Polk Audio PSW450 Powered SubWoofer
Polk Audio PSW450 Powered SubWoofer
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This Polk 150-watt subwoofer has all you want in great bass and more! You'll be able to hear and feel the power and rumble you would expect from a home theater subwoofer.
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The PSW450 is designed for mid-sized to large rooms and makes a great addition to large home theater or stereo systems. It shakes out all the thrills and chills in your favorite movie soundtracks, and its accurate musicality will make you sit up and take notice whether you listen to Lenny Kravitz, or the London Symphony Orchestra. PRODUCT FEATURES: Big 12-inch direct radiating subwoofer driver for deep bass; Magnetically shielded for safe placement near TVs; High current power amplifier; Auto on/off circuit that automatically turns your subwoofer on when it senses a program signal, when no signal is present, the amplifier turns off within 15 minutes; Unfiltered LFE input for use with low pass filtered subwoofer output jacks; 5-way binding post speaker-level inputs and outputs; Switchable 80 Hz hi-pass filter.
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Polk Audio PSW450 Powered SubWoofer
Manufacturer: Polk Audio ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics  Subwoofers
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ASIN: B00005T3K9 |
Product Description
The PSW450 is designed for mid-sized to large rooms and makes a great addition to large home theater or stereo systems. It shakes out all the thrills and chills in your favorite movie soundtracks, and its accurate musicality will make you sit up and take notice whether you listen to Lenny Kravitz, or the London Symphony Orchestra. PRODUCT FEATURES: Big 12-inch direct radiating subwoofer driver for deep bass; Magnetically shielded for safe placement near TVs; High current power amplifier; Auto on/off circuit that automatically turns your subwoofer on when it senses a program signal, when no signal is present, the amplifier turns off within 15 minutes; Unfiltered LFE input for use with low pass filtered subwoofer output jacks; 5-way binding post speaker-level inputs and outputs; Switchable 80 Hz hi-pass filter.Customer Reviews:
Polk PSW450 = Thumbs up!.......2003-05-05
This is my first sub and I've mated it to Klipsch Forte II's with the SC-1 center channel. I'm a "born-again" audiophile who ventured onto the stereo scene back in the mid-'60s when monoaural systems were the norm. After having "dropped out" of the audio world during the '90s, the recent purchase of a DVD player has renewed my audio interest.
I purchased this sub after reading numerous reviews and write-ups. Normally, I would personally audition any speaker purchase but having done that so many times in the past, I didn't relish the idea of going from store to store listening to various subs under various listening environments. Speaker auditioning is a task that's daunting, frustrating, and very time-consuming.
Before anyone starts on a subwoofer journey, however, you must ask yourself about your expectations. Do you want a sub that overpowers a movie scene (or piece of music) that in the end becomes its own entity? Or do you want something that "seamlessly" fits in the background? I was looking for a sub that would blend in and sound "natural" without becoming a distraction.
The Polk sub provides that missing link in my stereo/surround system. The bass is clean and well defined. I can definitely FEEL the bass but more importantly I can distinguish the individual bass notes and differentiate the bass from the drummer's kick drum. In HT scenarios, it's awesome and forceful without becoming an overpowering distraction. Its output is distinct without a lot of "boom." And the sub's volume setting is turned up only halfway. The sub handles itself well during the famous Star War's Pod Race as well as Jurassic Park's T-Rex intro scene. I experimented by turning up the sub volume to maximum and found it was too much (for my tastes) for my 20'x 30' living room (actually, a "great room").
Overall, I'm completely satisfied with its presence when listening to music or when watching movies. I'm not naive, though, and I'm sure if the sub were placed side-by-side to a more expensive sub, the differences would be noticeable. But for a delivered price of $ I've found a sub that fits my needs and my budget.
Strengths:
Price
Strong, floor shaking bass
Low "boom" factor
Well-built
Weaknesses:
Size (basically, its depth)
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