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Review 3 of 5
Price Paid:
$600.00
from Ebay Summary:
A few years ago I had a Mirage Bps150i in my system for a short time. I ended up taking it back and getting something a bit more powerful. I've regretted that move ever since.
For the last two months I have had another BPS150i in my system and still agree with my first impressions. THe Mirage sub was great on music but it wouldn't go to foundation breaking levels. Music should have been my top priority.
Anyone who reads Widescreen Review has probably noticed the high praise they give to the Mirage BPS210. They even run four of them in their testing facility along with a BPs400.
In the subwoofer special edition the magazine gave it top marks on every aspect.
I've now had the BPS210 in my system for a while. Did the BPS210 give me the musical quality and rattle the foundation....You Bet.
I didn't use this sub as a LFE channel in a digital 5.1 set up. I instead ran it with the Mirage EFX-3 active crossover, being supplied from my pre-outs from my processor.
With the adjustable crossover I was able to dial in the sound to match all the speakers I tried. Running Mirage FRX5's, Mirage M7's and Energy Audissey 3+2's, each matched the sub seemlessly.
The majority of the time I ran the sub with the Mirage M7's. The M7's aren't the last word in bass extension but with the BPS210 it was like the speakers reached down to the depths of Hades. Unlike many subs that sound like two seperate entities, this sounded like the fronts were the ones dredging up all the bass. That's what it should sound like.
Playing the cd Lease Breakers was a sonic extravaganza. On the track "Also sprach Zarathrustra, it opens with a very low harmonic tone that began to rumble things off my shelves. Yet the main melody was absolutely undesturbed.
Last weekend I went to a Civil War reinactment and heard canon blasts from about 20 feet away. On Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture the canon shots that end this piece made the ones I saw the week before seem like they were right there with me.
Listening to Patricia Barber, the bass line sounded very articulate, without the one note bloat so common to lesser subs.
On Movie material it was just as impressive. Godzilla never sounded so menacing. Jurassic Lunch in DTS was also a hoot.
Comparing the Mirage BPS210 to the much less expensive BPS150i was quite a suprise. I hold a much higher respect for the smaller sub. Sure it won't blow your windows out, but it held it's own extreamly well. If you can't spend what it takes to get the BPS210, don't hesitate to go for the BPS150i.
Weaknesses:
None Similar Products Used:
M&K v125, Mirage BPS150i, Energy ES10
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