Customer Reviews

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

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have had these speakers for a couple of months. They are mounted in my backyard and produce a very nice and crisp sound. I am very pleased and happy about the speakers and sound quality. So, the speakers get 5 stars!
The grills however, are a different story. The industrial designer that came up with this idea probably looked at the sketch on the CAD/design program and figured it's very cool and they moved forward with it, without making a few prototypes and testing them for a period of time to see whether or not there are any issues. The perforated metal screen has very short lips and they fall out of the cut in the body of the structure easily, especially when the speakers are hanging at an angle from the wall. The mechanical engineer would have caught this, had they held a design review meeting, and they could have resolved this if they had seen the prototypes in action during the design phase.
I'll have to look at them and see if there is a way to fix them so that they don't fall off, but then why did I pay the hefty price for these speakers in the first place? I hope the folks at Polk read this review and think twice next time they release a product.
So, if you don't care about the grills, go for them, they are nice speakers, but the grills will not sit on them unless you use "superglue" or something else to hold them in place (not a recommendation obviously!!!)

Beautiful sound throughout the range. Awesome power. But those grills keep falling off; hyper-irritating. Had to affix them with duct tape. Would have been a 5-star without this issue.

Do not buy these speakers!!! The grills will not stay on them. I found out after the 30 day return period (I bought them in March and did not put them up until April) so now I am stuck with them. There is no way to permanently affix the grills and when the speakers expand in the heat, the grills fall off. Save yourself the headache and DO NOT BUY THESE SPEAKERS.

I've had the Atrium 60's for several months now, and are very happy with their performance. The sound quality is excellent, and they are holding up to the weather quite nicely.

I have had the same issue with the grills falling off as the other reviewers, but I (gently and slightly) bent the grill into a smaller radius and it has stayed on since then. This would be a five star rating if the grill design had been better.

I bought this speaker after several days of searching and reading and am so glad I did. I have Polk home theatre speakers and enjoy them, so I figured they made good outdoor products as well. I have them mounted in a weather exposed part of the house (not under the eave as recommended) so the mil spec water proof enclosure was a must. The speakers are crisp, and clear with distinct definition between highs, mids, and lows. I have them powered by a Denon AVR4800 and would highly recommend them. They are considerably larger than the picture seems to represent, but nonetheless a great speaker for the great outdoors.

Just another unhappy polk customer. I have two pairs (ugh!) of these in my backyard. All four speakers have the grills falling out of them. At the high end price they are selling these I expected more. Now I am forced to try
and jerry rig something to attempt to keep the grills in. The white speakers have a black speaker face so with the white grill off they stand out like a sore thumb.

Awesome sound range from these speakers. The grill has the potential to get loose, but can be put back in with some glue on the ends. Mountable, turnable, and good frequency range.

Enormous power with these speakers added only to my sonos zoneplayer 120. The highs are sharp and clear, the bass is powerful, and the balance across the entire range is absolutely perfect. Music on this system is just incredible.

I bought these in 2009 and I've had not a single issue or music imperfection, and never a problem with the grills. Perhaps the grill design has been changed since 2007 when some of the grill complaints were made.

I just took a pair of Polk Atriums off of the back of my house to move them. They still sound great and have been in one of the most extreme climates in the US.
Sound better than Bose.

I shopped for these particular speakers and, last minute, thought I would check Amazon's website to see if they had them. They did and about 30% cheaper than what I was going to pay!
I was very happy with the price and I know now to always check Amazon. thanks!