Rythmik Audio F12/F12-400 vs JL Audio E-Sub e112


Hello everyone! I am choosing a subwoofer mainly for listening to music in stereo. There are two candidates, as the title suggests. Now there is an opportunity to buy a JL at a discount, and the price of the Rythmik will be much more expensive than the official one due to shipping to Serbia from the USA + taxes. So it comes out to about the same. The listening room is about 25 sq.m with two wide passages to the kitchen and dining room of the same area. The musical genre is mainly metal, but also light music with my wife. Speakers - Buchardt S400 MKII. Listening at a medium volume level, shaking the floor is not necessary, but scale, depth, weighty lows and musicality are needed. Please help me make a choice.

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The midrange is what is important...your wife will be happy..forget the subs they will screw up the sound...too slow and they will draw attention to themselves....not disappear.

That’s just silly advice from someone who’s never heard what good, well-integrated subs can do. Good subs properly set up disappear completely and do not draw attention to themselves, period. They also offer substantial benefits in imaging and expanding the soundstage in addition to filling in the missing lower octaves and improving dynamic capabilities. Personally I’d go with the Rythmik F12G for music, and you should absolutely consider adding a second sub down the road if at all possible as the benefits are very meaningful over using just one sub. Hope this helps, and best of luck.