In your review of the Polk HTS12, you mentioned 'slightly boomy.' Is it because the subwoofer hasn't been run in yet? Will this condition still exist after several years of use?
oh it still exists after all these years and I said boomy in comparison to other premium subwoofers like KEF, SVS. You can hear the nuances when there back to back tank firings, the driver needs to travel back and forth really fast so it's really tricky to deliver that kind of punch.
actually I was about to make a video on this, Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 model is the best and an all rounder. Since Apple TV Pro 4K cannot handle TrueHD Atmos with plex.
Fantastic review - honest and with real technical information. Firstly a big thanks to you. I am also not quite impressed with this speaker after listening to your reviews. Can you please suggest a better alternative to Polks, that has so real fast drivers and can also reproduce low bass frequency effectively.
Remember svs & rel cost double the price .. remember price is also a factor people always suggest to push the budget,We can raise for 20-30% how can someone double the budget???
Brother i am from India as well, recently i bought Denon avr-x2700h paired with Polk audio RTiA7 and my 2 yr old sub Yamaha ystsw315 but the sub is not performing well, distortion is there as well as rattling at high action scenes like bombing. I want to switch to polk hts12 and hope to feel the difference.
Definitely Polk HTS12 will improve a lot but few suggestions do not keep audyssey given subwoofer volume.. Keep the subwoofer physical volume at 50% and test out from there.. Also try with 2 different phase control as well. gl
@@subhodaluvguru yea try both phases 0 and 180, keep whichever matches with your front speakers. The easiest way to determine is by playing a bass-heavy song.
Nice honest review! Am currently in search of a sub. Actually planning to buy two 10" subs. Few days back auditioned Polk HTS-10 and DSW PRO 660 (12") as my local Profx dealer does not have the DSW PRO 550 (10") as demo. After spending a couple of hours playing both with identical Bluray clips and Music, some how I liked the HTS-10 despite the DSW series is costlier!! Am a little confused whether to go for dual HTS-10 or dual DSW PRO 550 -which I haven't heard. Any suggestion, help, views is greatly appreciated. Thanks much.
Dual sub any day, I'm running Dual Sub HTS 12 and DSW 440 and it makes a huge impact. For HTS series you have to spend a little time in finding the right placement, believe me right placement is very important for the front-firing sub like HTS series and DSW subs are little more versatile in terms of placement in your room coz it's down firing. You can RU-vid how to find sub placement.
@@ElitistReviews thank you for your quick reply. Do you know the reason why there is not much reviews or talks regarding the DSW Pro subs on various forums and RU-vid? Also when I auditioned both, I thought the DSW will blow me away but on the contrary I liked the sound signature of the HTS over the DSW!!
@@aboltabol73 HTS series is the newest model from Polk so just go for it and honestly Polk doesn't make good subwoofers, try to audioned KEF subwoofer on ProFX it will blow you away.
@@mrgringo7289 yes that's Polk monitor series subwoofer, I would say if you live in US or EU then you have plenty of choice unlike India, you should look into SVS, REL, KEF, B&W etc.
I heard people say this sub has issue with auto on/dc switch and will turn off when there is no signal/low frequency coming in from the source, is this true on your end?
It's been 8 months since I am using it, I keep it auto (both my polk sub is set as auto) never had any problem. I just use a good quality UPS to avoid voltage fluctuation.
is it same like pioneer car sub bcz im low on budget i can build a pioneer 12inch 180watts sub with box in 15K will a 50K active sub sound same like my 15K
It's not just the driver, cabinet also plays a big role, subwoofer cabinets are deigned such a way that it will produce less distortion, low resonance. They have wooden chambers to pass the air waves. A lot of R&D goes into making the subwoofer.
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Thank you for honest review. I am planning for the setup along with dedicated theatre room of 220sqrft. Will start the room construction very soon. Also planning for the setup as below. Denon 2700(AVR) Dali Oberon7(standing speaker) Dali Oberon vocal Polk Audio RC80i(ceiling) Polk S10 (surround) Now confused about Sub woofer. I like good punch & thump from sub, please guide me, Another point S10 or S15 ?
@@jpalit1 Dual sub is of course better, if you like Polk then you can go with two HTS10 or if you can find SVS subwoofer then you can get that too. Subwoofer placement is also very important. You can also join my discord for a voice chat, I am free after 10pm IST.
Bro .. I have an Onkyo TX NR656 and Atmos speaker package..now upgrading to S50 S10 S35 and HTS 12..the profx guy is offering only 15% discount but I have seen a lot of ppl getting more than 20-25% off ..your thoughts on the config and any suggestions
It totally depend on the content, for 4k blurays sure not for Netflix streaming. When you visit profx go into the demo room and spend couple of hours there, ask them to play bluray movies, I think you can make the decision over there.
@@elcinesed7465 if you can get the SVS PB-1000 subwoofer otherwise get the HTS 12, but whichever one you buy, do put some efforts into finding the right position for the subwoofer.
I’ve always gone with Polk 10’ but for some reason the amp boards always go out between 2 and 4 years buzzing distortion and crackling..🥴 Someone recommended the SVS 10’ PB 1000 ported. $500 Can anybody tell me they have had one of these and working for more than 3 years maybe 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks 👍🏼🙏🏼✌🏼
I visit a lot of reddit and avforums, SVS is the best subwoofer manufacturer in the world, and highly recommend for their service if you live in the US or EU, amp blowout is very common in all of the subwoofers but they can send you a replacement unit within a 5 days (very easy to replace), you can check out "sparechange" video on it.
@@ElitistReviews godzilla vs kong movie demo I'm glad if you share, and most people say that the sounds in the film are weak, I'm glad if you give me some information
@@elcinesed1629 ok so I have watched Godzilla vs Kong both at theaters and on HBO MAX, while I found that the height speaker and Atmos speaker is buzzing but the bass is weak compared to my local theater. I am thinking of making a video on this topic.
well it's not you can go to crutchfield and check info there, frequency response: 28-120 Hz (-3dB) and total frequency response data is pretty much useless.
Looks like you set the all the other speaker crossovers to 80Hz and set the LFE/subwoofer crossover at 120Hz. They should all be set to the same crossover frequency. Normally, 80Hz. What settings are you using on the subwoofer itself? The crossover should be set to max and set the volume somewhere around halfway up or 50%. It also looks like you're pushing the sub to it's absolute max, way above the home theater standards are. Most people in most situations wouldn't have the volume that high. Given your testing methodology and review I wouldn't take your assessment seriously at all. Basically, all you did was confirm the product works, nothing more, nothing less. You didn't show where or how it performs well or how badly it performs in certain areas, nothing. You want to review something. Learn HOW to do the testing first. Otherwise this is nothing more than another video that wastes space on RU-vids hard drives. Wow, good accomplishment.
First of all 80Hz is not end all be all, I prefer using 40Hz for my tower and 60hz for bookshelf, 120Hz sub sounds good in my room that way I can localize the bass this is totally subjective and I like that since I have dual subwoofer, check AVS forum. Even if I set the sub back dial volume at 50%, did you know that I can still adjust the all the speaker volume and distance from my AVR ? Shocking huh? all the speaker+subwoofer volume is set through a sound meter. I agree that my review could have been better but listen I'm not a professional RU-vidr, I got two jobs and barely have time for RU-vid, I do these reviews out of passion and nothing else. You won't find a single video where I asked people to subscribe. Instead of discouraging people maybe you should start encouraging for once, I see that you never uploaded a single video as of now, maybe you should upload and show us how it's done.
@@ElitistReviews I was only going by what you were saying and showing in the video, nothing else. To my recollection, you didn't mention any of the fine tuning of any speakers/subwoofers through an AVR or anything other processing equipment let alone set any distances or frequency curves or anything else. You did mention that Audyssey was turned OFF, speaker volume -12dB, subwoofer volume 50%. You also didn't mention anything about boundary gains or space-loading or anything else of the sort. You're right, 80Hz isn't the the be all and end all. However, the vast majority of people for whom this type of subwoofer is designed for and targeted at would use a cutoff frequency of around 80Hz. Using a cutoff frequency of 40Hz may well be optimal for YOUR setup. However, it's not what MOST people would be using thus renders this review virtually pointless. Any other reviewer including Audioholics, use the common crossover frequency of 80Hz to test subwoofers. Notice the word COMMON??? The way you have it set up is not common, but user specific and therefore not a valid representation of what or how COMMON people would use the product. I set my Polk Audio DSW PRO 660WI's at 80Hz crossover and the volume level to 50% and my Pioneer SC-65 still set the subwoofer outputs to -9dB. Yes, I've tried different cutoff frequencies, changed the location of the subs to test the effects of boundary gains, cancelling frequencies and many other options. I'm looking to upgrade my system and am looking at the newer products from Polk Audio and this subwoofer is part of the newer lineups. I come from the car audio field and have built many audio systems. I, myself, have achieved a peak of 138.3dB with only 2 10" subs and only 200 watts RMS. No, not world record breaking by any means, but I did win the competition for that power class 3 years in a row as well as win the overall standings regardless of power. But hey, what do I know, right? As for not having any videos... Do you think it's outside the realm of possibility that I have more than 1 RU-vid account? Maybe not. All I was saying to begin with was that your "review" was inaccurate and not what most people would use. Therefore, the review isn't actually a review, but more of a use-case scenario as to how YOU use it, not how well it actually performs as intended by the manufacturer. Based on the CEA 2010 tests I've found on the Polk Audio HTS10 I'd guess the Polk Audio HTS12 performs on par or slightly better than my Polk Audio DSW 660SI's. Oh yeah, I reread what I wrote and still stand by it. Look at your own "review" from another point of view. If you were looking to purchase the subwoofer, how much credence would you give this reviewer of the product? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't take much of what this person said too seriously either, or as the saying goes "take with a huge pinch of salt" Funny... You post a "review" of a product and expect people to just cheer for your efforts and pat you on the back despite the fact it's lacking in several areas. I offer you a critical assessment of your work and tell you what you could do better and you get all defensive and start attacking me and my accomplishments, and then you say "I'M the one who should offer some encouragement. I'll stop now 'cause I'll just get bashed again anyway. Good luck.
@@ziggy-qe5mk so I set the sub at 80hz Crossover, you clearly see it in the video right? even I said that too I know 80Hz is the common cut off point. I think you are confused with "LPF for LFE" that's the cut of point for higher range, that's how it works in Denon AVR. As per volume for recording purposes I kept the other speaker volume low and only kept the sub volume.
