Bobby

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.20 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $179.00 from Kenwood Factory Outl

Summary:
For the overall price its not a bad subwoofer to have. If its run on the digital side more effectivly with a digital request. It has been in use and puts out very good low hz on hardwood floors and tends not to be as boomy as was to be expected. It would have been nice to even see BIC upgrade this to a 15 inch version with a larger cabinet. Overall review was good and a good starter sub upgrade over stock gear and even some $400 subwoofers on the market.

Strengths:
Ability to run pro logic or digital, and ability to run 180 out of phase for placement in any location. Strong bass without crashing the sub. 7 year warrenty. Do not place anything on top of it! 400W PEP!

Weaknesses:
The feet need to have pads on it or have different feet for solid floors and other applications.

cebbigh

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $189.00 from aoustic sound design

Summary:
This is actually a followup to my earlier review. Since that time I have replaced the BIC v1220 with a Hsu stf-2. My feeling at this time was that I gave the BIC too high of an overall rating. If I rate the Hsu at 5 overall (I do) I would rate the BIC at a 3 overall. Yes the BIC is a good value at its exceptionally low price. But put the two subs side by side and the Hsu (despite its smaller 10" woofer) blows the BIC 12" out of the water. I kept finding myself wanting to set the BIC louder than it's optimum setting (as determined with a radio shack sound meter and Avia) because it just seemed to be underperforming. The Hsu on the other hand blends perfectly with my other speakers (3 BIC62clr speakers up front and 2 BIC62si speakers in the rear).

Strengths:
price. appears well constructed. Ok if you absolutely can't stretch your budget a little more.

Weaknesses:
pales in comparison to the Hsu stf-2 which doesn't cost that much more. (349 at CompUSA)

Similar Products Used:
Hsu stf-2 KLH 10" from Costco

cebbigh

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.71 of 5, 7.00 votes

Price Paid:  $189.00 from acoustic sound desig

Summary:
Somewhat tentative in writing this review as I am by no means an expert on subs. This sub replaces a KLH 10 front firing sub that I purchased at Costco several years ago. Having just recently replaced all the other speakers in my HT with BIC speakers (3 DV62CLR's up front and 2 DV62si's in the rear) and having been very pleased with the results, I decided to take a chance on the BIC v1220 despite a lack of reviews to support the decision. But the price was so low I figured I didn't really have that much to lose. The sub is a huge improvement over the KLH, much deeper and not boomy.. more punctuation. So far it has exceeded my expectations on any DVD I've used to test it. That said, I don't know how well the BIC v1220 would stack up if compared to some of the highly rated subs (since reading so many great reviews on the hsu or svs models). Overall, I am satisfied with the product. I am especially satisfied with the great customer service I've received in answer to numerous questions I've pointed towards Jeffery White (BIC Service Mgr).

Strengths:
Price Seems well constructed, great sounding sub. Nice match with my other BIC speakers and HK-avr225.

Weaknesses:
Should have probably done more research into hsu and svs before purchasing the BIC.

Similar Products Used:
Only other sub I've used was a 10" KLH sub from Costco. Ignorance was bliss.