Home > Consumer Reviews > Polk Audio RC80i 2-Way In-Ceiling Speakers (Pair, White)

I was being cheap and got these speakers. They're good for the price, but they only have mid-range responses. So you must have a good Center speaker and a sub woofer to go with these! Otherwise you'll have a hard time hearing what people are saying (the highs) or feeling the thunders (the lows).

These are greats speakers for the price, much better bass than the 6" pair. I built my own speaker boxes to sit on top of these speakers in the ceiling, about 16" square, made of 1/2" MDF, and lined with 1" high-density foam. Without such a box, much of the sound will be lost in the ceiling cavity. You may not need to do this if you're installing in a residential location in an insulated cavity with wood studs.

I purchased these last December, 2007 from Amazon and after all these months I have been completely satisfied with the Polk Audio brand. I will agree with the others that the included templates make a tight fit. It is not to much more work to slowly chisel away to get that perfect fit though. I never did anything like this before and I'm completely amazed of the outcome. You can't go wrong with the template, just make sure you go in the attic and clear out any insulation that might fall on you.

This was my setup for the home theater and my wife and I are completely happy with the sound, look, and would purchase Polk Audio again.

Front: RC80i
Surround: RC60i
Back Surround: RC60i
Center: CS1
Sub: PSW505

I purchased these speakers as surround speakers and they work great (I especially like the directional tweeters).

I bought these speakers to replace a speaker that had started to go out. I had a set of Infinity ERS110 speakers on my patio, 1 of them started getting static (6 years old) so I did some research and bought these Polk speakers. I bought the pair just incase the other Infinity goes out. Ease of installation was perfect, it fit into the existing hole and I had it in place and playing music in less than 5 minutes. The problem is that it is very thin sounding compared to the Infinity. I left the working Infinity in place and installed 1 Polk in the broken Infinity's place. You can definitely tell the difference between the 2 speakers. The Infinity is much louder and has more base. Clarity on the Polk is good, I just wish it had more substance. As they are outside speakers I am not too concerned, I'm sure my neighbors will appreciate the quieter sounds, but if I was installing them inside for my TV or stereo I would definitely spend more money and choose another brand or style. Delivery was excellent, I bought them on Monday morning and they were delivered on Tuesday night.