Subwoofer Reviews

Best Subwoofers: Less Than $1,000

Definitive Technology SuperCube 4000 Subwoofer: $799

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Summary: Packed with useful features you don’t always find in this price category, the diminutive SuperCube 4000 is adept at handling a broad range of music and movie soundtracks. Reviewer Darryl Wilkinson called it a “spectacular bargain.”

Plus: Lots of convenience- and performance-related features • Distortion reducing DSP • 12-volt trigger input • Super useful remote control expedites setup and simplifies on-the-fly adjustments
Minus: Credit-card-size remote easy to lose or misplace


HSU Research VTF-15H MK2: $899


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Summary: An update of the award-winning VTF-15H, the VTF-15H Mk2 is not small or light but it is highly flexible and will win you over with its (literally) explosive performance. It delivers amazing bang for the buck and stands as the only sub on our list that netted five stars across the board. Watch for our review.

Plus: Tremendous bass output • Excellent value proposition • Highly flexible setup controls
Minus: Heavy!

COMMENTS
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.
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.

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