MSRP $459.95 Pair

The name “Monitor” is special to Polk Audio. The original Polk Audio Monitor Series, produced in the mid-1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk Audio famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone.

The newly reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish look that complements today’s flat screen technology, with wood grain finishes and modern Titanium faces, and beefy stabilizer feet on the tower models. Built for speed, sound and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound.

The Monitor 50 features:
High efficiency design allows the Monitor Series to reveal the classic Polk Audio sound (open, spacious and clear) even when driven by modestly-powered amplifiers and receivers.
1-inch (25mm) Fabric/Polymer Composite Dynamic Balance Dome Tweeter with powerful Neodymium magnet structure delivers clear and detailed high frequency response for realistic reproduction of vocals and instruments.
5 1/4-inch Bi-Laminate Composite Dynamic Balance Drivers are lightweight and stiff with good damping for high efficiency, excellent bass and lower distortion.
Multiple small-diameter driver design delivers wide dispersion, better mid-range, and more detailed bass response for an open, “box-less,” three-dimensional sound.
Non-resonant all-MDF enclosure construction with ¾"-thick baffles and front–to-back and side-to-side internal bracing ensures cleaner, clearer, more lifelike sound quality.
Crossovers use Mylar bypass capacitors for more detailed high frequencies.
Dual Five-Way Binding Post Connectors, allowing for more secure hook-up options, as well as bi-wiring and bi-amping flexibility.
Monitor Series speakers are “modern living accessories” that make a stylish statement in either Black or Cherry wood grain finish, with Titanium faces.
Magnetically shielded for safe placement on or near TVs and video monitors with no risk of video distortion.
Bold, fat stabilizer feet that ensure stability on carpet or hard floors for more precise bass response and superior imaging.
Slim tower design has a footprint of less than one square foot.
Critically Tuned Flared Port minimizes port noise (“chuffing”) for good low frequency extension with low distortion, resulting in natural, full-bodied sound with rich bass.

Original Price: $199.99
Newegg Price: $119.99

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Final Price = $94.99 + Free Shipping

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A Few Customer Reviews:

Review (1): I've had these a year now, paired with a PSW10, and CS1 and Mon 40's for surround (I recommend 30's). I have not regretted for a second the money I spent on these. I've had these nearly a year now and have listened to them in every configuration possible. Jazz Classical, most Rock needs only the 50's in stereo and they literally disappear leaving only the music to be enjoyed. Piano and Cello sound wonderful. Headbanging definitely requires the subwoofer but it can be easily overdone. Just use it to complement the speakers and they sound great. These speakers outperformed everything I could demo them against up to twice their price. The impression is that the music is clear and not colored by the speakers. I've rediscovered how good some vinyl is since getting these. In surround with the whole system and subwoofer cranked up you instinctively duck the bullets and arrows! If you listen to music as much as watch movies, you're better off with a system built with these rather than a tinny surround system.

Review (2) Overall, a wonderful balance between all frequency levels! After a few weeks of break-in, they amazed my wife and me with their clarity. Exceptionally strong performance in theater mode! Great bass response; no need for a sub! Good slim footprint that doesn't crowd the room. (We won't talk about the feet - grin.) You absolutely can't go wrong purchasing a pair of these.

Review (3) The best audio money I have ever spent. I can't believe these are “economy” speakers. The sound is open and crystal clear. There is more response base than I would expect. The base is tight, realistic base, not the hollow, booming stuff many people call base these days. These are simply amazing speakers. Music I have listened to for years now sounds “all new” again.

Review (4) Let me start by saying that I really wanted to purchase the Monitor 70s instead of thes 50s. I listened to them in two different Circuit City's. One of the CCs had two different listening rooms, so I actually listened to them 3 times head-to-head against the Monitor 70s.

No contest. The 50s sounded so much livelier, and much more balanced than the 70s. The 70s sounded too bottom-heavy (too much bass). The bass drowned out the mids and highs. The 50s sound just right.

I also got to compare the 50s against some Infinitys and Sonys (the only other speakers in the listening room). The 50s are just so much more balanced (I know I keep repeateing myself). What I can I say?

Obviously, the only "drawback" I can see is they lack the bottom end, but I have a Velodyne sub to handle those duties.

I also compared these head-to head with some Klipsch Synergy F-2. However, I had already bought these, so this competition took place in my home!

No comparison. the smaller, less expensive speaker took down the bigger, more expensive speakers.

This is my third set of Polk's (RTi-28, RTi-38), and I doubt I will ever own another brand of speaker.

Way to go Polk!

Link for more reviews [polkaudio.com]