Customer Reviews

Polk Audio Atrium 60 All Weather Speakers (Pair, Black)

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Let me start this by admitting that I have not yet installed these speakers outside. Mid-winter patio usage in the Midwest is pretty rare, so I will have to wait a few more months before these speakers are mounted in their final spot. Instead, this review is based on indoor use, in comparison to the Polk RTi4

Overall the Atrium 60 is a fairly large speaker, so if you are looking for a speaker that will "hide" under your eaves, this may not be the right choice for you. However, speakers that hide usually offer little in the way of frequency response below 100Hz so keep that in mind!

PROS - crisp highs, solid midrange, nice bass extension. A very solid performer in its own right, even when compared to other bookshelf speakers intended for interior use. I powered them with a Sonos ZP100 (50w X 2) and they were able to pump out serious volume without straining. Not quite concert levels, but far beyond what I consider "normal" volume levels! Music details were not quite as good (not bad, but not sharp) but I think the aluminum grills might be the cause. Very, very solid build.

CONS - size. If teeny, tiny is what you are interested in, then keep looking. These speakers are roughly the size a shoe box. You will definitely want to make sure you mount them to something sturdy.

I am fairly picky with audio. These are excellent speakers. The base response is acceptable. All audio ranges are very clear and accurate.

The day I got my Polk Atrium 60 speakers it was raining but I was so anxious to hear them that I got wet installing them on my deck. Polk says there all weather I took them at there word. I was not disappointed I suddenly had rich beautiful sounding music filling my deck. I had to ask myself why did I wait so long. For such a small investment I now have an outdoor living space teaming with whatever music I or my guests care to here. The speakers are heavy look good and sound wonderful. They sound better in fact than many indoor speakers that I have owned and payed more for. To me they are a bargain. The only negative is that they use a lot of power but for the great sound it's worth it! I have no reservation recommending them. Don

For a 1" dome teeter this is amazing sound! I would highly recommend this product to anyone.

I installed these on a large patio that overlooks a 1.5 acre pond. I could not have imagined that they would put out so much sound and be so clean and clear. Don't pass these up, Buy them. I liked them so much I bought a set of the 45 to put on my camper.

I have a pair of the 60's under my covered back porch. I have them hooked up to my PC by way of my receiver as I like to listen to internet radio. With any outdoor speakers I think you should have an equalizer which my sound card has, as listening outdoors is much different than indoors. Given my setup, I am very satisfied with the performance of these speakers - they fill the dynamic range very well at high and low levels(they are mounted near the ceiling) and fill my large backyard with sound. For the price I think it would be difficult to beat these speakers.