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The success of the X-Port’s eigentone filter may be audible in the remarkable midrange, which is entirely unencumbered by bloom or boom. This not only clarifies a mix to open up the soundstage, it delivers a sensational evenness across the frequency spectrum, so that every note of the rolling piano scales in Jonas Vitaud’s recording of Beethoven’s 7 Bagatelles emerged differentiated in frequency yet even-fingered in impact. The Polks proved as impressive with piano as with punk. The l800s are a lot better than the r700. but it's for reasons imo not typically said as to why one is better.. I'll try to do my best to explain. I have l800s up front and r700 side surrounds. Further relieving resonance in the floorstanders is a new internal bracing Polk calls Column Resonance Control. The Polk Audio - Reserve R700 - Flagship Floorstanding Speakers are the pinnacle of home audio, offering unrivaled sonic performance that will change how you perceive sound. With two immense 8" woofers, these speakers provide striking audio clarity and detail, breathing life into your music and movies.
Should you need to hide the drivers, for aesthetics or protection, the magnetic grilles are described as anti-diffraction and acoustically-inert, but for our ears they audibly tempered that open treble; we left them off, preferring the aesthetic and the response.Below the tuning frequency, the output of the port and the transducer become out of phase with each another so that the bass drops off faster than for a sealed-box design. Above the tuning frequency, also, the open-ended pipe creates what are often called pipe-organ resonances that can cloud the midrange. So Polk’s new Power Port 2.0 works also to clean up the upper bass and midrange. But the L800has the obvious benefit of a roided out structure (r700 internals are very good though cabinet wise as well) and the imaging/soundstage on the L800 has no contest. It blows the imaging of any speaker I heard out of the water. It, when set up properly (which isn't hard. I don't even have any treatment and still worked ok. I can't wait for the day I can treat the room and see how much better the SDA effect is) can surround you and make it seem like your side surrounds are active when they really aren't and it can somehow project a 3 dimensional soundstage where, depending on the recording, can separate the instruments in a field to where you can tell ok, this violin is here and a snare drum here. You won't get this on all sources though, especially if the recording wasn't done well. Very hit or miss if a song will have a wow factor or sound 'normal' like on your old speakers. Songs with good stereo separation or binaural recordings shine on em. Moving in stereo by cars, surprisingly shoulder lean by young dro (he has random voices in entire song in random locations. Sometimes to side, front left, right etc. Wasnt expecting such good mixing on that rap song lol) Awarded Excellence: 🏆 Honored as Australia’s Hi-Fi Retailer of the Year in 2021 and 2022, and hailed as Queensland’s Best Hi-Fi Retailer. Not just accolades, but a testament to our dedication. The Polk Reserve cabinets use precisely engineered braces and internal enclosures to minimise standing waves and eliminate unwanted resonances that may colour the sound of your music. Laser Doppler Vibrometer designed point to point bracing, combined with new Cabinet Resonance Control, eliminates any unwanted panel resonance within the cabinet. Magnet, acoustically transparent grilles are provided for a clean and attractive aesthetic to these speakers. Polk Reserve R700 Floorstanding Speakers features
While their response remained uniform across a wide sweet spot, their considerable imaging abilities were clearly best enjoyed sitting dead centre to within a few centimetres, to perfectly equalise the treble from those ring radiators. Some people also don't pay attention to Polk's guidelines in setting up the l800s then complain they sound like normal speakers.. well lol, that happens when you don't follow directions. The harmonised vocals of The Finn Brothers were similarly spot-lit on Won’t Give In, presented three-dimensionally in the soundstage – Neil forward and low, Tim behind and higher. Also notable here was the pleasingly solid bass entry, with genuine bass depth to its fundamental G. The ‘turbine cone’ drivers are so called for the asymmetric bumps which the injection-molding process has added to the foam-core polypropylene cones, with this ‘turbine’ geometry claimed to minimise resonances around 5.5-6kHz which would occur in a smoother cone equivalent, thereby hampering a true pistonic motion, while the turbine bumps and a suitably impedance-matched surround avoid this, dramatically increasing stiffness and damping but without adding mass to the cone itself. On top of the cone of the waveguide we build a ‘hollow pole’ with an opening that is halfway into the port, and tuning of this pipe is done to multiples of tuning of the port frequency,” says Polk. The effect is significant, notably reducing a large 14dB resonance peak occurring at 700Hz.and should be viewed using a good sound system. Polk Reserve R700 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Measurements & Conclusion Meet Stuart, Yvonne, Nathan, and Vaughan. But more importantly, meet the solution to your audio dilemmas.
L800 has some insane bass. I mean insane. It does have dual 10s though vs dual 8s in R700. I'd argue the L800 bass is a tad tighter, but whether that's in my head or just due to it being able to output more and go lower hz.. who knows. I don't have tools for scientific studies lol Will warn though, SDA effect has a sweet spot. Larger the room and more you can separate l800s and your seating position distance, you can widen the sweet spot but I'm limited in my room. Do I wonder if say the L600 sounds better than the r700? Yeah. But from my own at home comparisons I am sure it would be extremely minor. Reserve’s sleek cabinetry hides a world of audio innovation. Cabinets are carefully cross-braced to best eliminate unwanted interior resonances. Rounded exterior corners help disperse sound broadly around the room with minimal diffraction, creating an open sound stage. OPTIONAL HEIGHT MODULE
Personal Touch: Our commitment is to craft an audio experience tailored to you. Forget one-size-fits-all. This tweeter comes directly from Polk’s flagship Legend series, and its ring radiator design means no central dome to enter break-up modes, so here achieving lower distortion within the listening range and indeed beyond, as the Pinnacle is ‘hi-res certified’.
Our pioneering turbine design delivers a significant increase in cone rigidity without increasing mass. This innovation means the woofer can move with increased accuracy and speed to deliver enhanced sound resolution, enabling you to experience a breathtaking level of detail in your music and movies. POWER PORT 2.0 External and internal waveguides control the dispersion of such high-frequency energy, aiming to deliver a wider sweet spot and more consistent sound across listening positions. The Pinnacle tweeter also enjoys its own sealed cavity filled with damping material, which Polk indicates removes a ridge of internal resonance at 2.5kHz, slightly below the 3kHz crossover point in this model.
Enhanced audio precision: Turbine Cone Woofer provides increased accuracy and speed for impressive detail. Genuine Audiophiles, Not Salesmen: We aren’t just in this for sales. We're in it for the love of sound, and to enhance your auditory experiences.
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