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Polk Audio Legend L100 Bookshelf Speakers - Black, Pair

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Every note and nuance is rendered with impeccable clarity, transcending the boundaries of traditional bookshelf speakers. Dive into the profound, effortless bass that adds a soul-stirring depth to your favorite tunes.

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    The Little Big Bookshelf Speaker

    Sound so big, you’ll wonder ‘where is the rest of the speaker?’ There’s no going back to traditional bookshelf speakers after you hear the L100’s. These Polk Legend bookshelf speakers deliver deep effortless bass, amazingly smooth and detailed mid-range (the hallmark of the Legend Series) and ultra-clear and precise imaging.

    1" Pinnacle Ring Radiator Tweeter

    40 plus years of tweeter innovation, design and prototyping has led to the development of the new 1” high definition Pinnacle ring radiator tweeter. Developed for the Legend Series, it delivers ultra-clear, crisp highs without unwanted coloration or distortions. The Pinnacle tweeter features a finely tuned waveguide that dramatically improves the dispersion of high frequency energy ensuring a broad “sweet spot” while the critically damped rear-chamber helps to defeat any unwanted resonances.

    5.25" Turbine Cone Woofer

    Polk developed the new Turbine cone specifically for the Legend series to ensure the natural reproduction of the midrange, the frequencies our ears are so sensitive to. The Turbine cone combines Polk’s proprietary foam core and the molded Turbine geometry which dramatically increases stiffness and damping, without adding mass, resulting in a smooth, detailed mid-range and effortless bass – hear every detail.

    Better Bass By Design

    Traditional bass ports make noise (chuff) and mask the low frequency bass notes you want to hear. The new enhanced Power Port® design smoothly transitions air flow from the speaker into your listening area for louder, cleaner bass while minimizing turbulence, distortion, and port noise.

    Hi Resolution Certified

    Your sound is only as good as your source. With High-Resolution certification, the Polk Legend L100 delivers clear and detailed high-end response. Female vocals are smooth and detailed without coloration. Plus, a minimum support of 40kHz perfectly reproduces the latest high resolution audio files with improved audio extension.

    Designed to Impress

    Completely redesigned from the ground up to deliver the best sounding Polk speakers ever created. this speaker is the pinnacle of the Polk promise of delivering ‘the best speaker in its’ class’.

    Engineered by Polk

    For over 45 years, Polk Audio has been designing, engineering and voicing amazing sounding loudspeakers, sound bars and smart speakers. Polk’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 that’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.

    Product Features

    • Anti-Diffraction Magnetic Grille
    • Cabinets Built For Better Performance
    • Large Dual 5-Way Binding Posts
    • Engineered and designed in USA
    • Great sound for every room
    • 5-year manufacturer's limited warranty
    • Built to last

    Product Specs

    • Recommended Amplifier Power Setting: 70W
    • Total Frequency Response: 43 Hz → 50,000 Hz
    • Nominal Impedance Range: 3 ohms → 4 ohms
    • Sensitivity (1 watt @ 1 meter): 85.5 dB
    • Lower and Upper -3dB Limits: 57 Hz → 38,000 Hz
    • Type: 2-way Orth Crossover
    • Peak Power Handling: 160 watts
    • Tweeter Midrange Crossover Frequency: 2900 Hz
    • Power Handling (per channel) : 30 watts → 160 watts
    • Height: 13.64"
    • Width: 7.78"
    • Depth: 11.29"
    • Weight (each): 16.9 lbs.

    "Whether you’re employing them alone as part of a stereo or 2.1 system, or perhaps as surrounds for a full Polk Legend Series surround sound setup, there’s just no denying that this is one incredibly detailed, textural, and holographic speaker. It may not be for everyone due to its audiophile voicing, but if you love that sort of sonic profile, you owe this one a listen."

    - Dennis Burger, Home Theater Review, October 7, 2021


    "Bass response is deep and authoritative. Zero slop."

    "...the Polk Audio L100 demonstrated greater impact, dynamic capabilities, and outstanding imaging."

    "I’m perplexed by the response to the Polk L100s. They are built like tanks, the drivers are certainly not off-the-shelf products, and they make music erupt in your listening space. Polk Audio scored in Game 7 with these and unless you select the wrong amplifier, I’m pretty sold on the idea that they are one of the best stand-mount speakers available under $1,200."

    "Get the power right with these and give them a week or so to really open up. You might be as surprised as I was. The Polk L100 have flown under the radar for too long and while the new Reserve Series are getting accolades from those who have had the opportunity to try them, my gut tells me that the better cabinet puts some distance between the L100 and their less expensive siblings. Everything matters and I would spend the extra money on the L100 speakers if you can swing the extra cost."

    - Ian White, ecoustics.com, July 19, 2021


    2022 Recommended Components - Stereophile

    "The Polk Audio Legend L100 is fun, lively, and dynamic, especially with sufficient power, and especially with tubes. More than once while listening, I uttered "wow," impressed by the scale of the music they presented, such as when Tony Williams unleashed a thunderous drum solo or Ella uttered a vocal phrase with glorious tone and touch. The force and scale of the music it produced, for such a small speaker, its vividness and liveliness and that upper-midrange/lower-treble forwardness were the Polk's defining characteristics. The L100 has a rich midrange, but its low end is its crowning glory, knocking me flat with its surprising apparent extension, warmth, and weight. This may be the most forceful speaker I've encountered of its size."

    "If you're seeking a compact speaker in this price range that excels in sounding live, that produces surprising bass, and is capable of good dynamics and texture, the Polk Audio L100 deserves an audition."

    - Ken Micallef, Stereophile, October 2, 2020


    2022 Editors’ Choice Award - The Absolute Sound

    "The Polk Audio L100 is nothing less than one classy little two-way. As the smallest member of the Legend Series it delivered a level of execution, balance, musicality, and outright thrills that placed it among the top of its class."

    "Even if your audio budget is little tighter now (and whose isn’t?), the L100 is one of those rare instances where stretching that budget a little further is more than worth it. And befitting the series from which it is named, this otherwise modest compact might very well prove to be a legend in the making."

    - Neil Gader, The Absolute Sound, September 3, 2020


    "Clever technological innovations help these speakers deliver smooth and accurate sound."

    "If you have the cash, I can safely say you’ll enjoy listening to Polk’s Legend L100 bookshelf speakers, and they can handle a fair amount of volume without spoiling the party."

    "These are very, very good-sounding speakers from Polk. Give them a listen."

    - Jon L. Jacobi, TechHive, September 17, 2019

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