OWM3 Wall and Bookshelf Speakers | The Most High-Performance Versatile Loudspeaker Speakers | Paintable Grilles (Pair, White)

I just bought a new A/V receiver and wanted to add surround sound to my living room. I thought about using in-ceiling speakers, but didn't want the hassle of cutting holes and running wires in the ceiling. So I bought these speakers because of all the favorable reviews and because of the unique design of these speakers allowing them to be mounted in many ways. I had to buy brackets to hold them to the wall and was worried about the weight of the speakers pulling the brackets out of the wall. No worries, these speakers are pretty light and so far, so good. I bought the white ones and ran speakers wire with a white outter coating on it on the top of the wall next to the ceiling. It turned out better then I had anticipated. You can barely notice the speaker wires in the corners of the walls. Now to the sound. I love these speakers, they sound so good. I have them match with a pair of Polk RT800i floorstanding speakers and a Polk center speaker for true surround sound. The first time I heard them, I was so impressed with the sound quality. Polk has been making these speakers for a long time and there is a reason why. They sound great, look great, are easy to hook up and they are not that expensive. If you're looking for a surrond speaker, I would highly recommend these speakers.

People have written endless reviews on these things about how well they work in 5.1 setups, or other surround sound configurations. Even the few I read that were using them alone were using them with a sub. I was frustrated with the lack of reviews on how well they would work in a nearfield configuration. In my case, by themselves with a Yamaha MOXF8 keyboard. I recently got rid of my standup piano in the main room and decided to migrate my MOXF8 in to replace it. To make it easy for the rest of the family to use it, I decided to set up dedicated speakers for it as well as to keep some headphones handy as an option. The speakers were to be set right behind the keyboard on the wall on either side, so they are only a few feet way from whoever is playing the keyboard. I've been using them for a while now, and I can say that they are really working out very well. The speakers do fine as nearfield speakers for this kind of application, and they really sound fantastic. There's no booming base to fill the room, but that's not what I bought them for. They are clean and clear sounding, and have impressed me in how good they make the keyboard sound. As nearfield speakers, there is enough base to realistically reproduce most of the keyboard output, and as a result I am very happy with my purchase. They are not "studio" speakers, but that's not what I bought them for. As a note: for those who are not familiar with them, studio speakers are not intended to sound fantastic. They are intended to very accurately represent the sound so that someone who is producing music for a wider audience can fine tune the sound. HiFi speakers actually color the output a bit in a way that is pleasing to the ear. These are not studio speakers. I just wanted to mention that as the MOXF8 is frequently used by people who would actually prefer studio speakers, but that is not what I have it set up for.

I bought these before Christmas last year thinking I would have my system up an running then. Well that didn't happen. My biggest complaint with these speakers is there is no mounting hardware. I had to search hi and low to find the proper mounting hardware in the right color. I chose white. Polk if you are reading this, either include the mounting hard ware or at least have it available for your customers. I called polk and the were less than helpful. So make sure you are prepared to supply your own hardware. I can't take a star off for that because that has nothing to do with the sound. These sound AMAZING! I have a 7.4.2 System so they don't need to have any bass. I got TONS of that. These are not designed to be front mains or center channel speakers so do NOT use them for that. They are designed to be mounted on the ceiling or on the side walls or even the rear wall. For that they work great. I finally got my system up and running properly and boy they sound great. Whether you are using DOLBY ATMOS or DTS-X they just fill the room with sound. In fact I am using them with my AVM60 listening to youtube and they even sound fantastic with that! I seriously don't think you can go wrong with these. And hey it's Polk Audio so you know they sound good. I guess if you turn off the subs you could say they sound tinny, but why would you run them without bass? I really don't think that a valid comment. When set up properly running with either speakers front speakers with full range (like I have) or subs they pair nicely. I use the OLD AR9's for fronts and the klipsch 500 for the center channel. So to that end they pair nicely. I am an audiophile and a musician. Take it from me if you buy these to make your home theater better, you won't be disappointed. Just don't use them for what they are NOT intended.

Sounds quality is ok. Build quality is ok. But way overpriced for what it is. This is a speaker you buy for aesthetics, not acoustics. It's priced like it offers both, but it simply just isn't all that.

These speakers are great. Bought them as elevated rear surrounds. Much better than previous Sony speakers!

Very fast and efficient delivery. Speaker tested and they work great. These shall be used as Atmos heights!

Fast, efficient delivery. Installed to speakers in master bedroom and dressing room (4 speakers in total). Mounted them on the wall near the ceiling. It's like to sound emanates from above as they are sleek and almost invisible. Very pleased and great sound quality.

Buenos altavoces para Dolby Atmos, suena muy nítido, y no necesita soporte para colgarlo

Utilizzate come casse posteriori del sistema home cinema, hanno una eccellente dinamica e forniscono una adeguata pressione sonora. Forse l'unica cosa che non ho apprezzato è l'aspetto un po' plasticoso.

Love these speakers. Remember these babies are only for surroundings, you will need sub to get amazing and clear sound on every frequency.