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Polk Announces Atrium 60Indoor/Outdoor Loudspeaker

Features patented Power Port bass venting system

April 28, 2005, New York, NY Today at the Home Entertainment Show, Polk Audio announced the introduction of the Atrium 60, a high performance outdoor/indoor speaker that delivers the kind of robust output needed to fill large spaces and the outdoors with high volume, high quality sound. The Atrium 60 features patented Power Port bass venting technology for improved bass performance.

The Power Port system reduces turbulence at the mouth of the port to vastly reduce "chuffing" or "port noise" and provide deeper, more powerful bass with lower distortion and noise than conventional ported systems. In order to prevent water from entering the port, Polk devised a clever "umbrella" design that allows water to roll away from the port mouth. A screen over the mouth of the Power Port prevents insects from entering the port.

In extreme installations where the Power Port (on the back of the speaker) could be directly exposed to sprayed water or marine environments, the supplied port plug can be inserted into the port mouth to totally seal the system, albeit at the expense of some bass output. So configured, the Atrium 60 is fully weatherproof and passes Military and ASTM standards for salt-fog, corrosion, and immersion. It is available in either black or white and features brass and stainless steel hardware, a swivel wall mount bracket, powder-coated aluminum grille, rubber driver surround, gold plated 5-way binding-posts and cabinet made of high-temperature, UV-protected polymer rated to beyond 175 F. The Atrium 60 equals or exceeds the weatherability standards of any music-quality outdoor speakers on the market today.

The Atrium 60 uses a one-inch Titanium dome tweeter and a robust 6-1/2" woofer. While well equipped for reliable outdoor use, its high-level audio performance and placement versatility makes the Atrium 60 ideal for a wide variety of indoor applications: as extension speakers, surrounds in a Home Theater system, and as bar/restaurant speakers.

The Atrium 60 joins three previously released models of Atrium Series Outdoor/Indoor speakers and will be available in June 2005 at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $459.95 per pair in the USA and $599.95/pair in Canada.

Features and Preliminary Specifications

	Atrium 60
Enclosure	Mineral filled Polymer, Sealed
Driver	6 ½" mineral filled Polymer composite cone with rubber surround
Tweeter	1" Titanium dome
Inputs	5-way binding posts
Environmental Standards	ASTM D5894-UV Salt Fog, Mil. Std. 810 Immersion (with supplied port plug), Mil. Std. 883 Method 1009 8 Salt and Corrosion
Available Finishes	Black or White
Dimensions H x W x D	10¾" x 7½" x 9-3/8"
MSRP	$459.95 per pair USD, $599.95 per pair CDN

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Polk Audio is an international manufacturer of home and car audio products, with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded by Matthew Polk and George Klopfer in 1972, Polk Audio holds over 55 patents for advances in loudspeaker design and technology. Polk products are distributed the US and Canada and in over 50 countries. Consumers can reach Polk Audio by phone (800) 377-7655, by email polkcs@polkaudio.com and on the web www.polkaudio.com.