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Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $129.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
I've used this sub for quite awhile now, and I finally have to say somethign about it. This sub is just flat-out AWESOME. I had a fellow enthusiast come over once when I was watching Star Wars: Episode I - during the main light saber battle - he asked, "What sub are you using?" I showed him my little 8" AR sub, and he said - "It sounds just like my Sunfire sub." Now, I would never try to compare the two, but at 10% of the cost of a Sunfire - how can you go wrong with this great little sub?

Strengths:
Great, GREAT sound for such a cmall sub - well-constructed.

Weaknesses:
None.

Price Paid:  $100.00 from accessories4less.com

Summary:
I am very pleased with this product. I am using it in a home theatre environment. I have it hooked up to a Onkyo TX-SR501 AV reciever using the digital out from the DVD player. It really does pump out some good bass. Plenty loud for a small to mid sized home theatre. Pretty clean and tight. On most movies, I have absolutely no compliants ... it sounds great. I have found 2 scenes in 2 movies where it has distorted. In Star Wars - episode 2. the sonic charges in the meteor field chase scene. and the whale scene in Finding Nemo just before marlin gets "Spit" out. (Surpisingly enough Finding Nemo is a pretty bass intensive movie). Those are the only scenes out of many movies that I have watched, where I felt like this sub didn't quite deliver. I have watched both X-Men,Terminator 3,DareDevil,Star Trek Insurrection,Tomb Raider 2,Spiderman,The Transporter, Itailian Job, and many other action movies and kids movies like Sinbad,Toy Story,Monsters Inc. It has sounded Absolutely GREAT except for the 2 scenes metioned above. Granted the only other subwoofer I have used was a KLH 10 incher. It was NOT great to say the least. It was OK on my old cheap AV reciever but when I got the Onkyo it's flaws where manifest greatly. I would love to try a very high-end sub some day and see how it compares with this $100 Unit. I'm sure that if you want to spend some big bucks you can get a sub that will sound better and won't ever distort. But if you just want to spend a $100 or even $300 I don't think you will find much better than this unit. Make sure you shop around because I have seen the price on this unit vary greatly. Use nextag and pricegrabber, etc ... Another Interesting fact is that Acoustic Reasearch was recently acquired by Audiovox through a Bankruptcy Auction. The German firm Recoton that owned AR, Jensen, and Advent among others was in Chapter 11 and the Audio part of the company was bought by Audiovox. Audiovox says it is keeping AR's Florida research Facility and engineers. You will notice that you can't yet get to The web sites for any of the Brands that they bought. And who knows what products will be dropped. So if want one of these you may want act quickly. Who knows?

Strengths:
Only $100 + Ship! Great sounding bass for movies. Plenty loud for small and mid sized rooms.

Weaknesses:
Can distort in some very demanding scenes. But I have only found 2 of these scenes after watching many movies.

Similar Products Used:
KLH 10 inch down firing (not recommended)

Price Paid:  $289.00 from AmericanTV

Summary:
This sub is one of the best subs for the price I paid. It can hit all of the lows as easily as polk subs. I only have an 8 inch, but it is still possible to shake my room with enough bass, also without distorting. It has been very well. I am now selling it for $100.00 it is in mint condition call 1 (920)261-2826 if you are interested in the S108PS.

Strengths:
This subwoofer can hit very low notes without any problems.

Weaknesses:
I can't pick out any weaknesses.

Similar Products Used:
Infinity, KLH a very bad company I don't suggest buying from them.

Price Paid:  $99.00 from accessories4less.com

Summary:
Just wanted to add my 2 cents. This sub is the best bang for the buck. It sure does the job. I'd recommend it unless you have an especially large room.

Strengths:
Best bang for the buck

Weaknesses:
none for the money

Price Paid:  $99.00 from J&R

Summary:
These are awesome little subs. I bought my first one to replace a Yamaha 150 watt sub, and the AR S108PS was superior, i.e., less boomy. Then a few weeks later I bought another one. They are placed at both ends of the couch, so my wife and I have our own personal subs. When a bomb goes off in a movie, the whole couch shakes! It makes us feel apart of the action. Our room is 13' by 20'. We love them.

Strengths:
Small size makes then easy to conceal

Weaknesses:
Not good for large rooms

Similar Products Used:
Yamaha.