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Polk Audio SurroundBar Speaker System (Single Speaker) - Titanium | 
 enlarge | Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $949.95
Buy New: $388.72
You Save: $561.23 (59%)
New (7) from $388.72
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 12842
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 45.6 x 8.6 x 8.3
MPN: AM4057-A
Model: AM4057-A
UPC: 747192112011
EAN: 0747192112011
ASIN: B000B633Y8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Single magnetically shielded surround bar speaker with neodymium motor structures for safe placement on or near TVs | | • | Equipped with seven 3.5-inch composite cone drivers | | • | Patented combination of signal processing and acoustical geometry produces room-filling effects | | • | Equipped with three 0.75-inch silk/polymer composite dome tweeters | | • | Polk Audio's patented SDS Surround Technology delivers a vivid sound field from a single 42-inch cabinet |
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Product Description
video-shielded * acoustic suspension * frequency response 100-20,000 Hz (-3dB) * handles up to 125 watts * cradle included *
Amazon.com Product Description
A perfect sonic and stylistic match for flat-panel and shallow-case TVs, the Polk Audio SurroundBar is designed to offer elegant, high-resolution, single-source surround sound. It comes with everything you need to mount it above, below, or even on your television, and it works with any surround sound receiver. It's an ideal listening system for anyone seeking rich, enveloping surround sound without the space commitment or hookup hassles of a multispeaker system. 
The SurroundBar is designed to complete your high-definition TV experience and is a perfect match for flat-panel TVs. | 
SDA technology projects sound to both sides and behind you. | Polk Audio's patented SDA Surround technology means there's no need to install rear speakers. SDA Surround technology is founded on extensive research into the way human ears process sound and perceive directionality of sound. Unlike speakers or surround algorithms that merely simulate surround effects, the SurroundBar reproduces discrete, multichannel surround sound using a patented combination of signal processing and acoustical geometry called Acoustic Wave Front Reconstruction (AWFR). Since the SurroundBar works directly upon your ears and requires no special room characteristics, it can deliver room-filling surround sound nearly anywhere. As with conventional 5.1-channel systems, you'll hear the best surround effects when you're centered directly in front of the SurroundBar. However--unlike conventional 5.1 systems--the SurroundBar delivers surround sound regardless of how close or how far away you sit. While it's technically a single speaker, the SurroundBar contains seven active drive units, three tweeters, and inputs for all five primary surround channels: front left/center/right and rear left/right. Multiple drive units spaced roughly the same distance apart as your ears allow the speaker to keep you from discerning the actual sound sources. Instead, it will seem as though sound is coming from all around and behind you. 
Mount the SurroundBar below your flat-panel TV, or use the included cradle for a shelf or set-top placement. | The SurroundBar's circuitry maintains proper isolation of all amplifier channels and will function correctly with any amplifier or receiver capable of driving a 4 ohm load (that is, capable of powering 4-ohm speakers). Many receivers are rated for maximum power into 8 ohms but function perfectly well--functioning with about half their rated power--into 4 ohms, too. Wiring a stand-alone powered subwoofer in line with the speaker (a procedure illustrated in the product manual) will heighten the sense of realism and visceral power of the SurroundBar. For even more spacious sound, you can use the SurroundBar with your existing surround speakers, too. In such an arrangement you can wire the surround outputs from your receiver to your separate surround speakers instead of to the SurroundBar's rear-speaker terminals, using the SurroundBar for the front left, center, and right channels only. 
Simplified color-coded hookup with five channels directly from the home theater receiver. | Better still, if you have a 6.1- or 7.1-channel receiver, use one of your surround speakers as the rear-center speaker in a 6.1 system, or both surround speakers as 2 of the 4 speakers in a 7.1 system (with the SurroundBar's 2 surround channels in filling in the sound for the other 2). The SurroundBar must be mounted horizontally to function properly. Placement directly above or below your TV screen pointed in the same direction as the screen will give the best coordination between your surround sound and the on screen images. Wall mounting, shelf mounting, table mounting, or stand mounting all work equally well. However, walls or other large obstacles within 3 feet of the sides of the SurroundBar will reduce the effectiveness of its surround delivery. Cross-corner locations will work just fine. The supplied 25-foot, 10-conductor cable is color-coded and clearly marked for easy hookup. What's in the Box
SurroundBar speaker, 2-piece wall bracket, a center-channel base, mounting screws, 25-foot wire bundle, and a quick-start guide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Excellent surround solution November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I researched this speaker for months before I finally decided to give it a try. My living room is not conducive to a 5 speaker setup, so I thought a single surroundbar solution would be perfect. I was not disappointed! The surround effect is not what you would get with dedicated surround speakers, but I do get a sense of enveloping surround, especially if I'm sitting directly in front of the surroundbar.
I purchased this speaker along with the Polk PSW10 subwoofer, and together they form a nice setup for watching movies, especially Blu-Ray. The surroundbar is also adequate for my environment for listening to music, but I got it mainly for watching movies. I'm more than satisfied with my purchase and I recommend the Polk surroundbar. Just make sure you match it with a powered sub.
 Polk Audio SurroundBar Speaker System (Single Speaker) - Titanium October 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good looking but lacks "umph". Not as good at simulating Surrond as I hoped for the price.
EXCLENTE COMPRA September 30, 2008
La mejor compra que eh realizado en mucho tiempo, las manejo con un sistema ONKYO de 130 wats por canal y se escucha de lo mejor.
Es una opcion ideal para cuando no quieres bocinas por todos lados con los cables a la vista. El sonido es bastante claro y nitido!
 Good Buy September 8, 2008
Works very well in a small room (mine in 16x12) but does not produce real surround sound from the rear, as one should expect. I gladly overlook that in exchange for not having to lay speaker cables all over the place. I would buy it again.
 Going to agree with an earlier review: Decent August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since I have a toddler now, I decided to go ahead and sell my Paradigm speakers and move to a smaller, more compact system. The highlights of my old system include Paradigm Monitor 7s, the CC370 Center, and Paradigm's 12" powered sub. Needless to say, pushed with my old Pioneer Elite receiver, the results were great. After some listening now, I have to say that the Polk set up is just OK. If you've been using your TV speakers for years, you're going to like this, especially in a smaller room. It is most definitely a step up from the speakers in my Samsung LN52a650. However, even pared with a Polk sub (I'm using the powered 10"), it lacks a lot of the mid range and punchy base that I've been used to. I'm sure over time, as I tweak my Yamaha receiver, I'll learn to like it enough to get me through the toddler/young kid years and back into a real surround set up. It does beat the tv speakers. But it's not a real life substitute for the real surround, especially if you're used to a large set up and are in a larger room. In a nutshell, it's a glorified center channel speaker with aspirations of surround sound. It just falls a bit short.
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