300 Watts 12-Inch Subwoofer Black (Sub 12)

I use this for a 2.1 desktop system, paired with Emotiva Airmotiv B1 speakers which are powered by an Emotiva A-100 amp (I initially had the Elac debut 2.0 b6.2 but was not satisfied so I returned them and got the Airmotiv B1 and it was one of the best decisions ever.. the B1 are in a different league than Elac). This sub is absolutely amazing!! It has extension into the high 20Hz region which is pretty crazy for a sub in this price range and of this size. Across the entire frequency range, it's powerful, clean, crisp, punchy, just perfect, never boomy or muddy at all. I also have the S10 for home theatre system and it's great too, but the 8" is really all you need for a 2.1 system, and it fits better under my desk. It blends seemlessly with the speakers since it has adjustable crossover and phase control. It's also plenty loud, I have it turned only up to 1/3 volume and it's enough to feel in my chair and floor, and if I didn't have neighbors I'd keep it at 1/2 to 2/3 and at that volume it can be felt in the chest too.Update: at high volume levels and low frequencies, the port makes a noise that sounds like a weird squeaking and it's very distracting. As another reviewer suggested, you can plug the port with low density foam and it fixes it completely. Seems like low end extension and punch are still about as strong as before, but now I can turn it up as far as I want and it handles perfectly. They should really sell this sub with a port plug.. and the plugs are apparently super hard to find so that's annoying. I happened to have one because they came with the KEF Q100.

Love this woofer. Ran great for a year. Then one day the auto on function ceased working. I thought it was an issue with the woofer. Turned out house cleaner had plugged the input cord into the red "out" jack instead of the white "input" jack. No more problems. Perfect woofer for an apartment. And I love the price for this kind of performance and down firing design.

this is a review for the budget minded music /home theater fan...i purchased this sub as a compliment to a budget bedroom set up. I normally don't like to write reviews (especially 1 day into ownership) but i might be doing someone a favor. This is a great sub for the price, I also own a Bic v1220, which is a perfectly capable budget sub , in the same price range, with a 12" driver and 300 or so watts of output... the Emotiva Basx 8 is a more capable sub in a smaller, lighter package ... the Emotiva hits harder, goes deeper and is cleaner (more musical).. i always take Amazon 5 star reviews with a grain of salt, lots of people just hand 'em out like candy at Halloween , but this sub truly deserves a 5 star rating (at least so far).. this is the best budget home theater purchase i have made, i have no experience with real expensive av equipment but plenty of budget stuff. in summary if you are looking for an 8" sub this is a good choice, i would think even audiophile level hobbyist types would find this sub more than ok for small to medium sized roomsUPDATE: so it's been almost a year.. i still like this sub very much for both music &home theater in a bedroom size set up... one thing i have learned is it tends to get "chuffy" when overdriven, my yamaha entry level receiver can fix this with ypao set up, so if your avr has room correction you are golden.. if you have an old avr or 2 channel receiver you will have to manually set the sub (the volume knob).. one other thing i have found out is that plugging the port with low density foam can tighten up the sound for music.. this has been confirmed as safe by emotiva customer service ... btw i have been very happy with the c.s. when contacting them , they are "classy outfit".. another thing i would like to add .. i purchased the b1 bookshelf speakers from emotiva and have been very impressed.. they are a great neutral speaker for music &plenty dynamic for ht...

This little sub works fine with relatively low-bass content when used to supplement small stand-mounts for music play back. My monitors roll-off at 65hz pretty severely so I set the crossover to 100hz with volume at 50% to provide a basic level of low-end support. I was generally pleased with performance with rock, country and classical playback. Bass response was fairly tight (not boomy or bloated) and I was able to integrate it with my monitors without much issue.I'm returning the sub, however, because it produces unacceptable amounts of port-chuff even at relatively low volume with bass-heavy content like house music or movie sound-effects. For example, in the movie 'Arrival' when Amy Adams' character is transported via helicopter to view the alien ships for the first time the subwoofer sounded like an old man hacking a lung with each 'whump' of the rotor blade even at 40% volume. It completely pulled me out of the experience. Granted, this model isn't marketed as a high-end home theater subwoofer, but it shouldn't chuff at such low volume.

Product failed to work when it was opened and connected. Unit would power up then go into standby mode and never do anything else. Checked power cords, cables, etc. nothing would make it function. Unit showed no outward signs of damage so suspect it just wasn't that well made to begin with.

Not near as good as my old Samsung , really does not have a deep bass