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Review 2 of 20
Price Paid:
$250.00
from Paul Green HiFi Summary:
This subwoofer has been used in a multitude of setups, ranging from home theatre and dedicated music systems to computer speaker systems.
In Home Theatre, it often lacked the absolute power given by other subs when played at medium-high volumes in medium-large rooms. Distortion is often slightly noticeable on powerful 'thumps', although generally, this isn't an issue as distortion in subwoofers is far less noticeable than in full-range systems. Generally, the subwoofer handles movies pretty well at normal to around medium volume levels, and will be far more than enough in smaller rooms.
For music, this subwoofer has been tested in small(ish) and very large rooms with bookshelf and floorstanding speakers. With bookshelf speakers, it performs well, smooth bass and enough power to pack some punch at higher volumes. At times it can be a bit slow, struggling to keep up with faster more detailed bass lines. Other than that, no major gripes.
In large rooms with larger speakers, this subwoofer does next to nothing other than 'flap' constantly. The port tends to rattle at higher volumes, and overall the subwoofer doesn't go deep enough to make this worthwhile. The maximum volume output also makes it rather limited in room size. This is a little unfair however, as it is quite a small subwoofer.
For computer speakers, this was absolutely fantastic. It was used along with a pair of very compact active bookshelf speakers, which had no desperate need for support from a subwoofer, but could have done with a little more bass at times. This subwoofer performed absolutely fantastically as computer speakers generally do not need to be particularly powerful. Having said that, this sub goes way louder than would ever be needed for computer use, and the crossover frequency seam is not particularly noticeable. I had the crossover frequency set to around 60 Hz, and it packs a huge punch when used like this. Strengths:
Relatively powerful for it's size
Very small
Will support small speakers very well
Great for small rooms
Cheap
Variable crossover seems to work very well
Movie and Music modes
Relatively well built
No background noise/fan/hum
Active Weaknesses:
Can bit a *bit* slow at times
Not massively musical
Not great in medium sized rooms
Next to useless in larger rooms
Medicore design
Port 'rattling' at very high volumes Similar Products Used:
Assorted budget subwoofers
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