Review | Polk Audio Signa S2 Sound bar 2.1 with sub | Better than more $$$ soundbars
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2020
- Quick review of the Polk Audio Signa S2 Sound bar with wireless sub.
See later in the video where sound is compared against built in tv speakers & Presonus ceres 4.5 BT speakers.
Long story short, Sound bar sounds much better. More full range sound. No earth shattering bass. Highs are clear, and overall sound is not muffled or muddy. For a small to medium sized room it has potential to fill most of the room without getting any ear fatigue.
Connected to tv via hdmi arc, which was very convenient and quick. Controls through TV remote.
The voice clarity adjust function seems to work decently well, but takes a second or two before it "kicks in".
For ~$120 paid for it, probably the best sound you can get under $300.
If you want to pick it up check it out on amazon. May need to shop around to get the best price. Check the "used" section and see if there are anyone from amazon warehouse. amzn.to/2tnuJ2x
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Elevates home theater and music well beyond what you hear from your TV’s small built-in speakers
Works with your TV and includes HDMI and optical cable for quick, easy setup
2” tall, low-profile design won’t block your TVs bottom edge or IR remote sensor and delivers rich, detailed, room-filling audio
Exclusive Polk Voice Adjust technology dramatically increases vocal clarity and volume level for crystal clear dialogue no matter what you’re watching
The low-profile Signa S2 universal TV sound bar delivers an incredible, room-filling home theater experience - far beyond anything you get from your TVs small built-in speakers. Includes HDMI cable for quick and easy setup. Features Polk’s patented Voice Adjust technology for clear dialogue and Dolby Digital decoding for immersive, performance-tuned surround sound. Includes a wireless subwoofer for deep bass impact. Plus, stream your favorite music through Bluetooth.
Performance tuned driver array and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding create incredible room-filling surround sound from a compact low-profile sound bar and wireless subwoofer.
Enjoy quick, seamless connection to your TV. Slim size fits most spaces - easily wall-mount it or set it in front of your TV.
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I bought one for Christmas, i love it.
Inside-Out-Shirt man. :) Thanks for the review. Thinking about getting one.
It has quick link and great blue tooth capability
I’m completely satisfied with the Polk s2
So sound is amazing and truly a great sound for music, movies and tv sound
I bought one this week. We compared it with the Samsung and others. This one was by far superior. Last night I turned on HBO and Battleship was playing. My god, it was like I was in a theater. The room shook with the heavy bass. My wife walked in the room because she was bothered by the walls shaking. Great buy and great sound.
Now to the video. So much wasted time. It could've been shortened by half by discouraging distractions and wasted comments. Kid was cute and his shirt was inside out and his hair was messy, buy hey, I'm not being critical, lol.
Is it really better than Samsung B450?
@@manishsoni7689 It's been over a year ago. I loved it so much, I bought another one for the family room. Is it better than the model you mentioned? I can't answer that. When I compared it to the Samsung at Best Buy, it was betterr.
Great review, simple and to the point. I will enjoy the "Voice Enhance". Compact and easy integration. I can't spend $500 simply to understand conversations.
Great tests and I’d say from listening it’s better then what you had and yeah I’m sold lol
Oh wow that sounds great!
I love that sound system! Great review 👍🏼
hi good day. just wanna ask how to turn off or remove the auto shut off after 15mins of this sound bar?many thanks
How do u disable the power save or auto shutdown?
What a sweet baby boy!
Just replaced my Polk Fr1 soundbar with the Signa S2. I only use the soundbar for TV viewing. I’m looking for voice clarity. I’m no audiophile so this is alright for my purposes. It is a couple of steps up in audio from the Fr1. I used optical connection since I have no HDMI ARC connection. I wonder if the audio experience is better with hdmi. I’m still leaning towards a 3.1 for more voice clarity.
Got some cash to burn but not much and I’m hunting for a replacement sound bar with a subwoofer so this one has some gold stars on it from what I’m hearing And I like watching reviews from old to like a year ago and recent to see how people review it and seeing how this has glowing reviews I’m pretty confident this is a great soundbar/subwoofer
I just got this sound bar for my birthday today and I’m blown away by how clear and rich the sound is, and the subwoofer for being how small it is you can really feel it in your chest and it gets LOUD. I love it, it feels like a 12 inch subwoofer is next to your head! One of the best birthday gifts I have ever received :)
Bro he is so handsome! Nice vid thanks I just purchased this soundbar
If people don't like the bass you can always tune the bass box with polyfill, add or remove by stuffing the box with more or less of it. Super easy to do.
I seen u somewhere I better not catch u again or I'm going to eat your bootycheeks
I get it, your son is a doll.
CAN WE STAY ON POINT????
OH I LOVE THAT LIL GUY THERE HES JUST BEING CURIOSED
No place to hear these live in my area regretfully. Have you tested any of these others and which would you go for, this Poke, the Bose Solo 5 or the Bose's Solo TV? It's for the bedroom and TV speakers sounds horrible. Love you having your baby in the video, he is so cute.
I'm currently upgrading from the Bose Solo 5 to the Signature S2. The Bose just doesn't have enough base for my liking.
Is it really support 5.1 surround?
You seem to be a very good dad...🙂
very
This is a great soundbar but has two FATAL flaws. First the soundbar goes into standby after 15 minutes if it receives on audio input. This means if you mute your TV for more than that time so you have to grab soundbar remote and turn back on. Second the soundbar will not turn on and off with your television after pairing so again you have to grab the soundbar remote to turn back on. Every other soundbar turns on/off with TV after pairing. Note there are no work-a-rounds for these problems.
I felt the mids were kind of lacking in my honest opinion (based on this review). Otherwise, I think the subwoofer helps with the overall depth.
Those monitors probably are more well-rounded (without the sub) than the soundbar, but I guess if you need a more compact setup in lieu of the bulky setup monitor speakers provide... this is worth considering.
do you need a separate remote to control it or did it pair with you Samsung
Because it's going through HDMI ARC (assuming your TV has that) you can control it using the your TV remote. In my case I did.
I bought a Samsung soundbar and hated it. I returned it and bought the Polk S2. It's like night and day and it was only about $20 more. I am a Polk fan anyway so why I tried the Samsung at all is beyond me. You won't be disappointed in this soundbar.
Did you put the SB in music mode?
I believe so
Among signa s2 Or zebronics 9700 which will be best choice as their prices range is close
Bhai aapka comment Har jagah dikh rha hai, toh finally aapko jawab mila ya nahi? Mujhe bhi similar doubt hai how does it compare to LG SN4 ?
Good for $120
Bought this and a jbl 3.1. Sent the jbl back
I just tested both. Polk sounded way better
T shirt wrong?
Hey your great! I have signal 2 and I have some problems with it. Every time I shut down the tv (Samsung ru7400 with hdmi cable) and turn off the soundbar Disconnections. And I have to shut down both together and turn off together
Do you know how to fix it?
I’m not sure I fully understand your question. But the sound bar is suppose to turnoff when you turn off your tv if you have it connected via hdmi. The arc hdmi connection from the tv tells the sound bar to turn off. It’s expected behavior. Why would you not want the sound bar to turn off?
@@4thewinak I mean, when I turn off the TV, than later turn on the sound bar not connected to the tv
Bar Naftali use optical cord, remember?
@@mrtecnhimuyo yes I use optical cable
... It's okay. Thought it'd be a better setup than my old THX Logitech rig but it's not.
Looks like the little guy is digging right in and getting his hands dirty.
Definitely a Dad with the t shirt inside out.
Thanks... cute kid
Isn't 5.1?
Shirt on inside out haha
Why is your shirt inside out
$120 bucks? I’ve never seen it for less than $180
Must of been a Christmas sale
literally on amazon for $129
why dont you review your backward t shirt ?
i should right
Lots of down votes pal, cute kid.
backward shirt sir
Ccc
I PURCHASED THIS JBL 2.1 WIRELESS ONE WEEK BACK. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS. THERE IS NO TREBLE AND DIGITAL EFFECT IN IT BUT ONLY BASS. EVEN NORMAL SOUNDBARS LIKE ZOOOK, BOAT AND ZEBRONICS ARE FAR BETTER THAN THIS. I GOT THIS FOR 21K + 4K FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I THOUGHT OF EXCEPTIONAL SOUND OUTPUT BUT IT DISAPPOINTED ME. I REQUEST ALL THE VIEWERS DO NOT PURCHASE IT, JUST GO FOR LESS PRICED SOUNDBARS.
JBL? this is a video about a polk audio soundbar
The jbl or the polk?
My dude you’re shirt is distracting😂
I've been trying to get the wattage specs from Polk Audio and they refuse. They are hiding the true power output of their equipment, probably due to weak numbers and prices out of line with competition. You are most likely getting some 80 watt garbage, tuned well enough to sound good while paying for what other companies give you 200+ watts for. I don't care if it sounds good, keeping general specs hidden from consumers is not what I expect from a trustworthy company.
I'm on both sides of this point. As an engineer I agree the specs are important, but the market for a sub $150 soundbar is probably not targeted towards audiophiles, and more towards the user who walks in, takes a listen, thinks it sounds good, then buys it. That user most likely isn't thinking mosfets, opamps, THD, peak, RMS, etc, etc. On the engineer side point of this, since the market has been flooded with non-true measurements of power, it doesn't really give fair specifications. ie. the days of 1000 watt sony xplod subs were comparable JL audio 300 watts.
@@4thewinak I can respect that, those are valid points. My issue is that it's just one series of soundbars that Polk refuses to reveal specs. They have RMS for 97% of their products, why not let people know? Especially when asked specially via email and a phone call. What I don't want is to drop $200-250 on something that has $60 value components, and I suspect that is why they won't release the numbers. And I am not the only one who has asked them, their Q&A section has multiple requests. One reply from Polk simply said that "output wattage is irrelevant for active amp systems"...what? Regardless, I am moving on from Polk... just thought a few people might want to know they are hiding something
This dude is trippinMeoUt
Baju mu terbalik
Ao invés desse bla bla,por quê vocês não vão direto ao assunto?
Teste com uma música e ponto. Coisa chata. 😠
Sub doesnt pair with anything else so its garbage.
The purpose is to work with the sound bar, so it works as expected.
Boring
Can't u find any other track to play with more instrumental... can't u talk abt movie experience... pls stop reviews... I request... please
No
No place to hear these live in my area regretfully. Have you tested any of these others and which would you go for, this Poke, the Bose Solo 5 or the Bose's Solo TV? It's for the bedroom and TV speakers sounds horrible. Love you having your baby in the video, he is so cute.
I was in my location best buy and was able to try out several. I tried the Bose and some Yamaha at costco. The bose solo 5 sounds great, but not as full. They have some DSP in there that really helps try to make it up, and im sure it could work in a small room, but in anything larger than a 8x8 room it would leave you wanting something that has a sub. The solo is a bit older, but i remember trying it years ago before i had a 5.1 AVR. Sounds great, but too expensive, and the form factor was huge. it needed to be under the TV stand. You can't really wall mount the bose solo as you would a thin profile sound bar. So it really depends on what you want. For just tv watching in a bedroom a bose solo 5 would probably be great. The highs are clear, miss are good, but not a lot of low end. If you want more low end you need a sub. Since this is in my living room, i went with one that has a sub. Plus i got a super deal on it for like i think ~$120 ish.
@@4thewinak Thanks for the info. I ended up getting the Poke which sound OK for what I wanted.
I'm upgrading from the Bose Solo 5 to the Signa S2. Bose sounds great, but not enough base for movies/video games.