Polk Blackstone TL1, Blackstone TL2 User Manual
Acoustic Lens
Baffle Edge
PowerPort
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The acoustic
centers of the
tweeter & mid-range
woofer are aligned,
creating a crisp,
accurate soundstage.
Polk Audio Just Rewrote The Book On
Satellite/Surround Performance, Again
Blackstone®TL1 & TL2 Series
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Big Speaker Sound Without The Big Speaker
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Whether you’re looking for your first home theater sub/sat system
or want to upgrade to more performance, you’re in for a big surprise
n a small, compact package from Polk Audio. The predecessor to
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Blackstone
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TL, our RM series, was always about “Big Speaker Sound
Without The Big Speaker.” Blackstone TL represents a significant
leap forward, delivering an astonishing home theater performance
never before heard in compact loudspeakers.
TL2 Satellite & Center Channel Features
Time Lens
™
Technology—The acoustic centers of the tweeter
and mid-bass driver are located in the same plane for superior
imaging, while the acoustic lens incorporated in the grille
smoothes the tweeter’s frequency response. The TL Series
creates imaging and frequency balance previously impossible
in small, high performance satellite speakers.
5-Way Binding Posts offer hookup versatility and secure connections.
Combination Keyhole Slot & 1/4" x 20 Threaded Insert fits all after-
market ceiling and wall brackets for ultimate flexibility. Or simply
hang the speaker securely on a nail or screw using the keyhole slot.
Hi-Gloss “Blackstone” Finish matches today’s most stylish
flat panel TV’s.
TL250: High Performance 5 Piece Surround System
The TL250 5 pack loudspeaker system will kick your TV viewing
experience into the thrilling realm of big speaker sound, with great
imaging detail, thanks to features like our patented PowerPort bass
venting system and Time Lens technology. TL250 is the real deal
when it comes to enjoying high performance audio for movies,
programs and gaming.
PowerPort
mid-bass driver response as it decreases air turbulence, eliminates
“port noise” and bass output losses up to 3 dB.
Steel-Plate Reinforced Curved Enclosure Design. Non-parallel
surfaces, combined with the extra-rigid steel plates, not only results
in a stronger and acoustically inert enclosure, but also produces
less audible coloration from internal surface resonances.
3/4" Silk Dome Tweeters for crisp, clear imaging and smooth
response that’s never tiring.
3 1/4" Composite Injection Molded Cones With Dynamic Balance
Driver Technology. Polk’s patented solution to driver design
scientifically tunes driver materials to produce a flat frequency
response, with sharp detail, transparency and the ability
to play loud without strain.
Polk Audio 5601 Metro Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 1-800-377-7655 www.polkaudio.com
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a patented Polk®technology, extends the low frequency
TL2600: The Complete 5.1 Package With Powered Subwoofer
An all-in-one home theater solution, the TL2600 has it all: big speaker
sound from a compact sub/sat system and big bass thrills with its
included 8" downward firing subwoofer. It’s all here. Four TL2 satellites,
a TL2 center channel and a subwoofer. You don’t have to hassle putting
system components together. Polk has done it for you. You wire it up
and start enjoying a compact system that will fill your room with
astonishingly great sound.
TL2600 Powered Subwoofer Features
Heavy-Duty, Non-Resonant MDF Enclosures feature an elegant
satin black finish that creates the ideal décor accent.
Downward Firing Powered Subwoofer. A compact vented enclosure
with an 8" long-throw Dynamic Balance poly composite driver. The long
driver excursion and excellent linearity produce big, musical bass.
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Built-In 65 Watt Continuous/130 Watt Peak Amp with active crossover
offers the control you need for real home theater thrills and big,
musical, accurate bass.
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TL1 Satellite & Center Channel Features
Time Lens Technology—The acoustic centers of the tweeter and
mid-bass driver are located in the same plane for superior imaging,
while the acoustic lens incorporated in the grille smoothes the
tweeter’s frequency response. The TL Series creates imaging
and frequency balance previously impossible in small, high
performance satellite speakers.
TL1 Satellite Aperiodic-Tuned Rear Port enables better blending
with a subwoofer. This design combines the bass extension
of an acoustic suspension enclosure with the mid-bass boost
of a ported enclosure by controlling air flow through the port
for better extension without distortion.
TL1 Center Channel Tuned Rear Port maximizes the low end response
of the dual driver design for superior blending with the satellites
and the subwoofer.
Curved Enclosure Design employs non-parallel surfaces that not only
lead to a stronger, more rigid and acoustically inert enclosure, but they
also result in less audible coloration from internal surface resonances.
1/2" Silk Dome Tweeters for crisp, clear imaging and smooth
response that’s never tiring.
2 1/2" Long-Throw Drivers With Dynamic Balance
Polk’s patented transducer design process scientifically tunes materials
to produce a flat frequency response, with sharp detail, transparency
and the ability to play loud without strain.
5-Way Binding Posts offer hookup versatility and secure connections.
Combination Keyhole Slot & 1/4" x 20 Threaded Insert fits all after-
arket ceiling and wall brackets for ultimate flexibility. Or simply
m
hang the speaker securely on a nail or screw using the keyhole slot.
Hi-Gloss “Blackstone” Finish matches today’s most stylish
flat panel TV’s.
TL150: High Performance 5 Piece Surround System
The TL150 is the speaker system buy of the year! You will be astonished
at what you’ve been missing until now. You will be thrilled at how quality
sound makes your viewing experience bigger, richer, more exciting.
TL1600: The Complete 5.1 Package With Powered Subwoofer
The TL1600 is an amazingly affordable, professional quality compact
home theater system. It’s comes with four high performance TL1 speakers,
a TL1 center channel speaker and our own specially engineered, compact
50 Watt powered subwoofer, all packaged together. Easy to set up, easy
to connect, the TL1600 delivers the excitement of dynamic, thrilling surround sound with deep bass for your movies, games and TV like you’ve
never heard them before.
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Driver Technology.
An acoustic lens is molded into the
back of the speaker grille and helps
create imaging frequency balance
previously impossible in small high
performance satellite speakers.
Polk Audio 5601 Metro Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 1-800-377-7655 www.polkaudio.com
TL1600 Powered Subwoofer Features
Heavy-Duty, Non-Resonant MDF Enclosures feature an elegant
satin black finish that creates the ideal décor accent.
Downward Firing Powered Subwoofer. A compact vented enclosure
with an 8" long-throw Dynamic Balance poly composite driver. The long
driver excursion and excellent linearity produce big, musical bass.
Built-In 50 Watt Continuous/100 Watt Peak Amp with active crossover
offers the control you need for real home theater thrills and big,
musical, accurate bass.
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