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- The HitMaster also features a 1/8-Inch input jack for quick connection to TVs, iPods, and other sources with a 1/8" headphone output
- Features a 1/8-Inch input jack for quick connection to TVs, iPods, and other sources with a 1/8" headphone output
- Daisy-chain multiple HitMaster Monitors via Line Level inputs and outputs, so your band mates can jam right along with you
- The 6.5-Inch woofer is tuned with Dynamic Balance Technology, for distortion-free mid-range and low-end even at stadium-rocking volumes
- There are no setup menus, you just plug and play, and play and play!
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Polk Audio HitMaster: Hit the Road and Rock Out to Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Other Games
Rock out like the star you are with this powerful stage monitor loudspeaker. Really get into your game, and take advantage of the clarity and power of digital sound, with this full-range, stage-monitor-style speaker. More power and bigger, better sound turn your video game fantasies into reality. Solid construction and extreme portability make it easy to take your show on the road.Looks and Sounds Like the Real Thing
 The HitMaster connects to any game system, and can even be daisy-chained with other HitMasters  The horn-loaded tweeters are positioned for maximum sound dispersion |
Yeah, It Goes to "11"
Headline your way to living-room fame with a mighty 80-Watt (max) onboard amp powering a dynamic Single Point Stereo Array. The 6.5" woofer is tuned with Dynamic Balance Technology, for distortion-free mid-range and low end even at stadium-rocking volumes. Dual 3x5" professional-style horn tweeters, with efficient Neodemium magnet structures, are aimed to provide incredible details and wide dynamic range. The HitMaster ignites your meteoric rise up the charts.
Big Bass Impact
The HitMaster's mass-optimized woofer feeds twin turbo rear-firing ports, for floor-shaking waves of big bass impact. When Polk Audio first started making stand-alone home and auto subwoofers, Led Zeppelin was still together and AeroSmith was still playing the clubs around Boston. So Polk knows a couple or three things about filling a room with big musical bass you can really feel, whether you're standing on the stage or cheering in the crowd.
Easy Connection to Any Game System--Even Daisy-Chain Several HitMasters Together
Daisy-chain multiple HitMaster Monitors via Line Level inputs and outputs, so your band mates can jam right along with you. The HitMaster also features a 1/8" input jack for quick connection to TVs, iPods, and other sources with a 1/8" headphone output, and comes with its own 9-foot Stereo RCA Connector. There are no setup menus, you just plug and play, and play and play!
Take Your Show on the Road
Touring can be a drag, but not when you have The HitMaster in your road crew. It's strong, but lightweight (only 13lbs!). Constructed of heavy-duty MDF, with internal bracing to eliminate buzzing effects, protective steel-mesh grille, and corner guards, The HitMaster can take the hard knocks of the road. The convenient top-handle is easy to grab and won't let you down. Sling The HitMaster into the car and head off to the next gig!
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What the Experts Are Saying
"I’d recommend buying a HitMaster even if you don’t own a video game system. Its low price and high quality make it a perfect MP3 speaker system for folks who want to take their amplification with them (inside or outside)."-- Victor Paul Alvarez, East Bay Newspapers April 14, 2010
Product Description
Rock out like the star you are with this powerful stage monitor loudspeaker. Really get into your game, and take advantage of the clarity and power of digital sound, with a full-range stage monitor speaker: The HitMaster! More power, and bigger, better sound turn your video game fantasies into reality. Solid construction and extreme portability make it easy to take your show on the road.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Packs some big audio in a small box,
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This review is from: Polk Audio AM2555-A Hitmaster Stage Monitor Loudspeaker for Gaming (Electronics)
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Even with Polk Audio on the box, I wasn't sure what to make of this. It's called the "Hitmaster" and seems to be marketed in the same category as $200 wooden guitar add-ons for games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, so my initial impression was that it seemed a bit hokey.
It's not. First off, it's a cinch to hook-up. Plug the power cord into the wall and with both an 1/8" auxiliary and RCA red/white inputs, you shouldn't have any problems getting your game system, television, iPod, Android phone, or your Hi Bebe fetal doppler (if you're so inclined) jacked in. It'll take whatever you give it and blast it out the 6.5" woofer with 80 watts of audio thrust from the on-board amp. Flipping the "on" switch gave my games an instantly richer, deeper sound and I was able to hear subtle sounds I had never noticed with the television speakers alone. Though it seems to be marketed more toward the gaming community, my favorite use of the Hitmaster is for watching TV and movies. It's not meant to be a replacement for a surround system, but it does bring the images on the LCD to life in a way that the internal speakers cannot. After 20 minutes with the Hitmaster, the TV speakers sounded dull. And this thing is loud. I almost never run it past 50% and most of the time it's around 25-30%. Even then I sometimes find myself turning it down. This would be great for a dorm-dwelling college student who wants some impressive audio punch with minimal fuss. An MP3 player, audio cable, and the Hitmaster would make a decent replacement for a full-on stereo system. And I have no doubt it would make a great addition to an existing home theater system. The only drawback that comes to mind for me is that it's not something that's easily placed in a room. Like a stage monitor, it's built to sit in the floor looking up at you. That's great for Rock Band nights, but a bit visually cumbersome when it's splayed out in front of your entertainment center around the clock. But that's to be expected for what it is. It weighs in around 13 pounds and has an easily-grabbed strap, so moving it out of the way is no problem at all. Overall, I'm impressed with both the quality and versatility. 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Polk Audio AM2555-A Hitmaster is not only loud its sound is definitely better than my TV!,
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This review is from: Polk Audio AM2555-A Hitmaster Stage Monitor Loudspeaker for Gaming (Electronics)
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Polk, a company that makes audio equipment for audiophiles, has jumped into the video gaming industry with the Hitmaster, a stereo sound loudspeaker that is specifically designed for gaming. The fact that the loudspeaker is designed for games really shows; the speaker is easy to setup, you just connect the audio cables (the red and white colored plugs) to the red and white receptacles in the Hitmaster and you are set to go. There are also red and white plugs for audio out, which allow the Hitmaster to be stringed together with other speakers, such as another Hitmaster, if one Hitmaster is not good enough for you. I think, however, that the Hitmaster should be loud enough for anyone: when I turned it up to its highest setting, 11 instead of ten!, it was simply too loud for comfort. Besides a loud volume, the speakers have a very deep bass and the high sounds have a pretty good richness to them. In addition to connecting the Hitmaster to my Nintendo Wii, I also have experimented with using it for my iPhone and also for a Casio piano that I have. In both cases I connected to the Hitmaster via the headphone outlets on my iPhone and electronic piano to the receptacle on the Hitmaster which accepts headphone cords (it is a 1/8 inch headphone jack). I was pleasantly surprised; in both cases, the sound of the loudspeaker was way better than the speakers included with my iPhone and electronic piano respectively. I think it is safe to say that the Hitmaster is not just useful for gaming but also is useful for any audio device that has standard audio cables outlets or a headphone jack. I really like the sound of the Hitmaster, if you are a serious gamer, you can't go wrong with this purchase. One think to note though, is that if you use the cable that came with your Wii (or other Playstation 3 Xbox360 etc.), which has the audio and video cables all in one cord, you might have trouble using the speaker if it not kept right near your TV. The reason is that the audio cables need to go to the loudspeaker, which you will probably want in front of your TV, while the video cable needs to connect straight to the TV, the receptacle for which is probably in back. There is a simple solution for this, just get a short video cable (the one with a yellow plug), to make up the distance to the back of your TV. Finally, I should note that the Hitmaster works on the Playstation 2 and 3 as well as the XBox and XBox360 not just with the Wii.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Polk Hitmaster Very Dynamic,
By Dannyboy (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Polk Audio AM2555-A Hitmaster Stage Monitor Loudspeaker for Gaming (Electronics)
This is a very dynamic sounding speaker. It is a pleasure to hear a speaker with depth compared to the many that produce a compressed sound. The sound is warm with a very controlled base and a sweet high end from the horn tweeters. There is no apparent distorion even at full volume. I have used the speaker with may Ipod, Archos 101 tablet, and my Casio 130 piano. All sound great especially the piano. On the piano you can hear all the nuances of casio's great piano sample. The piano sounds much more expensive. Polk could reconfigure the components that make up this speaker for an Ipod docking station, keyboard amp etc. The construction is excellent.
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