Polk Audio's FXi5 (Black) High Performance Surround Speakers, Pair (Black)

by Polk Audio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 8.4 x 14.8 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 29 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000E144G
• Item model number: AM5155
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,699 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Design-enhanced surround diffusion characteristics on the new FXi Bi-Directional Surround Speakers include triangular cabinets that aim the drivers and tweeters in opposing directions to produce a more realistically diffuse wavefront and wide, lifelike imaging of surround-sound FX, and a conveniently located bipole/dipole switch for the most flexible placement options and highest performance surround effects.Floating grilles complement the real wood finishes and softened contours of the new FXi Series Surround FX Loudspeakers. Metallic elements add a touch of modern style to these classic Polk Audio high performance speakers.

Features

• Acoustically inert 3/4" MDF cabinets, finished in Black.
• Dynamic Balance polymer composite driver for smooth wide-range response with low distortion.
• 1" silk dome Dynamic Balance tweeters on opposing baffles feature neodymium magnets for clear, detailed highs; tweeters are heat-sinked for superior heat dissipation, power handling and reliability.
• Bi-Pole/Di-Pole Switch conveniently located on front baffle; choose your sound radiation pattern according to your installation requirements, get the best, most realistic diffusion possible for your setup.
• Butyl rubber surrounds for high performance durability.
• Acoustically inert stamped driver baskets.
• Stylish, "floating" anti-diffraction grilles minimize grille diffraction for spacious, 3-dimensional imaging.
• Mylar bypass capacitors in the crossovers extend high frequency response and improve detail and transparency.
• Gold-plated 5-way binding post inputs (with wide holes for large-gauge bare wire connections) for the most secure connections and the most versatile wiring applications.
• Timbre-matched to fit into any Polk Audio home theater or multi-channel music system for a more realistic, more seamless surround sound environment.

Product Description

Polk Audio's FXi5 (Black) High Performance Surround Speakers, Pair (Black)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, polk does it again, December 8, 2007

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David J. Martin (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polk Audio's FXi5 (Black) High Performance Surround Speakers, Pair (Black) (Electronics)

I LOVE Polk Audio. I first got some Polk's from a Tweeter store after I sold my truck and ended up with some extra cash. I had gotten a pair of RTI8's with a CSI3 in the front center and some bookshelf RTI4's in the back. I sold the RTI4's(which I regret because I could of used them elsewhere) and replaced them with these FXI5's which are AMAZING. They are truly bipole/dipole selectable so you can get the best surround possible in your theater room. I also upgraded the CSI3 for the CSI5 and the RTI8's were sold in place for some brand new RTI10's. I also had a PSW10 that I sold to get a PSW505(the long throw 12" sub) so now I have an unstobbale Polk Audio onslaught in my extra room that does nothing but kick butt and anger my neighbors! I will never own a speaker that doesn't say Polk Audio somewhere on it.

Only one thing about these speakers that I didn't like too much at first was the fact that they aren't bi-amp speakers but in reality they really don't need to be because they are just surround speakers. I am thinking of buying another pair to use for my 7.1 setup I plan to do with my new receiver.