Polk Audio will be introducing ten (!) new
subwoofers in 2007, including the four DSW MicroPRO models shown here. They will be
available in July and will cost from $950 to $1780. All have 1200W BASH amplifiers and
square bottom-mounted passive radiators that take full advantage of the compact
enclosures. The three most expensive models use Polk's AutoPRO feature, which, unlike most
room-correction systems that use simple response equalization, preserves the dynamics and
transient response acoustically by adding an interference signal to cancel out room
anomalies.
Polk also showed the CSW155 in-wall subwoofer,
which uses a 10" reinforced flat-diaphragm driver with neodymium magnet. The '155 is
only 3 1/2" deep and is powered by an external 500W class-D amplifier. The subwoofer
is $800, and the companion SWA500 amplifier is $700. Roger Kanno recently heard a
prototype of this subwoofer at Polk Audio’s headquarters in Baltimore and can confirm
that "It pounds."
Proton showed the P42L1 1080p 42" LCD
panel with LED backlight, which is claimed to provide a wider color range, weigh less,
last longer and use less energy than conventional backlighting. There will also be a
32" model available. The price has not been determined for both models, which will be
available in the second quarter of 2007.
The $130 Magnepull is a clever device that
allows you to pull wire through walls and under carpets by using a dongle attached to the wire being
pulled and a strong rolling magnet. The system comes with
two of the metal dongles and the magnetic "puller."
