Polk Audio Atrium 6 Outdoor All-Weather Speakers with Bass Reflex Enclosure (Pair, White) | Broad Sound Coverage | Speed-Lock Mounting System Electronics

I could not be happier with this product. I recently built an external 16’x20′ patio and firepit area for my Maine vacation home. I debated putting in a Sonos system on the patio but since I had to run power to the patio anyway, it seemed foolish to spend additional cash for that system when I could easily run speaker wire to the speakers. After much research and evaluating systems on line, I landed on these Polk Atrium speakers. I was originally going with the Atrium 5 but decided to scale up to the 6 version given the volume I intended to cover. From the moment I turned the speakers on, I was blown away. The sound quality was incredible. I played a Billy Elish song and her voice was fluid. You could here the highs and lows and every nuisance in between. It made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck it was so good. Thank you Polk Audio, I will be looking for other places to put a set of these speakers.

After 5 years, my 251s had failed due to extreme weather conditions. I replaced with the Atrium 6 units and found these vastly superior, especially considering the cost. I have the speakers mounted on a large deck about 50′ apart, and have about 5 acres in the back yard. Observations as follows:Sound quality: Much better highs and lows than the 251s. You’ll need to break in the speakers for 4-6 hours (to loosen up the voice coils) and once you do that, you’ll find much better range than the 251s. Clearer sound, much less muddy than the Bose unitsArea coverage: The Bose units do disburse sound well, as they are essentially cross firing, so for small spaces you’ll have good coverage. However, at say 100’+ straight out, the Atriums extend the sound much better and are a lot clearer.Installation: The Atrium gets the nod here, as the brackets very well designed for single hand installation. These are fairly heavy speakers, so this is really a nice factor when working off a ladder. The only thing I’d fault is it’s not possible to use straight banana plugs as the housing does not have enough room to insert these in.Warrantee: Bose does provide 5 years against 2 years for the Atriums. But if worried, get the extended warrantee package and you’ll still be money ahead of the 251sPower required: I have a big back yard (no neighbors) and like my jazz pretty loud, but even so a 50W/channel amp provides plenty of power. Pretty similar output compared with the 251s, but again a lot cleaner. Note-these are 6 ohm speakers, so be careful if you plan to run 2 sets of these in parallel.It the money was equal, the Atriums would be a better choice than the 251s. In reality, the 251s are a lot more expensive so this is really a no brainer choice. Wish I would have seen these 5 years ago before I got the 251s!

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 Large outdoor area coverage is great! I bought outdoor 14 gauage buriable wire, 4×4 deck posts and bored through them each way for a seamless look. Then i buried the posts and cemented them. I have 4 of these atrium 6 speakers with an underpowered receiver and they still sound great!

I am a bit of an audiophile. I own some of the most prized speakers and amps for my various audio systems. I ordered these sound unheard to top off my home system with an outdoor set. I am powering them with a 200watt SS amp and a Yamaha pre-amp pushing various digital sources. Let me tell you: They sound FANTASTIC. Clear, present and clean. Deep bass, pleasant highs, and more than enough uhhmmmppphhh to push your guests off their chairs and onto the dance floor. Trust me, I am very picky and seldom rain praise. However, these speakers deserve their praise. They are neutral yet present. Solid and clean. Sound great at low volumes and can handle more power than you … Buy them, you’ll love their sound. The ONLY thing I dont like is the shallowness of their wire plugs. Normal sized banana plugs are too long to fit with the speaker mount. So you have to use short ones or none at all. Not a big deal, but was kind of a pain to deal with during install.

I’m very pleased with these speakers. I installed them about 6 months ago to complete a new covered patio. They’re powered by an older Kenwood VR-209 receiver (100W/channel). The clarity is absolutely amazing, I’m able to easily understand vocals without pumping up the volume so they don’t interfere with conversations or aggravate the neighbors. I have only one minor criticism, and that’s the lack of bass. When compared to the Klipsch speakers with similar sized drivers mounted in the garage these produce maybe half the bass (driven by the same receiver using zones). The bass is still adequate to appreciate the music, it’s just thinner than I like at the same receiver settings. If I weren’t running two different pairs off the same system I could likely adjust the EQ to overcome the deficiency which is why I didn’t dock a star.Every guest that hears these speakers is impressed.