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MSRP:
$ 1200.00
Reference Series powered subwoofers shatter your expectations for deep, driving bass by playing
Reference Series powered subwoofers shatter your expectations for deep, driving bass by playing louder and going deeper than significantly larger designs, creating the most dramatic, intense bass you've ever heard or felt. Designed from the ground up for class-leading, room-filling low-frequency performance, the RSW-12 is sonically, cosmetically and technologically matched to the Reference Series. Low-level inputs that also operate as an LFE input (for compatibility with 5.1 digital sound formats) and an adjustable low-pass crossover allow you to configure the subwoofer to your room's acoustics. The easy-to-reach, side-mounted volume control makes for simple setup and convenient level adjustments between music and movie sources.
The RSW-12 delivers truly deep, musical low bass with depth and intensity that intimidates much larger subwoofers. It matches a 12" rear-firing active driver to a 2400-watt BASH® amplifier to provide enough power and low-distortion performance to complement our floorstanding speakers. It is available in wood-grain black vinyl.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
theatrejunkie
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
November 21, 2005Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months |
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Review 1 of 9
Price Paid:
$1100.00
from The Sound Broker Summary:
Absolutely SCARRY! Best Sub @ the $1k-$2K range! 2200 watts max output, and your listening room better be ready, or your going to shake it to pieces! Enough said! Strengths:
Incredible Power! Hits down to 22HZ with authoritative power! Weaknesses:
May need to come back and caulk your walls! Similar Products Used:
Tons of different Subs
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Rating
Reviewed by:
mgeroyannis
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
October 9, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 2 of 9
Price Paid:
$2300.00
from Klaap Audio Visual Summary:
Purchased this sub a week ago after having to return my B&W ASW 675 because of woofer problems. Set up was pretty easy running a single rca lead from my reciever to Y-adapter to the sub, which in turn gives you extra 3-6db more, so volume on sub is set at 9'oclock and frequency at 80Hz which i think is in the middle of the dial since there is no numbers to indicate that. Listening to a various music such as R&B,Jazz,Dance and other sorts this sub is really musical. Pounds hard with little or any distortion. I run this sub with a pair of Bookshelf B&W 602's and they blend in just fine. Don't listen about what types of main speakers you have and that this sub will be a overkill, its all in the matter of tuning! Because any subwoofer can overpower your main speakers. I also auditioned prior to buying this sub an M&K MX350THX Mk11 but i still felt the Klipsch had the edge over it and the Klipsch was much more musical plus the M&K was $1070AU more than the Klipsch. If you are looking for sub that does both music and movies with giving you a hard slam everytime it pounds than look no further than the RSW-12 great looks great sound what else could you ask for! Strengths:
Powerful tight deep Bass slams hard! Weaknesses:
Manual could be more detailed with pics on how to set up sub for first time subwoofer owners. Also frequency numbers on the dial could be added more instesd of going from (eg) 70Hz then skipping straight to 100Hz (where is 80 and 90Hz) Similar Products Used:
M&K MX 150THX Mk11, B&W ASW 650, B&W ASW 675
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Rating
Reviewed by:
baristaboy7
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
March 19, 2005Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 3 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months |
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Review 3 of 9
Price Paid:
$925.00
from brandnamez Summary:
I bought this sub-woofer to compliment my other Klipsch products which it does extremely well. It really is amazing with DVD-Audio and SACD recordings. I have nothing to say other than it really,really gives me the bottom end i enjoy. Strengths:
Dynamic range Weaknesses:
Actice sub-woofer ceased to operate after ten days. Brandnamez said tough luck. Repaired at a cost of $325.00. Lesson learned. Buy from an authorized dealer. Similar Products Used:
Klipsch RB-35
Klipsch RC-25
Klipsch RS-7
JBL 312
Denon 3803
Denon 2200
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Rating
Reviewed by:
steve fortune
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
January 24, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year |
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Review 4 of 9
Price Paid:
$1700.00
from Aurora video audeo B Summary:
Very good product I loved the way it sounds in dare devil wen the IV drips in the hospital this sub literiley nocked the pictures off the wall. So I went and bought its bik brother the RSW-15 so I could masage my feet on the living room floor. With both subs you can literiley feel your nose get ichey and your hair shake on your arms. I love it but my neighber doesnt. Strengths:
Great for music and movies as long as your whole system is of equil calaber. Weaknesses:
falls a little short of its big brother.
You cant have any thing breakable siting around without ruber mack tack under it. Similar Products Used:
Nuaunce,paradigm,sony,sherwood,polk audeo and bose.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
jkmcelhaney(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 29, 2002Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
5.00 votes
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Review 5 of 9
Price Paid:
$803.00
from ebay Summary:
This sub is awesome! I've had it a year now and haven't had a single problem; which is good to hear when you spend this much. The sub is in a 26 by 18 room and I can only turn it up around 3/5 volume to watch movies, without being to loud(even then my wife thinks its to loud). At full volume(on the sub) stuff comes off the shelves pretty quick. You do have to play with the settings for a while to find the ones right for you.
If you were planning on spending this much on a sub, you won't be disappointed. Strengths:
deep and low; this thing hits the spot. Weaknesses:
like I said, you have to organize the shelves often.
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