Soundbars are an effective way to enhance upon your TVs lackluster sound with out all the effort of organising a full surround-sound setup, however even soundbars can nonetheless take up more room than you’d like. To not point out, whereas soundbars are typically cheaper than a full {surround} sound system, they’ll nonetheless promote for greater than some individuals need to spend. Polk Audio goals to unravel each of these issues with its new Signa S1 soundbar, which measures lower than 2 inches tall and sells for lower than $180.
“Because the sound bar market continues to warmth up, Polk Audio has positioned an emphasis on offering a variety of options that pair the most recent applied sciences and type components alongside Polk Audio’s heritage nice sound,” Polk audio international model director Michael Greco mentioned in a press release. “In an effort to spherical out Polk Audio’s already giant household of sound bar options, the Signa S1 is geared toward reaching customers who search nice sounding, high-value options at an achievable value level.”
The corporate claims that the Signa S1 rivals sound bars that value as a lot as two or thrice its value, due to included options like Dolby Digital 5.1 {surround} sound decoding and Voice Modify. This characteristic lets you alter the quantity of voices in a film or TV present, permitting you to listen to the dialog with out startling the neighbors with loud motion sequences or bombastic music.
Along with the soundbar itself, the Signa S1 additionally ships with a wi-fi slim subwoofer to deal with the lows. Polk says the soundbar is simple to arrange, due to an included optical digital audio cable to connect with your TV, and the flexibility to change between EQ presets like “Motion pictures,” “Music,” and “Night time” with a single press of a button.
The Polk Audio Signa S1 soundbar is priced at $180. The corporate hasn’t introduced when precisely when it’ll ship, however the soundbar is presently featured on the Polk web site, so we count on it ought to go on sale pretty quickly.
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