Subwoofer Reviews

Best Subwoofers: $1,000 to $4,000

GoldenEar ForceField 5 Subwoofer: $1,000

Performance
Features
Build Quality
Value

Summary: The futuristic looking ForceField 5 can deliver floor-shaking bass in a large room with headroom to spare. Reviewer Mark Fleischman observed: “I was dumbfounded by how much bass output the sub could muster.”

Plus: Distinctive looks • Downward firing passive radiator enhances bass extension while avoiding unwanted whistles and sputters
Minus: Could use more adjustability at the lower end of its volume range


Triad InWall Bronze/4 SlimSub: $1,400


Performance
Build Quality
Value

Summary: Out of sight but not out of mind, Triad’s Bronze/4 delivers true high-end performance from a low-profile subwoofer designed for in-wall mounting in a retrofit or new construction setting.

Plus: Includes a rack mountable 350-watt DSP amplifier • Installer setup via the Internet • Options for wide, narrow, and frameless grilles • Extensive tuning capabilities, including a six-band parametric equalizer
Minus: Installation may be tricky for the uninitiated

COMMENTS
allanmarcus's picture
Submitted by allanmarcus on December 19, 2014 - 4:43pm

"will win you over with its (literally) explosive performance."

Really? The sub will literally explode and get wood and speaker parts all over the place? Then it will win me over because it exploded? :-)

Warrior24_7's picture
Submitted by Warrior24_7 on December 21, 2014 - 6:57am

Just make sure that you put you ear and head reeeeal close to it when it does it to get the full effect.

mnc's picture
Submitted by mnc on December 26, 2014 - 2:34am

I'm surprised you didn't include the PSA XV-15 since it won your $800 subwoofer shootout. Also, where is the review for the new HSU?

Bob Ankosko's picture
Submitted by Bob Ankosko on December 31, 2014 - 5:59am
Our review of the Hsu VTF-15H MK2, which appears in the February/March 2015 print issue, will be posted soon.
Devin Chen's picture
Submitted by Devin Chen on December 29, 2014 - 7:12am

Which is the best? it's JL Audio e110 Subwoofer, SVS SB13-Ultra Subwoofer, or M&K Sound X12 THX Subwoofer for Outdoor movie?

http://www.h5v.net/inflatable-movie-screen/

mnc's picture
Submitted by mnc on January 12, 2015 - 6:20am

When will you be reviewing the PSA XS30se? I am VERY interested in how it compares to the SVS SB13-Ultra.

Dharmaraj's picture
Submitted by Dharmaraj on May 1, 2016 - 12:58am

None of these subwoofer brands are available in my country :(
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