About the Polk Audio Blackstone TL1
Polk's ultra-compact Blackstone TL1 proves that you don't need a big speaker to enjoy big sound. Thanks to Polk's decades of speaker-building expertise, along with some pretty advanced driver technology, you'll experience effortlessly clear sound. And if you own a flat-panel TV, the TL1's high-gloss finish will complement it perfectly.
Advanced technology produces astonishingly realistic sound
The "TL" refers to Polk's "Time Lens" technology, which aligns the drivers in such a way that all the sounds reach your ears at the same time. This improves the speaker's imaging and soundstaging, so that you'll start to forget you're watching a movie and really feel like you're part of it. An "acoustic lens" in the speaker grille disperses sound waves in a way that makes your movie and music soundtracks sound larger and more open.
The "aperiodic-tuned rear port" controls air flow in and out of the enclosure, much like a breathable membrane. It gives the TL1 the acoustic benefits of both a sealed and a ported enclosure, including better bass extension and a pleasing mid-bass boost. It also means you can place this speaker in the open or against a wall, and still get great sound.
Easy speaker placement
The TL1 has a keyhole slot in the back for easy mounting to your wall straight from the box. You can also use the threaded insert to attach it to an optional speaker bracket or stand. Create your own home theater system using a combination of black TL1s in the front of your room and white TL1 surrounds in the back. Or add a pair in either color to the TL1600 system to get even more engaging, seven-channel surround sound.
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Product highlights:
- Time Lens technology aligns the drivers for better soundstaging and imaging
- frequency response 135-20,000 Hz (-3dB)
- sensitivity 89 dB
- handles up to 100 watts
- 1/2" silk dome tweeter
- 2-1/2" Dynamic Balance mid/woofer
- aperiodic tuned rear port
- 5-way binding posts
- includes combination keyhole slot and threaded insert
- curved enclosure with high-gloss finish to complement today's flat-panel TVs
- weight: 1.85 lbs.
- 3-3/4"W x 6-1/2"H x 4-7/8"D
- weight: 1.85 lbs.
- warranty: 5 years
- MFR # AM1335-A
What's in the box:
Polk Audio Blackstone TL1 owner's manual
- Gloss-black satellite two-way loudspeaker
- Detachable black cloth grille (attached)
- System Diagram/Warranty sheet
- Template
- Online Product Registration card
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Features & specs
Enclosure | Ported | |
Finish | Composite | |
Color | Gloss Black | |
Tweeter Type | Soft-Dome | |
Tweeter Size (inches) | 0.5 | |
Midrange Size (inches) | --- | |
Woofer Size (inches) | 2.5 | |
Woofer Composition | Composite | |
Woofer Surround | Rubber | |
Power Range | 10-100 | |
Sensitivity | 89 dB | |
Impedance (Ohms) | 8 | |
Frequency Response | 135-20k Hz | |
Connector Type | 5-Way post | |
Bi-amp Inputs | No | |
Height (inches) | 6-1/2 | |
Width (inches) | 3-13/16 | |
Depth (inches) | 4-7/8 | |
Weight (pounds) | 1.85 | |
Wall-mountable | Yes | |
Bracket Included | Fixed keyhole mount | |
Recommended Stand Height (inches) | 31-36 | |
Parts Warranty | 5 Years | |
Labor Warranty | 5 Years |
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Features
Dynamic Balance Driver Technology: Polk Audio's patented Dynamic Balance process allows Polk to design their drivers specifically for flatter frequency response, revealing the sharpest details and a more lifelike transparency, with absolutely no strain even at high volume. It's a bold, rich, warm, and lifelike sound.
- 1/2" Silk Dome Tweeter: The Polk Audio Black Stone TL1 utilizes a 1/2" silk-polymer dome tweeter for crisp, clear imaging, and smooth response that's never tiring.
- 2-1/2" Long-Throw Woofer: The Polk Audio Black Stone TL1 employs a 2-1/2" composite long-throw cone woofer with Dynamic Balance driver technology (Polk's patented transducer design process) that produces a flat frequency response, with sharp detail, transparency, and the ability to play loud without strain.
Note: The overall frequency response is 120Hz to 22kHz and the -3dB frequency response is 135Hz to 20kHz.
Time Lens Technology: The sophisticated laser alignment of the "acoustic center" of the Blackstone TL tweeters with their accompanying drivers results in far superior imaging. The acoustic centers of the tweeter and mid-range woofer are aligned, creating a crisp accurate soundstage. 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.
Bass Reflex Enclosure: The Polk Audio Black Stone TL1 features a non-resonant composite enclosure with time-aligned geometry and an aperiodic-tuned rear port. The 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 airflow through the port for better extension without distortion.
- Curved Design: The Polk Audio Black Stone TL1 satellite speaker 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.
- Integrated Acoustic Lens: An innovative acoustic lens incorporated into the grille produces a high frequency response so smooth that it delivers a balanced, realistic performance. 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.
- High-Gloss Finish: The Polk Audio TL1 satellite speaker features a durable, deep automotive-strength high-gloss finish that matches today's most stylish flat-panel TVs. The TL1 is available in a high-gloss black or white finish.
5-Way Binding Posts: The Polk Audio Black Stone TL1 is equipped with one pair of 5-way binding posts to ensure a secure connection to many types of speaker cables and connectors. The binding post terminals will accept banana plugs (single or dual), pin-connectors, spade-connectors, and bare wire (18-12 AGW).
Mounting Options: The Polk Audio TL1 features three integrated rubber feet so you can sit the speaker on a stand or shelf securely. The TL1 satellite speaker feature a single keyhole slot on the back of the cabinet for wall-mounting the speaker without any additional wall-mount bracket (mounting screws not supplied). There is also a 1/4"-20 threaded insert on the back of the loudspeaker for mounting the speaker to the wall using an optional articulating bracket (sold separately).
Note: The 1/4"-20 threaded insert is recessed behind the keyhole slot and will not allow some 3rd-party wall and ceiling mount brackets to work.
Additional Speakers: The TL1 satellite speaker will require a powered subwoofer (107PSW111, sold separately) for full-range sound. You can also connect additional TL1 series speakers for 2.1, 3.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 channel home theater configurations.
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Was looking for satellite speakers but didn't really want to spend a fortune. These Polk's were affordable and provide great sound to round out the listening experience in my room. Highly recommend! Being small size keeps them somewhat out of sight too which was pleasing to my wife :).
Michael from Woodridge, IL