The subwoofer is tricky according to some

I purchased this set to go with a Denon AVR790 receiver for my living room and as part of a media system I was setting up. While I see a lot of reviews complaining about the subwoofer, I've found these speakers to be more than adequate for my home. With my receiver, I have the audio setup that has you place a mic around the room and optimize the output for the best listening. With the subwoofer in this system, I find that I had to bring the levels down on the manual controls quite a bit to make it fit within range for the receiver, so I really don't feel I needed anything bigger for my ~170 sq ft room.

The whole system works pretty well on the whole. The sound is fantastic. I've had them for nearly a year, and I am still loving the sound they put out. It is fantastic for movies and fantastic for music. They are in a nice package and size. While I was a bit worried when unpacking them, once I had them mounted and wired up, I found they were quite perfect.

The subwoofer is tricky according to some because it looks like you have to have two wires for input. However, it works well with just one wire (or you can split them up). The only complaint I have right now is that the auto setting on the subwoofer doesn't always turn on when my audio is on. This is somewhat by design as it is more a result of my levels not being high enough to trigger the subwoofer. There probably isn't an easy solution, but these levels aren't really all that low either. I often turn the audio up for a short time to trigger the subwoofer to come on and then turn it down. I'm not sure there is a better solution as when it is on without input, it gives an audible buzz that can be annoying in a quiet setting (it isn't that loud, but when things are quite, you'll hear it).

Overall, I am very happy with the sound, and I would never hesitate to by Polk products again.Just received these speakers, got them hooked up and WOW! I'm sitting here and listening to some smooth jazz and I'm hearing sounds I never knew where in the music. What a rich ,warm and clear sound these speakers produce. I spent about two months looking and reading reviews before I decided on these. I had a set of Cerwin Vegas that I replaced with these Polks, because they were too big and my wife wanted less intrusive speakers in our living room. These blow the Cerwins away! Polk has definitely got it going on. Thanks Polk Audio for a super quality product. Also, Amazon is a top notch company to do business with. From now on I will look to Amazon FIRST the next time I need something. Their shipping is lightning fast, Buy these, they,re worth every penny...

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