Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Home Video Library

Summary:
After reading some reviews I thought that I would give my 2 cents. I sub rocks! I replaced a $800 Velodyne and there is no comparison. Great tight, deep bass. High power to push that sealed sub and that is why some don''t think it has the power it does. Seems like they didn''t study the sub before they bought it! A sealed design is much smoother and less punchy but this little box ROCKS! It is soooooo smooth and deep. I had a 15" Klipsch with a 2400 watt amp and I liked the AEnergy more! It was smoother and deeper and not at all punchy. Great for movies and music. Very highly recommended. My wife also noticed the difference as I like to turn it up!

Strengths:
Deep, deep bass below 18hz and very tight and clean without being punchy at any point. Gloss black finish, smaller size that outputs more than many much larger subs. Controls and inputs are excellent.

Weaknesses:
Only the price but worth every penny!

Similar Products Used:
Velodyne, Infinity, NHT and Klipsch.

Price Paid:  $950.00 from Base Electronics

Summary:
I originally wasn't going to buy this sub. I was going to listen to the paradigm servo 15 but the dealer gave me a great deal on it for 1300 canadian plus tax. I was reluctant because I could not listen to it first but was told I could bring it back if I wasn't happy.

When I got it home, unpacked it and set it up I was impressed. It is was very musical. It kept up with everything I threw at it. Rap, techno, classic rock came through like it was supposed to. bass was articulate and to the point with no overhang or boominess. The sub never tried to overpower the rest of the music even with me having it set to 100hz lowpass. It blended seamlessly with my mains (paradigm reference 40's) and never localized the bass.

On HT it was good being able shake the paintings and pictures and blinds and just about everything else. It does have a few minor faults though. For one, I find it can't plunge the lowest depths(rolls off quickly after 27-25hz). I took my spl metre and did a little experiment. I set my sub to half volume and sent some test tones through it. it's pretty flat at 100,90,80,70hz,peaks at 62,60hz and remains flat at 40,35 and 30hz(after 60hz its hard to measure because everything shakes so much) though at 25hz it was down about 10db and at 20hz I had to increase the volume on the reciever from -20 to -10 to get a reading. though this little experiment was far from accurate it still showed the limits of the sub. The servo control on this sub seems to limit the sub in my opinion. when you start to push this little box the amp starts to condition the signal to prevent over excursion. neat little trick but I find it to hold back the sub's high output. This sub is also a little picky for placement it took me about an hour moving it about to find the best dispersion. Though at 14x14x15.5 it can go just about anywhere.

Strengths:
Seamless blend with mains, small footprint, accuracy

Weaknesses:
Can't hit low 20hz bass, limited output

Similar Products Used:
listened to Monitor audio ASW-210, paradigm ps-1000, cheaper energy models

Price Paid:  $1200.00 from A&B SOUND

Summary:
This sub does not produce 1500 watts of power. Perhaps it peaks to 1500 watts,but the most I figure it goes is around 500 rms, if that. I really wanted to like this sub but my Psb performed just as well but cost me 600 dollars less. When I played tracks that contained heavy bass the sub began to make popping noises. Perhaps I'm not a "true audiophile" what ever that means, but to my ears this sub is not worth the money. It's a nice sub but I think you can do better for the money. I'm still looking for the perfect sub. I'm going to audition the 15" definitive, and the sunfire subs. I let you know how that goes.

Strengths:
Nice piano finish, doesn't take up to much space

Weaknesses:
does not sound like a 1500 watt sub, starts to make a popping noise with heavy bass

Similar Products Used:
PSB

Price Paid:  $1500.00 from Good Guys

Summary:
My grandmother used to say about certian meals that you should eat them because they will, "...stick to your kishkas(ribs)." This is a sub that, like one of my grandmothers great meals, will really stick to your ribs.

As Ike Eisenhower used to say, "It's not the size of a dog in a fight, is the size of fight in a dog!" This small dog has a hell of a lot of fight in it. It just sits there, a pretty shiney small box, looking at you through its funny little black grille.

When you turn it on and up it will come at you with so much energy. It sounds great for music, and when you want to feel the sound during action movies, this shiney little box will jump on your chest with both feet - you feel it right in the center of your chest! I am talkin floor shaki'n, roof rattelin' bone crashing sound you will feel!

I like this guy.

Strengths:
Power, wide range of system-integration features, sound.

Similar Products Used:
Energy XL-10

Summary:
tight, tight, tight, tight BASS!!!! this little box rocks!!simply put,this thing is great for movies and music.If you like DEEP BASS with your movies and tight bass with your music.GET OFF YOUR A.. and GET THIS SUB.

Strengths:
size,power and performance with movies and music.

Weaknesses:
price

Similar Products Used:
rel,sunfire,b&w,deftech