Polk Audio

[sexya]

Polk Audio Monitor 30 Bookshelf Speaker System (Priced per pair) in Bookshelf Speakers at JR.com

i plan to buy these , as they are very reasonably priced compared to them in bombay,
i would like to know are they good enough for a small room and a DIY Chip amp based on TDA7294
thanks

[Jim Shearer]

I would think they would be OK for a small room. With a sensitivity of 89dB, the recommendation of 20 watts minimum is reasonable for moderate listening levels. But if you try to seriously rock out, a small amp will quickly reach its clipping point & blow the speakers.

And while I would normally recommend building speakers yourself, I doubt you could build anything at that sale price that would sound better.

Cheers, Jim

[Ty_Bower]

That's a two way design, not a full ranger. Unless the tweeter is just a plastic decoy, and the 5.25" driver does everything. From the photo, the tweeter looks a little fake to me.

[Jim Shearer]

The tweeter is no fake. Polk makes good mass market speakers at reasonable prices. The Monitor 30 is one of their lower end products, but still represents a good bang for the $$. And if he had a $200 budget, I could recommend a build that would blow away the Monitor 30--but that's twice what he wants to spend. And then there's the question as to whether or not he wants to do a speaker build (or has the capability to do so.)

Cheers, Jim

[sexya]

Originally Posted by Jim Shearer

The tweeter is no fake. Polk makes good mass market speakers at reasonable prices. The Monitor 30 is one of their lower end products, but still represents a good bang for the $$. And if he had a $200 budget, I could recommend a build that would blow away the Monitor 30--but that's twice what he wants to spend. And then there's the question as to whether or not he wants to do a speaker build (or has the capability to do so.)

Cheers, Jim

hey thanks for the reply well the truth is i cant build speakers, 2) in bombay getting authentic drivers is 30% luck and company built speakers are very very expensive,
only option would be to buy some car speaker of good quailty,
i can build a amp but speakers is tooooo diffiuclt for me. and carpentry work is next to impossible .

so could you help decide how to go about it , i have 60Watt chip amp,

[sexya]

Originally Posted by Jim Shearer

The tweeter is no fake. Polk makes good mass market speakers at reasonable prices. The Monitor 30 is one of their lower end products, but still represents a good bang for the $$. And if he had a $200 budget, I could recommend a build that would blow away the Monitor 30--but that's twice what he wants to spend. And then there's the question as to whether or not he wants to do a speaker build (or has the capability to do so.)

Cheers, Jim

my bedroom is only 13' X 12.5' and the speakers would be placed next to the bed , for night listening of soft music , and occasionally while watchin movie on the laptop,

[Jim Shearer]

I think for your room and requirements, you will probably be happy with the Polk speakers.

But if you ever decided to build, you might consider a full range, single driver. Check out some of these designs:
planet_10 hifi

Cheers, Jim

[sangram]

The Cambridge Audio S30 is a better buy, costs 8.5K ex-Mumbai, I guess. You'll outgrow the Polks very soon, and the S30 is pretty much the best bang for the buck under 10K you'll get from branded hifi.

[sexya]

Originally Posted by Jim Shearer

I think for your room and requirements, you will probably be happy with the Polk speakers.

But if you ever decided to build, you might consider a full range, single driver. Check out some of these designs:
planet_10 hifi

Cheers, Jim

hey thanks jim, i have some one coming over from states so i have a small request could you select and let me know which speaker i could purchase from Parts-Express for the fonken you suggested, i have one question can i use mdf instead of birch wood as its not available in india,( i dont know if it is) and i feel i will go with mfonken or the ufonken

[planet10]

Drivers for mFonken or uFonken will need to be had from Madisound or from me for treated drivers.

MDF has been used in the past, a thicker panel material will be required to get teh same stiffness. A good multi-ply is better by at least a little bit. Our favorite sonics wise is bamboo plywood, but it makes for a harder & more expensive build. Of notre is that uFonken flat-paks are available and the same for 4 different milli-sized boxes including mFonken shouldn't be far behind. We think of this as a way to get people just the amount of BB that they need for these small projects (a single sheet is good for 4 sets of uFonken)

dave