Is Polk T15 good?

The Polk Audio T15 Bookshelf Speakers are the absolute definition of good value. They’re perfectly viable as a budget pair of passive speakers based on the affordable price point alone, but because of their solid performance and depth of sound, they could also be viable as your main speakers for years.

What happens if amp is not powerful enough for speakers?

Connecting your speakers to an amplifier which is far too weak to power them. If your amplifier doesn’t deliver enough power to reach your speakers minimum recommendation, you’ll keep cranking the volume knob to get up to a suitable volume level (one which likely doesn’t exist).

What happens if your amp is too powerful for speakers?

Speakers and too powerful amps when connected with a continuous power rating, make the speakers struggle. The speaker will not be able to distribute the heat energy from the amplifier and then it will tend to burn off the speaker’s voice coil.

Are Polk speakers bad?

Polk aren’t the very best quality of speakers, but they are one of the cheaper brands on the market too, especially for in wall speakers and good in ceiling speakers. So, you can’t complain too much about price, as they are definitely going to perform well.

What is the difference between active and passive speakers?

The simple difference between active and passive speakers is that active/powered pa speakers require power, meaning it needs to be plugged into AC electricity, and unpowered/passive pa speakers don’t.

Can you Underpower speakers?

More power is fine, up to the physical or thermal limits of the speaker design. Going the other way, those same speakers will provide 92 dB with 0.5 watts of power, and 89 dB with 0.25 watts. With only 0.125 watts you get 86 dB, 0.0625 watts would be 83 dB and 31.25 milliwatts produces 80 db.

Can I hook up 4 speakers and a sub to a 4 channel amp?

To drive 4 speakers and a sub with a single 4-channel amp you’ll have to make a few compromises. You’ll likely have to give up front-rear fader control ability as you’re giving up 2 channels for the rear speakers to drive a sub (2 front/2 rear). Most but not all car amps today can handle speaker loads down to 2 ohms.

Are Polk Audio T15 speakers any good?

The Polk Audio T15 bookshelf speakers are easily the most cost-effective speakers we’ve seen if the ‘cost’ you want to put in ‘effect’ is minimal. It’s true that the bass doesn’t leave too much room for the other frequencies to shine, but this isn’t the result of the mids and highs being bad.

How much does a Polk Audio speaker cost?

Somewhat ‘cupped’ sound character on some recordings Loudspeaker manufacturing giant Polk Audio has a range of choices available in low cost home-audio speakers, from $100/pair bookshelf speakers to $4,000/pair floor-standing behemoths.

What are the binding posts on a Polk T15 used for?

Five-way binding posts are used to connect to the speaker wire. The T15 comes with rubber pad stickers that the user can apply as the speaker’s feet if they wish which Polk has thankfully made optional. The tweeter uses a silk/polymer composite dome that is mounted in a shallow waveguide.

Where can I fit my T15 speakers?

Couple this with the compact size of the T15 and you’ve got yourself a pair of speakers that you can fit literary wherever you see fit. They work well on shelves, desktops, walls, you name it. What’s more, they even come with adhesive rubber pads that you can stick to whichever side of the speaker you decide is the bottom.