An overall fantastic subwoofer for the price. I will now list all of the pros and cons, but before that, there is on thing you need to know. I have heard that this speaker is much better after having time to 34;break in,34; and I have just been using it for a few hours. Pros: Extremely loud. This will definitely give you earth shattering bone chattering bass at a great cost. The deep bass sounds great. The speaker itself seems to be very high quality, and so does the surround. The speaker looks like it's made for high output and low bass. The box is also very sturdy. No port noise. Cons (Note: My room is not good acoustically, and I have not spent a huge amount of time positioning the subwoofer. ) The power is highly unpredictable. The first kick in a series can be pounding and loud, but then the others, will be the correct volume. The frequency response isn't at all close to flat. There are loud frequencies and quiet frequencies all over. I know the placement has a lot to do with this though, but the mid bass is definitely way too loud compared to everything else. I have the crossover set to 100 hz, so it sounds pretty good coupled with my other speakers which start to drop off around that frequency. The box is small and the port is as well. I don't know what it's tuned to, but I think it should be at least a half an octave lower. Very boomy, but the bass is still accurate, and I am able to distinguish all the different notes. lastly, the frequency response, as others have said, is not a lie, but the sound very steeply rolls off at around 32 hz. Final thoughts: This is the best way to spend two hundred dollars guaranteed. You can't get a better subwoofer in this price range, and you'd be hard pressed to even make one in this price range (unless you know how to wire your own amp). Audiophile quality? No, not really. There are booms, the power is unpredictable and the bass isn't perfect, but unless you want to both sacrifice output and frequency response to get a smaller one that's less boomy and has higher quality audio, this subwoofer is your best bet. I am very impressed with this subwoofer, and I have gotten much more than I expected from it.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]