Polk Audio AM4055-A

Wholesale Polk Audio SurroundBar Speaker System (Single Speaker) - Black Polk SurroundBar vs Yamaha YSP-1000By AndrisimMy Home Theatre was a reasonable system by any measure and better than most. However, my wife re-arranged the living room furniture and in one stroke my cherished system was made redundant. My two rear wall mounted speakers were now on my left and with no possibility to be mounted somewhere else.It was time to look at the Polk & Yamaha products.Being unable to audition a Polk SurroundBar and Yamaha YSP-1000 in an A/B comparison, I consequently decided to purchase both, with the idea that I would eventually keep one and sell the other.I have now had both units for about 10 weeks and when doing my A/B comparisons, both systems are set up so that one speaker is sitting just above the other, playing the same material and with instant A/B switching via remote control. Note - It takes quite a few readings of instruction manuals to eventually understand how to set them both up properly. After comparing Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pink Floyd Pulse and a variety of CDs and music videos, my assessment is :1/. Both products do produce a satisfying sound field effective for watching movies (albeit in very different ways).2/. In my living room ( which is pretty "live") and my equipment with the Polk, they both sound remarkably similar. This was a big surprise to me. On CDs and some music videos, most noticeable differences in sound is mostly due to subwoofer performance.3/. Does either system produce effects equal to a 5 channel system with discrete rear speakers ? Of course the answer is "no". Neither of these systems can produce rear surround effects as distinct as those generated by rear surround speakers. But in so many ways this question misses the real point as to the issues these products successfully address :4/. Let me rephrase the question : Do both systems produce a big sound field that envelopes you, similar to what one might experience at a real cinema? The answer is "YES" Do you hear convincing surround sound effects as intended by the movie producers, immerse you into the movie and thus enhance your enjoyment ? Once again the answer is "YES".5/. If you want decent home theatre sound but cannot install a multi-speaker surround system or you simply don't want to, then these products are a solution that do work.6/. After reading forums on the net, I had the idea that the Polk was going to sound better than the YSP when it came to music. Actually for CDs etc, they both sound about the same, have a similar tone, both produce a big sound, go as loud as each other (and that can be very loud indeed). Nothing to distinguish one as being really better than the other, assuming that the Polk is coupled to a quality surround amp and sub. The surprise here was that the Yamaha with it's myriad of "tiny" 2 watt amplifiers is comfortable at really ... » More Information about Polk Audio SurroundBar Speaker System (Single Speaker) - Black.

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