I just dove into the world of bass shakers after being curious for years. It’s one of the best upgrades I ever made. I don’t have a dedicated home theater room and I have kids. For that reason, I like that the unit is compact and doesn’t have any buttons that kids could tamper with. At this price point, this specialized amp competes with some lower cost “regular amps” from Behringer and others. I like that this amp runs cool and does not have fan noise, which was important to me. I’m happy with my purchase and am glad this specialized unit exists. The manual is a little light but the online support team is knowledgeable and quick to respond. The wired remote that comes with it is an interesting concept, although if you have a spare subwoofer out on your processor to use it would be more convenient to manage levels via that. The volume dial has 20 clicks total, each an adjustment worth 5 in volume. It’s not great that the unit loses the last volume setting when disconnected from power for a while, but I can live with noting down my preferred setting and dialing back in when needed. I was initially worried whether this amp would have enough power to drive my earthquake MBQ-1 but it’s got plenty of headroom. I had to turn it down quite a bit to blend it with my system. I still have it on the punchier side, but the amp is still capable of more. I feel like $199 would be an incredible price/value for a device like this - since it’s pretty specialized and I likely would not use this to power speakers - but even at the $279 I paid I’m happy with the purchase.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]