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What's Inside? Amazon's Best Selling Home Powered Subwoofer? Polk Audio PSW-10 

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The Polk Audio PSW10 is currently the most popular home audio subwoofer on Amazon. The price $89.99 is $10 less than just a week ago (December 2018) and what a value! I was curious to find out if this sub, with over 4200 reviews, was worth the price of admission or just another junky sub. Well, only one way to find out!
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@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Shop for subwoofers: Polk Audio PSW10: amzn.to/2R9Mgp6 Newer version PSW110: amzn.to/2CxhY7H Other home subwoofers: amzn.to/2RbOiVQ Send me a tip: paypal.me/BigDWiz Support Monthly: www.patreon.com/OldSchoolStereo My Favorite Screwdriver Kit: amzn.to/2x0VzcE
@ilovetoyotatrucks
@ilovetoyotatrucks 5 лет назад
BigDWiz idk y but i didn't expect the built in amplifier too totally awesome... & a 4ch out+w!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
@@ilovetoyotatrucks it's a mono amp. Has speaker and RCA level inputs and speaker level outputs for passing the signal on to your satellite speakers
@riveralley
@riveralley 5 лет назад
@@wal Would you do the SvS PB 6000? Also I saw you on Five star car stereo.
@gregorycarter9352
@gregorycarter9352 5 лет назад
MERRY CHRISTMAS BIG D.:D
@lajuanpride239
@lajuanpride239 5 лет назад
BigDWiz best pioneer home stereo sub woofer
@exhilaratingbass
@exhilaratingbass 5 лет назад
I bought this sub over 8 years ago when I was 13 years old (I’m 21 now). And I still play it to this day. It hasn’t let me down EVER! 10/10 best $90 you’ll ever spend on a sub.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Not the first time I’ve heard this!
@exhilaratingbass
@exhilaratingbass 5 лет назад
When I bought it brand new it was $200. And even then I thought that was a good deal.
@yamahonkawazuki
@yamahonkawazuki 4 года назад
@@wal your videos made the third one done in similar fashion. but fwiw ill repeat what ive said on the others. i bought this sub, a jbl northridge surround setup, 2 yamaha receivers one onkyo receiver 2 cassette decks and one cd playr, for 35 from the goodwill i worked at. sold the receivers already . still have the speakers, including the subwoofer. sure yo could work it hard, but REALLY do not need to. what im meaning by all of this is, you do not have to spend an obscene amount of money to get good sound.
@dexeter3033
@dexeter3033 5 лет назад
I just got mine today. It sounded horrible right out of the box. I removed both the sub and the amp from the box, removed the metal plate thing from the back side of the port and added more poly fill to the box. I added some silicone gasketing to the mounting surfaces of both the amp and the sub before putting it all back together. I also left the trim ring off. It sounds much better now. No chuffing or rattling.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Great post. I should totally do a follow up vid
@jmcg7906
@jmcg7906 5 лет назад
The front of the box looks as thick as the rest. It’s just thin where the sub is so it sits flush.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Yeah, supa thin, like yo Girl Scout cookies!
@fallofthezombies1379
@fallofthezombies1379 5 лет назад
Exactly
@2011joser
@2011joser 5 лет назад
I agree J Mcg. The front panel was routed for the flush mount. You can see board where the trim plastic is split around the hole.
@stevengoelzer
@stevengoelzer 5 лет назад
Good thing the sub could never stress the box to fail because the amp would die long before. There is a reason the black tared the crap out the PCB, its the right amount to last 1 year of lite use. Then sell you another next Xmas. :)
@Only1Sethy
@Only1Sethy 5 лет назад
@@stevengoelzer Mines been bumping for 3 years now... No issues whatsoever. Amps been just fine, and the box is honestly built plenty solid for such a low power sub. EDIT: I've actually had it for 5 years now, just checked when I ordered it on Amazon!!!
@r1derbike
@r1derbike 5 лет назад
Have had one of these for years in a bedroom. It 'fills' the low-end with muddy, chuffy, ill-defined, bass. Use it at levels that 'just' make its presence known and then it shines as only an 89 buck sub may do! Har!
@DjCjx
@DjCjx 5 лет назад
I actually own this sub woofer. Great to see it was worth my investment. Sounds good for what I use it for.
@tadda6282
@tadda6282 5 лет назад
The front panel is actually 0.75" thick. The sub is recessed mounted on the baffle so right where its mounted is thin because of the recess cut into it.
@bikdav
@bikdav 3 года назад
@Tadda: Oh. OK. Got it. That's far better than my present sub (which quite old now).
@danielhillwick8430
@danielhillwick8430 5 лет назад
You need to get a wig to do hair tricks with Big D. Lol
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
So much truth here!
@hifiman4562
@hifiman4562 5 лет назад
Hell yea! "Big Wig D" yelling "you big dummy!"
@alxprogrmz6093
@alxprogrmz6093 5 лет назад
Thank you so much for taking your time and expenses to make this video. I got that bad boy and yes I paid $129. The sub does sound good for a 50 watts. The only complaint I have is the grill rattles so much that it make a loud noise that sounds distortion. Whenever I play music or watch a movie, I remove the grill and the noise is gone. Really recommend this sub for anyone on a tight budget. I have placed in the basement and the first floor tenants could hear and feel the bass. I am very happy with my PSW10 sub.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Great feedback, thanks 👌
@SavageHenry762
@SavageHenry762 5 лет назад
I have a BIC F12 and its amazing. for roughly 2 hundred bucks its more home theater subwoofer than most people "need".
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Cool man! I got this one to try as it was so popular on Amazon and at $90, it didn’t break the bank. If I’m lucky a month of video views will pay for it 😊
@danielbeavers8701
@danielbeavers8701 5 лет назад
SavageHenry762 does the bic beat preatty hard. Iam wanting one mostley for music but for tv also
@msand951
@msand951 5 лет назад
I have the bic to compliment my Elac book shelf speakers. That 12 has alot of bass.
@OxBlitzkriegxO
@OxBlitzkriegxO 5 лет назад
Word. I have the PL-200 and it works great for what it is.
@SavageHenry762
@SavageHenry762 5 лет назад
@@danielbeavers8701 in my experience, its best suited for theater but it will play music.
@deadlybananas
@deadlybananas 5 лет назад
That box opening technique makes so much sense and is so simple yet last week I pulled some tower speakers straight up out of their boxes and almost dropped one like a fool
@Internationalmanofmysteries
@Internationalmanofmysteries 5 лет назад
Always love to see some home audio stuff on your channell. Your dyno videos are truly the best. Keep up the good work and merry christmas!
@anthonynorthover2693
@anthonynorthover2693 4 месяца назад
I got this sub in 2009 on sale for 90 dollars. And it still playing great 👍👍👍👍
@tonedriverss8629
@tonedriverss8629 5 лет назад
Well done review as usual . Much appreciate your honest and knowledgeable work . I have this Polk Audio Sub in my living room Home theater system . I will say , this unit does not disappoint whatsoever ! This coming from a pro audio tech / installer as well as recording studio tech . I may just get another one . It sounds real good . It sounds absolutely fabulous and fills the room with deep rich bass for the past year . Volume on it set to mid - point ... plenty of clean , non farting bass . Hard to beat this sub at that price . You could NOT make one for less .
@vforvendetta6193
@vforvendetta6193 2 месяца назад
You're not a pro tech audio installer... they dont call themselves that... and those ppl dont come up with that crap... let alone buy it... Stop fooling yourself, when you buy this cheap stuff, don't try to elevate this crap to levels trying to act you install audio.... not even close...
@Zoom-ui2pf
@Zoom-ui2pf 3 года назад
My dad bought this over 13 years ago and I still use it to this day. Bought another one (now called the psw10 which is the same but black) to use in my shop.
@mpfoote
@mpfoote 3 года назад
I've had 2 of these for almost 10 years now. Still working great.
@pospc2
@pospc2 5 лет назад
I have had a few Polk subs, never this exact one. I was always happy with it. My Polk car subwoofers on the other hand disappointed me a bit. Btw I work with furniture almost daily, that flipping it over is helpful.
@jermainepearson6835
@jermainepearson6835 2 года назад
I just build a hile audio system and picked this sub up from a seller on offer up, this sub sounds good and everything came together nicely.
@RBS22
@RBS22 5 лет назад
I have two Polk audio psw10, I called my receiver, it's a great subwoofer, in cost benefit, I really liked the result. Great video,I liked the demonstration. A merry Christmas.🎅🎄😎👍
@stevenneese2823
@stevenneese2823 4 года назад
I wish it played a bit lower, especially for home theater. So On mine, i got rid of that stupid rat guard at the back of the port that caused so much chuffing, added almost a pound of polyfill batting, and extended the air port by 3" with a PVC coupler. Based off the calculations, it's now tuned to about 31 hz. It will play a solid 28 hz note, as where before, 35hz was a serious struggle. There's always a give and take though. The lower tuning lost me a little bit of peak output. For me it's totally worth it, as I use it for home theater and run dual subs
@BblastedD
@BblastedD 5 лет назад
Big D with the Diaper on his head = priceless!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
It’s a micro fiber rag 🤦‍♂️
@BblastedD
@BblastedD 5 лет назад
@@wal ok Derek ,it's a "microfiber" rag......cough Diaper!
@i23intheplace2b
@i23intheplace2b Год назад
I live in an apartment with thin walls. I don't care about spl (how loud it booms.) I just want to extend my lower frequencies as seamless as possible. I like the tightness, accuracy and punchiness of smaller subs. I'm trying to decide between Polk, klipsch, elac and JBL. My stereo speakers are Sony sscs5.
@TechGorilla1987
@TechGorilla1987 5 лет назад
You're a big freaking goofball, but your stuff is addictive, man. Thanks!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Having fun is just my personality...making vids is fun, so I enjoy mixing them together 🤘
@TechGorilla1987
@TechGorilla1987 5 лет назад
@@wal It shows Big D. I haven't been in to car audio since the late 90's, but I really get sucked in to these videos. Makes me want to spend money on subs. Something about putting a big 12" sub in the back of my Lexus RX is just wrong though.
@Arc-popz
@Arc-popz Год назад
I used the box off one of those turds that blew out. I cut a face plate out of plywood with a opening to fit a 10" kicker L7 and moved the port funnel out the back of the other plywood that covers where the amplifier went. It bumps pretty good hooked up to a jensen 1000 class d (wallymart) amp. Wired 2 ohms
@JamilLeslie
@JamilLeslie 5 лет назад
heck yea!!!!!!! same unboxing technique i learned while delivering furniture myself!!!!!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Wondered how many people would actually notice this
@yodabolt1247
@yodabolt1247 5 лет назад
The front baffle was the same thickness as the back, they just have it routed out to countersink the woofer. Then they add blocks for the woofer to screw to. They should have just double up on the thickness of the front panel.
@vforvendetta6193
@vforvendetta6193 2 месяца назад
Problem is, people who bought this and still say they use it, never really owned real decent stuff anyways... With that small magnet, cheap amplifier, port chuffing... Those people don't even know what they're talking about. It's just a simple boombox equal to those 5.1 soundsets or soundbar sets nowadays.. None of these cheap subs can't even reach the low octaves...
@ronjlwhite8058
@ronjlwhite8058 5 лет назад
LOL...BIG D WIZ DROPPIN BARS!!! Merry Christmas!!!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Droppin’ some respect most likely 🤦‍♂️
@AquariumBro97
@AquariumBro97 5 лет назад
I used to have one of these. Then i upgraded to their psw505. Then i upgraded to a svs pb2000. Absolutely love my svs its everything i wanted from a sub.
@edud8452
@edud8452 5 лет назад
I have an old school Cerwin Vega 12 inch passive home subwoofer using sony amplifier it shakes my house 😎
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
There ya go!
@bikdav
@bikdav 3 года назад
That PSW10 construction is FAR better than my PARADIGM PDR-10 form 2001. Admittedly, my PDR-10 is getting tired, so I might consider this POLK PSW10.
@adamnelson7389
@adamnelson7389 5 лет назад
I used to have a pair of those back in the day... not very impressive. But for the $120 for the pair when I was on a college budget... hard to beat...
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
I was thinking 2 of these would make a serious setup for most people. The single one is enough thump for my living room system. People who have a simple sound bar or small bookshelf speakers will appreciate the low-end offered by this sub.
@biteme263
@biteme263 5 лет назад
Like I said above, I have two of the 108's which are the same thing bascially. Started with one and added another. Two is by far better than one, it made a pretty big difference. Two subs is almost always always better than one in a home theater though. It smooths out the response in the room, moves more air and you don't have to push them as hard. Not sure if I would call two of these a "serious" set up for most people but it works fairly well. And the price isn't bad. Sony has a 10 inch sub for like 150 bucks at best buy right now that is a bit better.
@SlowSpyder
@SlowSpyder 4 года назад
Sometimes Newegg and others have the PS505 (12" 460 watt version) for as low as $150. I have two of them and love them for the price.
@madmax2069
@madmax2069 5 лет назад
That sub suffers from pretty bad Port chuffing, there is a fix that will massively reduce it. When you took off the plate amp at the bottom left there is a metal grate at the end of the bass port (this is the source of most of the chuffing), when you remove it it'll greatly reduce the port chuffing. I know it's meant to keep thing from going into the box, but it makes the sub chuff more than what it should. But I'd love to see how the Micca MS10 would compare to the PSW-10, And the Dayton audio Sub-1000
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Thanks!
@madmax2069
@madmax2069 5 лет назад
@@wal here's the video I ran into while researching the PSW-10 in my search for a powered sub ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gKsMdcjh8KM.html the port noise is still there but hardly noticeable in that video.
@iamgriff
@iamgriff 4 года назад
i bought this sub a year ago, googled this subwoofer you popped up. I subscribed then ordered the sub. Lol, i’m watching this video, writing this comment. My sub is rattling the house listening to Magic Mike play on the subwoofer that you are reviewing. Lmfao! thanks for the videos!
@Prad2007
@Prad2007 5 лет назад
I recently bought the same Sub to replace the ailing sub I got with my Infinity TSS-450 setup. I'm amazed how much better it is. More than I need for my apartment. If anyone needs a sub for lease breaking, this would be a fine candidate at a good price!
@michaelvickers89
@michaelvickers89 5 лет назад
50 watts rms! ouch! I guess it’s for people who want literally a Touch of bass. 👍😂
@Only1Sethy
@Only1Sethy 5 лет назад
Honestly louder than you'd think! I have it in my basement and it rattles pictures upstairs if I have it cranked.
@kenabi
@kenabi 5 лет назад
its not always about wattage, its about how well designed the components are to make the most of that 50w rms.
@julianpalmer2410
@julianpalmer2410 5 лет назад
I have this im my home and its pretty damn good for 50wrms def drowns out my onkyo 10 that came with my set up
@FakeTheAntivirus
@FakeTheAntivirus 5 лет назад
2 FAST & 2 LOUD!!! Feed a PA subwoofer with 50 Watts, or some good speakers that have a high sensitivity like my regent speakers with 99db/w/m and you get a whole lot of bass, it’s not just about the power, at least not in the PA section. Car-Hifi is something different because the resonance frequency of the speaker needs to be low in order to achieve a good bass output, and that is achieved by making the membrane harder and stiffer, and then of course, with stronger drives
@MediumG11
@MediumG11 5 лет назад
@@Only1Sethy I have one and it says on it 100w
@PrezidentHughes
@PrezidentHughes 11 месяцев назад
These are still available in the UK and I'm interested in getting one, but I would definitely want to spray that front baffle black so it can match the T50s I'm also considering.
@etanthegreat138
@etanthegreat138 5 лет назад
I have the Polk psw505. The 12" next size up from this ome and I love it. Ben banging with it for 5years now. Best $200 sub for the house.
@jeffm2787
@jeffm2787 3 года назад
I have a PSW450 that I still like. Polk makes not too bad of stuff.
@anthonydefr
@anthonydefr 5 лет назад
I have one. I'm pretty happy with it. For the price I can't complain
@drakeshriver2316
@drakeshriver2316 3 года назад
I got 2 of these that still work great but today I am finally retiring them for a upgrade, if anyone wants to buy them just @ me they will be sitting in storage both in good condition
@tonedriverss8629
@tonedriverss8629 4 года назад
This sub is a superb value . It sounds VERY good and rocks and fills the house with CLEAN powerful bass . I was so impressed with my first one that I went and bought a second one . One is at the front of the room and the other at the back opposing wall . Wow , my system is killer with these Polk subs . Pioneer THX amplifier is my head unit , another killer piece . All together , I have not heard a better system than mine . Great review
@ericbachmann8037
@ericbachmann8037 5 лет назад
Great video as usual !!!! I have the PSW505. I’ve been a fan of Polk Audio since 1988, when I bought my first pair of Polk Audio Speakers, the SDA-1C. :D The front is called the Baffle. The Baffle should have been doubled, this would have left more thickness to the Baffle (with added weight). I did notice there are wooden blocks on the back side (inside) where the subwoofer mounting screws go, giving the screws more material to screw into.
@crocoped
@crocoped 4 года назад
I Found one of these at my local goodwill for like $15. One of my best good will finds
@concertexperiences1602
@concertexperiences1602 6 месяцев назад
Finding these on firesale picked up 2 and have them running by the line in for left and right channels as dedicated left/right bass. I'm about to grab two more for the rear surrounds listening to vintage quadraphonic! 4 of these at the same time should be awesome! I have a lower frequency sub running from the amp sub out for home theater use. :)
@thePavuk
@thePavuk 2 года назад
Where I live (Czech Republic, EU) It always cost about $200+ and for last year it cost $250.
@weasel2htm
@weasel2htm 5 лет назад
I picked myself up a pair of Dayton audio B452-AIR and a Lepai 2020 to use for work computer audio, but I realized I was going to need some low end. I wanted something like a 6.5 or 8" but the PSW10 was cheaper than my other (next to none) options. I have been impressed, if I listen at low volumes, it fills in nicely without bleeding into the adjacent rooms, if nobody is around and I crank it, it'll rattle the whole building. The Dayton Audio B452-AIR very are impressive as well, I would recommend this setup to anyone, though if you have the room, I would go for the B652-AIR, desk space limited me to the smaller speaker.
@land.1368
@land.1368 Год назад
hey check out the new Dayton MK402x's, they are quite abit better than the airs for only about 20 bucks more, they have a built in crossover and are very good reference speakers for mixing music. Super small, 4 inch woofer, .75 inch tweeter.
@cain2bad
@cain2bad 5 лет назад
Merry Christmas big d. Thanks for the video brother
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Merry Christmas brother 🎅🏻
@alfa7108
@alfa7108 5 лет назад
Polk audio makes some good sounding product.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Steal of a deal
@alfa7108
@alfa7108 5 лет назад
+Dale Gribble True, within like top 10.
@amb3cog
@amb3cog 5 лет назад
@@Chilling4Shillings Still are really, if you're on a budget. Here's their current TOTL speakers, technically home theater, but I know guys that use the LSI line on some pretty high end 2 channel setups, and swear by them. BTW I know many wouldn't consider $2000 a piece a budget speaker, but it is in the world of high end audio, and supposedly these perform above there price point. They've certainly got impressive specs, and reviews. That's for sure. www.polkaudio.com/products/lsim707
@alfa7108
@alfa7108 5 лет назад
+Dale Gribble Very true
@jacobwebb8818
@jacobwebb8818 4 года назад
@@amb3cog $2000 a speaker is NOT budget in mid-fi/hifi. Sure there are $25,000 but those are the exceptions, not the majority. I'd say anything $650 and below a sub, and $700 for towers and $600-500 is budget for bookshelves
@Van1018s
@Van1018s 3 года назад
The front panel is actually rather thick. Normally when a sub is recessed like that they sandwich two pieces of wood together. In this case they just router it out where the sub goes leaving where the sub mounts very thin. At least that’s what it looked like to me. All in all it looks like a very good value. Love the stupid raps at the end. Always keepin it fun. You truly have one of the best personalities on RU-vid.
@robertbrown2395
@robertbrown2395 3 года назад
I love it that you use real music to test
@wal
@wal 3 года назад
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@Brian1.
@Brian1. 5 лет назад
Merry Christmas my brother
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
🎅🏻👍
@billbones1000
@billbones1000 5 лет назад
Plug the port with closed cell foam. 100% improvement.
@craigdillworth4680
@craigdillworth4680 5 лет назад
What is cell foam
@MrPhins
@MrPhins 5 лет назад
Man, Amazon shoppers love Polk and Cerwin Vega too. It's almost like it's eternally the 80s.
@Wolfie66
@Wolfie66 4 года назад
Thinking of purchasing this sub for my 10' X 15' living room. I have a pair of 1986 Polk Audio bookshelf speakers powered by a 100 watt Onkyo receiver. Great review!
@twiseii260
@twiseii260 5 лет назад
I've purchased 2 of these subs 2 years ago and they sound great. I have them hooked up to my 1,140 watt 7.2 channel Sony home audio system. 👍🏾🔊🎶🎵
@biteme263
@biteme263 5 лет назад
A 1100 watt amp/receiver paired with 100 dollar 50 watt subs, not the route I would go lol. Then again realistically your reciever is probably much closer to 100 watts a channel. Most companies lie about the power ratings.
@biteme263
@biteme263 4 года назад
@Say What I know it has its own amp and yes it has a lot to do with the reciever. If you have a seperate amp in the sub you want the output to match the rest of the speakers. If your main amp has 1100 watts a 50 watt sub is never to going to keep up. At lower levels I am sure it would be ok. However if you crank it up, or there are explosions there is no way that sub is going to have the output it needs to match the rest of the system. Especially considering these particular subs don't like to be driven hard. Unless maybe if your other speakers have horrible efficiency or something, but I doubt that is the case.
@skip741x3
@skip741x3 2 года назад
pretty sure he's talking about the total sumed up watts of all channels that manufacturers give to make their recievers look impressive...a better realistic estimate of the amps the reciever can put out is the amp rating on the back right next to power in cord...also total watts capability is there too..likely its more like 250 to 400 watts for that amp... he didnt state model...often, multichannel amps arent doing much better than 50 watts per channel if measured at same time.. unless you have a beast amp that weighs 50 plus lbs
@skip741x3
@skip741x3 2 года назад
@@biteme263 so true.. often these amps barely do 50 watts per channel if driven all at once
@chasehammock
@chasehammock 3 года назад
good job with the tech details & taking it apart & putting a multi meter on it, explaining all the components!
@rickjubraj5555
@rickjubraj5555 3 года назад
This sub is very good for the price I paid, IAM an audio guy, and it's very very good, wow
@austinrupard9302
@austinrupard9302 5 лет назад
I bought one about 6 years ago used for40$ on ebay, I've run the piss out of it and it's still kicking and sounding good.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Decent boom for minimal dolla
@ProkonsTechCenter
@ProkonsTechCenter 5 лет назад
I found one of these in the garbage. The amp was cooked, fried transistors. I ended up throwing it in the back of my car powered by an alpine 500w mono amp. This lil 10 bumped hard for about 45 days prior to the voice coil meeting its imminent fate. Even surprised my neighbor jibs with how hard she hit. nice budget recommendation.
@michaelskramii2245
@michaelskramii2245 Год назад
Thank you for the concise and thorough review.
@wal
@wal Год назад
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@buddybeavers2691
@buddybeavers2691 3 года назад
The Bic Acoustic is a beast for the price. The gold sub with black dust cone and silver ones.
@badazzbro3756
@badazzbro3756 5 лет назад
A huge thumbs up on the proper way to open a darn box dah..
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
😊👍
@juarezgerardo5091
@juarezgerardo5091 3 года назад
That's right, Polk Audio Subwoofers are they pretty good 👍 👌 I hope buy Four Of does Subwoofers Powered
@MacNifty
@MacNifty 5 лет назад
There was a brand I bought off Ebay in 2000. CAS or CES. Cinema Audio Systems or Cinema Entertainment Systems.. something like that. I had bought a 15" in a big box with a 400 watt rms amp. That thing hit hard and low. I was impressed. One drunk night in 2002 I fed it wayyy too much distortion and blew the sub. Never could find it again online. No picture no page. Nothing. Right now my favs are still my Definitive Tech BP3000 towers with the 18" subs in each tower down to 13hz and 1,500 watt amps in each tower. Nothing compares.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Oh man those Def Tech towers are SO drool!!
@MorganaRavenheart
@MorganaRavenheart 5 лет назад
I had one, it was just okay. Now I have 2 Boston 12" THX certified passive subwoofers, powered by a high current amp.
@MorganaRavenheart
@MorganaRavenheart 5 лет назад
@@wojtek-33 not really, since I found them at Goodwill, $80 for both. 😅
@garrettfowle3332
@garrettfowle3332 5 лет назад
I have had this sub in my works install bay for the past 11yrs.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Reliability FTW
@kaedeschulz5422
@kaedeschulz5422 5 лет назад
The front baffle just seems to be thin. That is because of the flush mount. As a speaker builder i would have made the baffle out of 2 layers so that there still is a lot of wood to hold the sub. And happy new year by the way! :D
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Right! Happy New Year brother
@kaedeschulz5422
@kaedeschulz5422 5 лет назад
@@wal Sister ;) Thanks (^_^)
@jgvtc559
@jgvtc559 5 лет назад
I play both my ps10s a little over halfway and all the way through to the highest hz crossover and didn't remove my ports grilles not a single problem in my studio
@Nemrod811
@Nemrod811 5 лет назад
I've had this sub for years and I'm happy with it,think I paid bout 100 with free shipping from Polk. Later on I got a HTiB kit and it came with the 12" version and I run both. Decent bass but not the hard hittin bass I want for for rap music.
@charlesnorris3449
@charlesnorris3449 5 лет назад
Loved the freestyle! LOL. Have a great Christmas brother
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Yeah I suck...you can say it 😊
@Drinkyoghurt
@Drinkyoghurt Год назад
It’s crazy how subs are basically twice as expensive over here in europe
@Mr.Robert1
@Mr.Robert1 4 года назад
Good sense of humor I love it.
@nukedathlonman
@nukedathlonman 5 лет назад
Futureshop/Best Buy put it on final clearance 7 years ago... Yet they continue to sell them to this day, making it the longest clearance sale I've ever seen. So who knows if Polk has discontinued these or not. LOL For the money, it's a solid unit - not the best around, but not the worst either - I think Polk nailed it. I have one hooked up to my PC carefully matched to my monitors (I'm not talking about my LCD's - ROFL). Merry Christmas Big D!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
I can’t see how they could continue to sell these at $90 and make a profit...
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
Merry Christmas brother!
@nukedathlonman
@nukedathlonman 5 лет назад
Def a good question. I know paid $99 (CAD) 7 years ago for mine, so somehow Polk and retailers must be making money off these.
@Only1Sethy
@Only1Sethy 5 лет назад
I paid $85 5 years ago for mine and it's still bumping!!
@rizavelar3356
@rizavelar3356 5 лет назад
@@nukedathlonman I bought mine in 2010 from Futureshop. It was on sale for $89. This was around the time that the loonie was on par or above the USD. Currently this same sub is going for @$150 or so at Best Buy Canada. Goes to show you how much prices are affected by the currency differences.
@JDuBz815
@JDuBz815 4 года назад
I have two of the PSW10s in my setup. My room is far from ideal.. Multiple openings into other rooms and not completely square. Gave them my best effort with REW and MiniDsp which really helped them flatten out a bit. But still not what I'm looking for. Rather than buy a 3rd PSW10, I decided to buy 2 Polk HTS12 subs. With 4xs (claimed) rms, they should be good. Might keep one PSW10 in a back corner if it helps balance the HTS's across multiple seats. Edit: this is not to knock the PSW10.. Its a decent sub for what it is. I imagine in a small room with a door you can close 1 or 2 of them in opposite corners or either side of listening area could probly be pretty good. Just not enough for my current room
@tomvincent7167
@tomvincent7167 12 дней назад
Had a PSW-110, the amp went out with light duty use!
@wal
@wal 12 дней назад
Sorry to hear. I'm still using this sub in my living room system 5 years later with no issues
@bryanp4827
@bryanp4827 2 года назад
You DO realise you didn't take into consideration the fact that the front baffle is routed to recess the sub, therefore THICKER than you described...SERIOUSLY...
@wal
@wal 2 года назад
I DO realize that 🤣. Hope you have a great day
@tjappie8860
@tjappie8860 5 лет назад
not bad at all, perfect for beginners!
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
😬👍
@tjappie8860
@tjappie8860 5 лет назад
@@wal 😬👍
@edifierbass7821
@edifierbass7821 5 лет назад
I do know that Subwoofer is all about frequencies the active Low -pass filter did it, that's the main ingredient even a 10wrms -TDA 2030 chip can produce an impressive low freqency that makes a huge sound output and thanks for sharing
@raidendigital1003
@raidendigital1003 5 лет назад
I used to have one of these and I didn't like it very much. I thought the box was designed bad. The port tube geometry or some such thing. I don't remember very well what it sounded like with the stock driver, but I think it still had a noisy port. I dug mine out of storage and the surround was rotted. So I replaced the driver with a GRS 10SW-4, perfect fit and the connectors were the same too. I could never get it to sound right to me though. Tried it with the port sealed and that didn't work well ether. I would be decent if the port were designed better and the driver did not use a foam surround. I'm actually tempted to buy one just to review it with a stock driver. Too bad I passed up getting an intact one I found at a thrift shop, I gave the modded one I had to a thrift shop soon after.
@blazed85
@blazed85 5 лет назад
Any owner of this sub should know to take the amp out from the back and attached to the sub port is a plastic piece you gotta remove to get rid of port noise.
@madmax2069
@madmax2069 5 лет назад
Plastic? That part is metal, unless they changed materials. Because most of the videos I've seen on removing it it's metal.
@hifiman4562
@hifiman4562 5 лет назад
I nearly bought this model a couple days ago. I chose a Klipsch 10" instead, 150w rms. It's going in my Freightliner. 😎
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
I’d love to try more home subs, but they are not easy to sell afterwards due to their size and weight
@Live_Loud
@Live_Loud 2 года назад
You'll recommend such active subs over dedicated pro amp and car subs in home?
@Dan_Hazard
@Dan_Hazard 2 года назад
Are there any home subwoofer that could possibly go into a car and sound good? I noticed that there are some videos of people using car subwoofers in there home theater system so I was wondering if the opposite was true
@usersegoniavihodnoi
@usersegoniavihodnoi 8 месяцев назад
Купил бывший в употреблении. Разобрал и увидел, что произведён в 2003 году. Качает до сих пор, как новый. Качество - огонь!
@jmanko
@jmanko 4 года назад
@7:16 I have the PSW110 and it's been discontinued a long time ago. In fact my amp broke on it and I can't even find a replacement plate for it anymore. It's a nice speaker and enclosure and it seems a waste to throw it out because no plate will fit it.
@karl6823
@karl6823 5 лет назад
Big d, I remember when this came out new a good friend of mine bought this and it’s sounds awesome very nice sound quality!!
@Thumper68
@Thumper68 5 лет назад
Thin face was probably for the flush mount. Cheaper then woodwork to thicker wood.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck? 😊
@k....98
@k....98 5 лет назад
LMFAO the end killing me for real awesome vid as always Merry Christmas
@biteme263
@biteme263 5 лет назад
I have two of the PSW108's which are basically the same thing. I think they are dropping those too, or at least best buy is because the prices keep dropping. They were like 150 and have now dropped to 129 and are hard to find stocked in the stores. It is basically the subwoofer they use in the T series speaker line up, which I also have. They are ok for the price, not what I would call a true "sub" woofer. More like a powered woofer which is what most of these cheaper models are essentially. Its nice to see you verify the amp is actually what they rate it for. Mine sound ok, they have some port noise if you push them too hard though. Polk kind of cheaped out on the quality of the ports. They put some sort of protective cover on the inside behind the port and the flare on the front doesn't fit real flush or even against the cardboard tube so there are some rough edges. For the price I would suggest people get two of them. One sounds ok, but with two they have a lot more impact and actually sound/feel like a 20 hertz subwoofer. Plus you don't have to drive them as hard which they don't seem to like much. Or you could spend a bit more and just a get really good sub woofer that does actually play that low. I used to have a velodyne that would mop the floor with these things. Then again it cost 3 times what these do.
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
These are designed for people who don’t have any bass in their system. Having some bass is better than none IMO
@boutthatvolvolifevolvo242g9
@boutthatvolvolifevolvo242g9 5 лет назад
Nice little subwoofer Merry Christmas big D
@noodles_and_bananas
@noodles_and_bananas 4 года назад
how do i set this up to my TV? any special cords an amp or extra things needed? this will be my 1st time setting a subwoofer up.
@TAnimations
@TAnimations 3 года назад
I am also doing this for the first time. Would you know what exactly I would need to set this up to my PC since it's been a month, have you figured it out?
@gxiong3917
@gxiong3917 4 года назад
The sub almost looks like mine from an Infinity Basslink. (Black) Hits pretty nice and clean for a low powered sub.
@lastamericanhero59
@lastamericanhero59 5 лет назад
Merry Christmas dude.....hope Santa brings you some rap skills🤣🤣🤣🤣
@wal
@wal 5 лет назад
👈😜👍
@josephbragg1162
@josephbragg1162 3 года назад
I just bought the Polk Audio PSW505 460W MAX 300W continuously (RMS) and this this is so deep and crisp. It was a toss up between this psw10 or the psw505. I chose the 505 because of the size and power and deeper hz
@skip741x3
@skip741x3 2 года назад
i have Both and agree..the 505 can do effortless deep extension..the little guy sound really nice as long as you dont force it into distortion by turning it up too high.
@simmyqux
@simmyqux 5 лет назад
Thank you for this vid, I wouldn't have found this great sale if it hadn't been for you.
@Only1Sethy
@Only1Sethy 5 лет назад
You won't regret having it! It is only 50w rms but honestly packs a punch. I've had mine for 5 years now and it's still kicking!
@brandondannys-menary3678
@brandondannys-menary3678 4 года назад
I have a set of self amplified tower speakers (vm audio to be exact) they come with built in 10in subs but they’re not great, any way I can connect a sub similar to this to them using 2 male to 2 male rca cables? I’d appreciate it very much if you responde -thank you
@felipegoes8834
@felipegoes8834 Год назад
Is it normal for the air duct to make that noise ??
@stevengoelzer
@stevengoelzer 5 лет назад
Big-D I really enjoyed the review. I value the opinion of someone who knows what true bass Heads expect. Buying a home SUB a bass head would like is very hard to do without spending way too much, just to be sure. Nothing is worse than buying a new sub and it be junk. The online reviews for Home audio are thick with fan boy or boasting about how much they paid. I would love to hear your opinion on BIC America F12 12-Inch sub its just under $200. I bought a 15" home sub from parts direct for 200 and hate it. I thought how bad could it be it's 15". The reviews were all good. Normal people not just bass heads buy 15" sub for their homes, who knew!
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