I like you're comparison testing. The only thing you should be aware of is on some of the tracks with vocals, when you switch to the other speaker, the vocals no longer appear.
Thank you for all the comparisons that you do. It's very hard work yet you have so many comparison videos. Really appreciate your time and effort. I am purchasing a new Amplifier and Speakers and able to narrow it down because of your great job. Thank you again. I rarely subscribe to channels, yours is only the 4th channel that I'm subscribed to. Cheers. (Buying the R200 and the ARCAM SA10)
The ES20 speakers sound less fatiguing and bass is reserved, whereas the Reserves have a more full hammer sound that would cause a headache after a while. Also, the Reserves sound a lot more forward nearly on every track, whereas the ES20 sounds more realistic and wide. There is some better attenuation with the Reserves overall, and favours a frontal attack, which can be good and bad. Overall though, the ES20 sound more engaging for longer listening spells, and the fact that they cost half that of the reserves, is really a no brainer. In this showdown, the ES20 prove to be the better value overall.
The two Polk speakers are of excellent quality, but the R200 seemed more constant to my ears, it has a better balance in music variations, while the ES20 behaves with some musical styles, maybe the crossover cut or its own construction emphasize this particularity.
if one were to have these in their house and not having to listen to them back to back, 99% of people would have a tough time deciphering the difference.
Honestly (now I'm just listening through my computer speakers) but if I close my eyes and don't see the switch from one set to the other, I'd never even notice it.
That’s just it…. In your home, this comparison (along with all the others) the difference would be more noticeable. But, it does give at least a little bit of a starting point, now that we’re in a day and age to where most of us can’t go to a store to compare them. But, you’re right, especially on line, where all kinds of things are coloring the sound, the least of which is CZcams’s compression.
These are great presentations. To me the R200 and the XT20 both trump the ES20 in the same way. More detailed midrange and treble and tighter bass for the R200 and XT20.
To my ears, the R200 is the winner and by a good margin! Almost every aspect of their sound is better: definition, speed, soundstage. Even if the S20 did go a little lower in the bass, they do not have the outstanding articulation of the costlier model. Now I understand why they are twice the price ! Fun battle to listen to! Thanks!
I auditioned it together with elac debut reference and Q Acoustics 3030i and ended up choosing ES20. In audio store with proper room I find it with the more tighter bass and has more bass extension and soundstage which I am looking for due I intended to use it not only for music but also for 3.1 system. Elac debut reference is great the sound signature is a bit flat and boring, the 3030i is lacking of bass extension(sub bass) but comparing this three is not a day and night difference it just a preference.. ES20 has a bigger cabinet and the bass is the main asset of this speaker so setting up to a limited space is quite tricky. I set it up first about a feet and a half away from the wall and it's sounds really muddy even tuning down the bass via equalization, I tried moving it closer to the wall and it sounds much better there is still a bit of muddiness on loud volume but equalization response much better and solve the issue. What I learn from choosing a speaker is you don't have to worry about if the bass has too much, it can be tune down via EQ but a bright speaker is harder to deal, tuning down a treble affects the overall sound quality and the even tuning down won't solve the fatiguing sound of the tweeter
Try decreasing 600 hZ a bit, by 2 or more dB, and take around 12k all the way up to 20k down 2dB. This is from a scientific data site’s recommendation on that Polk speaker to tame a resonance in the cabinet, and its overall brightness. I’d love to hear if this eq adjustment helps!
I think I am more surprised at how similar they are rather than how different they are. The R 200 certainly is clearly the better speaker over all, but it is twice the price and I expected there to be an even bigger difference than I heard. I believe the room that you put them in, and what you drive them with, will make them or break them for you. At 400 bucks though, the ES 20 probably has some stiff competition, but so does the R 200. I'm a big fan of the Wharfedale 12.2 and that will be my next speaker purchase unless the Polks come down a lot in price. To me they just sound better for the type of music that I enjoy.
Lol. There is alot of differences. The R 200 have a much smoother treble that is just right. The Es 20s treble isn't as clean and the Bass is isn't in the same league as the R 200s.
The ES20 sounds terribly muffled in the mids and treble on many of the songs. You can't hear that? The S20 sounds a thousand times better for less money. See the video here comparing the S20 and Wharfedale Diamomd 12.2
I have the s20 .... and to me, the es20 seems tuned a bit differently, like they messed with the crossover to much, sounds like it's trying to perform in a range that the speaker isn't comfortable with....was about to trade up for the es20..... but it seems like a wash ....
Got S20e that my dealer sent and tricked me into accepting when I ordered the S20 and they didn't have it in stock. I decided to keep them because the S20 has been discontinued. They are still in the box; sealed. Haven't even looked at them. 'cause my heart is still with the S20. And there's none in South Africa 🇿🇦 whatsoever! 😏
You're nor hearing the speakers on your screen you are hearing the speakers on your deck. your hearing speakers through other speakers through CZcams. if you want to hear them you have to go to the store and listen to them in person.
@Johannes R Good point still i think that threes is a price different in this speakers. Sure the R200 sounds bit better but that's there high tier and until we don't see someone having the 2 Polks and comparing them side by side we wouldn't be sure which one is better.
the r200 control the high end better with out so much splatter gun effect...after relistening if anything the r-200 has more space front to back and depening on song, the es20 slightly more space on the sides. bass sound is hard to tell a difference with. i listened to this with polk tsi-100s paired to dual pols psw-10 subs.
I don't hear anything objectional about the ES20. They're decently balanced, with fair bass and open, basicly non harsh treble. Theyr'e maybe a touch thin but the R200's don't kill them. They do sound very similar to the S20's though. I think I hear a slightly smoother, more revealing sound particulary in their midrange, wich is the weekspot on the S20's to me. That said, the improvement seems fairly small.
interesting about the es20. cheap audioman loved the smaller and cheaper es15 speakers. said he thought it was possibly the best speaker in its price range at $300
It sounds good enough for the price point. I mean when you compare to a $650 dollar speaker ( R200 ) is double the price for a bit of a difference not everyone can paid that price for a set of speakers and if your going that high up R200 price there is going to be a lot of other competition.
Tenta testar as MA Silver 50 6G, Sonus Faber Lumina 1, Dynaudio Evoke 10, Definitive Technology D9, Canton GLE 30 e ATC SCM 11 V2. Tem também as Dali Spektor 2, Oberon 3, QA 3030i e Mission QX-2 MK2. E tenta providenciar o Integrado Rotel A11 Tribute. E o iFi ZEN DAC. E as caixas Ativas Swans D300 usando o ZEN DAC. Porque o DAC onboard delas tem os médios inferiores. Eu uso as D300 + Zen DAC e fica excelente.
@@DougMen1 And by chance the KEF R3 cost the same price as the Polk? Or even the B&W705S2 that have already been tested here on the channel. And you are wrong about values. Several boxes I mentioned cost 700Euros or less. They are in the same value range as the R200.
This seems like a good idea but listening through computer speakers is utterly useless. Then there's the receiver or amp you are using and the settings, which can make all the difference in the world. I have the ES 15's and I love them (with a sub), so I imagine the ES20s are better.
Enjoyed your comment, made me wonder who listens to CZcams music comparison videos through computer speakers. Just kidding. I run Polk s20's in my bedroom with an 8" Yamaha Sub with 50 watts. The receiver is a Marantz N1200 with 75 watts. This comparison made me want the R200's. Though the S20's are plenty of speaker for a 12 x 15 bedroom. Enjoy!! oh, i listen to CZcams with an Acer desktop, Audioengine D1, and Sony 7506 headphones. ANY music on a CZcams video is BETTER than NONE. imho.
@@gregarioussolitudinist5695 I am listening to this through a balanced Emotiva preamp/DAC to the balanced NAD 208 power amp, through a pair of aDs 910s, and the r200s are clearly better-sounding than the s20s. I also have some very good headphones but the loudspeakers/electronics are a better quality sound system.
Will have to listen to this test with headphones. I heard no difference, none. When I noticed the switch over visually and with eyes closed, they sounded the same. Again, will listen with headphones to hear any difference. The big problem with this test is that there are not enough before-and-after sitches between speakers. Do more than one per song and make sure the song played one speakers a is also played on speaker b that is identical. You test makes it hard to determine which speaker is better when a human voice is played on one speaker but not the other. Rework your test. Maybe break down sound in 3 second segments and flip between speakers over and over again. And then one can hear the difference. You test is good but greatly needs to be modified. With headphones, I can hear a slight difference between speakers. I had to back up 5 seconds each time there was a switchover in speakers to hear the difference, and unfortunately, the musical piece has changed enough to hear the difference. Another problem is your selection of songs. Get something different that really will expose the difference, like soundtracks to famous movies, some older blues songs like East-West and "Where's There's Smoke, There's Fire" by The Blues project. Also one of the best to test is from any Alan Parsons Project CD/LP. Of course, there's Pink Floyd. From these samples you will get a much better variety of sounds than the junk you play.
I'm wondering why the ES20 is getting bad negative opinions here. The AudioScience analysis guy gave it a home run and he never gives home runs, or not many. He doesn't care about price he just runs the tests and shows the results. The cheap audio man also liked them. I just got a pair today and i'm listening to them now. Another point is that if you don't play the speaker at full volume like most of us how would you know from this test which is better? I do hear the sound stage changing and it should. I'd expect the R200 to handle full volume better due to cost but I'd never play them like that so this test means little. The pinnacle probably sucks if it's not pointed directly at you. It's a laser and the dome is a wide beam. So many factors without even adding your personal space into the mix.
Reading the other comments here, I had to go back and listen again to see if there's something wrong with my hearing, and what I heard is that the ES20 are VERY inconsistent. On some songs they sound fine, and not a whole lot different than the R200, but on some other songs the mids and highs sound veiled and recessed compared to the R200. It seems to really depend on how the song is mixed. I definitely don't want a speaker that plays nice with some music, and not well with other music. There's something seriously amiss about their overall balance to cause that, which smacks of poor linearity and questionable engineering, to say the least
I honestly don't hear any lack of treble on the ES20'S here either compared the R200, Amigo. It's different sounding, yeah. Sharper and harder to me, not softer.
@@eprojectEllie Não faça isso. Deixe a TV. É bom para a gente fazer comparações futuras. Se tirar ela nem vai dar para fazer essas comparações. Aí vamos perder as referências. E eu prefiro o som com a TV. Sem a TV o áudio fica mais forçado e agressivo. Com a TV fica mais natural e musical.
What's with the spamming? here some for you czcams.com/video/SSi8ipTyQi8/video.html Doesn't seem to be the case by this guy he says the bass is overpower and moody and blurs the mids
The ES are very disappointing, but the R series are amazing, as are the very affordable S series, the S15 and S20 are awesome for their price, and the R200 is one of the best speakers under $1000 from anyone
@@DougMen1 Personally, I think that the old Polk ranges were better, for example RTI, each opinion is very respectable, but spend around 1000 dollars on bookshelf speakers, surely a little less but there is to add supports if I do not have them yet, at these prices already You can buy Triangle Borea BR8 for $ 999, occasionally with Black Friday or Christmas discounts you can also get MA Brocne 500 and Dalí Obreron 7 for about $ 1,100, even the bookshelf version of these 3 models is still better than Reverse 200, but this just my opinion
@@emmanuellasker7764 And all those speakers you mention are at least 1 1/2 times the price of the R200. Besides, we're talking about bookshelf speakers, not floorstanding ones, which are often too big for small rooms, and have less placement flexibility, as well as other problems. I had the RT5 in 1995. They cost $330 then, which is $575 in today's dollars, or very close to the cost of the R200. More recent Polks that you speak of, like the RTI4 and RTIA1 weren't as good IMO. I had the RTI4, and the tweeter was too shrill for my taste. The S20 is $300, which would be $175 in 1995 dollars. Tell me a speaker that cost $175 in 1995 that sounds as good as them, or a $300 speaker today that is significantly better. I don't know of one. I like the Bronze 50, but I may prefer the R200 to the Bronze 100. I had the second generation Bronze 1 and 2, and IMO the older Bronzes were better sounding than newer ones. They had much fuller midrange, while the new ones have a dip in the midrange and hotter tweeters, because they're trying to rob some sales from B&W and Klipsch, for people that like those speakers with a V shaped response, instead of a linear and accurate one, like the older Bronzes had. I haven't heard the Polk R series or the current Bronzes in person. I'm just going by what I hear on CZcams channels. I like the Triangle BR03 a lot, but I haven't heard any Dali speakers to form an opinion of them. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter much, because I'm on SS, and I can't afford any of them, but we've heard the R200s compared to a lot of speakers here on this channel, and they compare very favorably to all of them, including the more expensive EVO 4.2 and LS50 Meta
@@DougMen1 Indeed, the treble of the RTI range was the least successful, too much metal for my taste, currently this problem has other speakers like B&W, Focal, at the end of the day each person has their preferences, if you like R200 more, I have nothing to object , but for my taste I prefer Obreron 3, Borea 3, greetings
![[Sound Battle] Polk Audio Reserve R200 vs B&W 606 S2 Anniversary Edition Speakers w/Arcam SA10 Amp](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jatf8AKi6XU/mqdefault.jpg)
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I like you're comparison testing. The only thing you should be aware of is on some of the tracks with vocals, when you switch to the other speaker, the vocals no longer appear.
I just bought a pair of Polk ES50, and I love them. Great value IMHO
Thank you for all the comparisons that you do. It's very hard work yet you have so many comparison videos. Really appreciate your time and effort. I am purchasing a new Amplifier and Speakers and able to narrow it down because of your great job. Thank you again.
I rarely subscribe to channels, yours is only the 4th channel that I'm subscribed to. Cheers. (Buying the R200 and the ARCAM SA10)
The ES20 speakers sound less fatiguing and bass is reserved, whereas the Reserves have a more full hammer sound that would cause a headache after a while. Also, the Reserves sound a lot more forward nearly on every track, whereas the ES20 sounds more realistic and wide. There is some better attenuation with the Reserves overall, and favours a frontal attack, which can be good and bad. Overall though, the ES20 sound more engaging for longer listening spells, and the fact that they cost half that of the reserves, is really a no brainer. In this showdown, the ES20 prove to be the better value overall.
The two Polk speakers are of excellent quality, but the R200 seemed more constant to my ears, it has a better balance in music variations, while the ES20 behaves with some musical styles, maybe the crossover cut or its own construction emphasize this particularity.
Yeah that's what i felt like and of course the R200 is a costly $650 for a reason but then at that price range they have alot of other competittion.
R200 is full and bold and wide sounding. Voice are lovely with full body.
if one were to have these in their house and not having to listen to them back to back, 99% of people would have a tough time deciphering the difference.
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Honestly (now I'm just listening through my computer speakers) but if I close my eyes and don't see the switch from one set to the other, I'd never even notice it.
The R200 has more body. Sounds punchier.
In my headphones the r200 is clearly better. But it's never the same as real life. However you CAN tell a difference
That’s just it…. In your home, this comparison (along with all the others) the difference would be more noticeable. But, it does give at least a little bit of a starting point, now that we’re in a day and age to where most of us can’t go to a store to compare them. But, you’re right, especially on line, where all kinds of things are coloring the sound, the least of which is CZcams’s compression.
These are great presentations. To me the R200 and the XT20 both trump the ES20 in the same way. More detailed midrange and treble and tighter bass for the R200 and XT20.
To my ears, the R200 is the winner and by a good margin! Almost every aspect of their sound is better: definition, speed, soundstage. Even if the S20 did go a little lower in the bass, they do not have the outstanding articulation of the costlier model. Now I understand why they are twice the price ! Fun battle to listen to! Thanks!
Disagree
I auditioned it together with elac debut reference and Q Acoustics 3030i and ended up choosing ES20. In audio store with proper room I find it with the more tighter bass and has more bass extension and soundstage which I am looking for due I intended to use it not only for music but also for 3.1 system. Elac debut reference is great the sound signature is a bit flat and boring, the 3030i is lacking of bass extension(sub bass) but comparing this three is not a day and night difference it just a preference.. ES20 has a bigger cabinet and the bass is the main asset of this speaker so setting up to a limited space is quite tricky. I set it up first about a feet and a half away from the wall and it's sounds really muddy even tuning down the bass via equalization, I tried moving it closer to the wall and it sounds much better there is still a bit of muddiness on loud volume but equalization response much better and solve the issue. What I learn from choosing a speaker is you don't have to worry about if the bass has too much, it can be tune down via EQ but a bright speaker is harder to deal, tuning down a treble affects the overall sound quality and the even tuning down won't solve the fatiguing sound of the tweeter
Try decreasing 600 hZ a bit, by 2 or more dB, and take around 12k all the way up to 20k down 2dB. This is from a scientific data site’s recommendation on that Polk speaker to tame a resonance in the cabinet, and its overall brightness. I’d love to hear if this eq adjustment helps!
I think I am more surprised at how similar they are rather than how different they are. The R 200 certainly is clearly the better speaker over all, but it is twice the price and I expected there to be an even bigger difference than I heard. I believe the room that you put them in, and what you drive them with, will make them or break them for you. At 400 bucks though, the ES 20 probably has some stiff competition, but so does the R 200. I'm a big fan of the Wharfedale 12.2 and that will be my next speaker purchase unless the Polks come down a lot in price. To me they just sound better for the type of music that I enjoy.
to my ears the es20s sound more bright and i think brighter sound is good to use as rear surround.
R200’s 👍
When considering the price, there is no significant difference between es20 and r200. Es20 is cost-effective.
Lol. There is alot of differences. The R 200 have a much smoother treble that is just right. The Es 20s treble isn't as clean and the Bass is isn't in the same league as the R 200s.
The ES20 sounds terribly muffled in the mids and treble on many of the songs. You can't hear that? The S20 sounds a thousand times better for less money. See the video here comparing the S20 and Wharfedale Diamomd 12.2
@@DougMen1 czcams.com/video/SSi8ipTyQi8/video.html Doesn't seem to be the case by this guy he says the bass is overpower and moody and blurs the mids
@@DougMen1 ㅔ😊
I have the s20 .... and to me, the es20 seems tuned a bit differently, like they messed with the crossover to much, sounds like it's trying to perform in a range that the speaker isn't comfortable with....was about to trade up for the es20..... but it seems like a wash ....
Got S20e that my dealer sent and tricked me into accepting when I ordered the S20 and they didn't have it in stock. I decided to keep them because the S20 has been discontinued. They are still in the box; sealed. Haven't even looked at them. 'cause my heart is still with the S20. And there's none in South Africa 🇿🇦 whatsoever! 😏
Non of those speaker are moving. how the sound is produce?
You're nor hearing the speakers on your screen you are hearing the speakers on your deck. your hearing speakers through other speakers through CZcams. if you want to hear them you have to go to the store and listen to them in person.
Would also like to hear the s20 vs es20!!!
The S20 will wipe the floor with the ES20, for $100 less. Listen to the video here comparing the S20 and Diamond 12.2, driven by the NAD 316
@@DougMen1 czcams.com/video/SSi8ipTyQi8/video.html Doesn't seem to be the case by this guy he says the bass is overpower and moody and blurs the mids
@Johannes R Good point still i think that threes is a price different in this speakers. Sure the R200 sounds bit better but that's there high tier and until we don't see someone having the 2 Polks and comparing them side by side we wouldn't be sure which one is better.
@@alvarsantini2653 *muddy
@@Turtleback8024 I totally agree with you. I own a set of S20 and well basically
They SUCK all the way down to
SUCKSVILLE wanna buy them 😆
the r200 control the high end better with out so much splatter gun effect...after relistening if anything the r-200 has more space front to back and depening on song, the es20 slightly more space on the sides. bass sound is hard to tell a difference with. i listened to this with polk tsi-100s paired to dual pols psw-10 subs.
I've watched this channel a bit and for the life of me I don't understand why you don't play the same part of the song on each speaker, successively.
It's like there's a curtain before the Es20's at times 🤔
In that pricerange you have to really love Polk or face stiff (better) competition. 😄
The S20 sounds superb, and costs $100 less than the ES20. See the video on this channel comparing the S20 and Diamond 12.2
@@DougMen1 what is the price of es20 in your country, payed mine 195€
@@honumoorea873 Damn, thats a good price!
I don't hear anything objectional about the ES20. They're decently balanced, with fair bass and open, basicly non harsh treble. Theyr'e maybe a touch thin but the R200's don't kill them. They do sound very similar to the S20's though. I think I hear a slightly smoother, more revealing sound particulary in their midrange, wich is the weekspot on the S20's to me. That said, the improvement seems fairly small.
🤔🎧🎶🎶🎶🎶R200 ✌🏻👍👍👍👍👍✌🏻😊🇵🇱
interesting about the es20. cheap audioman loved the smaller and cheaper es15 speakers. said he thought it was possibly the best speaker in its price range at $300
It sounds good enough for the price point. I mean when you compare to a $650 dollar speaker ( R200 ) is double the price for a bit of a difference not everyone can paid that price for a set of speakers and if your going that high up R200 price there is going to be a lot of other competition.
I think each prevails depending on the music type.
Please do the s20 vs the r200!!!!
As R200 são mais refinadas.
Com o Arcam até agora a minha opinião é a seguinte:
1º Polk R200
2º Elac UB52
I'd love to hear the r200 vs the new UBR 62
The ES20 would be a worthy upgrade for my Rti A1's?
ES20 Sound to clinical to me.
maybe it's your computer speakers lol
@@jcepri No.
What is a clinical sound?
Tenta testar as MA Silver 50 6G, Sonus Faber Lumina 1, Dynaudio Evoke 10, Definitive Technology D9, Canton GLE 30 e ATC SCM 11 V2. Tem também as Dali Spektor 2, Oberon 3, QA 3030i e Mission QX-2 MK2.
E tenta providenciar o Integrado Rotel A11 Tribute.
E o iFi ZEN DAC.
E as caixas Ativas Swans D300 usando o ZEN DAC. Porque o DAC onboard delas tem os médios inferiores. Eu uso as D300 + Zen DAC e fica excelente.
You're talking about speakers that cost twice what the R200s cost
@@DougMen1 And by chance the KEF R3 cost the same price as the Polk? Or even the B&W705S2 that have already been tested here on the channel.
And you are wrong about values. Several boxes I mentioned cost 700Euros or less. They are in the same value range as the R200.
I purchased r100 for surround speakers. Is it possible to wallmount? Will it sound good if wallmounted using brackets ?
Listening to sound comparisons at home on your mobile or laptop trying to pick the "right sounding speaker" LOL
So which one better if all you listen to is rap music and watch the odd movie here and there ?
You actually hear these speakers on CZcams you have to hear them for yourself in person lol
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This seems like a good idea but listening through computer speakers is utterly useless. Then there's the receiver or amp you are using and the settings, which can make all the difference in the world. I have the ES 15's and I love them (with a sub), so I imagine the ES20s are better.
Enjoyed your comment, made me wonder who listens to CZcams music comparison videos through computer speakers. Just kidding. I run Polk s20's in my bedroom with an 8" Yamaha Sub with 50 watts. The receiver is a Marantz N1200 with 75 watts. This comparison made me want the R200's. Though the S20's are plenty of speaker for a 12 x 15 bedroom. Enjoy!! oh, i listen to CZcams with an Acer desktop, Audioengine D1, and Sony 7506 headphones. ANY music on a CZcams video is BETTER than NONE. imho.
Use good quality headphones. Also, all other things are the same between the two, so the comparison is valid for the space they're playing in.
people watdhing this are not listening through computer speakers. if you are, that is foolish.
@@gregarioussolitudinist5695 I am listening to this through a balanced Emotiva preamp/DAC to the balanced NAD 208 power amp, through a pair of aDs 910s, and the r200s are clearly better-sounding than the s20s. I also have some very good headphones but the loudspeakers/electronics are a better quality sound system.
I’m listen to this through peanut butter.
Will have to listen to this test with headphones. I heard no difference, none. When I noticed the switch over visually and with eyes closed, they sounded the same. Again, will listen with headphones to hear any difference. The big problem with this test is that there are not enough before-and-after sitches between speakers. Do more than one per song and make sure the song played one speakers a is also played on speaker b that is identical. You test makes it hard to determine which speaker is better when a human voice is played on one speaker but not the other. Rework your test. Maybe break down sound in 3 second segments and flip between speakers over and over again. And then one can hear the difference. You test is good but greatly needs to be modified.
With headphones, I can hear a slight difference between speakers. I had to back up 5 seconds each time there was a switchover in speakers to hear the difference, and unfortunately, the musical piece has changed enough to hear the difference. Another problem is your selection of songs. Get something different that really will expose the difference, like soundtracks to famous movies, some older blues songs like East-West and "Where's There's Smoke, There's Fire" by The Blues project. Also one of the best to test is from any Alan Parsons Project CD/LP. Of course, there's Pink Floyd. From these samples you will get a much better variety of sounds than the junk you play.
I'm wondering why the ES20 is getting bad negative opinions here. The AudioScience analysis guy gave it a home run and he never gives home runs, or not many. He doesn't care about price he just runs the tests and shows the results. The cheap audio man also liked them. I just got a pair today and i'm listening to them now. Another point is that if you don't play the speaker at full volume like most of us how would you know from this test which is better? I do hear the sound stage changing and it should. I'd expect the R200 to handle full volume better due to cost but I'd never play them like that so this test means little. The pinnacle probably sucks if it's not pointed directly at you. It's a laser and the dome is a wide beam. So many factors without even adding your personal space into the mix.
Hey, I just received them today. I just want to connect them and hear them. What do you think about them.
wait till you break them in happy listening
There is not much of a major diff btwn the two!!
最近R100を購入したのでこれを聴いてみた。正直言って、違いがよくわからない。しかし、ヘッドホン(STAX SR-404)で聴くと、明らかにR200が良い。
Both are performing almost equally balanced sound. E 20 is little worthy 😮
For $299, I am buying the ES20s.
Funny how different people hear. R200. Wasn't even close
r200 much better seperation and little deeper bass
Soundstage from Polk audio reserve is more on the left and narrow.
Reading the other comments here, I had to go back and listen again to see if there's something wrong with my hearing, and what I heard is that the ES20 are VERY inconsistent. On some songs they sound fine, and not a whole lot different than the R200, but on some other songs the mids and highs sound veiled and recessed compared to the R200. It seems to really depend on how the song is mixed. I definitely don't want a speaker that plays nice with some music, and not well with other music. There's something seriously amiss about their overall balance to cause that, which smacks of poor linearity and questionable engineering, to say the least
I honestly don't hear any lack of treble on the ES20'S here either compared the R200, Amigo. It's different sounding, yeah. Sharper and harder to me, not softer.
no wonder R series are so expensive
R200更好听
Of course they sound the same. You are listening both of them through your own speakers. This is a stupid way to compare speaker sound
Please Please get rid of the flat screen! It's messing up everything!
Ok, It will be gone when I make a new recording. Thanks for your:)
@@eprojectEllie Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!
@@eprojectEllie Thank you!
@@eprojectEllie Não faça isso. Deixe a TV. É bom para a gente fazer comparações futuras. Se tirar ela nem vai dar para fazer essas comparações. Aí vamos perder as referências. E eu prefiro o som com a TV. Sem a TV o áudio fica mais forçado e agressivo. Com a TV fica mais natural e musical.
Check Tharbamar channel R200 review
How tf is this useful to anyone? 😂😂😂
Dude I just can't listen to the bedroom song. It's makes me want to puke or put holes in the wall ? 🤔
Wow! The ES20 are VERY disappointing, with very veiled and recessed midrange and treble. The S20 is much better. Polk dropped the ball on these
What's with the spamming? here some for you czcams.com/video/SSi8ipTyQi8/video.html Doesn't seem to be the case by this guy he says the bass is overpower and moody and blurs the mids
Why do you insist?
Es20 way better than s20
Disagree
Bad times for Polk, the ultimate series really bad sound
The ES are very disappointing, but the R series are amazing, as are the very affordable S series, the S15 and S20 are awesome for their price, and the R200 is one of the best speakers under $1000 from anyone
@@DougMen1 Personally, I think that the old Polk ranges were better, for example RTI, each opinion is very respectable, but spend around 1000 dollars on bookshelf speakers, surely a little less but there is to add supports if I do not have them yet, at these prices already You can buy Triangle Borea BR8 for $ 999, occasionally with Black Friday or Christmas discounts you can also get MA Brocne 500 and Dalí Obreron 7 for about $ 1,100, even the bookshelf version of these 3 models is still better than Reverse 200, but this just my opinion
@@emmanuellasker7764 And all those speakers you mention are at least 1 1/2 times the price of the R200. Besides, we're talking about bookshelf speakers, not floorstanding ones, which are often too big for small rooms, and have less placement flexibility, as well as other problems. I had the RT5 in 1995. They cost $330 then, which is $575 in today's dollars, or very close to the cost of the R200. More recent Polks that you speak of, like the RTI4 and RTIA1 weren't as good IMO. I had the RTI4, and the tweeter was too shrill for my taste. The S20 is $300, which would be $175 in 1995 dollars. Tell me a speaker that cost $175 in 1995 that sounds as good as them, or a $300 speaker today that is significantly better. I don't know of one. I like the Bronze 50, but I may prefer the R200 to the Bronze 100. I had the second generation Bronze 1 and 2, and IMO the older Bronzes were better sounding than newer ones. They had much fuller midrange, while the new ones have a dip in the midrange and hotter tweeters, because they're trying to rob some sales from B&W and Klipsch, for people that like those speakers with a V shaped response, instead of a linear and accurate one, like the older Bronzes had. I haven't heard the Polk R series or the current Bronzes in person. I'm just going by what I hear on CZcams channels. I like the Triangle BR03 a lot, but I haven't heard any Dali speakers to form an opinion of them. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter much, because I'm on SS, and I can't afford any of them, but we've heard the R200s compared to a lot of speakers here on this channel, and they compare very favorably to all of them, including the more expensive EVO 4.2 and LS50 Meta
@@DougMen1 Indeed, the treble of the RTI range was the least successful, too much metal for my taste, currently this problem has other speakers like B&W, Focal, at the end of the day each person has their preferences, if you like R200 more, I have nothing to object , but for my taste I prefer Obreron 3, Borea 3, greetings
@@DougMen1 Es series far better than s series as their price…
I thought the ES20 sounded better!