Customer Reviews

Polk Audio TSi200 Bookshelf Speakers (Pair, Cherry)

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Hard to believe these are "bookshelf" speakers., February 12, 2009
By Dr John Ficarro "Dr John" (Hollywood, SC USA) - See all my reviews

I decided to upgrade from my $400 range Pioneer home theater 5.1 package. At the moment I have a Yamaha RX-V663 receiver and a pair of cherry TSi 200s. With just these two speakers, the listening experience far exceeds what you here from the typical $300-$600 complete home theater packages you would typically find at Best Buy or Costco. Although I have the rest of my sytem on order, I could be happy if I only had these speakers. If you are a music lover, these will keep you happy.

That said, I should point out that my taste in music leans toward all things acoustic. Listening to a range of music from bluegrass to string quartets to full symphony, these have great clarity and you can hear every instrumen. Drum sounds are tight and even without a subwoffer, the mid-range / bass sounds really good. And vocals (think Nora Jones, Alison Krauss, or the gravelly voice of Dave Von Ronk), are handled with ease.

And if you like the look of speakers with the grille removed, get the cherry. It certainly looks like real wood veneer and the construction just oozes a look of quality.

The sky is the limit with speakers, but at $300 for the pair, these will make your ears as happy as speakers costing a lot more. These have very clear treble, I didn't notice any boominess in the midrange, and bass response was nice and tight. Based on these speakers, I expect that movies with effects should be amazing when the rest of the speakers arrive.

These speakers sound great. They can handle some serious sound and not even flinch. Nice rich bass tones for such small speakers. And make no mistake when they say loud speakers they mean loud. No need for big bulky speakers like in the past.
You will not be disappointed with these babies.

I love these speakers. They look sensational, and even though they are not large, they deliver crisp, powerful sound. I am using them for a home theater setup (along with the wonderful Polk center channel) and even though I am not using a subwoofer, the bass is right where it should be. These speakers are definitely worth the money. If I could afford an acoustically transparent screen for my projector, I would buy their towers immediately. Hope this helps.

I just tested my TSi200 and am really amazed by the depth and purity of the bass. The frequences are really well balanced, which is striking considering the very reasonable price of this pair.

Do not hesitate!

The speakers have a well-balanced, natural sound. They are solidly made and look great. They will accept bare speaker wire or banana plugs and are biampable. They would benefit from a good subwoofer, obviously, but sound good by themselves. I bought them with the cherry Sanus speaker stands and that works great. Of course, if you really do use them in a bookshelf, that would enhance the bass.

These were meant to go in my bedroom. I hooked them up in my home office temporarily until I built some shelves in the bedroom.

Unfortunately I don't think the speakers will ever make it to my bedroom. I thought my Bose computer speakers sounded fine until I hooked these up. It's probably not fair to compare computer speakers with these, but it's one of those things where you don't know what you are missing until you are exposed to something much better. So the bottom line is I will have to buy a second pair for the bedroom.

I have no problem recommending these speakers to anyone.

i ordered these speakers from onecall.com and they were shipped from tacoma washington to east coast in a prompt manner. they use amazon to handle their transactions. the speakers sound really good. they aren't extremely high end, but would say they stack up well against those in their range. the cherry finish is real nice too!!

I'm no audiophile high end speaker buff, but these are the best damn sounding speakers I have ever heard. They pair quite nicely with TSi100s for surrounds, creating a seamless sound stage for movies and surround sound music. Crisp clean highs and driving mids. A powered sub-woofer is a must with these. The cherry finish is beautiful, and the black glossy top is classy. Only complaint construction wise would fall on the grills, which are a bit flimsy. If you are looking for speakers in this price range, I doubt you could do much better.

Building a new stereo system I was trying to find some mid price speakers. There were some cheaper Sonys and various brands more expensive. Researching found many liked Polk speakers. In my price range, got them and thoroughly enjoy the impressive sound that comes out of them. There is a sort of bass subwoofer which sounds like there almost is a separate subwoofer. Glad I didn't get the less expensive ones.

The sound quality and the construction of Polk Audio TSi200 is excellent. They are, however, a bit too large for surround sound speakers. You can only use them in the front an then only horizontally. Next, you have to match them with the Polk Audio CS10 center speaker which can only be placed horizontally and the shapes do not match. It just so happened that I already had an oversize cherry veneer subwoofer, so things worked out perfectly for me. All and all I am thrilled with my front/center speaker setup but they do stick out if you are not using them.