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Polk AudioReserve R100

speaker

New retail price (MSRP)

$699

Used market: $505*

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Specifications

5 of 8 values have a recorded source
System type
Passive Bookshelf·
Inputs
Nickel-plated 5-way binding posts✓
Minimum impedance dip
3.6✓
Nominal impedance
8✓
Recommended power
30–150 W✓
Sensitivity at 2.83 V
86✓
Release year
2021·
Indexable Locales
en·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Amplification Warning

Polk states 8 ohms nominal, "compatible with 8, 6 and 4 ohm outputs", and a 3.6-ohm minimum — the lowest dip of the 8-ohm-labelled speakers in this batch. Combined with a 30 W lower power limit, this is not a speaker for a small class-D desktop amplifier: it wants an amplifier whose current does not fold at 4 ohms.

Setups using this gear

Polk Reserve R100 on a Denon AVR-X1800H: 8 ohms on the box, 3.6 in the bass

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~72% retained value).