Reserve Series R500 (Single)
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The Polk Audio Reserve R500 is a compact floorstanding tower speaker built around a 1-inch Pinnacle Ring Radiator tweeter and two 5.25-inch Turbine Cone woofers. It is Hi-Res Audio certified and carries Dolby Atmos and IMAX Enhanced labels, with a rear-ported bass reflex cabinet and Polk's X-Port with Eigentone Filter to keep port noise down. It suits two-channel music listeners and home theater owners who want a slim tower without a big footprint. Against pricier towers it gives up some low-end weight and output, but its driver array is inherited from Polk's flagship line, so detail and imaging hold up well for the size.
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Owners of the Reserve line generally praise the R500 for clear highs, a smooth midrange and a slim cabinet that disappears into a room. Most criticism centers on bass depth, which is modest for a tower, and on placement sensitivity from the rear port.
The Polk Audio Reserve Series R500 is a slim floorstanding tower speaker sold individually. It uses a 1" Pinnacle Ring Radiator tweeter and two 5.25" Turbine Cone woofers. It is Hi-Res Audio certified, Dolby Atmos and IMAX Enhanced, and supports DSD, FLAC, WAV, ALAC and MQA.
The cabinet is cross-braced to minimize interior resonances. It has a bass reflex design with a rear-firing port and Polk's X-Port technology with Eigentone Filter. Magnetic anti-diffraction grilles cover the drivers.
The R500 can be used for two-channel listening or as a front, side or rear speaker in a multichannel home theater system. It can be paired with R100 bookshelf speakers, an R300 center channel, R350 speakers or an R900 height module, all sold separately. Rubber feet suit hardwood, vinyl, laminate and tile floors, and spike feet suit carpet. The feet are adjustable for leveling or angling the speaker.
