Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black)

by Polk Audio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 19.5 x 18 inches
• Shipping Weight: 53 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000QDI580
• Item model number: AM6885-A
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,774 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Polk Audio's RM6880 - Beauty and Brawn in One Compact System Five compact speakers and a high performance Powered Subwoofer make up the RM6880 compact home theater speaker system. Its stylishly sculpted anodized Aluminum Satellites look awesome next to your plasma or flat screen television, and can be mounted either on the wall using their aimable brackets or on shelves. Either way, this system was designed for minimal intrusion into your space, and maximum sound quality. High tech materials and features, such as Satellite PowerPorts and Subwoofer Slot Load venting technologies, ensure superior sub/sat system performance, delivering rich, full-bodied, big speaker sound from stylish, compact packages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great sounding speakers, January 18, 2008

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thomman "gadgetfreak" (WI,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black) (Electronics)

Last holiday season, I wanted to gift myself a good home theater system. Though I started from some home-theater-in-a-box system, I quickly decided I get much better quality by buying a receiver and speakers. Once I made that decision, and set my budget $1000, I started searching again. After reading many reviews at different website, I first made up my mind on receiver Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) (I wrote a lengthy review for it, but cant see it anymore at that page - anyway, that is another excellent future-proof buy). Once that was done, I started searching for speakers for about $600. Though an AV enthusiast friend of mine suggested Polk speakers, I first bought a Boston Acoustics Horizon Series MCS100 System Midnight Speakers, again based on internet reviews. That fit the budget well, but after installing it, I found that the sound wasnt great. The bass was boomy, and the surrounds/center wasnt any better either (mine is a 35x15 recroom). So I returned it, and bought this RM6880. I am so glad I did. The bass is just right for my recroom (at half-way setting of the powered subwoofer), and the surrounds and center sound so great. The lows, mids and the highs sound so real to me. I am not sure if I hear every single frequency between 20-20KHz, and I dont care. But trust me these speakers sound so good(as I said I am no audiophile, but I do know when something sounds good).

About the speakers, there are 4 identical satellite speakers, a center and a 10" powered subwoofer. The speakers and subwoofer are 130W peak (65 normal). I can now fill my 35x15 room with a volume setting of 50-60 and subwoofer setting of 50%. At volume level 90 the room literally shakes, so I havent taken it above that.

The only negative about the package was it didnt come with speaker wires (the MCS100 did). If you dont have your room already wired, get some cheap 16-guage wire - I bought (100' Spooled Speaker Wire) and I could feel a huge change in sound quality (compared to some 18 gauge I bought from Walmart).

Also, the subwoofer does *not* have a regular subwoofer jack. This was not a problem for me, as I have the subwoofer connected to the front speaker port of my receiver (following the tips on Polk's website - which, btw, is a must read, regardless of which speakers you buy).

Guess there is no AV setup that satisfies all. For someone who wants to hear realistic sounds (and effects), but who doesnt worry all that much a about a frequency that may or may not be dropped, this setup is great. I wont think of an AV setup for another 10 years for sure :)

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Polk Audio, October 26, 2007

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This review is from: Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black) (Electronics)

Wow! If anyone takes the time to give these speakers a try in their home, I don't think you'll be returning them. I had Bose speakers and gave these a try to streamline the look in my livingroom, couple that with small children and buying smaller speakers were a no brainer. I hooked these babies up to an Onkyo SR-705 7.1 receiver and all I could say was wow! The speakers are solid which many people notice once you take them out of the box, no plastic! The sub is huge and delivers pounding bass. You'll want to figure out a place for this before you make your purchase. It's only been a week so giving you a detailed description and being the first to review this product will have to wait a while. So far so good though.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, January 3, 2008

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drumdude (Charlotte NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polk Audio RM6880 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System (Set of Six, Black) (Electronics)

This is a great sounding system! I would definitely buy again. The subwoofer is a little large but it sounds great. I also highly recommend the Polk SA2 speaker stands. They are made for this system and include all the hardware you need. The speakers sound best at the height set by the SA2 stands.