Polk audio Atrium8 SDI All-Weather Outdoor Speaker (Black, Single)

These are the best outdoor speakers I've ever owned. I've had five prior pairs of speakers for other decks that were not Polk. None of them come even close to the Atrium8 SDI sound. Well worth the money spent and I highly recommend them. Great value for the sound they deliver.

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  1. Deep rich/wide sound experience2. Excellent radial articulation.3. Snap and hold presets secures speakers while adjusting angle.4. They can handle LOUD if you want LOUD.

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  I did not observe anything negative about the speakers.

I use these Atrium 6 speakers on my deck with a Sonos Amp. When I mounted them, I was a bit surprised at the size - they are not discrete. Almost sent them back because of this. Instead, I kept them and have had no regrets. Listening to them on the deck, I can almost detect a sound stage.

This is the third pair of the speakers we purchased in the past 15 years. That should tell you everything you need to know. For the money, and our opinion, there's absolutely nothing better out there.

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So, I'm on my second set. The first sounded really good. But, I hooked them up to a high end, 2500 watt, stereo and blew them. I will not turn these up as loud this time. Admittedly, the wattage l blew them at was ear blistering, but we were quite a ways away from them and they sounded great.

I was a little overwhelmed with the size of the speaker when I opened the boxes (my bad for not checking first) but so impressed with the sound. These are excellent speakers. Great help from the support team pairing these with other options.

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  Excellent sounds, easy to install.

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  Very large, be sure you have the space and mount securely.

Overall this is a great dual channel speaker. We had been looking for a speaker to supply tunes to the pool. I had looked at all the options and chose this one for its frequency response and dual channel design. We drive it from a simple Sony AMP through 80feet of 12AWG cable.

Too soon to tell regarding hardiness but installation was very easy due to the easy bracket configuration.I have the speakers mounted horizontally partially under the eave/gutters on our patio roof.Sound is excellent and projection very impressive.

What I like best is you can run the left and right channels to one speaker, getting stereo sound. Perfect for a small back yard or porch. For a larger yard with a pool, you might want 2. Unless you don't care about your neighbors, then you can just jack up the speaker (it's pretty loud!).

Replaced my 2 Polk Audio Atrium5s that lasted for 15 years with Atrium8s. The sound quality is excellent and looking forward to tens of years of use! The 5s are still usable and have another place in mind for them once I clean them up of course. Polk Audio Atriums truly rock!

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  Installation easySound quality awesomeAesthetics pleasing

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  Nothing so far other than little pricey but I always say Buy High - Cry Once, Buy Cheap - Cry all the time.

These high-end Polk speakers are the best sound quality of any outdoor speaker I have ever heard! I’ve had several different brands over the years. The Polk product has amazing bass response, smooth mid range and crisp high-end response. They can definitely handle a lot of power as well.