New secret Polk Audio powered sub at CEDIA 2006

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited September 2006 in Speakers
Hey, it was posted on Audioholics.com....

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Here's the detail. Note the sign behind the subwoofer? Remote control....1,000 watt digital amp....and as the described in the link, some kind of proprietary patent-pending room correction system.
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  • josh_parsons626
    josh_parsons626 Posts: 219
    edited September 2006
    That looks awesome. I wonder though if it'll be "good" as they thought the PSW1000 is? LOL
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  • jhermance
    jhermance Posts: 214
    edited September 2006
    Looks pretty cool!
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2006
    Hey ...maybe Polk finally decided to bring their subs up to par with the rest of their line.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited September 2006
    hmm, it has those glossy piano look ala Velo DD series. How does it sounds? anyone?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    edited September 2006
    They look sort of like those fancy little European front loading washing machines.

    Is that a passive radiator I see underneath?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2006
    Hmm, that does look very nice...and interesting. Here's to hoping for an awesome Polk sub!!
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2006
    How low does it go? That's the main question for me.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited September 2006
    It'll be interesting to see the product reviews from owners come in after the release. I hope Polk can get their act together on subs. Many sub companies are eating their lunch!
    Carl

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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2006
    They certainly are purty. If you look at the AH page with the sub lineup, the one on the end looks like it's a 15...big cabinet anyway.

    In talking with someone from Velodyne, I was told that Klipsch sells more subs than any other manufacturer, though Velo is number 1 as a sub only (mostly anyway) OEM. I'm sure Polk is right up there with Klipsch considering their retail footprint. Design choices and tradeoffs dictate performance in the retail space. I'm sure Polk could create a really high end, performance sub that competes, but how many units will they sell to offset the R&D and startup costs...again tradeoff.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2006
    Emlyn wrote:
    They look sort of like those fancy little European front loading washing machines.

    Is that a passive radiator I see underneath?

    Yes.
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  • Meeks32
    Meeks32 Posts: 330
    edited September 2006
    A PR on bottom with maybe 1" clearence if placed on a hardwood floor? Looks like if you have it on a high pile carpet then the PR would hit at higher levels.
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited September 2006
    The new subwoofer line looks very nice. Even the entry level subs, which will replace the PSW10 and 12, look very nice.

    There were no specifications listed. I asked several people, but there is nothing available yet.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2006
    Cool
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited September 2006
    Interesting...

    Maybe they'll do below 28hz... Look good, none the less.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2006
    Shiny.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited September 2006
    josh_parsons626 wrote:
    That looks awesome. I wonder though if it'll be "good" as they thought the PSW1000 is? LOL

    Don't be hating on my sub.:mad:

    Seriously though. I know it's not near what it should be. But for FREE I couldn't turn it down.:D
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