Polk Audio RTi 6

59 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
price (29)
usability (12)
size (10)
design (9)

Negative
reliability (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 59 reviews of Polk Audio RTi 6. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the design and usability. The size and price also get good feedback, whereas there are some negative opinions about the reliability.

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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 RTi 6 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Polk Audio RTi 6

alaTest has collected and analyzed 35 user reviews of Polk Audio RTi 6 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the size. The usability is also appreciated, but there are some critical reviews about the reliability and price.

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

May, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Fantastic sound

These replaced an older pair of Klipsh speakers. I thought I would need to change the room acoustics to get the best sound, add carpet and more soft goods but these did the trick all by themselves.

Room filling sound Lots of bass Clear mids and highs Comes with everything you need to hang on the wall

The wall mounting brackets are nice but the speaker will reach out 14 1/4" from the wall

Jan, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great!

Best online ordering experience ever!

Fantastic Speakers at a great price and delivery was quick. A great experience overall doing business with Newegg.

None.

Nov, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Polk Audio RTi6

I am gradually upgrading my Polk 6570 Theater System and the front main speakers were the first, couldn't be happier - awesome in my apartment when combined with the 8" Sub-Woofer in the 6750 System. The front mains sound great now, and I just ordered...

Excellent sound quality - some say they're bright - but I say they're accurate, it all depends on your source and your preference - as with anything audio-related.

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great low cost bookshelf speakers

These are great sounding bookshelf speakers for the price. I've ended up buying three pairs while they were priced below $200. Better midrange then most speakers in this price range, good bass response for this size speaker, but perhaps a tad bright on...

None significant.

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

We'll see

Ordered these because of the price - I know Polk does audio good. I have had a Polk 6.5" component system for car audio which I installed into Boston Acoustics home speaker cabinet and MAN it rocked. I think they are still selling this same speaker...

Price/Performance, bi-wire, bi-amp capable

Unknown

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very nice

These are being used primarily for music in my home office. Upgraded from Polk Monitor 30's, and what a difference. The 30's sound pretty good for a small, budget bookshelf speaker, whereas the RTI6's sound great, period.

The strongest point of these Polks is definitely their midrange. Been listening to them all day, critically, and have yet to find any significant weakness there. The bass on these speakers is actually better than I thought given some reviews, but if...

OK they are just a bit on the bright side; however, I’m running these through an Onkyo receiver (which some say are also “bright”) and I’ve got them mounted to the wall in an office where I’m sitting only a few feet away – i.e. positioning about as bad...

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

One Word To Describe These: Clarity

I have owned a pair of RTI12's (the top end of this line) with a CSI5 center for the last year. I've been using a pair of modified Sony tower speakers (replaced the tweeter and midrange and installed a proper crossover) for surrounds and some Sony...

*Very clear top end for a speaker in this price range *Extremely good price, especially if you grab them with a promo code and free shipping *Good build quality *Real wood veneer *Dual quality binding posts (with caveats, see cons) *Keyhole for wall...

*Binding posts, like all the RTI speakers I've owned, tend to have larger holes for banana plugs. Some banana plugs aren't wide enough to make good contact, leading to speakers cutting in and out. I had to buy several different types until I found ones...

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

One Word To Describe These: Clarity

Very clear top end for a speaker in this price range ; Extremely good price, especially if you grab them with a promo code and free shipping ; Good build quality ; Real wood veneer ; Dual quality binding posts (with caveats, see cons) ; Keyhole for...

Binding posts, like all the RTI speakers I've owned, tend to have larger holes for banana plugs. Some banana plugs aren't wide enough to make good contact, leading to speakers cutting in and out. I had to buy several different types until I found ones...

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

In response to Frank Doghearty's review

Re: Frank Doghearty's review... Stupidly erroneous claims such as "not for music (unless you have not heard better)" and "not good for decent/good amplifiers" as well as pure non-sense like "the sound image still vibrates (in a range of about 5%)" just...

Honest sound ; Not too coloured (keep in mind, no consumer audio speaker is 100% uncoloured) ; Nice mid-bass!! Passed my "own-grown mid-bass test" with flying colors (which consists of a song where, as part of the mix, there are two 7-strings guitar...

None really. Especially for the price

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

In response to Frank Doghearty's review

Honest sound. Not too coloured (keep in mind, no consumer audio speaker is 100% uncoloured). Nice mid-bass!! Passed my "own-grown mid-bass test" with flying colors (which consists of a song where, as part of the mix, there are two 7-strings guitar...

None really. Especially for the price.

Aug, 2012

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