Polk Audio’s speakers are hands-down some of our favourites, so we’re pretty curious what the company’s new UltraFocus 8000 noise-cancelling headphones will sound like. If they can cram some of that goodness into a portable package? Aural heaven. More »
The surround-bar concept is getting around, so much so that Sony—originator of the all-in-one Dream system—is finally on board. The Sound Wall Home Theater System RHT-S10 doesn’t have a DVD drive, like the Philips Ambisound or the Polk’s SurroundBar 360. Rather, it’s a full audio-only 5.1 system with no rear speakers, optimised (surprise, surprise) for Blu-ray. Its also got a Digital Media Port, so you can buy a Bluetooth adapter or cradles for your iPod or Sony Network Walkman. From this picture, we can’t tell if there’s a separate subwoofer—it would be pretty cool if there wasn’t, but is that possible. [Sony]
The Skinny: Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater rocks the 5.1-channel sound with one slim bar-shaped bank of speakers. Pop a DVD into the separate console and you’ve got an instant home theatre that can toss sounds every which way. The Catch: We’re wondering how gutsy that “PowerPort” bass is going to sound, but fear that our socks will remain completely on throughout. Jump for another pic and the press release.
In the midst of all this guff about the Sirius Satellite Radio-receiving Stiletto 10, 100 and the new Stiletto 2, speakermeister Polk Audio decided to announce its miDock portfolio, a speaker dock especially made for the portable receivers. It runs on either AC power or AA batteries, and the company says it folds flat, making it easy to carry on the road. Like most docks of this ilk, it’ll charge up that Stiletto, and has a remote control, too. It’ll be available in October for $129.99. [Polk Audio] More »
