Best powered subwoofer under $400, for stereo (not movies)

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

This thread has me messing around with my subs and looking at “bougie-er” options. I have a Yamaha 8”, Klipsch 12”, and an Audioengine S6 I’ve been playing with in different combos and placements. The RSL is intriguing and also looking at the SVS 3000 Micro…

 

[burbguy82]

@Pablo what is the purpose of this sub, what are you going to jam out too?

 

[Pablo]

Deep Forest CD cranked. Yamaha player works awesome.

 

[thescreensavers]

Delivered. It’s quite the monster. Still need to assemble everything

Hah just imagine the 12s I got lucky that my L-shape couch left 19" to the wall! It doubles as a coffee table and it shakes the couch pretty well too. Glad you are enjoying your 10S!

 

[Pablo]

My office suddenly seems small!

 

[lakestone]

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

 

[Pablo]

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

Old early pop like Pink Floyd Yes ELP or Stanley Clarke or Steely Dan and many others

 

[Propflux01]

That thing IS great. Nicely pairs with my relatively smaller speakers. Only listened to a couple old records so far and I am amazed. Great pairing.

Wait till it "breaks in" (and yes, speakers Do break in). Glad you like the sub.

 

[Pablo]

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

It varies a lot.

Vinyl Beggars Banquet on the turntable. So clean and well recorded, Rolling Stones growling rock sounds good on this set up. I think the Marantz amp does it justice told by jumping from "source direct". This record was amazingly clean out of the well yellowed inner sleeve. I probably bought this around 1975, not 1969.

 

[OVERKILL]

It varies a lot.

Vinyl Beggars Banquet on the turntable. So clean and well recorded, Rolling Stones growling rock sounds good on this set up. I think the Marantz amp does it justice told by jumping from "source direct". This record was amazingly clean out of the well yellowed inner sleeve. I probably bought this around 1975, not 1969.

Yeah, my worst experiences have been with these recent "remastered" albums which sound like absolute ass. Ohhhh, heavy pressing! Doesn't mean a **** thing when the recording is ass. My best sounding album is a UK import of Metallica's "LOAD", which was not a 3rd party production, it was something they chose to manufacture for the UK during the time of recording. It's a 2-LP set and it sounds absolutely incredible.

 

[Nessism1]

I have the Jamo version of the Klipsch SPL-120, and it's a monster. This is an older model, but still available for about $400. Adding this to my system has been a revelation. I just love it. It's adjustable, so position your sub where it sounds best in your room, and adjust the gain to suit your listening pleasures.

The amp burned out after about 7 years or so. Bought a new one and got it back working easily, though. Reading about similar failures, and the recommendation is to simply turn the unit off when not using. I left mine in "standby" at all times, which apparently, is not ideal.

Some bash Klipsch, but I feel they make some amazing stuff. Good bang for the buck.

 

[Pablo]

Mine is in standby. Thanks

 

[Nessism1]

Mine is in standby. Thanks

Turning off my sub is a bit of a pain. I have to reach behind it, and toggle a small switch. After doing it a couple dozen times, I can do it by feel now. Some may claim it's not needed, but I'm on the train now...

 

[Cropduster172]

Turning off my sub is a bit of a pain. I have to reach behind it, and toggle a small switch. After doing it a couple dozen times, I can do it by feel now. Some may claim it's not needed, but I'm on the train now...

I bought one of those wireless remote power strips for mine, $14. Keep the remote in the basket with my TV remote.

https://a.co/d/gqfhdYV

 

[Cropduster172]

I have the Jamo version of the Klipsch SPL-120, and it's a monster. This is an older model, but still available for about $400. Adding this to my system has been a revelation. I just love it. It's adjustable, so position your sub where it sounds best in your room, and adjust the gain to suit your listening pleasures.

The amp burned out after about 7 years or so. Bought a new one and got it back working easily, though. Reading about similar failures, and the recommendation is to simply turn the unit off when not using. I left mine in "standby" at all times, which apparently, is not ideal.

Some bash Klipsch, but I feel they make some amazing stuff. Good bang for the buck.

Yeah. I got the Klipsch RSW-112. I paid $316 delivered. I read about leaving it in standby but also read about folks having amp issues.
Had for 5 years with the remote shutoff and it it's been stellar.

 

[Hermann]

Mine is in standby. Thanks

My Polk sub goes into standby after not receiving a signal from the pre-amp for 15 min

 

[97prizm]

Recommend a sub, under $400, that has good tonal quality not shake the house movie stuff. Thanks!

Has to be a sealed port if you want clean low end. I'd go no bigger than a 10" as I've found 12"15 and 18's start getting into super low frequencies. My MTX's sound really nice and clean in a sealed box and I think are still made in the usa in Wisconsin. They're worth a look and seem to be overlooked many times.

 

[Hermann]

Deep Forest CD cranked. Yamaha player works awesome.

Is this what you are referencing

 

[Pablo]

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Is this what you are referencing

Yes the first and best of the Franch group

 

[Hermann]

Yes the first and best of the Franch group

listening on my Echo, I like
The Maggie's will love it.