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i bought this sub at a very good price. the subwoofer sounds good but its just not enough power for my needs. but for the money you pay its a great deal
I still have a low hum when connecting power to my PS3. De power rating would then be dependant on the size of the room.
This doubt stayed with me up and untill i received the product and did some initial testing. Only after setting up my receiver/performing the calibration with the sub and running some excellent material (BlackHawk Down, Ironman, Startrek) on bluray did the power of the active sub come into play.Everyone who thinks that Power rating is important for bass will know after having "listened" to a good active sub.
At first i was sceptic on why an active sub would out perform my passive sub. At least a 10 inch sub would give that "feel" of LFE "sound".
In this case if you really want to feel bass the criteria should be: how low do you want to go. Size then does matter.
A 50-100 Watt is sufficient for a "normal" living room.Of course there is a small gripe. Will work on sorting this out.
The bass goes very low. At my age, there is no need to try to impress anyone with how loud my stereo can go. The instructions tell you to set your front (main) speakers on the "small" setting (if you have a surround receiver or amp). I now listen to music at low to moderate volume levels which I have learned to feel comfortable with.
And if you feel that you need to impress your friends & neighbors with the loudness of your subwoofer, the PSW10 might disappoint you. Even when watching movies in surround mode, I don't feel the need to generate seismic activity. To get to the point, for most of us, this Polk PSW10 is plenty loud enough for home theater as well as music. I am an older guy who has been listening to music for more than 40 years. I gave it 5 stars based on the build quality, sound, and the value received. Just take the time to read the instructions and take some time to calibrate the settings on your receiver/amp as well as the subwoofer.
After a short while you will find the sweet spot and you should seldom need to touch the volume control on the subwoofer. The only con I can think of is that this unit has a large footprint and it takes up a good chunk of space.
I got mine (brand spankin' new)for $88.00 at a store called Fry's. And I am wise enough to know that I don't need to spend $500+ on a subwoofer.
But, if you simply want a good-sounding subwoofer to compliment your bookshelf speakers or satellites, the Polk PSW10 will fit the bill nicely. And as long as you don't crank the volume way up on the subwoofer itself, it's not boomey.
Besides, you should never need to max-out the volume on the sub-woofer. It really makes the music (and movies) sound more alive and full.
Now THAT's a bargain.
I bought it to replace a bose that just wasnt working. I thought it was worth the money. I am not an audio expert but a friend hooked it up for me, and rarely listen to music with my home theater setup. For your average home theater enthusiast who is looking for a sub that won't break the bank, you can't go wrong with this Polk. This sub-woofer is a great value. When we do have music playing on this system, it's usually during the holidays or when entertaining friends, so the music quality is not being scrutinized. For movies, this sub gives you the room shaking effects that you expect.
Fast Shipping, very good sound quality and easy setup. Best part of all is it $100 cheaper here than Bestbuy.
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