{"id":163332,"date":"2023-06-13T21:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=163332"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:52:01","slug":"looking-to-buy-a-new-subwoofer-here-are-the-top-8-subwoofers-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/looking-to-buy-a-new-subwoofer-here-are-the-top-8-subwoofers-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking to buy a new subwoofer? Here are the top 8 subwoofers right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even in the most conservative sector of the market, tectonic shifts are taking place today.\u00a0Subwoofers that work equally well in both a music system and a home theater installation are constantly being developed and improved.<\/p>\n

Our new ranking contains eight of the best models of the summer 2023 season – for every taste and budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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8. Magnat Alpha RS 8<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 8″ |\u00a0Weight – 8.5 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 25 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0Inexpensive and well-made sub<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0a little lacking in finesse in sound<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b> those who want to get the maximum for every invested dollar<\/p>\n

The brand new Magnat Alpha RS 8 is well made with a solid fiberboard construction with two Airflex ports, a long-throw branded 200mm woofer and an 80W D-class amplifier (160W peak power).\u00a0The declared bass depth of 25 Hz seems too optimistic, but turning on the device, doubts are dispelled – the sub \u201cdigs\u201d really deep and plays very powerfully.<\/p>\n

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7. Acoustic Energy AE108-2<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 8″ |\u00a0Weight – 10 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 38 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0good resolution, excellent musicality<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0insufficiently extended down frequency response<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b>\u00a0music lovers<\/p>\n

Acoustic Energy AE108-2 entered the market in 2022.\u00a0With rather modest dimensions, the device flaunts 150 watts of built-in amplification.\u00a0On the company’s 30th anniversary, the creators did their best – the case seems to be absolutely monolithic and does not rattle, the frisky low-frequency speaker forms an excellent pressure and shows good dynamics.\u00a0The musical path is especially successful for this subwoofer.<\/p>\n

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6. REL HT1003 MKII<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 10″ |\u00a0Weight – 15.5 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 24 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0excellent opportunities in DC mode<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0there is only a low-level input<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b>\u00a0style lovers<\/p>\n

The legendary British company REL now offers a beautiful design of their bass modules – but under the hood of the HT1003 MK II, everything is no less interesting.\u00a0The subwoofer is optimized for connection to a dedicated LFE channel of a home theater – this should be taken into account when purchasing, the HT1003 MK II only docks with AV receivers and processors.\u00a0REL’s own CarbonGlas speakers provide amazingly agile and lively bass, while 300W D-amplification effortlessly pumps even large venues.<\/p>\n

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5. Canton Smart Sub 10<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 8.6″ |\u00a0Weight – 11.8 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 27 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0lots of options, incredible appearance<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0sometimes you want a little more attack<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b>\u00a0those who want to buy a subwoofer from the future<\/p>\n

Canton’s “smart” series of speakers continues its attack on the market – the Smart Sub 10 subwoofer is next in line. Before us is a rethinking of both the design of devices in this category (a flat case with a height of only 155 millimeters is used) and design developments (the device successfully functions both in wired, as well as wireless).<\/p>\n

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An 8-inch speaker, a 200-watt digital amplifier, absolute flexibility in placement (you can even mount a sub on the wall), perfect docking with branded Smart Soundbar 10 speakers – everything is fine here.<\/p>\n

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4. KEF KC62 Titan<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 6.5″ |\u00a0Weight – 14 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 11 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0small, but remote<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0nothing major<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b>\u00a0looking for a subwoofer-baby and a giant in terms of capabilities<\/p>\n

The ultra-compact subwoofer is just the size of a soccer ball, another breakthrough in the market.\u00a0KEF KC62 Titan uses proprietary Uni-Core\u00a0technology\u00a0\u00a0(dual driver with a pair of coils of different diameters), which allows you to get extremely low bass – and what a texture!\u00a0Gain in kilowatts (this is not a typo, and even with Smart Distortion Control – an analogue of EMOS), its own DSP with five presets that made it easy to fit the sub into any room – oh, we have a dish for a real gourmet.<\/p>\n

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3. Velodyne DW-12<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 12″ |\u00a0Weight – 25 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 25 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0low frequencies can easily take out window frames<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0not very attractive appearance<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b> fans of thunderous bass<\/p>\n

Velodyne’s new Deep Waves (DW) subwoofer series and the DW-12 are some of the highlights of this season.\u00a0The not too big unit operates at 25 Hz, uses a 12″ proprietary woofer with double ferrite magnets and a four-layer voice coil, has 400 watts of amplification on board and is controlled through its own iWoofer application. Bass is in the best traditions of the company – clear and deep.<\/p>\n

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2. Klipsch RP 1600 SW<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 16″ |\u00a0Weight – 50.3 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 14.5 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0phenomenal rate of fire<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0big and heavy<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b>\u00a0connoisseurs of fast and dry bass<\/p>\n

We can’t get enough of the new Klipsch RP 1600 SW subwoofer – in terms of attack speed, the device has few equals even in a much higher price group.\u00a0The Reference Premiere Series continues to set the industry standard with 800W amplification up to 1.6kW peaks, a 16″ Cerametallic speaker and a frequency response from 14.5Hz!<\/p>\n

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1. Perlisten Audio R210s<\/h3>\n

Speaker Size – 9.8″ |\u00a0Weight – 44 kg |\u00a0The lower limit of the operating range is 20 Hz<\/p>\n

Pros –<\/b>\u00a0perfect bass – in every sense<\/p>\n

Cons –<\/b>\u00a0only price<\/p>\n

Perfect for –<\/b> fans of the very best<\/p>\n

The Perlisten Audio R210s speakers were designed from the ground up – they use carbon fiber composite cones, the company rethought the coils again (the result is minimization of harmonic distortion).\u00a0In the end, the combination of a 1.3 kW amplification and a pair of (32 and 48 bit) DSP processors works wonders – no wonder the sub is THX Dominus certified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even in the most conservative sector of the market, tectonic shifts are taking place today.\u00a0Subwoofers that work equally well in both a music system and a home theater installation are constantly being developed and improved. Our new ranking contains eight of the best models of the summer 2023 season – for every taste and budget. […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":163346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-163332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}