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RM6200 Sub/Sat Home Theater Speaker System Press Brief

Customers are absolutely captivated by the idea that a very small speaker can serve their needs. In 1998 nearly one in four loudspeaker buyers purchased a coffee cup sized sub/sat system. Their small size and ready ability to be wall mounted make sub/sats the easiest to use and place loudspeaker type.

Polk Audio was one of the pioneers of the sub/sat category by introducing the RM3000 system in 1990. The RM6200 is the latest in a long line of sub/sat models that have enjoyed wide critical and sales success.

The standard RM6200 is comprised of a RM6200 "5 pack" of satellites and a separately packaged PSW250 powered subwoofer. This configuration has a USA MSRP of $899.90 ($1,195.90 Canada). "White" systems are available where the front and surround sats are white and the center and subwoofer are black. White center speakers may be special ordered from Polk Audio.

The RM6200 offers tremendous hook up flexibility. I have found the hook-up method that offers the best performance is as follows:

Connect the amp’s L&R front speaker outputs to the front speaker level inputs on the subwoofer. Connect the speaker level outputs on the subwoofer to the front L&R satellite speakers. Connect the center and surround satellites directly to the receiver’s center and surround speaker outputs. The "Bass Management" or "Speaker Set-up" function of the Dolby Digital receiver or processor should be set as follows: Front = Large, Center = Small, Surrounds = Small, Subwoofer = No.

There are other hook-up methods but I urge you to use this method. Feel free to call Paul DiComo [800-638-7276 ext. 201] if you have any questions about hook up options.

• Satellite and center enclosures are injection molded polymer resin, a dense, non-resonant material. Internal ribs serve to further suppress enclosure resonance for clear, uncolored midrange reproduction and life-like imaging.
• All satellite and center midrange drivers and tweeters are identical for perfect timbre matching and seamless imaging.
• 3 ¼" polymer/mineral composite midrange drivers or low distortion and excellent inner detail (two used on the center speaker to better handle the high output demands placed on it).
• ½" dome tweeter for smooth and extended high frequency response.
• The Front and Surround satellites feature key-hole slots for wall mounting. Screw inserts on the back of the cabinets allow use of fully articulating brackets such as those made by Omnimount®. Due to its greater weight, the Center speaker should only be wall mounted with a heavy-duty articulating bracket. Omnimount brackets are available on Polk’s web store.
• Optional metal floor-stands are also available on Polk’s web store.
• Rubber surrounds used on all drivers for long term reliability.
• The subwoofer enclosure is fabricated with ¾" MDF and internally braced to control panel resonance for tight, uncolored bass response.
• The subwoofer features dual flared ports to minimize port noise "chuffing."
• All of the satellites in the system are magnetically shielded for safe placement next to TVs and video monitors.
• All of the satellites in the system use 5-way binding posts. The binding posts on the satellites are recessed to allow snug wall mounting.
• Subwoofer amp features continuously variable low pass filter 80 – 160 Hz, phase switch, volume control, auto on/off circuit (that can be defeated by manually selecting "On" and "Off"), Line and Speaker level inputs.