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Polk Audio Reserve R700 Floor-standing speaker (Midnight Black)

Item # 107RSV700

This top-of-the-line Reserve tower uses two 8" woofers, an accurate midrange, and smooth-sounding 1" tweeter.

This top-of-the-line Reserve tower uses two 8" woofers, an accurate midrange, and smooth-sounding 1" tweeter.

12 questions - 19 answers

Item # 107RSV700

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Expected: 5/24/2024
$1,099.00 each

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About the Polk Audio Reserve R700

Eric A.

Top-of-the-line performance for music and movies

The Polk Audio Reserve R700 is the top of the Reserve line, which you can almost determine just by looking at it. Two 8" long-throw woofers anchor the low end, ensconced in a carefully braced cabinet with a down-firing Power Port 2.0 for reduced noise and increased bass response. A 6-1/2" Turbine Cone™ delivers smooth, accurate midrange, and a 1" Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter with an integrated waveguide offers clear, crisp highs.

Top-of-the-line performance for music and movies

The Polk Audio Reserve R700 is the top of the Reserve line, which you can almost determine just by looking at it. Two 8" long-throw woofers anchor the low end, ensconced in a carefully braced cabinet with a down-firing Power Port 2.0 for reduced noise and increased bass response. A 6-1/2" Turbine Cone™ delivers smooth, accurate midrange, and a 1" Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter with an integrated waveguide offers clear, crisp highs.

A pair of R700s can be superstars in a stereo music-listening system, or shine as the front left and right channels in a voice-matched Reserve Series surround sound system. 

Give them plenty of power

Let's be honest, these speakers need power — it helps them get loud, and it precisely controls the stop-start motion of the drivers to achieve pinpoint sonic accuracy. Polk suggests you give them around 100 watts apiece, and I highly recommend using a high-output power amp or integrated amp to drive these speakers and help them sound their best.

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The R700s don't come with speaker wire. Read our article about choosing and installing speaker wire.
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Product highlights:

  • 3-way design
  • 1" Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter with an integrated waveguide for clear, crisp highs
  • 6-1/2" Turbine Cone™ midrange
  • dual 8" long-throw woofers for tight, punchy bass
  • bass-reflex (ported) enclosure with down-firing Power Port 2.0 for reduced noise and increased bass response
  • frequency response: 38-38,000 Hz
  • nominal impedance: 8 ohms
  • sensitivity: 88 dB
  • recommended amplifier power: 50-300 watts
  • dual binding posts allow bi-amping or bi-wiring
  • compatible with optional R900 height module
  • removable magnetic grille
  • outrigger feet for a sturdy foundation
Dimensions and warranty:
  • dimensions (measured by Crutchfield): 12-5/8"W x 45-1/16"H x 16-15/16"D (with outrigger feet)
  • weight: 77.9 lbs.
  • warranty: 5 years
  • MFR # 300035-01-00-005

What's in the box:

  • Floorstanding loudspeaker
  • 4 Outrigger feet (pre-installed)
  • 4 Rubber feet (pre-installed)
  • 4 Spike feet (pre-installed)
  • Grille
  • Hex-key
  • Owner's Manual
  • Online Registration

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More details on the Polk Audio Reserve R700

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Features & specs

General
Enclosure Ported
Finish MDF/Vinyl
Color Black
Tweeter Ring-Radiator
Tweeter Size (inches) 1
Midrange Size (inches) 6.5
Woofer Size (inches) 8
Woofer Composition Polypropylene
Woofer Surround Rubber
Built-in Powered Sub No
Dolby Atmos Drivers No
Connector Type Binding post
Bi-amp Inputs Yes
Parts Warranty 5 Years
Labor Warranty 5 Years
Specifications
Power Range 50-300
Frequency Response 38-38k Hz
Sensitivity 88 dB
Impedance (Ohms) 8
Subwoofer Amp Power ---
Height (inches) 45-1/16
Width (inches) 12-5/8
Depth (inches) 16-15/16
Weight 77.9 lbs

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Three-Way Driver Design: The Reserve Series R700 floorstanding loudspeaker utilizes a three-way driver design and inherits the Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter, plus Turbine cone midrange and woofers from Polk's flagship Legend series for renowned clarity and imaging.

  • Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter: The 1" high definition Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter, developed by Polk Audio, delivers ultra-clear, crisp highs without unwanted coloration or distortions. The Pinnacle tweeter features a finely tuned waveguide that dramatically improves the dispersion of high frequency energy ensuring a broad "sweet spot" and while the critically damped rear-chamber helps to defeat any unwanted resonances. Hi-Res certified, the Pinnacle Tweeter is designed for today's two-channel music listening as well as multichannel 3D audio found in music, movies, sports, and video games soundtracks.
  • Turbine Cone Midrange & Woofers: The floorstanding loudspeaker houses one 6.5" Turbine Cone midrange driver and two 8" Turnine Cone woofers to handle midrange, midbass, and bass frequencies. Polk developed the new Turbine cone to ensure the natural reproduction of the midrange, the frequencies our ears are so sensitive to. The Turbine cone combines Polk's proprietary foam core and the molded Turbine geometry which dramatically increases stiffness and damping, without adding mass - resulting in a smooth, detailed midrange and effortless bass.

Hi-Res & IMAX Certification: The Reserve Series offers excellent sound reproduction for both music and movie soundtracks with Hi Res & IMAX Certification. With Hi-Res Audio certification, the Polk Reserve R700 delivers clear and detailed high-end response. Female vocals are particularly smooth, with exceptional clarity and without coloration. Plus, a minimum support of 40kHz perfectly reproduces the latest Hi-Res Audio files with improved audio extension. IMAX Enhanced certification guarantees a huge immersive and dynamic home theater experience when enjoying IMAX Enhanced movies, television shows and music.

Power Port 2.0: Polk's new Power Port 2.0 is the latest version of their successful Power Port technology. In addition to Power Port's carefully engineered down-firing port design that smooths the flow of air as it exits the cabinet through the port, X-Port adds a set of closed-pipe absorbers that are specifically tuned to unwanted cabinet and port resonances. Together, these two technologies combine to function as Power Port 2.0 to deliver smooth, detailed audio. Combined with dual 8" woofers, you’ll get louder, cleaner bass while minimizing turbulence and port noise.

Acoustically Inert Cabinet: Polk believes a speaker cabinet should be beautiful and add nothing to the playback. The Reserve Series speaker cabinet is carefully cross-braced to eliminate unwanted interior resonances, while rounded exterior corners help disperse sound broadly around the room with minimal diffraction, creating an open sound stage. A cloth grille attaches magnetically to the front of the speaker enclosure..

Dual Binding Posts: The Polk R700 is equipped with two sets of nickel-plated, binding posts allowing to bi-amp or bi-wire the floorstanding loudspeaker. These binding posts ensure a secure connection to many types of cable and connectors. The binding post terminals will accept banana plugs (single only), pin-connectors, spade-lugs and bare wire (16-10AWG).

  • Bi-Wiring: Bi-wiring can provide noticeable improvements in the overall transparency of your loudspeakers. Run separate speaker wires to the low & high frequency drivers from a single amplifier (the upper set of binding posts are for the high frequency drivers; the lower set of binding posts are for the low frequency drivers).
  • Bi-Amping: Bi-amping allows you to use separate amplifiers for the high & low frequency sections of your loudspeaker for greater dynamic range & lower distortion. We recommend that your separate amplifiers have identical gain to preserve the speaker's voicing balance.
Note: If you decide to bi-wire or bi-amp, you must remove the jumpers between the terminal posts (failure to do this could result in damage to your amplifier and loudspeakers).

Rubber or Spike Feet: The Polk R700 comes with rubber and spike feet for a variety of flooring. The spike feet should be used on carpet floors, while the rubber feet are designed for hardwood, vinyl, laminate, and tile floors. The feet will need to be screwed into the bottom of the speaker cabinet. The rubber feet come installed on the spikes. In order to expose the spikes, simply pull the rubber feet off. The feet are adjustable so you can level or angle the speaker to your preference.

  • Dimensions with Rubber Feet: 12.625" (w) x 45.0625" (h) x 16.9375" (d)
  • Dimensions with Spike Feet: 12.625" (w) x 44.9375" (h) x 16.9375" (d)

Note: Make sure to always utilize either the spike or rubber feet for optimum sound quality and maximum stability.

Application & Placement Options: The R700 floorstanding loudspeaker can be used in a 2ch stereo application, or in a multichannel home theater setup as front, surround, and/or surround back channels.

  • In a 2ch stereo setup or as front speakers in a home theater application, you'll get the most realistic stereo image by placing a pair of speakers as far apart as your listeners are sitting from them. You may choose to angle the speakers toward the middle to support a more solid center image
  • You can use a pair of floorstanding speakers as rear surround speakers in a home theater setup. Ideal rear channel surround speaker placement is along a side wall, slightly behind the listening position. If you cannot place rear surrounds along the side walls, position them along the rear wall of listening position.

Reserve Series: The Polk Reserve Series offers modern styling combined with Polk's premium Pinnacle tweeter and Turbine midrange/midbass driver that deliver high-resolution detail and imaging. Plus, Polk's new X-Port and Power Port 2.0 technology help to deliver deep and effortless bass for a more immersive experience. The Polk Reserve Series consists of three floorstanding loudspeakers (R700/R600/R500), two bookshelf loudspeakers (R200/R100), two center-channel speakers (R400/R300), a LCR loudspeaker (R350), and a Dolby Atmos height speaker module (R900) - all sold separately.

Optional Power Subwoofer: Add one of Polk's powered subwoofers (sold separately - see Accessories Tab) for bigger, deeper, and more impactful bass when listening to your favorite movie and music soundtracks.

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Customer Q&A

12 questions already asked

Q
would the Cambridge Audio AXR100 be enough to power this?
david  Apr 03, 2024
1 answer
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Greetings David. Thank you for your question. The Cambridge Audio AXR 100 has a very clean, and under rated 100 watts pre channel. It is capable of running most any speaker. It will run these, but not at their full potential. The more power you can give a speaker, the better the detail out of the speaker. Problem is you can find much in the stereo amplifier that has more than 100/120 watts unless you drop serious cash.
hogan  Apr 03, 2024 (Staff)
Q
Can we get these in a white finish, Iâ??ve seen them in white on a prerelease?
james  Apr 30, 2023
2 answers
A
Hello. Polk is not manufacturing the R700 in white for consumers. Several were made pre release and one pair was in the hands of Youtube Reviewer Andrew Robinson. Here is his detailed review. https://youtu.be/8Pow6xA6ssc?si=diZwRAUkguMLTknF
mixtressb  Sep 05, 2023
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Greetings James, and thank you for your question. We currently have the R600 and lower Reserve models in white, so I would bet highly we will also have the R700 in white when available.
hogan  Apr 30, 2023 (Staff)
Q
Where are these speakers made?
john  Jul 16, 2022
1 answer
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These Polk Audio Reserve R700 speakers are manufactured in China, John. We do have options like the Klipsch RF-7 III in the link below that are handmade in Hope, AR, and finished in beautiful book matched wood. Keep in mind the Polk's new ring radiator tweeter will play about 12k higher than the Klipsch, and is a stellar bang for the buck if you are setting up a Hi-res 2 channel or home theater! https://www.crutchfield.com/p_714RF7S3C/Klipsch-Reference-RF-7-III-Natural-Cherry.html?tp=185
bo  Jul 16, 2022 (Staff)
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Thinking about picking up a set of these. I currently have an Onkyo TX-RZ710 (110 WPC, 2 channels driven). Running a 2.1 setup in an 18x18 living room with an SVS SB2000 sub. Will the Onkyo be enough to drive these? It's between these and the KEF Q950. The KEF cabinet seems like it would be flimsy by comparison.
ty  Apr 04, 2024
1 answer
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Hey Ty, so those Polk tend to be a bit more difficult to drive as they work really well with a high current amplifier which your Onkyo does in fact possess luckily. For stereo listening you have everything you need at your disposal to drive those speakers for stereo playback. If you ever did build out a full home theater experience with additional speakers, you will find yourself probably lacking on the output but until that moment comes, the Onkyo can drive those Polks no problem.
red  Apr 04, 2024 (Staff)
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I'm considering picking up these R700s in a few months. I own a Sony AZ5000 ES. Will it power these towers in a 5.2.4 surround set up? Thanks
mike g  Jan 08, 2024
1 answer
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Thanks to its hefty transformer and above average power output, the AZ5000ES would do nicely to power a set of R700 in a 5.2.4 system. On the off chance that you need more power, the AX5000ES also provides additional outputs for outboard power amplifiers.
zachary  Jan 08, 2024 (Staff)
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Will my Marantz cinema 60, that i recently purchased at Crutchfield be powerful enough for these Polk R700 speakers?
mark  Dec 15, 2023
1 answer
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The Cinema 60 could power the R700's, but we would likely find the bass response somewhat weaker than would be ideal. Because the R700 are a little tougher to power, it would be preferable to have either a more powerful receiver or perhaps an outboard power amplifier dedicated to powering the R700. This latter option would leave the receiver powering the other speakers in your system.
zachary  Dec 16, 2023 (Staff)
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I am considering the R700 for my home theater and have a Onkyo 6050 which delivers 90 watts in 2 channels at 8 Ohms. Is this sufficient power to drive them?
john  Aug 22, 2023
1 answer
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It is unlikely that the Onkyo TX-NR6050 would offer sufficient power for these speakers. Keep in mind that it isn't a mattery of simply seeing a high enough wattage rating. The quality of power will matter just as much as the quality of power. For help with selecting an appropriate receiver or amplifier for these speakers, please reach out to our advisors via online chat or phone at 1-800-324-9695.
zachary  Aug 23, 2023 (Staff)
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Greetings. Dead set in buying R700. Does adding 4 more HTS 12 sub have benefits? room is 17 ft x20 ft. Mostly for home theater purposes. Goal is superb cinematic experience within budget. Thank You.
mark  Jul 03, 2023
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The pair of R700 already produces superb, articulate, and deep bass. Excellent speakers. 4 subs may be overkill. I would only add 2 subs. And if you can up your budget a little bit for the subs, a pair of the excellent SVS SB 3000 would be a great match. That is my setup, and I love it. I am using the R200 as Rears and R400 as Center in my 5.2.4 setup as well (elevation/Atmos speakers are Sony, which I plan to upgrade to 4 R900s later). I hope this helps. Thanks.
cheikh  Jul 04, 2023
A
Thank you Matthew. Will consider your advised.
mark  Jul 03, 2023
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If that's what you want to try, then have at it. I have 2 R700s and 1 HTS sub and I'm satisfied with the sound when I get to hear it (married with kids). When I bought my R700s a year ago it was an ordeal because of lack of availability and Amazon somehow losing one during shipping. Crutchfield was easiest, but they only had 1 in stock. My only suggestion would be to start with 1 or 2 subs and see if that gives you what you're listening for and then adding the other ones later if you think they are needed. I guess you don't live in an apartment or duplex. No matter what, I can't imagine you'll not like the R700s. They are the best speakers I've heard.
gary  Jul 03, 2023
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I have used my R700s mostly for music, but I would think 4 subs with these would be excessive. Especially for a room that size. If it were me I would probably go 2 subs and use the money saved elsewhere in the system.
matthew james  Jul 03, 2023
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I love the R700s and although it is part of my home theatre, I don't do that much movie watching mostly two channel listening and I use them with aSVS 3000 micro. If you set the cross over properly it makes a big difference. However I don't know much about the HTS sub, if it is a subwoofer 4 seems like over kill.
alan  Jul 03, 2023
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Does anyone have any first hand experience comparing these Polk R700's to the Polk L600's? Other than the cabinet, veneer, and port differences, etc, I've been very curious what the actual sound/performance differences are in the real world. I'd consider getting the L600's, but honestly fear that the R700's will actually sound better, on top of being a much better value proposition.
david  Mar 07, 2023
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The R700s are a much better value, and sound outstanding. They punch way above their price. You will be happy with them.
cheikh  Jul 04, 2023
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I bought the R700's based on reviews of floor standing speakers on utube. Several competing speakers have been released since the R700's, but at least one competent utube reviewer has compared those with the R700's and still prefers the R700's for price and performance. I like mine, but these are my first purchase of floor standing speakers in 50 years, so that's why I depend on other reviewers.
katrinka  Mar 09, 2023
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We have not been able to arrange a demonstration for our advisors comparing those two models. Hopefully someone who has heard both, has that first hand experience of each's sound profile, will chime in with their experiences. If it helps you any, both of these models are able to be compared using our virtual comparison app: https://www.crutchfield.com/speakercompare/
jason  Mar 08, 2023 (Staff)
Q
Any ETA on more stock? Also, can I pre-order these to lock in pricing?
david  Mar 07, 2023
1 answer
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Great questions, David. We do not have any ETA sadly on these fantastic Polk Audio Reserve R700 speakers. Because we also have them listed as temporarily unavailable, we also cannot place our usual risk-free backorder. This could be due to numerous reasons, or the fact that we simply cannot predict how many and when we will be receiving the Polks in. Though this is super frustrating, the best option is to keep an eye on the webpage, as we can only place a backorder OR order when they arrive back in stock or the "temporarily unavailable" status is lifted. I hope this helps!
bo  Mar 07, 2023 (Staff)
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How long can we expect these to be out of stock? I've got my finger on the trigger but not if I have to wait a year until I can get them..
jalen  Nov 25, 2022
1 answer
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Greetings Jalen, and thank you for your question. As of 11/26/22 Polk Audio has not provided us with a firm date of arrival. If you did order these from us on the backorder, we are not going to charge your card until they ship, and if you wish to cancel your backorder, you can without any charges. At least that way you would be locked in at the sale price we currently have on these.
hogan  Nov 26, 2022 (Staff)
Q
Will parasound pre-amp p6 /a23 combo be a synergistic match? And will the 8ohm/125watts -4ohm/225watts be sufficient enough to drive them properly?
andreas  Sep 29, 2022
1 answer
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For help with pairing speakers and amplifiers, please feel free to chat with our advisors or give them a call at 1-800-324-9695. They'll be happy to discuss the project in detail.
zachary  Sep 30, 2022 (Staff)
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