Any polk fans?


I recently acquired some RT 5s for a small room application...and was pleasantly surprised with their mellow, laid back sound...other than the LSi series...what other series would be a substantial upgrade...Rti 38?...believe theRt 5 was entry level late 90s era...Fwiw...Stereophile class D...looking for a more nuetral presentation...ate vintage 80s polk more or
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Haha...I tend to agree...Polks RT don't really excel at things audiophiles crave...transparency, speed,detail, etc...at their worst they can sound dark and boxy...at their best smooth and non-fatiguing...I found their imaging and soundstaging to be about average for their price range...nothing remarkable but highly listenable...to put things in perspective...I have some early 90s Infinity Reference Twos which were at the same price point...and even with the polarizing polycell tweeter...are a far more open, detailed, and engaging speaker...a bit ragged on vocals...which brings back the Polks secret...they really don't do anything fundamentally wrong...
Correction- after listening to PF WUWHere...I have to concur with Stereophile...the imaging qualities of this speaker is rather special...the L-R panning on many tracks came across with precision, speed, and focus...polk has no snob appeal...and is not found in hi end boutique stores...but for a mainstream company...they do offer value, build quality, borderline audiophile sound