Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Live Wire

Summary:
I am a very lucky person to have this sub. in my house. I can't believe how crisp and clean the sound generated by this beast of a subwoofer is. I have been a big Mirage fan for some time now. My entire HT consists of Mirage speakers and I can't endorse them enough. No I don't work for them. For anyone thinking of starting a home theater definatly listen to the Mirage line. For anyone looking for a sub to add to there ht don't miss this one.

MY SYSTEM:
Mirage om-9's front speakers
Mirage om-c2 centre speaker
Mirage om-10's rear speakers
Mirage bps400 subwoofer
Marantz sr8000 reciever
Toshiba 57hdx82 television

Strengths:
amazing power
crystal clear
great for both music and movies

Weaknesses:
my wife thinks it's a big dust magnet,
so no real weaknesses

Similar Products Used:
paradigm servo-15

Price Paid:  $1350.00 from soundssaround

Summary:
This sub is very heavy. It performs very well for music, and of course stellar for ht. I use it for an anchor when listening to music, to get that last octave of bass present in good recordings of all kinds.
It looks incredible,sounds incredible, and is a real bargain. I can't begin to tell you the benefits of having several good subs in your system. This is the best onr that I have now, and should be
on the short list of subs to audition if you have the scratch and the space. I have it set about 10 feet from back wall, and about 1.5 feet from side wall. Give this one some room to breathe.Placement is easier because of bipolar design.
You must listen to it, but be warned:
once you've had black,you may never go back!

Strengths:
looks,weight,extension,

Weaknesses:
not to be placed directly in corner

Similar Products Used:
mirage bps-150i,paradigm pw-2200,athena p2&p3,d-box david 301.

Price Paid:  $467.00 from Tweeter

Summary:
I bought BPS-400 #1 in 1998 for $825.00, it has been a solid performer, love it. Always wondered what another one would add to our system. Tweeter was closing out on them last summer, floor models only. I found one, the top was not that great, haggeled them down to a $467.00 purchase, brought it home and use it along with the other in a dual mono effects speaker and roll off all other speakers below 50hz. to the pair.

As you can imagine I'm twice as satisfied with 2. They have been bullet proof.

Strengths:
Pant leg flapping: 10
Looks: 10
Value: 10
Weight: 10
Gives me complete satisfaction that LFE in our system is awesome: 10
Music: 10

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
JBL unpowered 12" passive THX.

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Glubes

Summary:
Oh my god after the break-in period this sub absolutely kicks butt. For anybody getting this sub wait till after the break in period before judging this sub.
Now I know why Widescreen Review uses this as their reference subwoofer.

Strengths:
1. depth
2. volume
3. punch
4. looks

Weaknesses:
I don't think its stackable?
Now I want two of them.
ok ok...no weaknesses.

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velodyne

Price Paid:  $799.00 from Tweeter

Summary:
I finally bit it and upgraded my prologic to DVD/Dolby Digital last fall come to find out that my Klipsch SW10 could not deal with LFE, it snapped with midranged frequencies. I am was/am a stout Klipsch-having 5.2 front, Academy center,and 2.5's rear. after listening to my brother-inlaw complain on the phyiscal effort required to get the BPS400 to the family room we tried it out.
IMPRESSIVE does not do justice, he now tells everybody that the big heavy black box makes his pant legs vibrate. I had the SW10 at max and the BPS400 is a 4 and is louder and cleaner, tighter than the old one. My teenage son who is into car audio has to demonstrate this unit to his buddy's. He told me not to adjust the level up when under power cause it will Hurt you.

Strengths:
price point, apperance, PREFOMANCE

Weaknesses:
weight- GET OVER IT!

Similar Products Used:
SW10