Polk Audio has just rolled out a brand new speaker which aims to target music-centric games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero to a totally new level where depth and detail are concerned. The HitMaster will see Polk Audio apply their audio prowess to a new category of gaming stage monitors which were specially designed to function with the latest music-based games. According to Mark Suskind, Vice President of Product Line Management for Polk Audio, “Rock Band and Guitar Hero are a blast, but what impresses me the most about these games is the extraordinary attention to the quality of the recording masters themselves. But with all this attention to the quality of the soundtracks, most games are played through standard TV speakers, which are dismal at best.

HitMaster features a single-point stereo design that includes two 2.5″ x 5.5″ horns with two 1″ neodymium tweeters surrounding a 6.5″ woofer, housed in a cabinet that measures 14″w x 9 1/2″h x 8 1/2″d and weighs 13 lbs. By employing single-point stereo, HitMaster produces a wide, immersive soundfield that brings a live concert sense of realism to the latest crop of music-based games. PolkAudio’s HitMaster plays loud, clear and detailed, pumping out 80 Watts maximum, 60 Watts RMS, with total frequency response rated at 40Hz-20kHz (-10dB). Line level inputs and outputs are included, making it easy to “daisy chain” two or more monitors. Additionally, there is a 1/8″ input jack for direct connection to TVs, iPod® players and other sources with a 1/8″ headphone output.

Expect the Polk Audio HitMaster gaming speaker to hit the market sometime early next year for $99.99. Guess music-based games are one of the more expensive ones to upkeep with the many arrays of faux instruments to purchase, not to mention speakers.

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