Dj Equipment

I’m giving these speakers a 1 star only because there are so many 5 star ratings that isn’t deserved. Otherwise I’d give these speakers a 3 star.

I purchased a set of these from Amazon for a surround sound based on the many recommendations. Because they come in pairs I stopped off at the local Fry’s store to buy a single center speaker to complete the set. Fry’s had all of the Polk series setup in their sound room so I compared them. After listening the RC60i, and then listening to the TC60i I have to say I regret buying the RC60i. The TC60i makes these speakers sound flat and the quality approaches that of a mid quality boom box while the TC60i sounds fantastic. The salesman told me that the RC60i are Polks entry level ceiling speaker.

If you can afford the extra money and are installing into the ceiling, buy the TC60i. If you are mounting in the wall stay with the RC60i as they are not as deep.

Another consideration too is that if you are putting these in the ceiling and have blown insulation you will want to handle that somehow. I wrote Polk audio and there solution was the insulation doesn’t matter but if I’m really worried about it I could put a stocking around the speaker. I was surprised with that response. It doesn’t deal with the “dead” sound you get when the speaker has insulation all around it. If you clear the insulation away you defeat the purpose of having insulation in the attic. Other speaker manufacturers offer enclosures designed to fit their speaker with the correct volume and sound baffles, Polk audio does not. I also noticed that if I didn’t “box” the speakers that the sound carried into the attic, out the house vents and into other rooms through the ductwork.

You will definitely want to build an enclosure to house the speakers in the attic. I did that then buried the box in insulation.

You also want to use a good twisted pair speaker wire instead of ordinary speaker wire. This eliminate the 60 hz hum that will be picked up from the 115 house wiring that is probably all over your attic. I used Monster Cable 16-Gauge In-Wall Speaker Cable UL-approved for in-wall use and THX-certified.

Check your wire run lengths and if they are longer than the spec you may want to get 12 or 14 gauge wiring.
Rating: 1 / 5

I used four of these speakers for part of an in-ceiling, home theater system. Sound is only fair to average. I recommend spending more money to obtain a richer, less tinny, sound.
Rating: 2 / 5