Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)
by Polk Audio
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Customer Review: More pound per pound
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great sub. the people that said that it wasn't loud or gave inaccurate response must have either bad head units or cabling issues. There has been no distortion in the response of this unit on movies or music. I played a range of action movies and drama, and jazz, hip hop, and classical. This unit responded well in all environments. I have a fairly large living room that connects to the kitchen, and the unit did well in all of the areas. It accompanies my HK satellite speakers powered by a Panasonic head unit. The head unit is not even top of the line at the sub responds well. To clarify, I have the 10" model of this unit and the hit is fairly strong. Apples to apples, this unit will perform as well or better than most units in its range. I believe some people try to compare it with high end units that are not an apple comparison. For most people, this unit is more than enough. For the people that have issues with it, most likely they should not even be looking at this unit and stick to the $1000+ level units that they are used to.Customer Review: Review your Room acoustics and needs.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been in HI-Fidelty stereo since it's inception, and am a retired Physicist. There is a relationship ( with many variables ) in reviewing a subwoofer. Room size/volume,listening distance, wave theory, and those host of "placement" issues. I have found this subwoofer to be XLNT in a small to medium sized room for acoustical music. It has niether the cone size or power to produce an F-16 flyby in a large room; nor should anyone "in the know" expect it to. But in an assisted living apt.(me), it picks up the "wood" in the musical arrangements of Jazz and Classical. Setting in close helps all bass subwoofers, as reflected sound in larger rooms is an acoustical nightmare.It takes 10 times the power to produce a doubling in sound pressure(db). So if you have a large room, look for large RMS power ratings and especially large cone sizes. Manufacturers are always implying their 8" is as good as a 12" . But the db ratings and laws of physics do not support this in any way. This PSW 10 is a great bargain, but not a "bass monster." Enjoy !Customer Review: Beat 'em for the price!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK, its not a CVA-121 21" Active Subwoofer used for live concert performances in 20,000 seat auditoriums. It is a fantastic sub for your home and if you have a large room buy 2 -they're dirt cheap. I have a 14X20 Home theater room. My Home theater seats are 2/3's of the room away from a 100" projector screen. I put one of these little gems on the front wall below the screen facing the seats and another one behind the seats facing sideways.
Wow!!!! Everyone has been impressed by these subs and when I tell them how much they were, people are stunned.
I'm a musician (Drums ,Bass Guitar and Lead/Rythm Guitar) with 2 tube half stacks, an 8-10" bass cabinet and a 10 pc drum set. I'm very demanding when it comes to sound. Being honest, I bought these because they were cheap expecting to replace them within the first year and have been very impressed.
Are there other subs that are better yes, but not at this price point.
Enjoy.
Customer Review: Best buy.
Summary: 5 Stars
I now have two of these subs...For the price it is a best buy.I am seeing some are over driving this sub..Too set this sub..turn your bass up..(to your liking)then turn the sub up just pass what you here from your front speakers..then turn the sub down too when you just hear the sub kicking..there set!..and as for the LFE?..Polk say,s too turn the Hz all the way up on it..i did that..but when in two channel it puts out a lot of bass...so i have my sub set about 80Hz and the vol..about halfway..kicks really nice..I have one in a 5.1 set'up with a H/K2600..with Polk Monitor 70s and Polks everywheres else..and i have one in a 2.1 set'up..useing.H/K3490.. my Monitors 70s and this sub..i am useing a A/B amp switch so i can use two amps with one set of front speakers..Works great...This really is a nice sub for the price..sure i could have gottin a way better sub..when set right..all the sub i need..oh i do use a 'y' splitter on both..I just didn't want to spend $500..on a sub..Customer Review: Converted Sceptic
Summary: 5 Stars
At first i was sceptic on why an active sub would out perform my passive sub. This doubt stayed with me up and untill i received the product and did some initial testing. Only after setting up my receiver/performing the calibration with the sub and running some excellent material (BlackHawk Down, Ironman, Startrek) on bluray did the power of the active sub come into play.
Everyone who thinks that Power rating is important for bass will know after having "listened" to a good active sub. In this case if you really want to feel bass the criteria should be: how low do you want to go!! Size then does matter. At least a 10 inch sub would give that "feel" of LFE "sound". De power rating would then be dependant on the size of the room. A 50-100 Watt is sufficient for a "normal" living room.
Of course there is a small gripe. I still have a low hum when connecting power to my PS3. Will work on sorting this out.