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Polk Audio Reserve R700
Flagship Polk Sound
The Reserve Series incorporates groundbreaking Polk technologies found on our award-winning Legend Series to bring its flagship sound to more people.
Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter
The Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter’s distinctive pointed shape guides the dispersion of high frequency sounds around a room. This innovation widens the sweet spot and allows you freedom to enjoy your music and movies wherever you choose to sit.
Turbine Cone Woofer
Our pioneering turbine design delivers a significant increase in cone rigidity without increasing mass. This innovation means the woofer can move with increased accuracy and speed to deliver enhanced sound resolution, enabling you to experience a breathtaking level of detail in your music and movies.
Power Port 2.0
Enjoy the latest version of our patented Power Port technology for louder, cleaner bass and more defined midrange. Now, in addition to smoothing airflow as it exits the cabinet to reduce port noise, Power Port 2.0 integrates X-Port with eigentone filters specifically tuned to eliminate cabinet and port resonances.
Form and function
Exceptional Cabinetry
Reserve’s sleek cabinetry hides a world of audio innovation. Cabinets are carefully cross-braced to best eliminate unwanted interior resonances. Rounded exterior corners help disperse sound broadly around the room with minimal diffraction, creating an open sound stage.
Multidimensional Sound
Optional Height Module
For immersive vertical sound, add compatible Reserve R900 height modules (sold separately). These optional height modules perform beautifully with the latest home theater technologies, including: Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS:X, DTS:X Virtual, IMAX Enhanced, and Auro-3D.
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Professional Reviews 92/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
92/100
Value for Money
89/100
Built for deep bass and pinpoint imaging, the Reserve R700 sounds expansive yet controlled, with a neutral tonal balance that keeps vocals and dense mixes clean. Audioholics calls it one of the most accurate speakers in its class, while Erin's Audio Corner highlights its serious low-end reach and room-filling authority.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Exceptionally neutral and accurate across the key listening range, with vocals and instruments staying clean and well balanced.
Delivers powerful, extended bass that can often replace a subwoofer for music and many movie mixes.
Creates a wide, precise soundstage with strong center imaging and convincing depth.
Handles volume and dynamic swings confidently, staying composed when played loud.
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Cons
Treble dispersion narrows above the upper midrange, so the best top-end balance depends on listening angle and toe-in.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Reviewers consistently describe the R700 as an accurate, full-range speaker with a neutral tonal balance and strong overall coherence. It stands out for deep, controlled bass and a very spacious presentation, while the main caveat is that the top end can narrow off-axis and is not equally effortless in every listening position.
Bass
95/100
Both reviewers praise the bass as powerful and authoritative. Erin’s Audio Corner says the R700 extends low with F3 around 40 Hz and can deliver strong bass to about 30 Hz in room, while Audioholics describes the dual 8-inch woofers as never overwhelmed and says subwoofers were not needed for the material he used.
Mid
92/100
The midrange is repeatedly described as neutral, clear, and easy to follow. Audioholics says voices and instruments sounded right in tone, with dense music remaining lucid and distinct, and Alpha Audio highlights the speaker’s smoothness and rigidity in the mid-driver area.
Treble
86/100
The treble is generally clean and controlled, but there are some real directivity caveats. Erin’s Audio Corner notes that high frequencies suffer somewhat and that the tweeter’s dispersion narrows above about 6 kHz, which can make the top end more dependent on listening angle and room setup.
Soundstage Imaging
96/100
Imaging is a major strength. Audioholics calls the imaging superlative, with pinpoint vocal placement and a stage that spans wide and deep beyond the room boundaries, while Erin’s Audio Corner also notes a broad radiation pattern that helps create a convincing sense of stage when positioned properly.
Dynamics
93/100
The R700 handles volume and impact very well. Reviewers report strong punch, convincing bass drum slam, and the ability to play loudly without strain, with Audioholics noting that it retained balance and definition even as the level increased.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
92/100
Reviewers speak favorably about the cabinet, bracing, and overall physical execution. Audioholics calls the build quality excellent and points to the heavy-duty cabinet, real bracing, and a solid metal base, while Alpha Audio also praises the neat finish, rigid mid-driver mounting, and stable footing.
Value for Money
89/100
The reviews are positive about value, repeatedly saying the R700 is a lot of speaker for the money. Alpha Audio explicitly notes Polk’s strong price-to-quality reputation and says this model continues that trend, while Audioholics says it offers a lot for the money and delivers accurate, enjoyable sound over the long term.
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