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Polk Audio AM1805 SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater (Black) | 
| Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $599.95
Buy New: $399.00
as of 9/6/2010 06:52 CDT details
You Save: $200.95 (33%)
New (6) Used (2) from $263.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 2379
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.6
Dimensions (in): 31.8 x 4.6 x 3.9
MPN: AM1805-A
Model: AM1805-A
UPC: 747192115807
EAN: 0747192115807
ASIN: B001QCYHXC
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| Features:
| • | A complete home theater experience from a single speaker and an unobtrusive wireless subwoofer. No rear speakers, no rear wires. | | • | Polk Digital Logic guarantees the highest level of performance with no complicated setup and calibration. | | • | Dynamic Balance drivers produce flat frequency response and sharp detail. Meaning the sound is always clean, clear and effortless. | | • | 5-Feet audio cable for the absolute easiest hookup from your TV to the SurroundBar SDA | | • | Easy to istall on a wall, thanks to built-in key hole slots. The included cradle mounts give you more on shelf positioning options. |
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Product Description
It doesn't take big bucks to enjoy big sound.
The Polk SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater is a self-contained powered SurroundBar® SDA® loudspeaker and companion wireless powered subwoofer. We designed it for anyone who's technologically insecure. And we priced it so it won't add to the national debt. It's the most economical (dare we say smart?) 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 (you know, the one with all those buttons that no one knows how to use). 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.
What is SDA® Surround Sound Technology?
SDA stands for Stereo Dimensional Array, a patented Polk Audio exclusive*. Matthew Polk describes SDA Surround Technology as "a mixture of acoustical engineering, psychoacoustic principles and a little magic."
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Premium Sound Quality - Surround August 7, 2010
remarkh
I looked at and listened to several sound bars and chose this one for the smooth sound. I have a 50" Panasonic Plasma that needed a sound upgrade, but I didn't want my 2 toddlers all up in the wires and speakers. Polk has a long reputation for building good speakers and I was not disappointed in that regard. Even in my large 350 sq ft room, there is plenty of clean volume. Music sounds great and dialogue is much easier to understand. Setup was incredibly easy as others have said and I love that it turns itself on and off and responds to my other remotes. So I never have to touch it. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is the surround effect is minimal in my room. If I sit right in front of it with my ears at the same level as the sound bar, you can actually hear stuff coming from the sides, but in normal use I don't hear much. I'm sure this has much to do with the large room with the walls too far away to bounce the sound off. My primary goal was to get great sound and bass from the front, and I am totally satisfied with that. You could probably get a 5.1 system with a bluray for not much more than this thing sells for and it will sound louder and you'll hear more surround effect, but it won't be as smooth and easy!
Good starter July 7, 2010
Nuge
Overall quality is very good and sound, even though not surround sound is very good. Wireless subwoofer produces good bass and I like being able to move it closer when needed. TV remote setup required a trip to the internet to get better instructions but was rather simple once I understood how to program the sound bar.
Only issue I have is sound bar has a self-protection feature that turns off the sound if it gets too loud. This is a nice feature however it seems to be set a little too low as I have experienced this several times. No big deal just requires turning sound bar off and back on which can be done via the TV remote.
 Good idea - poor execution June 6, 2010
Amazon Buyer
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
The DVD player portion broke within two weeks. I thought the sound was good but the wife (who has much better hearing than me) complained that it lacked clarity. It blocks the closed captions on the TV setup - apparently closed captions have to be set from the Polk controller unit. I have returned the unit to Amazon for a refund and ordered a ZVOX which I will combine with one of my DVD players.
 easy great sound April 30, 2010
mr etalay
I bought this because we wanted better sound
from the 42" Sony lcd in the bedroom.
This is the secondary t.v. when I am watching something else (sports) or for listening to music on DirecTV.
This soundbar sounded the best of all the ones I listened to at a local best buy.
Very easy to set up, as there are only rca jacks hooked up to the HD DTV box.
This did come with a remote, but it's not needed with my set up.
DirecTV remote was easy to program.
The only weird thing using this is that even though the t.v. speakers are off,
the volume progress bar shows up and min/max out way before the
soundbar does.
So, the numbers get thrown off.
Sometimes it's loud at 8, sometimes 80.
Could be just the set up with this particular t.v. or the DirecTV box settings.
Cons- Should have HDMI and it's a little pricey.
Other than that, we love it.
Sounds great if you don't need surround sound and don't want a separate receiver.
Great System April 29, 2010
NFL Fan (Virginia)
System sounds great and is user friendly. Took very little time to set up and sounds much better than tv speakers. Would recommend to anyone who wants to enhance the sound quality of their flat screen television.
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