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Bookshelf Speaker Pair with two 5.25" mid/woofers and one 1" tweeter in Black

Polk Audio MONITOR40BLACK

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  • Type: Speakers
  • Energy Star Rated: No
 
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The perfect balance of performance and value.

The name Monitor is special to Polk. The original Polk Monitor Series, produced in the mid 1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone. The reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality built, affordable line of high-performance loudspeakers for music and home theater.

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Designed for flexibility

They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish look that complements today's flat screen technology, with wood grain finishes and modern black front. Built for speed, sound and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound.

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Equipped

Equipped with (1) 1" Dynamic Balance dome tweeter and (2) 5-1/4" Dynamic Balance woofers that delivers high quality and power in a w-way design

Detailed High Frequency Response - Powerful deep bass, better mid-range and superior audio are sure to bring your party and movie nights to life

Combine two Monitor 40 bookshelf speakers with a Polk CS1 center channel and Polk Monitor 60 or 70 tower speakers for a complete surround system

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Why Polk Audio

The real question is, why anything else? We've always made the best speakers at the best price - that's it.

But for storytelling's sake, let's back it up to 1972 where a group of friends, talented engineers, and music lovers got together with the skillset, the ambition to make the best speakers they could afford, and the attitude to change the establishment. That day, a speaker company was born with a clear vision for quality and a powerful mission for value.

Each and every day since then, all Polk products are the result of tight-knit collaboration, teamwork, and our collective passion to make great sound available to as many people as humanly possible.

A mission like that requires more than engineering expertise. It requires inventive spirit, hard-earned experience, and intuition. It's that intuition-the most magical human ingredient-that bestows Polk products their sonic personality and pride of place in your home. To this day, design, acoustics, engineering (and ingenious, intuitive human magic) all happen under one expansive roof under the guise of democratizing sound. Because we mean it when we say great sound shouldn't be a privilege of the few, it should be accessible and available for all.

The perfect balance of performance and value. The name Monitor is special to Polk. The original Polk Monitor Series, produced in the mid 1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone. The reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality built, affordable line of high-performance loudspeakers for music and home theater.

Designed for flexibility They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish look that complements today's flat screen technology, with wood grain finishes and modern black front. Built for speed, sound and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound.

Equipped Equipped with (1) 1" Dynamic Balance dome tweeter and (2) 5-1/4" Dynamic Balance woofers that delivers high quality and power in a w-way design

Why Polk Audio The real question is, why anything else" We've always made the best speakers at the best price - that's it.

BOOKSHELF SPEAKER
Qty Included 1
Orientation Vertical
Height 15.75" (40.01 cm)
Width 7" (17.78 cm)
Depth 13" (33.02 cm)
Weight 16 lbs (7.26 kg)
Driver Complement (2)5.25" (13.34 cm) d (Round) Bilaminate - Mid/Woofer
(1)1" (2.54 cm) d (Round) Cloth Dome - Tweeter
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms

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  • Type: Speakers

  • Features

  • Energy Star Rated: No

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