Customer Ratings & Reviews

I'm really happy with this sound system. Went in the store for a different brand and ended up leaving with this one. Glad I did!

Excellent sound quality, powerful bass, remote needs to be bit more responsive

Very happy with Polk soundbar for the money. Much better than my LG soundbar.

Bought this polk sound bar and subwoofer to go with a new 4K Samsung tv..amazing value and quality for the price.

Polk is the way to go need i say more? The only problem is the woofer gives outs really soon with music.

Great sound and I like the fact you can raise the volume of the speech and maintain a descent but not overwhelming action sound.

Great sound and it comes on when I turn my TV on so I don't have to be looking for remotes.

First, the bottom line: the Polk Audio Magnifi Max is by far the best 3.1 sound bar in its price range. Its combination of features, sound quality, aesthetics and power is without match. When you invest in a great TV, no matter the brand, you are really buying just a beautiful visual delivery system. The speakers for even the most expensive flat screen televisions are just not comparable to the display. And yet much of the immersive experience of a memorable movie or exciting sporting event comes from that rich sound rolling over and around you. The solution is to add a nice supplemental sound bar to your TV to replace those pitiful little speakers built in to it. That sound bar should extend the range of the speakers and deliver deep bass which the built-in speakers just cannot produce. There are many sound bars available and they tend to fall into three categories – budget units (a couple of hundred dollars), mid-range systems (four to eight hundred dollars) and ultra-deluxe equipment (well over a thousand dollars.) How do you decide? Well, a good rule of thumb is to spend at least half of what you spent on the TV and ideally, two-thirds or more of the cost of the TV. The next issue is what kind of system to buy (2.0, 2.1, 3.1, 5.1 or 7.1) Those numbers indicate how many channels of stereo are created. 2.0 is traditional stereo, 2.1 adds a separate sub-woofer, 3.1 adds a center channel, 5.1 includes rear speakers for better surround sound effects. Finally, 7.1 adds two speakers on the left and right and positioned about where the listener sits. For most video sources 3.1 or 5.1 is probably the best choice. 7.1 systems have the problem of where to put the side speakers and most movies are encoded for 5.1 sound. Sorry for the long lecture, but to really appreciate the Polk Audio system you need to understand all of the above. Included in the box are a massive 8” wireless sub-woofer, the sound bar itself, power cords for the sound bar and sub-woofer, a sophisticated remote control, an HDMI cable, a stereo headphone cable, an optical audio cable, a pair of wall brackets for the sound bar (with a template for accurate positioning) and a complete instruction/set-up book. All are very carefully packed so don’t worry about opening up the box and finding damaged equipment. Besides the cardboard packing material all important components are in very nice cloth bags for added protection. The specifications on this equipment are outstanding. The sub-woofer has a down-firing 8” speaker driven by a powerful 160 watt amplifier. It is 14.6 inches square, 12.2 inches tall and weighs 13.5 pounds. The sound bar has a total of seven speakers, four 3”oval full-range drivers, two ¾” round tweeters and one 1” round mid-range driver. It is 43” wide by 2.1” tall by 3.8” deep. It weighs 6.1 pounds. The sound bar has an impressive 180 watts of amplification. Overall frequency response is 35 Hz to 20,000 Hz. The compact height of the sound bar (2.1”) is a real plus for those who have their TVs standing on a video table rather than wall-mounted. It should not block the screen of any such TV. Connections to and from the sound bar are accomplished with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, an optical input, Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g/n/AC at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, three HDMI inputs (HDCP 2.2) and one HDMI with ARC. The sound bar also has Bluetooth and supports Chromecast streaming. The HDMI connections all support and pass-through 4K HDR video. Set-up is remarkably easy. Just plug in the power supply to the sound bar and plug in the sub-woofer. Next, attach an HDMI cable from the ARC output of the sound bar to the ARC HDMI input on the television. If you have other devices attached to the TV (such as a Blu-Ray player, game system, cable box, etc.) you can leave those HDMI cables as is. Or, you can route those HDMI cables through the sound bar. However, in either case the sound bar will take over the audio function from the TV as long as it is attached to the ARC port. As soon as you power on the sound bar it will connect wirelessly to the sub-woofer without any effort on your part. The sub-woofer can be located anywhere in the general vicinity of the TV because deep bass is not really directional. You can put it on the left side, right side or directly below the TV and the sound will be the same. You can now start listening to your video material through the sound bar immediately. The first thing you will notice is that deep rich bass which had been absent from your TV speakers. You can turn of the volume on the sub-woofer to floor-shaking levels if you wish! Next, the overall sound quality is superb, very clear, distortion-free with excellent midrange and highs. The remote can adjust the bass level and the center speaker output individually or you can use the preset equalizer settings for sports, music and movies. The key to the incredible sound quality is Polk’s exclusive SDA (Stereo Dimensional Array) technology which creates a true surround sound effect, and the seven top quality speakers in the sound bar. In addition, the device has Polk’s VoiceAdjust system which keeps spoken dialog intelligible by adjusting the center channel level independently. No more wondering what that character just said as the explosions were going off! It also supports both 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS Surround. For those times when you don’t want to disturb your neighbors with the pounding bass there is a Night Mode which lowers the bass and increases the VoiceAdjust level to allow you to clearly hear everything at a lower volume level. There is a wealth of added features which expand the role of the sound bar beyond its use with your TV. You can connect your phone, tablet or computer to it via Bluetooth. It has Chromecast which is used to update the firmware of the sound bar and allows voice control if you have a Google Home device. There is also an Ethernet connection. If you want to upgrade from 3.1 to 5.1 you can purchase a pair of Polk surround speakers which wirelessly link to the sound bar to further enhance your sound. The remote is already set up to control those extra speakers. One small quibble is that there is no on-screen display of the sound bar settings. A string of LED lights on the sound bar itself give the levels for base, treble and volume when changes are made but there is no on-screen display of that information. Not really a big deal but I felt I should mention it. Bottom line - the Polk Audio Magnify Max is a superb 3.1 system priced in the mid-range for sound bars which has features and performance of far more expensive systems. It is an excellent value for serious music fans who want to enrich their video experience. You will be glad you chose it!!

Wasn’t real happy with sound quality. The base was non existent and the sound was just ok. There are much better options for the same money. I was surprised it didn’t meet our expectations being a Polk product. We returned it due to the lack of base and sound.

This thing has incredible sound. This is now the second one I own, one for each of my living rooms.

I really love this, never even got to half the sound, if you love movies this is really great

this is the best soundbar has the perfect amount of base and can hear every little sound just love it

Gives a feeling of being in a real movie theater, more so with my 75" 4K Ultra HD tv to watch it on.

Connects easily. Bluetooth works flawlessly. Love the ability to control the voice volume as well as the bass control.

I bought and returned three Soundbars before this one. I finally found one that sounds better than my Sony TV

Excellent sound bar. Would definitely recommend this. Great quality from a great brand.

It was a good soundbar. It rumbled my room nicely. I heard the Bose 700 and ended up going with the Bose 700

Present for my husband and he has loved it so far, easy to set and and doesn't take up to much space.

Polk is a brand I would most definitely recommend to all who are in the need of a outstanding audio company.

I was very pleased with this product and bought a second one for a gift