R600: Although Ketil Bjørnstad's piano is a bit light, it is well balanced by the other instruments. Not least Arild Andersen's bass.

While the JBL has a bit better overall directivity, its response is also less linear than the R200’s. Speaker Cables without Connectors: If you are not sure about the lenght or need longer than standard cables with plugs, choose this option. The speakers come with a front cover that is removable, has rounded side edges, and is attached with magnets. It has a medium gray finish, and helps to soften the visual impression. Personally, I did not need a visual cushioning, i.a. because I think the distinctiveness of the drivers was a positive contribution to the overall visual impression. And after all, this is primarily about sound. Many people may want to keep the cover on when speakers have a slight emphasis on the top. For both R600 and R200, this was not a current issue, and all described listening impressions are made without front cover. PINNACLE RING RADIATORBase surface area of a loudspeaker may become a determining factor when the space in your room or desk is limited. Overall, my impression of the speaker is that it is relatively neutral with good tonality, but it does have some limitations in terms of output and mid-range distortions. 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. In this graph, you can see how by 10-20 degrees off-axis, that little bit of brightness at the top of the speaker’s response has largely flatted out; if you want the flattest response, you should probably listen about 15 degrees off-axis. You can also see that above 6kHz, the tweeter’s response drops off steeply, which may be why the speaker can be a bit sensitive about positioning. On the other hand, it also means you can ‘tune’ the speaker’s brightness to your taste with positioning.

These Turbine Cone drivers have also been adopted in the unaltered version from the Legend series. That is - it applies to the 5 ¼ and 6 ½-inch versions - the four-inch in the R350 and R900 is not available in the Legend series. POWER PORT + X-PORT

Polk Audio Reserve R200 Review: Conclusion

This isn’t going to be your typical speaker review. Rather than spending 10,000 words describing different facets of the sound — there are plenty of reviewers more eloquent than me out there — I’m going to mainly focus on the data. Still, I should give you a summary of my thoughts before we jump in. What does it sound like? I explain what all of this means in the spinorama section of my measurements guide, but we can focus on a few key things here.