Product Comparison: JBL Arena 170 vs Polk Audio T50

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JBL Arena 170 Black 2-Way 7-Inch Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) - Single/Each

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Polk Audio T50 Home Theater and Music Floor Standing Tower Speaker

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General Specifications

Brand

JBL

Polk Audio

Model

Arena 170

T50

Origin

USA

China

About the Product

With the JBL Arena 170 floor standing loudspeaker, a true theater experience never felt so affordable - or close to home. The loudspeaker's High Definition Imaging (HDI) waveguide and 1-inch (25mm) soft dome tweeter, along with a 7" (178mm) woofer deliver sensational power and precision that is able to produce accurate highs and lows.

The T50 is not your run-of-the-mill floor standing tower speaker. Just snap off the grill and take a look under the hood—you’ll love what you see. Built with Polk’s proprietary Dynamic Balance technology, its highs send sound soaring, its mids are made to shred, and the bass you crave gets a massive boost even at the lowest frequencies. It’s audio improved, for the people by the people—signed, sealed and delivered. Have fun and play, but prepare to be blown away!

Key Specs

Power RMS

20 watts

100 watts

Sensitivity

87 dB

90 dB

Impedance

8 ohms

6 ohms

Size & Weight

Height

37.75 in.

36.5 in.

Width

8.5 in.

9.25 in.

Depth

11.1 in.

8.75 in.

Weight

27.6 lbs.

20.35 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

JBL Arena 170 Black 2-Way 7-Inch Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) - Single/Each

Good value, perfect size. Jbl name still means something.
This speaker is all you can ask for...clean, clear tones...easy to set up, and compact enough to fit just about anywhere...Highly recommend.
Really nice sounding speakers. Nice deep bass, mid-range and treble is sweet. Not heavy, light weight but provides a sweet sound.
They are extremely well built. They are heavy but light all at the same time.
They are light weight, easy to install, stylish, and most important they sound great.

Polk Audio T50 Home Theater and Music Floor Standing Tower Speaker

They are surprisingly low weight, so they are very easy to move around and don't have a lot of Booming Bass
The Polk's sound much better than the "surround" speakers. The Polks are very light weight also
The size was the main factor works great like did like the sound
Love these speakers, perfect size with a good sound
The towers came looking nice and clean, but felt quite light weight.

Audio

Peak Power

200 watts

150 watts

Min. Frequency Response

44 Hz

38 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

40 kHz

24 kHz

Number Of Tweeters

Tweeter Size

1 in.

Number Of Woofers

Woofer Size

7 in.

6.5 in.

What customers say about "Audio"

JBL Arena 170 Black 2-Way 7-Inch Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) - Single/Each

Sounds great with my other surround speakers for watching movies. Music sounds great too!
Very good sound which I expected from JBL! Can't beat the price!!
Good overall sound-not too bass heavy but crisp mids and highs!
These babies are probably the best speakers you can get for the money. They sound absolutely great.
Crisp high end and a good low end sound as well. I have these set up in my dining room and it rumbles the whole house. Thank you JBL!

Polk Audio T50 Home Theater and Music Floor Standing Tower Speaker

Very powerful speakers and crystal clear sound. Very powerful as well.
These really rock and look realky nice in my cave, they can definately handle my hi powered reciever.
Great audio and clarity with sound loudspeaker delivers high-quality audio, so you can enjoy your favorite tunes to the max. Dynamic Balance technology provides a wide frequency response and low distortion.
EXCELLENT With booming bass and balanced tones, this Polk Audio T50 loudspeaker delivers high-quality audio, so you can enjoy your favorite tunes to the max.
The speakers have clear sound and a decent amount of bass, even without a subwoofer, but they don't get to the super low frequencies.
Midrange is mediocre, probably because it does not have a designated driver for midrange frequencies. distorts the lows at high volume especially when the song has a lot of bass

Features

Color

Black

Tweeter Material

Soft dome

Silk

Woofer Material

Polycellulose

Extras

Understated, contemporary look and feel, An audio powerhouse at an affordable price, Just one part of an even more powerful system

Premium home theater and music performance, Polk Audio’s exclusive Dynamic Balance drivers and tweeters for wide response and low distortion, Wide dispersion drivers and tweeters project sound over a wide area so every listener in a room hears open, “box-less,” three dimensional sound

What customers say about "Features"

JBL Arena 170 Black 2-Way 7-Inch Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) - Single/Each

I really like these speakers. It took some time to get used to them, but set up was fairly easy.
These are great and very attractive-looking speakers, particularly for the price.
Love this speaker! It sounds great and looks great too.
I was incredibly surprised how good they sound and they look pretty nice too. Way more bass than I expected. Definitely recommend!
Exceptionally crafted and exceptional sound. Great value.

Polk Audio T50 Home Theater and Music Floor Standing Tower Speaker

Dynamic Balance technology provides a wide frequency response and low distortion
The T50s are well built, very stable and really good looking (this was also important to me because the wife factor). The grills on the from can be removed and put back any time.
Midrange presence is outstanding, making them perfect for a home theater. Bass is tight and controlled, and sturdier than you might expect
The sound is very clear in general and the connectors in the back are banana plug-compatible.
I kept getting check speaker wire and the power supply would shut off.Finely the speaker went kaput and I only used it a handful of times. I purchased top quality speaker wire from Radio Shack so the wires were OK. the wire inside the speaker is bad.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

5 year(s)

Certifications