Polk Shows Xbox One Sound Devices At E3

By Greg Tarr On Jun 11 2013 - 8:50am

Los Angeles — Polk Audio used E3 to debut three audio products custom engineered to produce a more immersive video gaming experience.

Two of the new products — the N1 soundbar and 4 Shot gaming headphone — were developed in collaboration with Microsoft and optimized to deliver audio finely tuned to the new Xbox One, Polk said.

The third product, the 133t headphone, was designed specifically for game play and entertainment using the Xbox 360 console.

Pricing on the products was not announced.

Polk Readies Audio Products For Xbox One

By Greg Tarr On Jun 3 2013 - 1:20pm

Polk said it will unveil at E3 Expo in Los Angeles next week new products including a soundbar (left) and headphones (right) optimized for the new Xbox One entertainment system coming later in the year.

DEI Forms New Division For Polk, Definitive, Boom

By Lisa Johnston On Apr 4 2013 - 8:45am

Vista, Calif. — DEI Holdings announced it has formed a new division for its Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Boom brands, known as Sound United.

It also announced a number of management changes to accompany the shift.  

DEI said in a statement that the brands “will remain separate and distinct from one another to fill their unique roles in the market.”

Directed, DEI's remote-start brand, will remain a stand-alone division and will not be affected. A DEI spokesman told TWICE the move brings all three audio brands under one umbrella.

Polk Applies New Design Aesthetic To Streaming Tabletop Speaker

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 7 2013 - 2:24pm

Polk Audio’s first streaming tabletop speaker, the $599-suggested Woodbourne, features Wi-Fi, AirPlay, stereo Bluetooth, optical and analog connections to a TV, and iPod/iPhone/iPad-certified USB port.

Las Vegas –Polk Audio’s first streaming tabletop speaker will be the first of about eight personal audio products planned in 2013 to incorporate a new “retro-futurist” design aesthetic whose craftsmanship will be designed to convey the company’s heritage in component speakers without looking old, company executives said.

DiComo Leaves Definitive To Team With Ex-Polk Exec

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 3 2013 - 3:57pm

Audio industry veteran Paul DiComo

Baltimore – Audio industry veteran Paul DiComo is leaving Definitive Technology to open a full-service marketing consulting company with former Polk Audio marketing VP Al Ballard, who left Polk in October.

Polk and Definitive are owned by DEI Holdings.

DiComo spent 25 years with Polk Audio as national sales manager and later as marketing and PR manager before moving to Definitive in 2007 as senior VP of marketing and product development.

Ballard was with Polk for 26 years, most recently as marketing VP.

Polk To Strike Up The Band At CES

By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 28 2012 - 2:44pm

Baltimore – Polk Audio will go to International CES with live musical performances by five independent acts at South Hall 1 booth 21130.

 The artists will perform during show hours from Jan. 8-10, 2013, in a soundproof booth so they can be heard over the noise of the show floor. Also to help listeners focus on the music, Polk will create a specially designed seating area in which attendees will listen to the acts through the company’s UltraFocus active noise-canceling on-ear and in-ear headphones.

Polk Expands Headphones Selection

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 30 2012 - 1:49pm

Polk Audio is expanding its headphone selection to 10 models.

Baltimore — Polk Audio is expanding its headphone selection to 10 models with the brand’s first three headphones designed for use with Android smartphones and with a new noise-canceling headphone that adds hands-free microphone and in-line Apple controls.

Each model is available in multiple colors.