well. one reason why polk has a name for itself sa us is because of their distribution network. Best Buy is their distributor in the US. which means people see the name "polk" advertised alot.
pero as far as performance... for the same price, you can get better bargains elsewhere. Keep in mind na ang kalaban ng Polk sa price range nya are Energy, PSBs, Mirage (sa price range!), Paradigm, NHT, and now Athena Technology pa.
And audio enthusiast will more likely to go to a mid end dealer to get their stuff rather than to go to Best Buy and will have to pay the sticker price.
Polks new LSi line are getting nice reviews, though. And only hihi shops carry them.
thre is a difference from 'being able to afford higer end products' to 'willing to pay for them.'
doesn't matter if you're the richest guy in the world. if your perception about audio products is that they're not worth paying good money for, you're not gonna buy them.