[BC] A Pig in a Polk

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

Yeesh.
Willie, I didn't even know those Spark-O folks were still in business - do 
they still sell them where you are?

   In our area, it's all WalMart all the time, and all they carry (for 
el-cheapo) is Roadmaster... don't ask... yes my wife bought one... yes, it 
was WORSE than SparkOmatic...
gad.  I'd rather have the Sparky than Roadmaster...

Jason

>
>> The improved sound quality could not justify the Polk's $600 price tag,
>>  particularly with its basic RF problems.  There is no excuse for such a
>>  poor tuner in a $600 tabletop entertainment center. The radio is already
> on
>>  its way back to Polk for a refund. It's astonishing to me that after the
>>  BA's well-publicized RF problems, Polk didn't get this right.
>
> Can we call this a "Strike Two"? The more I am reading here about the 
> whole
> HD system, the more it looks like a very expensive failure is brewing. Not 
> even
> Polk could get it right? How does this bode for "Spark-o-matic" and their 
> ilk?
>
> Willie...