Polk Monitor XT20 Pair of Bookshelf or Surround Speakers - Hi-Res Audio Certified, Dolby Atmos & DTS:X Compatible, 1" Terylene Tweeter & 6.5" Dynamically Balanced Woofer (Pair, Midnight Black)

Let me start by saying I never leave reviews. But after finishing my dedicated theater room and firing up my Polk Audio setup, I had to make an exception. Simply put: I'm blown away.My system includes:2 Polk XT70 Towers2 XT30 Centers (yes, two centers, and clarity is unreal)2 OWM3s for rear surround1 XT12 SubwooferPowered by a Denon AVR-S570BTI spent around $1,200–$1,300 on this setup, and it performs like something three to four times that price.I tested it with everything from Star Wars, Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible, Transformers, and the full Marvel catalog. Every explosion, orchestral swell, and whispered line is crisp, dynamic, and immersive. The sub hits hard when needed, and the highs and mids are perfectly balanced. Dialogue clarity is exceptional, and music playback is just as impressive, with a wide soundstage, tight bass, and clean highs.As someone working in film and television, I use this system to review projects before sending them to streaming platforms. It gives me confidence that our audio is tight across all frequencies and plays beautifully on real-world systems.If you're looking for a budget-friendly, high-performance setup, get yourself a Polk system and pair it with a Denon AVR. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. The smile on my face during the first listen said it all.

I needed to replace my garage stereo system and didn't want to spend stupid money, I've spent that on higher-end equipment inside the house. I saw these and recalled that I had liked them previously when I could actually hear them demoed, and I bought a pair for my daughter who probably sold them anyway. I took the risk again on them not being able to hear them first and I am very impressed. Nice looking, heavy, great sound...cleaner sound than what they replaced, and can take the volume level that I wanted for the garage. For the price, I don't think you'll find a better speaker.

The speakers perform really well and I’m very happy to finally be watching movies in Dolby Atmos. But, I really want to commend Polk’s customer service. I purchased these speakers in Feb of 2025. They worked great until a couple of months later one of them developed a slight hissing sound. So I called Polk customer service and immediately spoke to an advisor. She dismissed the issue as a driver problem and said they would send me a new one. So on Wednesday May 28th I first called Polk and by Monday June 2, had the new driver in my home. It was an easy install and it sounds great. I am a big fan of Polk speakers. Give them a try.

I think they sound pretty darn good. They may be 5 stars but I don't really have any better speakers to compare them to. using them for surround sound for some reason it seems very hard to hear what people are saying in movies but Im getting old and def and this is probably more to do with needing a stereo or movies with the dialog boost. I just have to turn it up so loud to hear what people are saying my neighbors call the cops.

Legit amazing! 10/10 Price was perfect, would 100% buy again! 🥰But warning for people who live in apartments, if you’re not careful someone is definitely going to complain. Unless your goal is to get people upset, then ignore this warning because this will work for that 😂Also if you roll up like a foam soundproofing wall panel, and put it in the rear port (but not like fully blocking off the port though), it will make it a bit punchier. Not that it needs that to be done in anyway, but if you’re having this in a small room then doing that helps in ways that I can’t explain with words.It easily connected to my PC via optical output, which goes to an optical splitter. Then the optical branches off to my soundbar optical input and my GoXLR optical input. Then from the GoXLR I use the 3.5mm line out, converting to over to RCA into the subwoofer. This allows me to get perfect, easy and independent remote volume control of the subwoofer via the GoXLR sliders, while still having a master control on the PC that will adjust both the soundbar and subwoofer at the same time, resulting in perfectly fine tuned sound quality with absolutely no distortion.

I have these Xt20s paired with xt80 center and owm3 surrounds and these really compliment the system very well they make enough bass going down to 60hz steady letting me keep my sub off at night having newborn twins you can't be rumbling the house all hours of the night. As for highs I have not noticed them being overly bright or anything like that I feel they give very even sound across the Sound spectrum do pay attention to measurements their bigger then I expected these are hardly bookshelf speakers.

I have a serious stereo system in our living room. I bought these for a second system that resides in our home office. They are paired with a NAD 40 watt integrated amplifier and a couple of sources. Given their price I found the sound quality rather astounding. Notwithstanding their diminutive size they reproduce a significant amount of bass, did not see that coming. The high end and midrange are quite detailed and they throw a respectable sound stage. If you have a small room or are in need of additional surround sound speakers I would enthusiastically recommend these.

I'm NOT an audiophile so please take this all with a grain of salt. But to me these speakers sound fantastic for the price. I paid $129 for a pair of "like new" speakers that actually appeared to be brand new. So that was nice.I've had them playing for two hours now and I'm very impressed. Surprisingly robust bass. If you live in a small apartment, or you're just not a total basshead, you don't need a sub. These things have a real kick! The sound is crisp and clear, I'm hearing dialogue that I've never heard before.Finally, the power. I'm using a STR DH790 and these things will go as loud as I could ever want. They fill up the room with beautiful noise.In short, for the price I think these are excellent.