The Best Bookshelf Speakers under $180
Polk Audio Bookshelf Speakers
★ Top Choice
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From $69
Features
- Polk's unmatched quality at an affordable price. With these value-priced speakers, you can now enjoy premium acoustics, high quality construction, easy setup and a spectacular theater experience right at home.
- Get Superior Home Theater Experience with Immersive Surround Sound: Featuring (1) 0.75" tweeter & (1) 5.25" Dynamic Balance Driver, these speakers are designed to produce a natural, well-balanced sound with massive bass even at the lowest frequencies.
- Use these wall-mountable bookshelf speakers as Front, Left-right Setup, Surrounds or as Rear Speakers and get mesmerized by detailed audio with crystal clear vocals, enough to fill any small to medium sized room.
- Create A Full-fledged 5.1 Home Theater Setup with the complete range of T-series speakers from Polk with two T50 Tower Speakers, one T30 center channel, two T15 Bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer.
- Polk speakers are compatible with most home theater AV receivers giving you many setup arrangement options - in single or multi-room with 2.0, 2.1, 3.1 systems or an immersive 5.1, 7.1 or 9.1 setup.
Pros
- ⊕ Great value.
- ⊕ Substantial build.
- ⊕ Well-rounded sound quality.
Cons
- ⊖ Safe, boring design.
- ⊖ No bells and whistles.
- ⊖ Some roughness at high volumes.
Specs
- Color: Black.
- Weight: 8.25 lbs.
- Nominal Impedance Range: 8 ohms → 6 ohms.
- Total Frequency Response: 45 Hz → 24,000 Hz.
- Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 10.63 x 7.25 in.
- Speaker Inputs: (1) Pair of 5-Way Binding Posts - Gold-Plated.
Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers
♥ Runner Up
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From $99.99
Features
- REMOTE CONTROL - Adjust volume at your figure tips. Bass and treble control located on the side of main speaker.
- CLASSIC WOOD FINISH - High quality MDF wood build finished with wood effect vinyl serves as a great compliment to any home decor.
- STUDIO SOUND QUALITY - Natural sound reproduction from 13mm silk dome tweeter and 4 inch full range unit.
- 2 x AUX INPUT - Convenient connection to any device that has a 3.5mm headphone output or dual RCA output. Connect to two devices via AUX at the same time, no plugging and switching needed. (None Bluetooth version).
- 2 YEAR WARRANTY - Guaranteed high quality and reliability with hassle-free parts and labor warranty for two years in USA and Canada.
Pros
- ⊕ Affordable.
- ⊕ Beautiful design.
- ⊕ Reasonable price.
- ⊕ Built-in amplifier.
- ⊕ High-quality sound.
Cons
- ⊖ A little heavy and bulky.
- ⊖ Lack of connectivity options.
- ⊖ Little sound-shaping controls.
- ⊖ Highs and upper mids are muddy.
Specs
- Subwoofer: N/A.
- Active or Passive: Active.
- Weight: 12.45 lbs.
- Dolby Atmos / DTS: X enabled: No.
- Frequency response: 75 Hz - 18 kHz.
- Dimensions: 5.75” x 9.5” x 7” (W x H x D).
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Edifier R1700BT
Best Overall
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From $149.99
Features
- 2 x AUX INPUT - Convenient connection to any device that has a 3.5mm headphone output or dual RCA output. Connect to two devices via AUX at the same time, no plugging and switching needed.
- REMOTE CONTROL - switch input sources, control volume and mute/unmute at your figure tips.
- CLASSIC WOOD FINISH - High quality MDF wood build finished with walnut wood effect vinyl serves as a great compliment to any home decor.
- BLUETOOTH CONNECTION - Pair your phone, tablet or computer for a true hassle free wireless experience, perfect for any iOS, Android, MacOS or Windows device.
- 2 YEAR WARRANTY - Guaranteed high quality and reliability with hassle-free parts and labor warranty for two years in USA and Canada.
Pros
- ⊕ Built-in amp.
- ⊕ Great design.
- ⊕ Reasonable price.
- ⊕ Beautiful design.
- ⊕ Bluetooth included.
Cons
- ⊖ Bargain brand name.
- ⊖ Heavy, bulky footprint.
- ⊖ Frequency range could be wider.
Specs
- Bluetooth: 2.0.
- Weight: 14.5 lbs.
- Color: Black and Walnut.
- Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.84 x 8.35 in.
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PIONEER SP-BS22-LR
Budget pick
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From $179
Features
- FEEL THE BASS. A structured surface over the 4-inch woofer with oversized magnets improves rigidity and bass accuracy. A vented pole piece also improves bass response from the same size woofers in previous models.
- TWEETER. To widen the sweet spot of the 1-inch High Efficiency Soft Dome tweeter, we’ve engineered a custom wave guide. Increasing tweeter efficiency, together a 6-Element Complex Crossover, allows the SP-BS22-LR’s play louder using less power.
- CURVED DESIGN. These speakers utilize a true curved cabinet design. Not only aesthetically pleasing, this stiffer design reduces standing sound waves inside the cabinet, resulting in high-performance and exceptional sound quality.
- ANDREW JONES. From speaker designer Andrew Jones comes a collection of speakers that bring professional-quality sound to your living room. These highly-acclaimed bookshelf loudspeakers deliver on sound, creating an immersive listening experience.
- HOME LISTENING. Whether you use them as stereo speakers or part of a multi-channel home theater system, these speakers can handle 80 watts to deliver wide frequency response and sophisticated sound quality, regardless of the source.