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    Budget 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer Shootout

    Thought you guys might find this useful.





    The market is flooded with $100-$200 10-inch powered subwoofers. So, how do you separate the good from the bad… the high value products from the others… and how do you make the right purchase decision to get you the product you need while not over-spending?

    To tackle those questions, I ordered 5 of the more popular budget 10-inch powered subwoofers from Amazon and conducted my own shootout. This video explores these options and aims to provide you with some knowledge – using science, not fluff – to help your purchase decisions.


    The subwoofers tested here are:
    Yamaha NS-SW100BL: https://amzn.to/3hCsk7l
    Polk Audio PSW10: https://amzn.to/3c3YebP
    Klipsch Reference R-10SW: https://amzn.to/3mm9HIq
    Sony SACS9: https://amzn.to/3hEcvNz
    Elac SUB1010: https://amzn.to/2FzsCPu

    (Note: Amazon affiliate links above. I get a small commission from sales made through my affiliate links without any additional cost to you.)

    Results sheet can be found via my Google Sheet:
    https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/lou...oofer_testing/

    Some information regarding the use of multiple subwoofers to provide a smoother in-room response:
    https://hometheaterhifi.com/technica...-kevin-voecks/

    Because I know I will be asked: Before I began testing, I reached out to both Monoprice and Parts-Express about obtaining review samples that I would send back but I did not get a response. If you have a subwoofer you would like me to test, track me down and let’s see if we can work something out.
    -- SQ is great, but sometimes nostalgia is greater. --


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    Re: Budget 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer Shootout

    Saw this on Audio Science Review. Good stuff!
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    Re: Budget 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer Shootout

    Very cool. I have the Polk in living room (movie use only), does pretty well. Nice to have validation that I made a good choice


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    Re: Budget 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer Shootout

    Enjoyed your recent sub standard video and many others. Looking forward to this one as well.

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