We all know the Sunfire gets boomy when going too high in frequency, and isn't all that fast in absolute terms. It's not servo feedback controlled, so it's an impossibility to be anything other than what it is. My money is on the Velodyne HGS-15, though. I've not Heard the B&W sub, but I really doubt it's anything close to the HGS-15.
Sunfire Signature VS. B&W ASW series
I own a sunfire signature subwoofer and am moderately satisfied. Recently at a local B&W dealer I heard the ASW 3000 (not even the top of the line) and was blown away. At 1/3 of the watts, and less cone area (one 15" active cone rather than two 12" active/passive cones) the B&W sounded incredible. It was able to get the output volume and depth that made me enviouse. More importantly it sounded a lot less "boomy" than the sunfire. Does anyone have an opinion or experience with these subs? I'm thinking about getting rid of my sunfire and don't want to make a mistake based on dealer showroom level tricks. Thanks Joseph
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