Enter to Win: Onix X-sub from AV123

[bongobob]

I'm a music lover and bass player so I like tight, accurate sound. I don't need to rattle the walls but the sub should blend seamlessly with the rest of the system......

 

[smurphy522]

The features I desire in a home theater subwoofer are:

1. clean/distortion free output
2. blend well with other speakers
3. WAF: either small enough to hide well or good enough looking to display in plain view

 

[jthomp27]

I want an Accurate Sub

I am most interested in a sub that accurately reproduces the sound. This also means that it should reach far enough to hit the lowest bass notes in classical music. Since my music room is of modest size, I am less interested in a very high SPL, but the sub should not have to strain too hard on complex music.

 

[nm2285]

It's almost a tie for me: quality must be there. I love my bass tight and punchy. However, I also love hearing the full range of bass - I need that extension!

 

[PSU80]

Tight, accurate bass. Reproduce LFE the way the director intended. Should handle music well with clear distingusible notes. Finally, a good appearance is important.

 

[Blundaar]

Quality and Accuracy of LFE Playback

Come on, people. This is a no-brainer. Overall looks aside, great, accurate, LFE playback reqiures the integration of all of the features listed in the poll!
Come back to me when somebody comes up with a real tough question.

 

[2lego]

I would say accuracy and extension with a clean frequency plot. If I need more output for a specific room size I can just start adding multiple subs.

On that note I would also like to see discounts for the purchase of multiple subs for one room. We can all dream.

 

[GlocksRock]

Deep, low, loud, accurate bass from a driver/cabinet that has a relativley small asthetically pleasing footprint. Also a sub should be able to perform equally well for music and home theater.

 

[jcPanny]

Sub performance criteria

Quality and accuracy of bass is the most important criteria. Sloppy muddy bass has no place in a good HT. Low frequency extension is next on the feature list. Size and asthetics are also important because my HT is also the family room so WAF is a factor.

Would like to see an AH review of the new X-sub and X-LS bookshelf speakers.

 

[warpdrive]

Quality of bass, then extension. Both are important, but quality of bass is first.

 

[trunkmonkey]

Clean Accurate

Plain and simple - who wants to listen to distortion.

 

[mark4mich]

Accuracy is the most important. I want my music and movies to sound like the artist and/or director intended.

 

[LXIX]

A home theater subwoofer needs to produce tremendous amounts of sub 50Hz bass with little to no driver compression. It needs to be able to withstand tons of punishment without getting sloppy, so heat disipation from the voice coil is critical. A well dampend amplifier is also a must to control driver movement.

Items like x-overs, EQ systems and phase controls are not neccessary for a dedicated home theater subwoofer (all the controls are in the proccessor).

Now for the real world. Most people are not building dedicated theaters or listening rooms. They will most likely jam the subwoofer into a corner of a greatroom and expect that there will be no compromises in bass response. For this reason I would think the fallowing is needed:

1. Placement flexibility. A subwoofer needs to be able to be corner loaded without the 40 to 60 Hz boost that typically acompanies this type of placement.

2. Some form of EQ adjustment that is automatic. Most of us do not own an RTA, so how can we be expected to know how to adjust an EQ. An auto EQ system with 6th of an octave or 12th of an octave parametic control would be a welcome addition. If it were smart enough to tell the consumer to move the woofer when it measure a signifigant destructive interfierence (cancelation) that would be great for the average consumer.

3. All the atributes that were mentioned at the begining of this post, but with more power. If you plan to use an EQ to cut output, you may need more power to reproduce high SPL.

4. Wireless 802.11 or 1394 would be nice but not imperative.

 

[BaSiC Evil]

Most important to me is bass that makes you realize that there is another realm of sound beneath all that you hear coming from TV speakers. Frequencies that make you appreciate even more than you did before, the music that you listen to over and over. Bass that brings that stupid grin and warm feeling!

 

[mflaherty]

Clean accurate bass for both muisc and movies. Quailty cabinet that is small, offers finsh choices and is priced competitively.

Its that simple!

 

[talannar]

I want my bass deep. Yes I want it be clean and accurate, but the subwoofer is about bass, and I want it low. For example, If there is a pipe organ, I want to feel my sternum shake.

 

[auge.dog]

The most important feature to me is excellent, clear extension. A wubwoofer that rattles at moderate volume does not interest me.

 

[Topher]

I voted for maximum output. I like to feel the bass in my chest. (This is output, isn't it, not extension?)

 

[zepaholic]

I think the bass should be the kind of bass that sends the roaches down the road screaming. Besides that build quality and customer support.

 

[The Doc]

I would look for quality and low distortion, something more dedicated to the needs of the HT envrionment as to its looks and over all bend into a system.