Polk Audio Reserve R600
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
92/100
Build Quality
84/100
Value for Money
92/100
The Reserve R600 pairs clean, fatigue-free treble with unexpectedly muscular, confident bass, delivering vivid vocals and a soundstage that can disappear into the room. newrecordday found its ring-radiator tweeter remarkably smooth and revealing, while the floor-firing Power Port helps this elegant tower give music and movies genuine low-end scale.
Pros
Clean, detailed ring-radiator treble stays smooth and non-fatiguing, with convincing cymbal decay and strong vocal clarity.
Deep, forceful bass output exceeds expectations for a dual-6.5-inch tower, with no reported port chuffing.
Images convincingly and can disappear in a suitably spacious, carefully positioned room.
Strong value proposition, bringing technology and drivers derived from Polk's higher-end Legend range to a more accessible design.
Cons
Bass emphasizes weight and impact more than the finest levels of texture and tonal detail.
Cabinet construction and vinyl finish do not match the more premium Legend series' real-wood finish and overall build execution.
Needs adequate room around it and thoughtful placement to realize its strongest soundstage performance.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 92/100
Reviews describe a composed, full-range tower with notably confident low end, an inviting vocal band, and a clean, unfatiguing top end. It is also praised for disappearing convincingly in a suitable room, making it a strong choice for both music and home-theater listening.
Bass
90/100
The R600 is repeatedly praised for deep, meaningful and confident bass, with the reviewer at New Record Day saying it can “bring the thunder.” For a relatively slim dual-6.5-inch floorstander, its low-end weight exceeded expectations, though the available comments focus more on impact and authority than on fine bass texture.
Mid
93/100
New Record Day found Polk’s voicing especially successful with male vocals, while female vocals were described as brilliant. The comments point to a clear, natural and engaging midrange rather than one that sounds artificially forward or detached.
Treble
94/100
The ring-radiator tweeter receives especially strong praise for sounding clean, quick and clear without becoming aggressive. The reviewer found cymbals forgiving and free of glare, describing the presentation as combining appealing soft-dome smoothness with strong detail and responsiveness.
Soundstage Imaging
92/100
The R600 was reported to vanish readily once set up in a room with adequate space, without any driver or cabinet character breaking the illusion. The reviewer stresses that sensible placement and room breathing space remain important to achieving that disappearing act.
Dynamics
91/100
Its bass output is described in energetic, forceful terms, with more confidence and impact than expected. Reviewers say less about large-scale headroom specifically, but the reported sense of thunder and assured low-end drive suggests lively performance for its class.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
84/100
Audioholics notes that the Reserve range does not match Polk’s more expensive Legend series for cabinet construction, base design, crossover execution or real-wood finish, using vinyl instead. The R600 still incorporates a refined floor-firing Power Port design intended to reduce turbulence and unwanted port resonances, but the reviews offer limited direct appraisal of overall fit and finish.
Value for Money
92/100
At roughly $1,600 per pair at the cited $799-each MSRP, reviewers see substantial performance for the money. Audioholics calls the Reserve line “a lot of speaker for the money,” while New Record Day found its unexpectedly substantial bass especially impressive below $2,000 per pair.
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Specifications
- Speaker Type
- Floorstanding Loudspeaker
- UOM (Sold As)
- Each
- Tweeter
- 1" Pinnacle Ring Radiator
- Mid-range/Mid-bass
- -
- Woofers
- Two 6 ½” Turbine Cone
- Overall Frequency Response
- 32Hz - 50kHz
- Frequency Response (-3dB limits)
- 43Hz - 38kHz
- Recommended Amplifier Power
- 25 - 200W
- Amplifier Output Compatibility
- 8Ω / 6Ω / 4Ω
- Minimum Impedance (ohms)
- 4.0Ω
- Sensitivity (2.83V/1m)
- 87.5dB
- Tweeter/Mid-range Crossover Frequency
- 2700
- Mid-range/Mid-bass Crossover Frequency
- -
- Product Dims W x H x D (Includes width of feet)
- 280.7 x 1063.8 x 381.6mm 11 x 41.9 x 15 in
- Product Weight (each)
- 47.3 lbs/21.5
- Shipping Weight
- 58.2 lbs/26.4 kg
- New CRC (Mid-Range Enclosure Type)
- -
- Mid-Bass / Woofer Enclosure Type
- Floor Firing Power Port with X-Port
- Available Finishes
- Black / Walnut / White
- Feet
- Spike and Pad
- Wall-Mountable (keyhole slots)
- No
- Binding Posts: Nickel-plated 5-Way
- Single
- Hi-Res Certified
- Yes
- IMAX Certified
- Yes
- Shipping Dims (WxHxD)
- 494 x 374 x 1152mm (19.4 x 14.7 x 45.35) in
Manufacturer's Description — Polk Audio
What Better Sounds Like
The Reserve Series incorporates groundbreaking Polk technologies found on our award-winning Legend Series to bring its flagship sound to more people.
Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter
The Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter’s distinctive pointed shape guides the dispersion of high frequency sounds around a room. This innovation widens the sweet spot and allows you freedom to enjoy your music and movies wherever you choose to sit.
Turbine Cone Woofer
Our pioneering turbine design delivers a significant increase in cone rigidity without increasing mass. This innovation means the woofer can move with increased accuracy and speed to deliver enhanced sound resolution, enabling you to experience a breathtaking level of detail in your music and movies.
Power Port 2.0
Enjoy the latest version of our patented Power Port technology for louder, cleaner bass and more defined midrange. Now, in addition to smoothing airflow as it exits the cabinet to reduce port noise, Power Port 2.0 integrates X-Port with eigentone filters specifically tuned to eliminate cabinet and port resonances.
Form and function
Exceptional Cabinetry
Reserve’s sleek cabinetry hides a world of audio innovation. Cabinets are carefully cross-braced to best eliminate unwanted interior resonances. Rounded exterior corners help disperse sound broadly around the room with minimal diffraction, creating an open sound stage.
Multidimensional Sound
Optional Height Module
For immersive vertical sound, add compatible Reserve R900 height modules (sold separately). These optional height modules perform beautifully with the latest home theater technologies, including: Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS:X, DTS:X Virtual, IMAX Enhanced, and Auro-3D.
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