Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)
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Customer Review: How low does it go?
Summary: 1 Stars
Notice the key piece of information missing from the product description? Even if you go to the manufacturer's page the same key piece of info is missing: the FREQUENCY RESPONSE! This speaker only goes down to 35Hz! My regular Aperion speakers go lower than that! All this speaker does is make low tones (but not the really low ones) louder and heavier. That's OK if you want sound effects, but you are missing the lowest notes in music. You need to find a speaker that will go to about 22-26 Hz. (Some subwoofers go as low as 18Hz, but at the frequency, its a feeling, a sensation rather than actual discernible pitch.) That may not seem like much of a difference, but at these low frequencies its 6-9 notes lower at the bottom end. Further, the manual doesn't indicate the rolloff which means those bottom notes are likely to be weak as they approach the 35Hz limit. If 35Hz is down -6db, that is significant because human ears can easily hear a -3db difference. And where exactly does that rolloff start?
This speaker may seem impressive at first simply because you are powering some bottom frequencies out of balance with higher ones, but the day will come when you know there are low notes supposed to be there but the bottom just disappears. Do yourself a favor and spend a little more. This is REALLY a case of penny wise...
Customer Review: That'll Do, Pig
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the PSW10 in a large FROG/den (30' x 20'). At half volume it provides more than enough power to fill the room with clean heard and felt bass. It is (well) matched with a set of Polk 50 Monitor towers and a Polk center channel. It is perfect for both music and movies. For music, you will hear notes that even with tower speakers you never really heard before (like the snare drum keeping beat). For movies, the difference is night and day. The bass can range from tight (gun shots) to full (helicopter taking off) with clarity and ease. You can feel the beat/effects, but there is never any rattle.
The performance of this subwoofer (like most) is largely dependent on placement. I can place it in the front corner of my room, and it provides massive bass but with a lot of bloom. I can place it in another spot, and it feels underpowered. When I place it in the "correct" spot (firing perpendicular to the front wall, back several feet) it provides loud, tight, clean, audible and felt bass. Anyone not experience this either needs to reposition the woofer (search Google for "subwoofer placement"), has a bad room for a home theater (i.e. floor to ceiling glass), or is in a massively large room.
This subwoofer, if positioned right, should provide great performance for nearly any user.
Customer Review: Terrific and practical sub-woofer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using the PSW10 for over a year and have been very happy with it. It is part of a Monitor 50 / 30 and RM202 setup for a small to medium listening area. While it does not go extremely deep, and does not generate thunderous bass, it is very clean, quick and very good for my use. I listen to music more than going 5.1, and the PSW10 does do magic for music listening.
The connectivity is no issue for me. Power is relative and it is more than adequate for me even watching movies. I almost never turn the volume pass halfway point, so port noise has not been an issue for me.
I have been a Polk Audio fan for a very long time. Like their clean sound very much. The PSW10 and Monitors look nice and clean (it did take a few days to get use to the feet on the 50s). Construction of all speakers are solid, and overall sound matching is very good.
The auto on/off on PSW10 is also a very handy feature. Footprint is not the most compact by itself, but turned out to be good for me. I have a rear-projection HDTV, the PSW10 actually makes it visually easier to transition from the wide screen to the very slim Monitor 50.
For a small to medium listening area, this is a very good quality and practical subwoofer. I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: Great Sounds, Little bit of Money Out your pocket!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the Onkyo RC260 which take two subwoofers. I had an Japanese Onkyo receiver in which I could understand and couldn't get any help from my wife, so I sold it. When I received the receiver I need a subwoofer so listening to the good and bad reviews here I bought one. I said what the hell if it only a $100 lets give it a try. Got it a few days after Christmas because I am stationed here in Japan now. I was happy with the bass. All the music that I listen to is hip-hop and R&B which requires a lot of a subwoofer and it handled them with ease. I can tell you stick in the blu ray Ice Age the first one or Toy Story 3 and the two movies will really test your sound system. Boy I can tell you with one of these babies I was shocked but now I got two of them and let me tell you, you got to hear to believe it. Crystal cleas BASS. My best friend who serves with me have two mid to high level SVS subwoofer powering his HTS and even he was impressed.
I have these boys as my towers ONKYO D-108E(B)sold in Japan. These boyz as my center channels ONKYO D-108C(B)sold in japan, with matching bookshelves. I got to tell you this is an awesome sounding 5.2 system, but there room for two more speakers in this system,because the receiver is 7.2 compatiable. Any rocommendations?
Customer Review: Very pleased with purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I have always been pleased with our audio system. Recently we decided to update since our equiptment
was about 15 years old but still working well. We moved the old Sony equiptment and Cambridge System Six
speakers downstairs and bought an Onkyo Tx-sr308 receiver and Sony SS-F5000 speakers. We already had
surround speakers in place. It wasen't until we visited a friend who has a sub-woofer that we realized what we were
missing. The next day I was searching the internet for a subwoofer and found the Polk psw-10 for just
under $100. After reading many of the reviews I thought I would give it a shot. I ordered it from Amazon and
had it two days later. It brought life to what we thought was a good sound. We liked it so much that
two days later we bought a second one for the old Sony. The Onkyo has a subwoofer pre out jack and I bought
the recommended cable for it. The Sony doesn't have an lfe jack so I ran 16 guage speaker wire to the subwoofer
then out to the speakers. Both hookups provide excellent quality sound. My wife and I are very pleased with
the psw-10 subwoofers and the price is right. I've dealt with Amazon many times and have have always been
satisfied with the company.