4, add that to the cabinet cost and you might get to the price difference.

Happy listening!
Eld
 

New member
Username: Neosound

Post Number: 3
Registered: Feb-06
Thanks Eld. I got the Polk RM6900 and they are great. I am still fine tuning it with the Onkyo TX-SR603X.

I have connected the sub using the LFE and not the way POLK suggests. I am planning to try the POLK way too. I have gone through the posts on this forum and there seems no single best way to doing this. Any suggestions in this regard will be great.

Thanks to all who responded.

Cheers!
Hrishikesh
 

Bronze Member
Username: Eld

Texas

Post Number: 26
Registered: Dec-05
Congrats Hrishikesh!

The Polks and Onkyo are excellent choices.
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