Description
From the Manufacturer
Have a big room? Have the need for BIG, life-like bass impact? Then the PSW505 is the subwoofer for you. More than a mere brute, the PSW505 is equally at home reproducing all the subtle nuance of a plucked string bass as it is belting out a rocket's roar. Full-featured and over-powered, the PSW505 will rock your world.
Key Features Slot Load Venting improves bass response. The wide, long slotted vent dramatically lessens turbulence, noise and distortion, creating precise, thunderous bass! Polk subs sound better because they're built better. Rock-solid MDF construction (including a 1 inch thick front baffle) suppresses enclosure panel resonance for distortion-free, accurate response. Big 12-inch Long Throw Driver for longer excursion and better linearity. Adjustable low pass crossover, phase switch and volume control allows perfect blending with any main speaker.
Why you should consider this product
Big subwoofer performance pure and simple. If you’re ready for room filling, chest-thumping high impact high performance bass, the PSW505 is the perfect choice.
Take a look inside this product Huge Hi-Roll Surrounds that support a true long throw driver. Most powered subwoofers are good for just gut-rumble and boom. Polk understands that you listen to music too so our subs are tight, precise and accurate. High current 300 Watt Continuous (460 Watt Dynamic) power amplifier. Adjustable low pass crossover, phase switch and volume control allows perfect blending with any main speaker. Auto on/off circuit that automatically turns your subwoofer on when it senses a program signal. When no signal is present, the amplifier turns off within 15 minutes. Unfiltered LFE input for use with low pass filtered subwoofer output jacks. Pro-grade 5-way binding posts speaker inputs and outputs. Magnetically shielded for safe, flexible placement next to a TV or video monitor.
Technology
Dynamic Balance® Woofer Design Polk perfected the method of analyzing a speaker's microscopic behavior with laser Interferometry. With that information in hand, Polk engineers select the ideal combination of materials, geometry and construction techniques to literally “tune out” unwanted resonance. The result is a subwoofer that delivers pure, distortion free deep bass.
Klippel Optimized Long Throw Woofer Using a state-of-the-art Klippel Distortion Analyzer, Polk engineers optimized the woofer's motor structure, voice coil alignment and suspension for longer excursion and greater linearity bringing you the best possible performance even at the most extreme listening levels.
Slot Load Venting improves bass response. The wide, long slotted vent dramatically lessens turbulence, noise and distortion, pouring out a tidal wave of precise, thunderous bass!
Rock-solid MDF construction (including a 1 inch thick front baffle) suppresses enclosure panel resonance for distortion-free, accurate response. Polk subs sound better because they're built better.
In the Box PSW505 subwoofer Owner's Manual Online Registration Card
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Technical Specifications Driver Complements Subwoofer 1 - 12" Diameter (30.48cm)
High excursion polymer composite cone with hi roll surround, shielded Electrical Overall Frequency Response 23Hz - 160Hz Lower -3dB Limit 28Hz Upper -3dB Limit 125Hz Crossover Variable low pass 60 - 125Hz, 4th order Inputs Speaker level 5-way binding posts, line level (filtered) and LFE (unfiltered) Outputs Speaker level Dimensions Cabinet Size 16-1/8" H x 15-1/8" W x 18-3/16" D
(40.96cm H x 38.42cm W x 46.20cm D) Enclosure Type Vented via slot loaded port Subwoofer Amplifier Specs Power Output 300 watts Continuous Average Output Dynamic Power Output 460 watts Shipping/Other Shipping Unit Each Shipping Weight 48.00 lbs. (21.77kgs) Speaker Warranty1 5 years parts and labor Subwoofer Amplifier Warranty1 3 year
Features
- Real wood veneer finish, Slot Load Venting improves bass response. If you have any electrical (50/60Hz) hum in your system you're going to hear it clearly as soon as you hook up your subwoofer. Most hum problems are caused by "ground loops." That is, the electrical grounds of the components in your system are not at the same electrical potent.
- Polk subs sound better because they're built better. Rock-solid MDF construction (including a 1 inch thick front baffle) suppresses enclosure panel resonance for distortion-free, accurate response, big 12 inch long throw driver for longer excursion and better linearity.
- Huge Hi-Roll Surrounds that support their longer excursion, Most powered subwoofers are good for just gut-rumble and boom. Polk understands that you listen to music too so our subs are tight, precise and accurate. The wide, long Slot Load Vent dramatically lessens turbulence, noise and distortion, pouring out a tidal wave of precise, thunderous bass!
- High current 300 Watt Continuous (460 Watt Dynamic) power amplifier, Adjustable low pass crossover, phase switch and volume control allows perfect blending with any main speaker. Compatible Devices-TV,Video Monitors
- Auto on/off circuit that automatically turns your subwoofer on when it senses a program signal. When no signal is present, the amplifier turns off within 15 minutes, Unfiltered LFE input for use with low pass filtered subwoofer output jacks. Recommended Location: Indoor