Polk Audio 255c-RT In-Wall Center Channel Speaker (2) 5.25 Drivers - The Vanishing Series | Easily Fits into the Wall | Power Port | Paintable Grille Black, White

My plans changed, so I did not need these anymore and returned them, but not before taking them out of the box and checking them out. They are very well built, and look impressive. I can only assume they sound great from the reviews I have read and personal experience with my existing Polk speakers

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Looks good, sounds good, but the grill rattles and mine speakers disintegrated after a short period of using. I was very happy with how they looked and sounded after initial installation though there are definite issues with the 255c-RT. For thesix month of listening to my Polk Vanishing services 7.1 surround system), I had an annoying rattle during bassy parts of movies (and all through music though I rarely listen to music in my theater room). At first I thought it was pictures on the wall, or small items near my subwoofer was rattling but after a while I took the covers of my front 3 x speakers off and realised it was the grilles that were making the rattling noises. The speaker covers are magnetic and although they look nice, the magnets are not strong enough to stay on flush and securely; they are loose and vibrate causing unwanted noise. However once I removed the centre cover to finally determine the root cause of the rattle I discovered a second problem; the tweeter cap thingys (not sure of the technical name) fell to the floor. They had obviously broken off at some point during the first six months of use and were just sitting there waiting to fall out once the cover was off. I contacted Amazon as well as Polk who informed me the warranty was for a year only and that I need to pay to get these fixed. It doesnt appear to be the manufacturers problem that Id only used them for six months; that the speakers disintegrated between 2 and 6 months of use, and that the only reason I discovered it was talking the grilles of to find the cause of the rattling issue; it is my problem! It would be cost inhibitive to send them back for repair from New Zealand to the USA so I may wait until the next problem before replacing it though I am unlikely to buy another 255c-RT obviously. I am disappointed that after buying dozens of Polk speakers that Polk will not send me a new one. So now I have to use my speakers with the covers off, can see the faulty centre and if you look closely around the speakers, paint has chipped off the wall in places from taking the covers off on on; these could be designed not to damage walls IMO

Easy to install. Sound great. Nothing special, but give a good sound.

These sound AWESOME! I paired them with

In using this in a 5.1 surround home theater. Great sound and appearance. Slightly pricey. The fit is very flush with the wall. Be sure to know EXACTLY where your 2x4s are in the wall. Theres not much margin for installation error. Had Polk mentioned this in the installation instructions, I would have rated this 5-stars.

Great sound center with excellent clarity. Combined with 4 RC80i speakers and a Velodyne subwoofer, we are very happy with this system.

I just finished my basement and wanted a good quality center speaker without going too crazy on budget. This met the mail. It sounds great for the price and other gear I connected it to. I would definitely recommend it as a good mid-tier speaker. Audiophiles will expect more.

Works as intended

Never heard of this brand before but since the price fits my budget and it has a very good review on Amazon I took a chance and bought 4 of thePolk small, round in ceiling speakers and this center speaker. When the installer arrived he actually told me that he is glad that I bought the POLK brand because the speakers are really good and very reliable. He also recommended that I add a subwoofer so I also bought the Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer. After the installation, our theater room sounds really crisp and great! I feel like I am in the movie theater!