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Polk Audio Monitor 40

Polk Audio Monitor 40
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alaScore 85

335 reviews

Feb, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 335 reviews of Polk Audio Monitor 40. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the bass quality and sound. The usability and design also get good feedback. There are some less positive views about the reliability. There are some mixed opinions about the size.

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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 Monitor 40 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Polk Audio Monitor 40

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 119 user reviews of Polk Audio Monitor 40 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the usability and sound are overall positive. The size and design are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the reliability.

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96% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Consumer review (newegg.com)

First Speaker Setup - My Experience and Opinion

 

Never before have I dabbled in home theater or surround sound in general, with the exception of setting up some cheap Logitech computer speakers. I was tired of my lame speakers and I wanted something that I could be proud of, so I really went for it...

-Clear and rich sound -Great mid bass -Clean looking finish -Dual ports on the back

-Not going to hit those deep lows, not by themselves anyways. -Quite big

Mar, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

great speakers

 

Great speakers for under 200 bucks can't go wrong with them. They definitely drop to 47 hz

I have the monitor 30s and I loved them still do these are the same thing but with 2 woofers and my goodness they sound good!

Huge

Mar, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

bulky, sounds great

 

Sounds amazing, 4 years later

large and bulky.

Feb, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Another fantastic produc from Polk Audio!

 

I live in Canada so i order from newegg.ca of course, but it was ship from LA, take for ever to arrived but i worth the waiting time. Came in perfect condition no issue at all.

Cristal clear sound! also good mid bass, it can be set as main front speakers ( they can handle it for sure) Bi amp capable, i set it as surround speakers on my 7.2 receiver and its much improvement, i replace it from BOSE speakers very very much...

Only cons, these speakers are very deep, so i you plan to set in on regular small stand will be hard to do. Get floor stand.

Jan, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Are you kidding me

 

Why spend more, they wont sounds this good, it's a no brainer

WOW outta the box mind blowing performance, small speaker with big speaker sound, and the usual super polk quality, and youll never beat the price

What cons there are none

Dec, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Are you kidding me

 

Why spend more, they wont sounds this good, it's a no brainer

WOW outta the box mind blowing performance, small speaker with big speaker sound, and the usual super polk quality, and youll never beat the price

What cons there are none

Dec, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Polk Audio Monitor40 Series II

 

For the life of me I cannot understand all the glowing reviews for this speaker. They sound good. Very average sounding. You could do much worse and you could do much much better by spending just a little more money and doing some research.

Cheap Nice Looking

Average Sound Slightly Smeared Vocals Weak Bass Poor Soundstage

Nov, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

these are great surround or main spkrs

 

Paired with a PSW 660 WI sub and these things rock.

1. Price 2x119.99 is a super price. 2. Sound is nice and clear, rated at 20-125W at 8ohms 89db with a freq response of 47Hz to 25Khz, which is a pretty broad spectrum for bookshelfs. 3. cheap enough to buy 3 pairs and use 1 for the center with a spare...

None at this price point. These are discontinued, but still great if you can get them.

Nov, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent Sound

 

Massive improvement over my RCA speakers and I love how they look on my speaker stands

Nothing

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent Sound

 

Massive improvement over my RCA speakers and I love how they look on my speaker stands.

Nothing.

Sep, 2015
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