Subwoofer Reviews

I love a lot of bass so I purchased two of these for my system!
The subterranean lows that you get from dvd's with a lot of action and explosions is simply phenomenal! As the previous reviewer stated the cable makes all of the difference. Although it is somewhat expensive, I used Kimber Cable to hook up my subs to the Pioneer vsx-45tx receiver that is controlling my system. I couldn't be happier!

Have been using this excellent product for less than a month, but I think it's a great choice. I connected the S120PII with a Transparent Cable Link 200 cable after hearing and reading about complaints concerning subwoofer buzz and hum. As a side note, I would recommend getting a good cable. I say this after upgrading the Monster cables to my front speaker pair with something called Synergistic Research. The improvement was immediate; an extended audio image and larger bass notes (without subwoofer).

Anyways, my receiver only sends frequencies under 100Hz to the sub; so when I first listen to the sub, I momentarily thought the sub was defective. The cable and sub combination puts out tight and very clean sound.

After playing with the level control, I realized the low frequencies were there. I didn't have it very loud at this point and at lower volumes, frequencies under 100Hz seem to contribute more to audio imaging than to a louder bass presence. I later did the wall shaking drill; with 400 watts, this sub does a nice job of it.

The directionality of the bass notes from the sub will depend on the frequencies sent to it. According to tech literature, somewhere between 80 to 100Hz the location of the LFE speaker will become slightly evident at higher volume levels. At 100Hz, I did not detect any obvious directionality.

This is a great subwoofer. Invest in good wire; you will not be disappointed.

I bought this sub 4 days ago and I'm so happy that I did! This thing has very very deep bass. I watch 2 Fast 2 Furious and in the first racing secne I got chills all over I felt like I was in them cars. I had the 50w sony sub that come with my home theare system. Back then I had to have the volume up high to get decent bass in music. But how with the KLH E-10DB I can have the volume low and I get alot of deep bass. Buy it, You will love it!

Bye.

I got this bad boy and had it hooked up after a quick run to Radio Shack for the correct cable, it didn't come with any. There are 2 ways to hook it up, by itself or you can have the speakers run through it which is a plus. The sound is great...Ive gotten many complaints and its only been a few hours :) I recomend, good buy for the money.

finaly a woofer I can afford!!! The sound is great. My neighbors are ganna file a complaint if I turn it up again in our garage. when I have it in our garage you can feel it 30 feet away on the sidewalk. I love this woofer. I got an enclosure for it and im afrade my house is ganna fall apart. I use it more for home audio cuz I cant touch our jeep. when I first looked at it I saw the magnet and was like WuttheF its small! but it dont make any difference. this thing hits hard and lasts.

Wow, with the money you save buying these, you can buy yourself an amp to go with. I bought two, they are awesome. THe only thing you are getting when you buy a big brand equivilant to these is the name, they are that good. I would highly recommend these if you want a quality budget subwoofer.

My old subwoofer cable was the thickness of a twisty-tie,
this cable has the thickness. Typically thicker cables perform better because of a thicker jacket protecting the cable
from interference, and signal loss. This cable provides more responsive crisp sounding bass. It Sounds like I turned up the volume, and bought a new sub with better sound quality.

This cable made by monster Cable improved my subwofer a lot. It gave me clear deep bass at great frequency. I had been using the cable that came with my system I had never really thought about it but when I stumbled across this one i picked it up. It is also great for running across longer paths because you do not lose much of the signal.

For 10 years, I had been using my home theatre in what is known as Dolby Pro Logic "phantom" mode and no subwoofer. Phantom mode means no center channel speaker was being used. Last week, I got an Infinity center channel and Velodyne's CHT-12 subwoofer. The addition of the Infinity was good, but Velodyne's CHT-12 subwoofer is absolutely awesome! Movies sound much better and I can now feel what was meant to be felt. I'm in the process of watching all my DVD's again to hear what I've been missing. Purchasing a Velodyne is something I should have done 10 years ago.

This Sub is just plain awesome, I am using it with a set of Polk Audio RM 6600 satelites. It Produces a deep rumble and with the volume half way, my neighbors complain.

Great sounding sub for a modest home theater/listening area. The sound is smooth but powerful given the relatively small enclosure. Will it's volume break windows? Probably not. But then if you value your hearing you wouldn't want this one! Yamaha incorporated some pretty spiffy technology into it. If you're looking for a sub that smoothly blends into your "sonic environment" this might be the one. The front mounted controls are a great convenience feature-only wish the cutoff and volume knobs were a little larger and more substantial. Easy and straight forward hookup for either speaker or line level. Might hook up another-one for each stereo channel! This sub's a winner!

Don't let the small size fool you. This is a very nice sub. It sounds good with music as well as movies and brings a whole new dimension to my listening experience. Only discrepency I have is that the Yamaha website rates it at 150 watts, but I have seen it other places on the internet at 120 also!!??

I HAD TWO IMP PREMIERS 12S HOOKED UP TO A 1000 WATT AMP. THIS ONE AUDIO BAHN OUT BEAT BOTH 12S. EVERYONE THINKS THAT I HAVE AT LEAST 2 12S IN MY CAR NOW BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE. I THINK IT IS THE BEST FOR THAT RANGE OF POWER. DEEP AND CLEAN BASS.

I pulled this from a review I wrote on audioreview.com. "Do not listen to this sub unless you want to lose your hearing. I write this as a former Velodyne owner. I had the VA1012 (~$700) for about 3 months. It did fine for movies but was just too sloppy for audio. I wanted something more accurate and more punch. I A-B'd the Velodyne F series 12" servo sub (~$1200). It was definately tight but didn't have the volume for movies. The F series 15 (~$1700) was out of my price range and I wouldn't have been married the next day had I brought that one home. I was getting ready to walk out and be content with my Velo 1012 (that was in the back of Jeep ready to be traded in) when the salesman said, "wait a minute, what about this B&W, we just got it in and I haven't had a chance to listen to it." He turned it on and I noticed my pant legs moving from the air pressure. It turned out to be a B&W ASW 2000 ($1000 retail). Definately in my price range. I traded in my sub and took the ASW home. It's got a 175W amp made by Rotel and weighs ~80lbs. It's big and bad. I took it home and hooked up my Marantz 780, B&W 600 series speakers and Air Force One on DVD. It moves a lot of air and is loud. That was four days ago and my left ear is still sore. I'm going to start listening w/ ear plugs in just so I can have the air movement that I like. :) My coworkers are still talking about the experience. One said they actually felt like they were getting shot in the initial machine gun scene because of all the air pressure. I know that B&W's previous sub attempt at the AS6 was an abysmal failure, but they have pulled themselves out of the mire with this new series. Compared to similar priced Velo subs, I got more volume, precision and air movement for the money. Check it out. I hope my hearing comes back."

The sub was really easy to set up. it does an amazing job with music. It really brings out the details of the low frequencies. And this sub is LOUD. You can really make the rooms shake with it.

I recently purchased the Ensemble 208 Subwoofer/Satellite package. Once it was hooked up (following the good directions in the user's manual) it was ready to go. It's quite unbelievable that the sound from these small speakers can be so rich and room-filling