Monoprice SW-10 10" 150 Watt RMS (300 Watt Peak) Powered Subwoofer
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does it have a built in amp?
A shopper
on Jan 30, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Yes, and it buzzes. Mine is going back!
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- Gary M on Feb 13, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 1, 2023
how ironic about that buzzing noise. mines does too and even though its low, it interrupts my sleep
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- New User U on Feb 28, 2024
BEST ANSWER: Yes, and it buzzes. Mine is going back!
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- Gary M on Feb 13, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 1, 2023
how ironic about that buzzing noise. mines does too and even though its low, it interrupts my sleep
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- New User U on Feb 28, 2024
Yes, this is a power sub. I own 2 other 10 inch subs that cost 3 times what I paid for this model. Best bass for the money
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- Shane B on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 7, 2023
Yes, it's amplified. I highly recommend this sub btw. Heaps of low end that you can dial in, great for music and movies.
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- Patrick C on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 11, 2023
Yes it does. on a further note, I am extremely impressed with how well this sub performs for the price I paid for it.
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- George t on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Nov 19, 2022
It has a volume control but it is a subwoofer, a speaker, so I would not expect it to have an amplifier.
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- Janet A on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Apr 25, 2022
Yes it has a built in amp and its a beast of a speaker
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- Aaron E on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Mar 29, 2022
Powered implies built-in amp, yes.
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- Henry H on Jan 30, 2023
- Purchased on Sep 1, 2022
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Some people that purchased this sub stated it has an audible hum. Has this problem been fixed?
A shopper
on Mar 4, 2023
BEST ANSWER: I got mine in January and it had an audible hum when I had it near other equipment. When I isolated it and the wires to it, it went away. However, if I leave it on without the auto off function for many hours without being used, it will sometimes develop a hum. All I have to do to get rid of it is to turn it off and back on again and the hum is gone. For the sound and value, it is worth dealing with it every once in a while. The reason that I don't use the auto function all of the time is that if I am listening at very low levels, it will sometimes not kick on but otherwise, works perfectly.
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- R S on Mar 4, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
BEST ANSWER: I got mine in January and it had an audible hum when I had it near other equipment. When I isolated it and the wires to it, it went away. However, if I leave it on without the auto off function for many hours without being used, it will sometimes develop a hum. All I have to do to get rid of it is to turn it off and back on again and the hum is gone. For the sound and value, it is worth dealing with it every once in a while. The reason that I don't use the auto function all of the time is that if I am listening at very low levels, it will sometimes not kick on but otherwise, works perfectly.
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- R S on Mar 4, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
Have been using this subwoofer in a professional editing environment since December. We have noticed NO audible hum whatsoever. Sometimes, the "hum" can be a result of various factors other than the subwoofer itself. Ground loops (google it), induced noise from nearby electrical or video cables, etc. That being said, if you completely isolate and unhook your subwoofer from your audio source, does it still hum? If so, the sub is likely the issue. Hope this helps.
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- William S on Mar 5, 2023
- Purchased on Dec 14, 2022
I have not experienced an audible hum with this product. Have you checked your cables that feed your subwoofer or checked the output of your receiver?
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- Jay N on Mar 5, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2023
I set the Power Mode switch to Auto, so it turns itself off when nothing is playing. When it is on, like in between songs, I haven't noticed any hum.
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- Kurt S on Mar 4, 2023
- Purchased on Nov 22, 2022
Just bought mine December 2022 and it does have a very slight hum. But I have to be about a foot from it to notice. I don't think it's an issue.
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- Daniel K on Mar 4, 2023
- Purchased on Dec 6, 2022
It does have noticeable audible hum. I tried connecting different rca cables to it but didn't fix the problem.
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- SANG L on Mar 5, 2023
- Purchased on Nov 23, 2022
I haven't noticed any humming. May have been a ground issue on their side?
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- Patrick C on Mar 4, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 11, 2023
I have not noticed any hum with mine.
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- James M on Mar 5, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 10, 2023
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my monoprice model # 41497 has a constant low hum when idling. can someone tell me whats that?
A shopper
on Feb 28, 2024
BEST ANSWER: my unit is as quiet as a church mouse , works perfectly , however in your case there are a few things that can cause this problem. first thing and easiest is to check your cables , and replace them with cable you know to be good , also check your power plug in cable, (120 volt ) into the unit make sure of a tight fit , a transfer cable that over time becomes weak or does not carry the complete signal can cause this issue, so further a sub hum can also be caused by another component, ( receiver , pre amp etc ) you might want to preform a trail and error to localize the issue.after all of this if nothing seems to work then, its is a possibility that the sum amp can be the problem , so if you have access to another sub pug it in and see if the problem is remains. hope i helped good luck
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- raymond m on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 15, 2023
BEST ANSWER: my unit is as quiet as a church mouse , works perfectly , however in your case there are a few things that can cause this problem. first thing and easiest is to check your cables , and replace them with cable you know to be good , also check your power plug in cable, (120 volt ) into the unit make sure of a tight fit , a transfer cable that over time becomes weak or does not carry the complete signal can cause this issue, so further a sub hum can also be caused by another component, ( receiver , pre amp etc ) you might want to preform a trail and error to localize the issue.after all of this if nothing seems to work then, its is a possibility that the sum amp can be the problem , so if you have access to another sub pug it in and see if the problem is remains. hope i helped good luck
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- raymond m on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 15, 2023
There is a slight hum but it should not be noticeable unless up close to the subwoofer. Can you share a picture of how you have it connected?
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- Paul K on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 21, 2023
Try a different power outlet, i had this too, and i moved the power plug into a different surge plugged into a different wall outlet.
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- Yang W on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 17, 2023
You may need to use a different power outlet. I moved it to another outlet and that did the trick.
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- Sid D on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 27, 2023
Sorry, I returned it without using because it did not have type of connection that I needed.
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- PAULV F. on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 23, 2023
Mine does the same thing. I think it's called "bargain hum".
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- John S on Feb 28, 2024
- Purchased on Mar 20, 2023
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What does Monoprice recommend to connect the MM-5 speakers to the SW-10 subwoofer? The MM-5 master speaker has a single RCA jack and the SW-10 subwoofer has a left and right input jack. Thank you.
New User U
on Dec 11, 2020
I use my subwoofer for surroundsound. If you have that option also in the back of your Stereo it will have an option for a single Jack or a left and right Jack. If you want to use a single Jack you can buy from Monoprice an adapter where you plug in the left and right into one end of the adapter and then on the other is the single Jack that you can plug-in.
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- Phil H on Dec 11, 2020
- Purchased on Nov 30, 2020
Connect to the white RCA connection. Only one is needed as SWs are Mono. Enter
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- Phillip J on Dec 11, 2020
- Purchased on Nov 28, 2020
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Will your True tube amp drive this? Only has 10 wpc. Drives my Zu speakers just fine but not sure of the sensitivity of this sub.
A shopper
on Feb 18, 2023
This sub has its own built-in power amp, so your amp capabilities don't matter - just need a line output - ideally variable.
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- matthew s on Feb 27, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 4, 2023
This has an amplifier built in, only needs line level input.
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- Raphael H on Feb 27, 2023
- Purchased on Dec 18, 2022
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Can you pair this with a powered bookshelf speakers with a sub out port?
A shopper
on Feb 17, 2021
BEST ANSWER: Yes, I am using it with a pair of Audioengine A2's. The only issue is the level of the subwoofer output from the Audioengines is low for the gain of the subwoofer. I have to almost max out the gain.
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- Mike H on Feb 17, 2021
- Purchased on Feb 5, 2021
BEST ANSWER: Yes, I am using it with a pair of Audioengine A2's. The only issue is the level of the subwoofer output from the Audioengines is low for the gain of the subwoofer. I have to almost max out the gain.
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- Mike H on Feb 17, 2021
- Purchased on Feb 5, 2021
You certainly can - but I have found this subwoofer is a real overkill in bass unless you’re streaming videos or high action movies desiring the realistic sound effects
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- New User U on Feb 17, 2021
- Purchased on Dec 10, 2020
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Can this subwoofer be used with the Monoprice class D 60 watt D1 & D 3 portable battery operated PA Speakers ???? email me
Larry H
on Feb 12, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Hello and thank you for your question. Although you can technically connect the PA speakers to the this subwoofer using the proper cable, the ideal setup would include a subwoofer meant for PA speakers like the following:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600091
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600091
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- Carlos R Staff on Aug 17, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Hello and thank you for your question. Although you can technically connect the PA speakers to the this subwoofer using the proper cable, the ideal setup would include a subwoofer meant for PA speakers like the following:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600091
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600091
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- Carlos R Staff on Aug 17, 2023
i DON'T SEE WHY NOT it should work fine
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- Darrin G on Aug 17, 2023
- Purchased on Nov 11, 2022
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My amplifier does not have a “sub out”. Therefore, I know I would run speaker cables out to sub and then there to a speaker, but which connections do I plug into the sub, and then which to the speaker?
A shopper
on Mar 28, 2023
BEST ANSWER: I hooked both the sub and the speakers to my amp speaker a terminals. So 2 sets of wires to each terminal. Wiring all to the same terminals sounded the better with my amp than wiring to the sub and then to the speakers but I can't speak for your amp/speakers.
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- R S on Apr 16, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
BEST ANSWER: I hooked both the sub and the speakers to my amp speaker a terminals. So 2 sets of wires to each terminal. Wiring all to the same terminals sounded the better with my amp than wiring to the sub and then to the speakers but I can't speak for your amp/speakers.
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- R S on Apr 16, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
speaker out to sub then sub out to speaker. or speaker out to speaker and then to sub
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- Darrin G on Apr 14, 2023
- Purchased on Sep 1, 2022
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If my receiver has a single subwoofer pre-out, do I need an adapter to connect it to this sub?
A shopper
on May 1, 2023
BEST ANSWER: You can connect with a single cable or you can use a Y adapter.
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- New User U Staff on May 2, 2023
BEST ANSWER: You can connect with a single cable or you can use a Y adapter.
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- New User U Staff on May 2, 2023
No. I assume your receiver's sub pre-out is an RCA type connection, correct? If so, all you need is an RCA type subwoofer cable. You would connect it the the Left input RCA on the back of the sub, it's labeled LFE and then connect to the pre-out subwoofer connection to your receiver.
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- Alejandro G on May 5, 2023
- Purchased on Mar 24, 2023
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What is the input impedance of the RCA jacks? For that matter, what's the impedance of the speaker level terminals?
A shopper
on Dec 23, 2020
BEST ANSWER: It shouldn't matter very much as this is a powered subwoofer that doesn't put much additional strain on your amp. I run this with an amp that cannot be used for under 8 ohms and have had no issues when using 8 ohm speakers.
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- R S on Apr 16, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
BEST ANSWER: It shouldn't matter very much as this is a powered subwoofer that doesn't put much additional strain on your amp. I run this with an amp that cannot be used for under 8 ohms and have had no issues when using 8 ohm speakers.
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- R S on Apr 16, 2023
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2023
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I have wood floors. What are the feet made of? I don't want to mar my floors
Steve D
on Mar 10, 2021
BEST ANSWER: I just looked at mine and found that they are make of a hard wood or plastic (I can’t tell). Each foot comes to a slightly rounded point. If you are worried about it just put some small felt circles under each foot. The felt protectors can be found at any hardware or Walmart store.
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- Eric R on May 26, 2021
- Purchased on Dec 7, 2020
BEST ANSWER: I just looked at mine and found that they are make of a hard wood or plastic (I can’t tell). Each foot comes to a slightly rounded point. If you are worried about it just put some small felt circles under each foot. The felt protectors can be found at any hardware or Walmart store.
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- Eric R on May 26, 2021
- Purchased on Dec 7, 2020
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What's the speaker's impedance?
A shopper
on Nov 23, 2021
BEST ANSWER: I want to say it was a 6 ohm, 10 inch woofer that I saw when I pulled the woofer out to check it. Do NOT put a 4 ohm replacement! This WILL burn the amp right on up! Speaking from experience.
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- Christopher S on Mar 22, 2024
BEST ANSWER: I want to say it was a 6 ohm, 10 inch woofer that I saw when I pulled the woofer out to check it. Do NOT put a 4 ohm replacement! This WILL burn the amp right on up! Speaking from experience.
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- Christopher S on Mar 22, 2024
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Do these subwoofers include port plugs or the option to purchase port plugs specifically designed for them?
A shopper
on Dec 8, 2021
BEST ANSWER: They do not include port plugs nor do we sell them separately.
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- New User U Staff on Dec 8, 2021
BEST ANSWER: They do not include port plugs nor do we sell them separately.
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- New User U Staff on Dec 8, 2021
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Sub has a really loud hum. Any solutions or send it back ?
A shopper
on Nov 22, 2023
BEST ANSWER: If your subwoofer is producing a loud hum, there could be several possible solutions depending on the specific cause of the issue.
-Ensure that all cables connecting the subwoofer to the audio source or amplifier are securely plugged in. Loose or faulty connections can sometimes cause humming noises.
-Try using different cables to rule out any issues with the existing ones.
-Make sure the subwoofer is properly grounded and connected to a stable power source. Electrical issues can sometimes cause humming sounds.
-Consider plugging the subwoofer into a different power outlet to see if the hum persists.
-Keep the subwoofer away from other electronic devices that may be causing interference. This includes devices like routers, wireless speakers, or other audio equipment.
-Try moving the subwoofer to a different location in the room to see if the hum changes or disappears.
Monoprice stands behind all their products and offer support for any product related question. For further assistance, please contact us via chat, email, or phone by accessing: www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact.
-Ensure that all cables connecting the subwoofer to the audio source or amplifier are securely plugged in. Loose or faulty connections can sometimes cause humming noises.
-Try using different cables to rule out any issues with the existing ones.
-Make sure the subwoofer is properly grounded and connected to a stable power source. Electrical issues can sometimes cause humming sounds.
-Consider plugging the subwoofer into a different power outlet to see if the hum persists.
-Keep the subwoofer away from other electronic devices that may be causing interference. This includes devices like routers, wireless speakers, or other audio equipment.
-Try moving the subwoofer to a different location in the room to see if the hum changes or disappears.
Monoprice stands behind all their products and offer support for any product related question. For further assistance, please contact us via chat, email, or phone by accessing: www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact.
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- Jake S Staff on Dec 1, 2023
BEST ANSWER: If your subwoofer is producing a loud hum, there could be several possible solutions depending on the specific cause of the issue.
-Ensure that all cables connecting the subwoofer to the audio source or amplifier are securely plugged in. Loose or faulty connections can sometimes cause humming noises.
-Try using different cables to rule out any issues with the existing ones.
-Make sure the subwoofer is properly grounded and connected to a stable power source. Electrical issues can sometimes cause humming sounds.
-Consider plugging the subwoofer into a different power outlet to see if the hum persists.
-Keep the subwoofer away from other electronic devices that may be causing interference. This includes devices like routers, wireless speakers, or other audio equipment.
-Try moving the subwoofer to a different location in the room to see if the hum changes or disappears.
Monoprice stands behind all their products and offer support for any product related question. For further assistance, please contact us via chat, email, or phone by accessing: www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact.
-Ensure that all cables connecting the subwoofer to the audio source or amplifier are securely plugged in. Loose or faulty connections can sometimes cause humming noises.
-Try using different cables to rule out any issues with the existing ones.
-Make sure the subwoofer is properly grounded and connected to a stable power source. Electrical issues can sometimes cause humming sounds.
-Consider plugging the subwoofer into a different power outlet to see if the hum persists.
-Keep the subwoofer away from other electronic devices that may be causing interference. This includes devices like routers, wireless speakers, or other audio equipment.
-Try moving the subwoofer to a different location in the room to see if the hum changes or disappears.
Monoprice stands behind all their products and offer support for any product related question. For further assistance, please contact us via chat, email, or phone by accessing: www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact.
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- Jake S Staff on Dec 1, 2023
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What is your methodology for measuring the frequency response?
Michael C. Y
on Nov 17, 2020
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What is the width of the woofer side?
Kosta V
on Dec 4, 2020
Is the auto on function working properly? I was going to buy the THX select certified sub but it won’t be available until August so I was looking for something to get me by until then but really wanted a sub with auto on feature.
Screwedoutofmoney
on Mar 24, 2021
What is the exact width of this subwoofer cabinet?
New User U
on Nov 30, 2023
I want to replace the drivers what ohm rating does monoprice recommend with the amp in this sub?
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on Jan 5, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5
Nice Subwoofer
Nice subwoofer, great sale price. Only complaint is there is an AC hum when not in use.
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Great Value Subwoofer.
I highly recommend. Pros: Power, aesthetics/looks, Price to Performance, warmth and blend ability. Cons: fuzzy sounding with detail but not overly detailed bass, large for a 10' sub, auto pause function is terrible, no output via RCA Y splitter.
This is a great value subwoofer with very good sound. The cabinet is beautiful as I prefer a more modern look, as opposed to a wood grain cabinet. Connections on the back are plentiful. Couldn't have been happier on Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend. You will hear this subwoofer when located in other rooms. Adds that warm bass to a 2.1 system if you blend the sound and use an equalizer. A great buy for someone willing to take the time to optimize for a balanced overall sound.
This is a great value subwoofer with very good sound. The cabinet is beautiful as I prefer a more modern look, as opposed to a wood grain cabinet. Connections on the back are plentiful. Couldn't have been happier on Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend. You will hear this subwoofer when located in other rooms. Adds that warm bass to a 2.1 system if you blend the sound and use an equalizer. A great buy for someone willing to take the time to optimize for a balanced overall sound.
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Rated 3 out of 5
Hummmm
The sound is good when music is playing through the rest of the system. The problem is there is always a very low level hum coming from the subwoofer.
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A beautiful subwoofer that really delivers, a great sonic balance with my Monoprice tower and bookshelf speakers. The center channel speaker rounds out the surround sound system that I have built. All of your speakers perform at a level that exceeds their price,signed a happy customer Brady Herring
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