Acoustic Audio PSW250-6 Home Theater Powered 6.5" LFE Subwoofer Black Front Firing Sub,250 Watts

I live in an apartment but also wanted to add some more low end to my HiFi system. I thought the best way to start would be with a smaller subwoofer due to space limits and not wanting to bother my neighbors. It came double boxed and in good shape. Only a minor cosmetic issue on the front upper left where the vinyl wrap is slightly bubbled. It seemed decently well built and I tested a couple of locations for it. I was very impressed with how something so small could really make the low end feel more full! I was looking for something that was subtle and blended in nicely and this did the trick. It just sounds like my speakers did deeper, which is what I wanted. It’s been great for music and films. I connected it up using the sub out on my Yamaha AS-801 into the LFE port on the sub. I do appreciate that is has speaker level ins and outs so that people with more basic amps or who want to use the sub for some bass management can. I’ll likely one of the models in this line for my sister at some point since her amp has no sub or pre outs. In summary, this is exactly what I needed for my system.

Package was to be delivered a day after Father's Day :( , however to my surprise it arrived 3days prior, professionally pack within 2 sturdy card board boxes ( I can use those). This is the first review I have made on a product and I am very pleased so far. I purchased a SOUNDBAR with 4-4in. speakers, 2-1in. tweeters, and a built-in adjustable bass canal chamber design (100W). I thought anything larger than a 8" subwoofer would overdrive the Soundbar. I wanted more bass though did not want to over-power my 9'X12' Man cave. I compared many brands of speakers and chose the Acoustic Audio PSW300-8 for the features, appearance, compact size, and price. I can adjust the crossover and phase to blend with the soundbar. I am still learning the unit though it seems as though the AUTO-ON switch position seems to be intermittent at low listening volumes (less than approx. 1/4 of system volume output) though currently, I leave it in the ON position. I recommend this product for the features, compact size, appearance, and COST.

This 250 watt RMS subwoofer really enhanced my 500 watt RMS Technics surround sound system. I had my doubts that it would mean much, since my main speakers are 2 JBLs with 15" woofers, but it really improved the whoooomp of an already powerful system. I've pounded the crap out of this subwoofer for almost 2 years now and it has shown to be up to the task. I would rate it 5 stars except that they advertise it as a 500-watt subwoofer when it's really only 250 RMS, which I just found out today and I am disappointed (now I can only brag that I have a 750-watt stereo instead of 1000. LOL). I should've checked more in depth before I bought it, but all in all, before I found out the actual power rating, I loved it, so I have to give it 4 stars based on that alone. Also, I mainly use my stereo for listening to loud rock and rarely use it for movies, but this subwoofer performs well in either scenario.

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For this price point, I had my doubts. I'm an audiophile, and musician/producer/composer. I geek out on audio equipment a LOT. This replaced a Yamaha subwoofer that finally stopped working. I love a lot of Yamaha's electronics, so this subwoofer here was a budget decision.Fortunately, thus far, it does the job very well for this particular room it's in. As good...maybe better than...the Yamaha. It is a bigger sub, so that helps. But the features and setup seem very good.

Wow. This product is truly terrible. Sound quality and construction are both bad but the real deal breaker here is that this speaker is severely lacking in volume. Even with gain set at maximum, I could barely hear the thing. Had to put my hand in front of it to make sure it was working. 500 watts?! I compared this to the Polk Audio PSW10 at 100 watts. The Polk speaker is much louder at less than half gain and is FAR superior in every way. Recommend you choose the Polk instead at this price point.(I'm running a Pioneer SX-1280 amp through Klipsch Heresy speakers.)