Nice tight sound.

no on/off switch.

Ok. This was my first subwoofer so I don't know how it stacks up to other $145 subwoofers, but I assume very well. I have a small room and live in an apartment so I barely turn the volume up past 10 o-clock. It really does have some kick to it. A good examble of it's ability is the scene in indiana jones where the ball is rolling after him. It sounds like an actual rock rolling in my living room.
No on/off so prepared for a little increase in your electric bill...idle mode takes 14 watts/hour. No big deal for true audiophiles, but this speaker is built for the average man that has a tight budget and it might mean something to him.
In conclusion, have to give this a four. Reason: first and only sub I have heard...don't feel qualified enough to give it a full five stars.

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looks sleek, thats about it.

Where's the bass?

Well I bought this sub from Sound City mostly because of the high praise it's received from this forum. Good thing I listened to you all! After moving it around the room in search of decent sound, I gave up and stuck it into the corner. I thought maybe the cable was to blame, so I went down to Best Buy and purchased some Monster Subwoofer Cable. Got home, hooked it up, still no sign of any type of bass. After cursing at it for quite some time, I decided to take the speaker out to have a look at it. Good thing the speaker is rated for 50W and and the amp puts out a so called 75W. Luckily I still have my Sony 6-1/2in. 60W sub. That thing sounds louder and tighter than the Atlantic no matter where its placed. I'm now going to buy an 8 inch sub, Polk or Rockford, to replace the anemic Atlantic sub that is in there now. Hopefully that will fix the problem for now. I'm now pretty sure that all of you who gave this sub 4's or 5's have NEVER heard actual bass before.

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Sony 6 1/2 powered sub

low price, simple looks, performance

"pops" on/off when volume very low (due to auto on/off)

For the money ($149), this subwoofer can not be beat!
In a small room it will go down to about 32Hz.
Easy to connect. Every needed input/output.
Looks simple (this is good).
Small size.
Goes almost as loud and low as the Boston CR400.

When listening at very low volume, unit will "pop" on/off.
This is due to the on/off circuit (very minor gripe).

I agree with Home Theater magazine recommendation.
Works fine in a home theater (I use NHT superones).
NO ONE WILL BE DISAPPOINTED ONCE PRICE IS CONSIDERED!
I have had no problems with my unit.
Get one! Or two!!

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Boston Acoustics CR400

small, good looking

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First sub I've owned, so I can't compare, but for such a small unit it sure puts out the base and its tight and accurate for cd's and tape and dvd. Got mine from sound city.com for $150 plus s&h. I cannot find anything locally that costs as little and sounds so big!! Coupled with two Definitive Technology ProMonitor 80 speakers (the sound coming out of these small units is amazing) I use as mains, I don't need anything larger.

Good Value

OEM woofer bottoms out easily

A strong Value at $150 each from Soundcity.com. Bought two of them and found that the Original woofers bottomed out too easly (75 watt amp, but driver is stated as 50 watts rms on the back of the magnet piece). So I easly remided that with two rockford fosgate punch 8" subs that were on sale for $90 a pair at best buy, was skepitical at first but proved to be an excellent upgrade.
Stongly recommended, especially with 2

*About that upgrade though, you'll have to router the driver hole, as its too small and make sure you get the 4 ohm version, because the 8 ohm version is VERY quite. ALso i believe the rockfords have a higher spl than the OEM driver, cause it sounds a little louder.

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AudioSource, Infinity, Polk

Shakes all the inside my furniture

no off switch

The landlord thought I was having a wrestling match while I played airforce on my dvd player. Very good subwoofer for the price. Got it at soundcity for $149. Only weakness no off switch.

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my first subwoofer

Wow, I was amazed and enchanted by by this sub for almost two years...but suddenly I'm getting random noises.. a whistle and then a very loud POP or THUD when the speaker sits idle. It's pretty much useless now I'm afraid. Sounds like other people haven't had this same problem much though, so I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to someone else.

Bought the entire Atlantic Tech 150 for my second family room. I bought it mail order without really auditioning them (big mistake) since it was for only a room that we hardly ever used. The 162PBM is probably one of the worst subs that I have ever heard. Maybe I am spoiled with the pair of Velodynes that I have in my home theater. The bass was very distorted. No matter where I placed this thing it was awful. I opened it up to see if the cone had separated. It seemed OK, but the sub looked very cheap. The only markings on it were 4 Ohms 50 Watts. I gave up and bought a Klipsch KSW-100. The difference is incredible. I got the KSW-100 for $220. The price that people are quoting sounds great. I am thinking that maybe I got a defective unit, because even for $50 the sub that I got is a waste. I have an Aiwa TS-W5 (sold mainly for their mini systems) on my computer which sounds better?????? I considered the Aiwa to be a bad sub, but it sounds better than the 162PBM. Too bad my warranty is up. It makes a good footrest though.

Dino

I bought this sub in 1998 and used it as my main sub until early this year, when it started making loud pops at random times, even when in standby mode in the middle of the night! If you have this problem, like Travis below, contact Atlantic technology by e-mail and arrange a repair. They know about the problem and can fix it, but it will cost you the shipping, plus the parts, which I think only cost about $5 or so. They ended up replacing a couple of transistors, and putting little heat sinks on each one.

Anyway, I got mine repaired and it is now serving well in my bedroom as part of a second, stereo-only system. I used to use it as a home-theater sub, and I never was dissatisfied with it. When it failed, I purchased an NHT SuperSub, which is nicely built and goes deeper and louder than the 162, but might be a little bit "slower", unless it's just that it is going so much deeper that it is exciting a room resonance (I suspect) that the 162 could not reach. Last I checked, Travis, Onecall still had the NHT Supersubs on clearance for $256. I have bought three now - two for my HT setup (much bigger sound and two subs can help cancel room resonances), and one for my fiancee's house (hey, I'm over there most of the time anyway, and it will be in our bedroom in a few months). If you're using the 162 primarily for HT, I recommend checking out the NHT or another, more powerful sub. But it will be hard to beat the quickness and musicality of the 162.

Very tight, accurate bass. Excellent production for such a small sub.

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I added this unit to my home theatre consisting of a Yamaha RX-V590 receiver, Klipsch KSB 2.1 mains and a Klipsch SC.5 center. It is positioned in a small space inside my entertainment center. I could not believe the output for home theatre and stunning accuracy for music. I have a "good" ear for music, and this little guy gets the job done with ease. It is well worth the small price.

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