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Press Release Source: Polk Audio; iBiquity Digital Corporation
Polk Audio Announces I-Sonic(TM) Entertainment System
Tuesday April 19, 11:23 am ET
- The First Product to Combine iBiquity's HD Radio(TM) Technology, XM
Satellite Radio Capability and DVD/CD Player
LAS VEGAS, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- National Association of
Broadcasters Show -- Today audio manufacturer Polk Audio announced the
introduction of their I-Sonic entertainment system, a compact, easy to
use stereo audio system that includes an AM/FM and digital HD Radio(TM)
tuner, a DVD/CD player and XM Satellite Radio capability. Exclusive
4-speaker I-Sonic and Power Port technologies produce sound quality so
big and lifelike that for many, the I- Sonic is capable of being the
primary home entertainment system.
The Polk Audio I-Sonic entertainment system measures only 14.5" x 9.75"
x 4.75", making it the perfect system to use on a kitchen countertop,
on a nightstand, in a TV stand or on the coffee table in a living room.
The I-Sonic can be used in homes, offices and small businesses to
deliver rich, room filling 360-degree stereo sound that rivals or
betters that of much larger and costlier audio systems. The I-Sonic
entertainment system will be available in September 2005 for $599.
HD Radio is digital radio technology that offers static-free, crystal-
clear reception with CD-quality sound from FM stations and the richness
of FM- analog stereo sound quality from AM stations. HD Radio also
allows the ability to multicast program streams over a single FM
frequency (e.g. 97.7-1, 97.7-2, etc.) so that broadcasters can offer
additional content to serve multiple audiences. A variety of data
services that range from text-based information - - artist name,
weather alerts, school closings, traffic alerts, etc. -- can be
scrolled across the receiver display. In addition to receiving standard
analog AM and FM broadcasts, the Polk Audio I-Sonic entertainment
system incorporates all the digital HD Radio features listed above.
2500 AM and FM stations nationwide have begun rolling out digital HD
Radio technology.
"We are excited to be among the first to deliver an HD Radio product,"
said Polk Audio Chairman and co-founder Matthew Polk. "We believe
consumers will embrace HD Radio's superior sound quality, new content
choices through multicasting and rich data services. HD Radio combined
with satellite radio ushers in a new Golden Age for radio broadcasting.
We're also thrilled to bring to market a truly high performance home
entertainment solution to serve consumers for whom traditional audio
systems are too costly, large and hard to use. The I-Sonic
entertainment system marks the first time that HD Radio technology has
been combined with advanced audio technologies to produce a truly high
performance complete home entertainment solution."
Polk Audio's I-Sonic(TM) entertainment system is also the first product
of its type to incorporate a DVD player. When connected to a TV or
monitor, it is a complete, compact, high performance audio/video
entertainment system. The single disc DVD player plays DVD video discs,
CDs, Picture CD, Video CD, MP3 CD and many other formats. It features
S-Video and composite video outputs to facilitate hookup to video
displays.
The I-Sonic entertainment system becomes an XM Satellite Radio receiver
with the addition of an XM Connect & Play Antenna, a $49 item. XM
Satellite Radio is the nation's leading satellite radio provider with
well over 3.7 million subscribers and provides listeners with 150
digital channels, including 100% commercial-free music, over 30
channels of news, sports, talk and entertainment, and over 20 dedicated
channels of XM Instant Traffic. All XM metadata is displayed on the
I-Sonic's front panel display, including full song title and artist
name as well as information extras such as stock and sports score
tickers.
The Polk Audio I-Sonic is simply the best sounding and most advanced
compact home entertainment system. Powerful 4-speaker I-Sonic
technology delivers a rich, room-filling stereo soundstage 360 degrees
around the entertainment center. Listeners will enjoy a big-life-like
stereo image wherever they are in the room. Patented Power Port venting
technology belts out the kind of rich powerful bass you'd expect from
much larger stereo speakers. |
