One of myfellow salesmen showed me a big difference between the $150 sub and the $300 one. He played a bass line where there were 4 or 5 bass notes in a row. The better one played all 4 or 5. The cheap Sony could only play 2 or 3. The better one was a Polk or maybe it was a JBL. It has been a while. It was a pretty easy test so take a favorite test cd with you. Good Luck. Dan
Ruining music with a cheap sub
Hi, just want some general consensus on subwoofers. Will a cheap but decent subwoofer ruin a good system? The sole purpose of a sub is to supplement the lower octave of the spectrum by pushing air through. Please correct me if I am wrong, from a tech perspective, bass is non-directional, it can't be listened but can only be felt. I agree that a high quality fast sub is needed to reproduce good tight bass when listening in high volume. But in moderate volumn, there shouldn't be any significant difference between a $100 sub comparing to a $5000 sub. Your thoughts?