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Review 2 of 119
Price Paid:
$96.00
from factoryclearancecent Summary:
I had a JBL-PSWB112 which was seismic and outperformed this AR Sub, but not by much. The JBL was great....when it worked. After my 3rd amp replacement under warranty I basically junked it. The reliability of that unit...sucked. This AR Sub is really nice once you tune it up a bit. My Sony STR-DE835 has an LFE out that sends too much of a signal out to the woofer if you don't watch it. In fact the LFE setting I ended up with after the tuning turned out to be -3. At this point I could have the volume on the woofer at a little over half and the unit began to sound great. I did have to move it a few times to get the presence of it honed. Too deep in the corner and it liked to boom a bit much for my taste. Too far from the walls and it did fade so I ended up about 10 inches from the back wall and not in the corner. In this position the sub sounds great with music to me. My receiver adjusts the output to the woofer depending on how I have the front and center channel speakers equalized. I have the low end for the front and center channel set at 100Hz. So with these settings, the receiver will send everything below 100Hz to get worked by the Sub. Because of this, the receiver manual tells you to set the crossover on the sub as high as it will go and the equalization of the other speakers will determine the rest. For DVD playing I do have to adjust the volume a bit and place the Sub a bit closer to the wall and it thunders good enough for me. I watched The Eagles: When Hell Freezes Over concert DVD and it was just really, really good. I just bought an RCA Scenium 52" HDTV and we are still trying to close our mouths when we watch DVD's or HD signals on it. What an amazing deal for such an awesome TV. The picture is incredible and the integrated DVD/CD-R-WR/MP3 player is such a great feature. It is progressive scan and the images are superb from it. Hell the sound of the TV is even good. Anyways, I'm really satisfied with the Sub and hope that it will much more reliable than that JBL P.O.S. Strengths:
Looks great and it was easy to tune. It has all the features you need for easy tuning. Thanks to my Sony receiver setting it up was even easier with the LFE out and all the balancing the receiver does electronically once you set your fronts and center up on it. Weaknesses:
What!!?? For $96.00 including shipping!!! Give me a break. I spent about $400 on that JBL not to mention all the waiting after all those trips to the factory to get it fixed everytime that crappy amp would blow. Similar Products Used:
That stupid JBL...anyways my system has;
Sony STR-DE835(Great Receiver)
Fronts: BIC Ventury DV62-B(Sound Great)
Center: BIC Ventury DV62CLR(AWESOME!!)
Rears: BIC Ventury DV32
Awesome sounding,
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