Polk Audio CSi A6

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Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 99 reviews of Polk Audio CSi A6. The average rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the reliability and usability. The size and design also get good comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Polk Audio CSi A6 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Polk Audio CSi A6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 75 user reviews of Polk Audio CSi A6 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the reliability and usability. The size and design are also appreciated.

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97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.ca)

Amazon.ca review summary for Polk Audio CSi A6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 user reviews of Polk Audio CSi A6 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The design also gets good opinions.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Value

Excellent job Polk.

Great value for price, build quality, performance and appearance. Very small sound detail comes through nicely Voices are very clear. Even the whispers can easily be heard. Worth the extra money. No regrets

Only negative I had was on top of my Cherry finish A6 speaker were 2 small defects in the wood finish. But I realize nothing is perfect. Sound quality more than makes up for it

Oct, 2015

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Excellent Center Channel

This came shipped from Edmond NJ I think Newegg does overstocks with other companies.

This was bought to replace my CS2 Series 2. The center channel does a lot of the work on a HT system and although the Cs2 was adequate I always felt that it was over voiced and out of it's league by the fronts which are Polk SDA 2.3 TLS ; Polk had...

I would rather it had been 2 inches taller and 2" less depth as it overhangs my 12" shelve. The plastic grille was slightly flattened and ; took a couple of days to get it's slightly curved top to bottom shape returned (attaching you would push on the...

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Blown tweeter

Sucks to spend $400 on a speaker and have the tweeter blow after a couple weeks, but since these are modular speakers, Polk is sending a new tweeter out with no questions asked. They have great support.

The speaker sounded great for about 2 weeks ; Outstanding support from Polk

Started getting static out of the tweeter 2 weeks in. Never even pushed the speaker prior to tweeter blowing. I first noticed it when running static speaker level tests and then it started doing it even when watching TV at low volume

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Sounds Great!

I got this to replace a CS20 that has been moved to my bedroom system. It is a considerable step up in sound quality from the CS20.

Great sound with tight bass

Expensive ; Very large

May, 2012

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Sounds Great!

I got this to replace a CS20 that has been moved to my bedroom system. It is a considerable step up in sound quality from the CS20.

Great sound with tight bass

Expensive ; Very large

May, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Center Channel for RTiA series

I've noticed with most of the Polk line, pictures don't do the speakers much justice and no exception here, the CSiA6 is gorgeous in person. I have this A6 amped but not bi-amped, just a clean 200watts going out to it. The sound is clean, detailed and...

Beautiful speaker cabinet, two sets of binding posts, rear port guards, adjustable rear kickstand, front port, powerful and very detailed sound. Cabinet is very deep, responsible for good bass extension

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Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Power Comes in Big Packages

While the speaker may be similar to the other models with very similar drivers, the difference comes to the speaker enclosure. The larger housing helps the bass extension when compared to the CS20 from Polk. The 6.5 inch drivers are taken directly from...

The fit and finish of the newer Polk speakers have improved a great deal in the past year, and this center channel is no exception. Voice reconstruction is excellent compared to my Klipsch C3 replaced. The A6 has accurate representation of voices and...

Considering that Polk sells very similar speakers for less than half this price; I debated for a while whether I should take a star away. Though after several minutes of deliberation I came to the conclusion that this speaker is deserving of all 5 stars

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Polk Audio CSI A6-Black High Performance Center Speaker Each

Just make sure you have room for it..its huge!

Wonderful center speaker CSI A6..I have it matched with Polk Rti10,perfect match..If you looking for a center from polk,this is the one for you

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Feb, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Horrible customer service by Newegg

The speaker was listed at $299 at one point. It seems to be too good to be true but I placed the order anyway. Then I got an email from Newegg claiming that payment authorization with my credit card has failed. I placed two orders at around the same...

It is a good speaker

Horrible customer service by Newegg

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

REPLACED AR-2C

Highly recommended if you need a center speaker (work as a great substitute for me!)

I had to replace my AR2C center (blown tweeter) and since Acoustic Research is out of business I was really concerned about getting a center speaker of the same quality and one that would match the timbre with my AR3's (two main towers.) Took a chance...

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Apr, 2010

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