This is a pretty diverse recommendation:
The best subwoofers make sure you don't just hear your favorite movies — you feel them too. If you're looking to add more rumble, these are the best picks!
www.digitaltrends.com
I don't know anything about DigitalTrends or the author, Kris Wouk (of this article), but the main reason I started this thread was to point out that the Wirecutter article withstood vetting as being legit!
I do not see that from this DigitalTrends article.
But probably my biggest gripe against the DigitalTrends article is they do not reveal which subwoofers they considered. For all we know, it is very likely that the six "sensational" subwoofers they mentioned were the only six that they looked at!
The comments on the Paradigm sub
never mention anything about their listening experience or subjective impressions, they only talk about how svelte it is and list a bit about the hardware. Also how could they (presumably) review several subs at once, but never mention how one compared to another?!
Probably more telling is the only thing close to mentioning any performance Cons or weaknesses of any of these subs is to say the $100 Monoprice "will not knock down walls"!
I think it is a BS article!