• By Jack Loftus
    Oct 25, 2009 2:00 PM 4,827
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    Polk HitMaster "Monitor" Means Inexplicable Faux Instrument Arms Race Actually Exists

    The disdain I harbored for that ridiculous Altec Lansing Guitar Hero "stage monitor" was fading this morning, but news from Polk that they, too, would be entering the world of fake music accessories revived those feelings anew.

    This isn't to say the so-called Polk HitMaster doesn't have a bunch of extra features, which it does. There's 60 watts packed in the unit's 13-lb. frame; a pair of 2.2x5.5-inch horns; and two 1-in. tweeters. Top it all off with a 6.5-in. sub and you have yourself an impressive faux stage monitor. Oh, and there's also iPod support should you want to listen to some real musicians.

    Arrives in early 2010 for $100. [Polk Hot Hardware via Engadget]


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