Polk Audio SurroundBar SDA
Manufacturer: Polk Audio, Inc. Part number: AM1805-A
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- The Polk SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater is a self-contained powered SurroundBar SDA loudspeaker and companion wireless powered subwoofer. Polk designed it for anyone who's technologically insecure. And Polk priced it so it won't add to the national debt. It's the most economical way to upgrade your flat panel's built-in speakers to a much, much higher ... Read more
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By Matthew Moskovciak, 01/10/09
As we mentioned in our CES 2009 home audio preview, the trend in home audio over the last few years has been toward simplicity, and sound bars have promised to deliver the full surround experience from a single speaker. In reality, it never quite sounds that good, but the Polk Audio SurroundBar systems are generally better than most. The newly announced SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater aims to improve on previous models by making the speaker even smaller and adding a wireless subwoofer. Here are the details.
Key features of the Polk Audio SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater :
- 260 watts of power
- 31.75 inches long--nearly 11 inches shorter than the original SurroundBar
- No additional AV receiver required
- Wireless subwoofer
- Polk claims full front soundstage because of its Front SDA technology
- Wall mountable
- A single analog audio input
- Available in January, $550 list price
While the addition of the wireless subwoofer is a big plus for the SurroundBar line, we're disappointed that connectivity is limited to a single analog audio input. Even a basic home theater system includes at least a cable/satellite box and a DVD player, so the SDA Instant Home Theater is only a good option for the simplest setups. Sure, you can get around its limitations by using an audio switcher or AV receiver, but that defeats the simplicity that makes sound bars attractive in the first place.
We currently have the Polk SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater in for testing, and are expecting to post the review later in the month.
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- Manufacturer: Polk Audio, Inc.
- Part number: AM1805-A
- Description: The Polk SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater is a self-contained powered SurroundBar SDA loudspeaker and companion wireless powered subwoofer. Polk designed it for anyone who's technologically insecure. And Polk priced it so it won't add to the national debt. It's the most economical way to upgrade your flat panel's built-in speakers to a much, much higher level of performance and enjoy all the benefits of a three-dimensional sound stage. The SurroundBar SDA IHT works with your remote, the one you're already intimately familiar with. It also comes with all the wires you need for hook up - one. Really, there is no complicated setup or anything else to buy. And you don't have to camouflage multiple speakers, because there are no rear speakers or rear speaker wires.
General
- Dimensions (WxDxH) / Weight 31.7 in x 4.6 in x 4 in / 8.6 lbs, Subwoofer : 10.2 in x 10.2 in x 10 in / 9 lbs
Speaker System
- Speaker(s) 2 - 70 Watt - Wired, 1 x Subwoofer - 120 Watt - Wireless
- Driver Details Woofer driver - 2.5 in, Midrange driver - 2.5 in, Tweeter driver - 0.5 in - Silk
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 )
Power
- Power Device Power supply
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included Audio cable - 5 ft
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