Subwoofers are the loudly beating soul of any speaker system and their benefits are not limited only to a deep bass. A powerful subwoofer can relieve your receiver or speaker from much workload and gives it the freedom to concentrate on higher frequencies.
In this post, we are going to highlight some of the best, innovative and brightest subwoofers of 2011. Read on to know more about them, but before buying any of these remember to match the subwoofer with the size of your room. Generally, you should buy an eight inch subwoofer for space within 200 square feet and ten inch for more than that.
1. BIC America Formula Series F-12 ($222.10)
This powerful subwoofer comes with 12-inch injection molded long-throw woofer. It is a unique piece featuring adjustable volume control, high level inputs, adjustable crossover and automatic signal sensing. The subwoofer comes with Patented BIC “Venturi” vent that eliminates port noise that is often heard in other subwoofers, especially while playing demanding music or videos. There are inputs for both Dolby Digital/DTS and Dolby Pro Logic.
2. Polk audio PSW125 ($349.99)
Looking to beef up your home theaterâs low end? Then here’s the the solution for you. The subwoofer adds seat shaking rumble to your movies and extra punch to your music. It has a nominal output power of 150 watt, maximum output power of 300 watt, response bandwidth-32 to 225 Hz and crossover frequency – 60 to 110 Hz. The product comes with volume control, bass phase and auto power on/off feature.
3. Klipsch synergy series Sub 10 ($249.88)
This mid priced subwoofer provides detailed music and powerful bass at the same time. With a superb design and tune, it fills even a big room with soul satisfying sound. It comes with BASH amplifier and 10″ down-firing woofer.
4. Velodyne impact series 12 ($379.00)
State of art powered subwoofers designed to provide amazing bass at an affordable price. It blends into a corner of room and does not calls much attention to itself, but once it starts pumping out low frequency effects (LFE), its presence cannot be neglected. Apart from LFE, it is equipped with MDP amplifier with more dynamic headroom for higher level of bass.
5. Yamaha YST SW216BL advanced ($82.95)
It is a dynamic subwoofer with a power of 100 watt. The model has front-firing active woofer, 10 long-stroke cone driver with magnetic shielding and selectable high-cut filter. Ideal for generating sold bass that gives a vital home theater experience.
6. Jamo SUB 300 ($339.00)
It brings low frequency notes center and front for a surrounding sound that not only you can hear, but feel. The compact sub-woofer adds clean and strong bass to any home theater or 2-channel music system. SUB 300 has a frequency range of 28Hz – 150Hz and a crossover range of 40Hz – 200Hz that can be controlled by a rotary dial on the rear.
7. MTX Jackhammer 22 ($6,550)
This is one of the best car audio subwoofers, which comes with dual voice coil and enormous bass. It is perfect for those looking to add some serious loud bass and excellent audio to their ride. The subwoofer has a frequency response of 20-150 Hz and a power of 6, 000 watts.
8. JBL ES Series ES150P ($449.00)
The model comes with front-firing PolyPlas 10-inch woofer cone in a stylish cabinet that separates it from other powered subwoofers. It has a satisfactory power of 300 watts and a frequency response range of 27Hz – 150Hz. Despite its ranking in the top ten subwoofers, it lacks some of the qualities if compared with Jamo SUB 300 or Velodyne impact series 12.
9. Lava Subwoofers LSP12 ($338.00)
LSP12 has a frequency response range of 24Hz – 200Hz and crossover frequency range of 40Hz – 200Hz that can be controlled by a round dial on rear panel of the subwoofer. It has a continuous power of 250 watts, dynamic peak output power between 400 to 500 watts and maximum volume output level of 110 to 115 decibels.
10. Elemental Designs A3S 250 ($350.00)
The subwoofer is an excellent source of sound at an affordable price. It comes with 10 inch front-firing powered woofer and 300-watt Class D amplifier. On the cabinet, there are rotary controls for phase as well as crossover frequency and volume that make it easy to use it with your home theater system or stereo.
