Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black)

by Polk Audio

Product Details

• Item Weight: 19 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000ZKNW9G
• Item model number: AM9555-A
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,953 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #97 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Stereo Components > Speakers > Speaker Systems

Product Description

Sound this big from speakers this small just has to be heard to be believed. The Polk Audio RM95 5-pack speaker system complements today's stylish high-tech flat panel TVs and audio electronics. With its four RM8 wide-dispersion array satellite speakers and RM8 center channel speaker, the RM95 presents a sleek, minimalist design while delivering impressively big sound. The RM8 satellites' dual-driver design give you more dispersion pattern options for the ultimate in placement flexibility, while Polk speaker technology ensures superior system performance, delivering rich, full-bodied, big speaker sound. Mount the speakers on shelves, or next to your plasma or flat-screen television using their flexible wall-mount brackets. Heavy-duty, non-resonant composite enclosures feature an elegant, high-gloss finish that creates the ideal décor accent. Additional RM8 Satellites may be added to transform an RM95 5-pack into a 6 or 7-channel system.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great speakers if you have the right room to take advantage of the dual drivers, February 20, 2008

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Jeff P. (Gilbertsville, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black) (Electronics)

I was originally looking at a Bose speaker setup, but I couldn't bring myself to spend $1000 on speakers. Not knocking Bose, but I thought Polk Audio has always put out a good product, so I though I'd give them a try, and I've been very pleased.

I bought them on sale at Tweeter for $599 around Christmas, and I could not be happier with them. Part of the deal was also the PSW11 sub which has more than enough punch for my system.

I have them set up for a home theater system in my basement and they sound phenomenal, but placement is critical to getting the most sound out of these speakers (actually, any speakers) due to the fact that they have dual drivers. All this means is they have a mid-range and tweeter on two of the three sides of the speaker (they are triangular in shape if looking from the top-down). They are designed to create a sound field by bouncing sound off of the walls in your room.

It is very important to experiment with placement of these speakers to get the best sound from them. Each room is different in relation to your listening area, so try a couple of different spots before affixing them to the wall (decent wall brackets are included).

Music sounds great, too. I don't usually blast music, but frequency response and clarity are both excellent. They are small enough to fit quite nicely any room without drawing attention to themselves like some other larger bookshelf speakers commonly used in home theater setups.

No matter what you buy, though, just remember that if you are considering buying $600 worth of speakers, make sure you don't waste your money by going with cheap speaker cable. I used all Monster cables (16 gauge), and terminated everything with Monster speaker terminals, and they sound really good.

Hope this helps.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Choice for Mid Level HT, March 25, 2009

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Tony "fuzzbass" (Tampa, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black) (Electronics)

They sound good. The look good. I used this system to complement an older pair of Polk RT-7 bookshelf speakers and a PSW111 to build a 7.1 speaker set. Cosmetically, these matched well my RT-7s. The set arrives with decent wall and surface mounting hardware.

Beware these have small spring loaded terminals. Connecting up with wire AWG 14 or larger can present a challenge. Note that for short runs less than 75 feet, AWG 16 is fine. In case Polk is reading this, I would see the addition of binding post terminals as an improvement worth paying for.

Installation.
I suspended these from the ceiling. The screw mount on the bottom is compatible with Omnimount Universal mounts. I did not need any of the adapter bits included with the speakers or the mounts. The RM8s just screwed right onto the threaded ends of the mounting arms and lock in place with the chrome finished nut, supplied with the Omnimounts. Neat! This arrangement would look good wall mounted as well.

Wish List.
The grill covers, with the attached Polk name plate, cannot be spun around and mounted upside down. Since I mounted these from the ceiling using the screw mounts, they hang upside down and "Polk" is flipped over. My ceiling is 10' and we don't notice it. However, it might be a problem for some looking for a perfect finish.

If you do what I did, bear in mind the speaker pairs are designated left and right. Because they hang upside down, I recommend you reverse left and right.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing sound, amazing price., September 30, 2009

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Kevin Quattro (Hollywood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polk Audio RM95 5-Channel Home Theater System (Set of Five, Black) (Electronics)

I'll keep this one short. These speakers sound great with music or movies. They never sound pushed, harsh or compressed. Clear and sweet.

I moved from a much larger place and had to transition from huge floor standing 7.1 Klipsch speakers along with a monster Onkyo receiver to a smaller sat/sub setup and a far less involved receiver.

I was at Frys and they had these new in the box red tagged for $189! Since I didn't really care what I wanted and just had a budget to stick to I went for it. Had no idea how they sounded or what they were. I just knew it allowed me to spend more on the receiver.

Well when I got home my expectations were low. New smaller apartment, former system of mighty glory no more. I connect them up, fire up Transformers on Bluray and crap my pants. Stunning.

End of review.