Polk Audio - MagniFi Mini AX

Hmm, are you sure you compared it to the Mini AX and not the first-gen Mini? I gotta say, I don’t fully agree that the JBL bar 500 is *that* much better, if at all (I think this is where subjectivity comes in). In my opinion, they’re pretty much on par.. and personally, I like the mini ax just a bit more. Plus it's wayyy smaller, which is a big win for me. The size:sound quality ratio and even size:loudness ratio is crazy

I have it and can attest that it is an outstanding setup. I got it for a steal at $649 a week ago but I think now it's $899.Even at that I highly recommend.

JBL has the worst sound. It sounds good because they drown out everything with lows and mids making music and movies punchy but it is not great at all. Polk wins on clarity

Hi everyone, wanted to share my experience from having the Polk Magnifi Mini AX for more than a year, and now I have switched to the Bose 600. I have/had them in a kind of small room, and the main purpose was gaming (PS5) and movies to take advantage of ATMOS effects. The Polk has good audio quality, very punchy sound because of the woofer, but the ATMOS effect is not great (neither top nor side effect). When compared to the Bose, the Bose gives us more details and the high-ends are better, but it lacks a lot of the power of the Polk mainly because it has no woofer. However, the Bose is way better in Atmos because of the top and side speakers, would say it is a bit better for music also. So mainly because of the Atmos, the Bose is better for me, but if you don't care about Atmos, for overall (TV, Gaming, movies, music, ...) use, I would say the Polk is a better package and most of the time it costs less....even more if you intend to add the satellites for surround since they are much cheaper.

Sorry for the late answer. If you want sound with power and punch, go with the Polk. If you want detail, clear voices, and atmos performance (the difference in atmos performance is significant), go with the Bose. Performance for the money, Polk is better IMHO, but I really wanted atmos performance.

I just recently got the Polk Magnifi Mini AX and it sounds excellent, but I have issues with popping on the Wireless Sub because of the wifi interference. The only option is to move the sub and/or the router further away, but I am unable to move it far enough in my situation unfortunately. I wish they could fix this because the sound is great and setup was so easy otherwise.

Samsung q900c, polk magnifi mini Ax.

comparing the two is apples and pears. The polk is a tiny package. The jbl is much bigger. You go with the magnifi when you don't have a ton of room (under a computer monitor, cramped wall space) of course the JBL sounds better, is 40" width, the polk is 14". I haven't heard the jbl, and I own the polk.. but I can't imagine there's even a contest between sound quality between the two, the polk just isn't in the same class ....

Just got my magnifi mini AX yesterday and am very pleased. Replaced my Yamaha YAS-207. I'm impressed so far. This is in a 9x12 riim.

I have Bose and Polk, but not those exact models. I much prefer my Polk setups.

I have the Polk Magnifi mini ax set up on my PC, with the added rear speakers, and Polk Signa S4 for the main TV. And I have a Bose Soundtouch 300 on a TV in the gym.

I don’t have the Mini hooked up to an Atmos source, but the surround is very good. Atmos from the Signa is great however.

Go with the Polk Magnifi Mini AX. You wont be disappointed.

Dude just buy the Polk MagniFi Mini AX sound bar and be done with it. If that's not available in your region then get a Teufel Cinebar 11 with the sub. Support ticket closed..

Just set it up. Only tested a few scenes from a few different movies and I gotta say it sounds fucking awesome. Really feels like you’re at the theater. Family was really impressed. Great fucking deal for 600 bucks. Especially since I first bought a Polk Mini Magnifi AX for 400 but returned it because it sounded like a small cheap Bluetooth speaker. It was a joke. I was skeptical a soundbar set up could give you a real surround feel. This does the job really well.

Good to hear! I just found a Best Buy open box deal for $99 and just from opening the box everything looks new. Anyways glad to see it’s a worthy purchase!

Yeah man, I was skeptical, but not too worried since it is a Best Buy purchase, I could simply return it if it didn’t. So far it’s working flawlessly so far! [Proof of Purchase](https://imgur.com/gallery/hgKJFVr)

I know this is an old comment, but you saved me! I bought the Polk on Black Friday for $299, but your comment made me look up the Bar 500, and it was $350 at the time, so I ordered both with the intent to return one, and the difference is really night and day! Not only the bass extension, but the midrange clarity of the bar 500 is just so much better! I could only recommend the Polk if you just literally did not have the space for something a bit larger.

I had one of these alongside a JBL Bar 500 and I'm sorry to rain on your parade here, but the Polk Mini pales in comparison where as the JBL cost only a bit more and gives you literally twice the sound quality with an infinitely better sub. I was actually quite disappointed in the Polk as it had gotten a great review by Andrew Robinson and that was what swayed me to go with it.

Polk Magnifi Mini AX. Super small, includes a nice wireless sub you can stick on the floor. Expand it in the future with optional rear wireless surrounds if you ever deem necessary.

Seconded, I have also it connected to PC via Spdif. 

Yes, 100%. My Polk Audio Magnifi AX is absolutely phenomenal. No rear speakers.