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Have you ever wanted to add surround sound to your home theater system, but didn't want to go through the hassle of running speaker wire throughout the room? Polk Audio is aiming to solve that problem with the new Wireless Surround F/X wireless single-footprint speaker system. Inside are four 2.5-inch full range drivers plus a 5.25-inch woofer with a multichannel DSP amplifier for the best sound. You connect it to your A/V receiver through a small transceiver included with the system. Polk says the Wireless Surround F/X reproduces 5.1 and 7.1 program material and utilizes their Digital Logic technology to solve the problem of wireless operation, making it easy to setup in seconds.

The new Wireless Surround F/X will be available in Q2 of this year for around $399.95. Full press release below.

Polk Breaks The Surround Barrier With Innovative Wireless Surround F/X®

-- Simple Wireless Component Goes Anywhere Behind The Listening Area, Providing Convincing Multichannel Sound From One Speaker --

LAS VEGAS, NV, January 4, 2010 – Polk Audio®, the Speaker Specialists®, is preparing to ship a breakthrough audio solution that adds exciting surround sound capabilities to any home theater system, all from a single component with no speaker wires and extraordinary placement flexibility. The new Wireless Surround F/X re- defines what is possible in home theater; surround sound has finally become plug-and- play effortless.

“We’ve just made great sound as simple in the back of the room as it is the front of the room,” said Mark Suskind, Polk Audio’s Vice President of Product Line Management. “Too many movie lovers miss out on rear speakers because of the clutter and morass of wiring. The new Wireless Surround F/X utilizes our Polk Digital LogicTM technology to solve the problem with the convenience of wireless operation and simple placement on the floor, a table or a shelf. No drilling, no mounting, no wires -- just great surround sound in seconds.”

The innovative Wireless Surround F/X is a single-footprint speaker system consisting of four 2.5” full range drivers and a 5.25” woofer, powered by a compact multichannel channel DSP amplifier. A small transceiver

included with the system connects the A/V receiver’s surround channels to the SurroundBar wirelessly. Thanks to Polk’s recently developed Controlled Dispersion Array (CDA) technology, the Wireless Surround F/X creates a convincing discrete left, right, rear and back surround stage that emanates from behind the listener. The system reproduces 5.1 and 7.1 surround program material, and features a 3-position DSP control that optimizes the image height for floor, table and shelf applications.

Polk’s new Wireless Surround F/X will be available in the second quarter of 2010 for a suggested retail price of $399.95.

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