PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
May 15, 2016 Comments Off on PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
When listening to music, the 2000SW had a knack for sounding utterly natural and seemed to integrate seamlessly with my Salk Songtowers at an 80Hz crossover. All the things I look for when listening to a subwoofer with music seemed to be handled deftly by the Paradigm 2000SW. Lower register piano keys were authoritative and weighty, kick drums hit solidly and were suitably felt at volume, and stand-up bass lines were thick and deep sounding without losing any of the micro details in the string sounds. Overall pitch definition was excellent as well. This subwoofer definitely relayed all the subtle nuances in different bass instruments where lesser designs can sound monotonous and one-note-ish.”
JL Audio Dominion d108 Subwoofer Review
May 14, 2016 Comments Off on JL Audio Dominion d108 Subwoofer Review
There are several ways to set up subwoofers. One is with outboard calibration gear, which includes microphones, software, and DSP. And another way is by ear. It can get as complicated as you like it. I chose the “by ear” method. Also, with most subs, you have a choice of either using speaker level input, or line level input. Speaker level input means you run your speaker cables directly into your subwoofer, then an additional run of speaker cable to your main speakers. Line Level input means the sub receives the line output from your preamp or integrated amp, and you will use either your preamp/amp’s onboard bass management, or the controls available on the subwoofer. In either case, your speakers run full range.”
PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
May 4, 2016 Comments Off on PARADIGM PRESTIGE 2000SW SUBWOOFER REVIEW
” On movies there was decent authority and punch to all the material I ran through it. While I felt that I was occasionally missing some of the deeper sounds that you tend to feel more than hear, the 2000SW’s clean and consistent bass reproduction across my entire room was an acceptable compromise to have. In fact, with PBK, when it came time to having both subwoofers running, really was “gilding the lily” so to speak. The biggest benefit with duals in this case was the added headroom so the subs didn’t have to stress so much with challenging material. Although with either single or dual subwoofers in use I never got the sense that I was pushing the 2000SW into uncomfortable territory. I did at times witness some impressive driver cone movement so that scalloped driver surround looks like it is doing its job quite well.”
JL Audio Dominion d108 Subwoofer Review
April 18, 2016 Comments Off on JL Audio Dominion d108 Subwoofer Review
” Audiophiles, however, know JL for their impressive-looking, audiophile-grade subwoofers like their mighty Gotham V2 flagship model, which costs $15,000. The Gotham V2 goes down past 20 Hz, and weighs a back breaking 372 Lbs! Next in line is the Fathom V2, followed by the E-Sub line, and now the recently designed entry level models, the Dominion Series”
Power Sound Audio S3600i Subwoofer Reviewed
April 8, 2016 Comments Off on Power Sound Audio S3600i Subwoofer Reviewed
“For example, on “Casa Loco” from guitarist Steve Khan’s fantastic album of the same name, all the bass notes sounded perfectly smooth and even. The lowest notes swelled, filling the room without booming or excessively resonating. That’s exactly the way a bass works; plug any electric bass into a good amp, pluck some high and low notes, and you’ll hear what I’m talking about. The groove was right on top of the beat, with zero delay or lag; it pretty much sounded like my Revel F206s had grown a whole lot bigger. The sound reminded me of what I’ve heard from well-calibrated professional subwoofers in top-notch recording studio control rooms.”
Paradigm Prestige 2000SW Subwoofer Reviewed
February 15, 2016 Comments Off on Paradigm Prestige 2000SW Subwoofer Reviewed
” The CEA-2010 output measurements I got from the Prestige 2000SW are very close to what I got from another 15-inch subwoofer I recently reviewed, the Klipsch R-115SW; for all but one test frequency, the two subs run within 1 dB of each other, which is within the repeatability spec of CEA-2010. You can’t consider them equal, though, because the 2000SW hits its internal limiter (i.e., does not break the CEA-2010 distortion thresholds) at all of the standard CEA-2010 test frequencies, down to 20 Hz. This is a rare occurrence, something I can remember seeing only in a couple of top-of-the-line models from SVS”
THIEL SmartSub™ 1.12 next generation NEW
January 4, 2016 Comments Off on THIEL SmartSub™ 1.12 next generation NEW
” SmartSub XT Processing—the THIEL SmartSub 1.12 employs a sophisticated acoustic correction algorithm to precisely adjust onboard parametric equalization to help the SmartSub overcome complex acoustic challenges defined by the dimensions of the room”
Artison RCC Nano 1 Subwoofer Review
December 6, 2015 Comments Off on Artison RCC Nano 1 Subwoofer Review
” This clearly went lower and sounded tighter, with considerably less boom, at the sacrifice of perhaps 4 or 5 dB of max level. Multiple Nanos might be a viable option for bigger spaces: The manual states that up to three can be driven from a single wireless link, and while there’s no wired daisy-chain output, a Y-cable or two could accomplish the same end.”
Sunfire XTEQ12 Subwoofer Reviewed
November 21, 2015 Comments Off on Sunfire XTEQ12 Subwoofer Reviewed
” It’s worth noting that, at 63 and 50 Hz, the subwoofer’s distortion was relatively low; total harmonic distortion (THD, including in this case the second through fifth distortion harmonics) was 9.6 and 5.5 percent, respectively, with the second sample. Typically, I might see numbers more like 15 to 25 percent THD here. That probably sounds like a lot because we’re all used to seeing THD quoted for amplifiers, but for a sub even 10 percent THD is usually just barely audible. So the limiter keeps the XTEQ12’s distortion low and probably prolongs the life of the driver and passive radiator, but it may be preventing the sub from delivering the dynamic peaks that a less conservatively designed product can achieve.”
KEF R400b Subwoofer $1,700 Review
October 24, 2015 Comments Off on KEF R400b Subwoofer $1,700 Review
” When I was confident that the R400b could perform well in my reference multichannel system, I hooked it up to a two-channel system via the preamplifier outputs of a NuPrime IDA-8 integrated amplifier-DAC that powered a pair of Definitive Technology StudioMonitor 45 bookshelf speakers. I was able to get a smooth transition from sub to satellites with only some relatively simple fine-tuning of the subwoofer’s controls and minor adjustments to placement, so that the bass was now evenly distributed between the two speakers and throughout the room.”
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