hothardware.com - 10/24/2009
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Altec Lansing has already busted this market wide open, but now the audio lovers over at Polk are looking to take their shot, too. For those unaware, there's apparently a small movement going on in the rock music game arena where folks are looking for individual monitors to use rather than ...
prnewswire.com - 10/23/2009
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Polk Audio's HitMaster(TM) Brings Depth, Realism and Most
Importantly, Volume to Music Game Play -- HitMaster(TM) is...
the True Audio Complement To Rock Band® and Guitar Hero® -- BALTIMORE, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Polk Audio®, the Speaker Specialists®, ...
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engadget.com - 10/25/2009
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Sheesh. Just days after Altec Lansing shocked the
gaming world with a dedicated stage monitor for Guitar...
Hero, Rock Band or any other gaming title you'd care to pump through a mini-wedge, Polk Audio has stepped in to do the same. As we witness the ...
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Polk Audio's HitMaster: your own personal Rock Band stage monitor
Engadget —
... of joining the fray by packing 60 watts of RMS power, a pair of 2.2- x 5.5-inch horns, twin 1-inch tweeters and a booming 6.5-inch subwoofer. The whole cabinet weighs some 13 pounds, and aside from line level inputs and outputs, you'll also find a 1/8-inch jack for connecting iPods and the like. Oh, and did we mention that you can daisy chain these things? Because you can. Look for this one to rock your face off (or something to that effect) in early 2010 for $99.99.
[Via Hot Hardware] Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio Polk ...
Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists [Polk]
Gizmodo —
... accessories revived those feelings anew. This isn't to say the so-called Polk HitMaster doesn't have a bunch of extra features, which it does. There's 60 watts packed in the unit's 13-lb. frame; a pair of 2.2x5.5-inch horns; and two 1-in. tweeters. Top it all off with a 6.5-in. sub and you have yourself an impressive faux stage monitor. Oh, and there's also iPod support should you want to listen to some real musicians. Arrives in early 2010 for $100. [Polk Hot Hardware via Engadget]
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