Powerful, Impactful Sub "Good for Movie Watching and Terrific for Music"
The Polk Audio HTS 12 subwoofer with Power Port® technology enhances home theater and music listening with powerful, deep bass.
Whether you’re installing a new set of surround or Atmos speakers, adding a second subwoofer for the ultimate home theater experience, or just need more impact from your favorite music, the HTS 12 delivers the powerful bass you crave with its long-throw 12" driver, patented Power Port® technology and 400W Class D amplifier.
"The HTS 12 is a solid choice for the money," reports James Larson, audioholics.com, January 26, 2023. "ItÂ’s a well-rounded and well-executed sub from Polk that doesnÂ’t really cut any corners which is surprising given its pricing. ItÂ’s good for movie watching and terrific for music. I think that a lot of people looking for a simple, nice-looking sub for their family room are going to be surprised at the performance it offers."
Better Bass By Design
Traditional bass ports can make noise and mask the low frequency bass notes you want to hear. Polk Audio's Power Port floor-firing design smoothly transitions air flow from the speaker into your listening area for deep, extended bass while minimizing turbulence, distortion, and port noise.
Pair the HTS 12 with any of your Polk speakers for that deep bass impact you can feel with your whole body for home theater, music, and gaming.
Dynamic Balance Driver
The HTS 12's front-firing 12” driver with Polk's patented Dynamic Balance technology is Klippel optimized to provide clean, clear bass, better linearity, lower distortion and greater durability.
Complete Control
Convenient controls make set-up and operation simple. Built-in controls provide variable volume, low pass filter, and phase (0/180°) for optimum bass levels. Set the power toggle switch to auto on/off or DC control (12V trigger) for fast and easy on/off power switching in the sub and other home theater equipment. All controls arel easily accessible on the back panel.
Quality Crafted Cabinet Design
A powered sub is only as good as its cabinet, and Polk Audio designed an excellent one for the HTS 12. The strong, rigid, and acoustically inert enclosure reduces unwanted internal standing waves for less audible coloration. And non-resonant Meddite MDF construction, with extra bracing and minimum thick baffles, ensures a more lifelike sound.
Universal Compatibility
The HTS 12 is compatible with your electronics, thanks to two different input types. Connect via LFE (unfiltered / low pass disabled) or stereo line level RCA inputs to complement any home theater system (cables not included).
Engineered by Polk
For over 45 years, Polk Audio has been designing, engineering and voicing amazing sounding loudspeakers, sound bars and smart speakers. PolkÂ’s engineers prototype, tests, and listens to every aspect of its loudspeakers in their Baltimore Maryland USA engineering facility. From innovation in tweeter design to the legendary Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA) speakers, Polk audio delivers great sound thatÂ’s accessible to all.
Why Polk Audio?
In 1972 a group of friends, talented engineers, and music lovers got together with the skillset, the ambition to make the best speakers they could afford, and the attitude to change the establishment. That day, a speaker company was born with a clear vision for quality and a powerful mission for value.
Each and every day since then, all Polk products are the result of tight-knit collaboration, teamwork, and our collective passion to make great sound available to as many people as humanly possible.
A mission like that requires more than engineering expertise. It requires inventive spirit, hard-earned experience, and intuition. It’s that intuition—the most magical human ingredient—that bestows Polk products their sonic personality and pride of place in your home. To this day, design, acoustics, engineering (and ingenious, intuitive human magic) all happen under one expansive roof under the guise of democratizing sound. Because Polk Audio means it when they say great sound shouldn’t be a privilege of the few.
