Polk Audio 265-RT 3-way In-Wall Speaker - The Vanishing Series | Easily Fits in Ceiling/Wall | High-Performance Audio - Use in Front, Rear or as Surrounds | With Power Port & Paintable Grille - Black

The Polk Audio 265RT 3 way speakers complements my existing speakers well. The speakers are worth the price and the effort to install them into the wall. Sounds great with clear mid-range, treble and the bass complements my sub-woofer,

I must be missing something here based on the other reviewers. Solid build. For the cost, these are basically what you are paying for in terms of sound and receiving a little more in terms of features and build quality. They look very clean when installed properly. So overall above average value. I knew I would be sacrificing a little with the lack of enclosure on the rear but overall impressed with how its managed. Definitely not blown away but not crying about it either. Definitely recommend tossing some audio insulation around the rear of these. Its cheap, youre ripping your wall to shreds anyway and it goes a long way. Sound is well balanced but definitely requires a sub to complete any kind of true depth, as with pretty much any in-walls for entertainment systems. You defintely need to tweak your receiver settings to get these to your liking. Play around with your levels until you say ahhh, thats it. Default usually isnt the winner. Read the couple paragraphs in the manual regarding the 2 wall distance and tweeter filter as well. The wall distance switch matters most and for most its going to be over 2. My tweeter filter is on given the acoustics of the room, but presumably most people will want it off. The sound itself, once tweaked (Im using a brand new Denon receiver) is what you would expect from a speaker that costs this much. The other reviewers...I dont know. I just dont agree with what many have said in regards to the final product. They sound good but I am not doing cartwheels. The room we tossed them in definitely wasnt getting the GoldenEar budget which is why I purchased them. At the end of the day if you can spend a little more I would look at in-wall enclosed or ultra slim on-wall options or Speakercraft makes some reasonably priced 3 ways that plop in your wall just as these do. Overall I am not disappointed but not going crazy like many other people here. No my objective to be a Debbie Downer but wanted to give a more realistic review than what is posted here. I know I would have appreciated reading it.

This is the first of 2 reviews. I received my two (2) In-wall 265RT speakers from Amazon on Friday afternoon. Opened the shipping box over the weekend and as always, Amazon did a great job of packing the speakers in bubble wrap within a larger box. Unfortunately, one of the individual speaker manufacturer boxes looked like it had been dropped pretty hard (see pics) while the other box was pristine. For what I paid per speaker, Im really hoping BOTH work without issue. I have a contractor installing them later this week. Ill let you know how it turns out.

I could not be happier! Sounds great and look very sleek. I installed them as RL in my 12 ceiling family room and I was surprise with the results. Highs and mids are very detailed and lows are so good that I barely notice when my sub is turned off.

Easy install and crystal clear sound

Item shipped quickly, was received in great shape. Installation is a snap and instructions are easy to follow. For those a little uneasy about cutting holes in your walls to mount speakers, dont worry. This was my first time installing in-wall speakers. If you are at least marginally handy, have the basic tools needed, and use the provided template it will look like it was professionally installed. The speakers sound great. I power them with a Pioneer VSX-1020 and the sound is great. You will likely need a subwoofer as these do not provide enough bass to fill a room by themselves. I added the Polk Audio PSW505 and it provides excellent bass. The only negative I have is that the speaker coverings/grates are a little flimsy. They are magnetic and sit flush to the wall which gives a very clean look, but mine were slightly bowed at the bottom and are therefore not completely flush with wall. If I worked at it, I could probably bend them a little to make them flush. This did not affect my rating as I think these are excellent speakers.

Sounds awesome and for the price it’s really good.

Used these for my home theater setup. The installation was very easy and they look good and the sound is great.

work well in our movie room, no rattling and were easy to install

Amazon asked in stars to rate instal ease. This will vary greatly for each instillation. It will take up all but a 1/4 of a 2*4 wall cavity using 1/2 drywall. The push pins for the speaker wire are good but I would prefer a screw style connector. I had to cut a stud to get these symmetric in my install. But I boxed the cut stud above and below. Actually screwing the speakers into the wall is easy. The clamps grip the wall well and the speaker is very secure and doesnt rattle. The people in the next room over will definitely hear the music though. But that should be obvious. And installing these on an exterior wall will require you to remove the insulation directly around the speakers so it will fit in the wall.