Polk PSW10 vs Velodyne VX10?

[desmo900rider]

Both are about the same price, same size, etc...both have good reviews...

Thoughts?

 

[no. 5]

the best way to know would be to listen to both. that said, I would lean towards the Velodyne; the -3dB point on it is 4Hz lower than the Polk, and it has more power.
plus, you can name drop with the Velo.

 

[j_garcia]

That Polk has good reviews? It is barely worthy of being called a sub.

 

[no. 5]

That Polk has good reviews? It is barely worthy of being called a sub.

ok, thay are good reviews on a Polk bass module.

 

[Seth=L]

If rap music with boomy distorted bass is your thing, get the Polk. If you want good value and quality bass, get the Velo.

 

[desmo900rider]

That Polk has good reviews? It is barely worthy of being called a sub.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Polk_Audio_PSW10/4505-7869_7-31127154.html

 

[desmo900rider]

If rap music with boomy distorted bass is your thing, get the Polk. If you want good value and quality bass, get the Velo.

Thanks! Thats what I'm looking for!

 

[Sheep]

http://reviews.cnet.com/Polk_Audio_PSW10/4505-7869_7-31127154.html

Just an FYI, Cnet is the worst place to read reviews.

SheepStar

 

[desmo900rider]

Just an FYI, Cnet is the worst place to read reviews.

SheepStar

Why is that?

 

[HTHOLIC]

Cnet is not necessarily a bad place for reviews

Cnet isn't a bad place for reviews. However, when it comes to speakers they tend to rate things on a value scale and don't really go into a lot of the different speakers brands for comparison.

I have never seen CNET review axiom, rbh sound, or svs speakers maybe hsu research, which is why while a particular model may be rated decent on cnet their maybe much better options out there.

Another good place is secrets of home theater and fidelity www.hometheaterhifi.com

For video projectors avoid places like projector central which is partially corporate sponshorship.

However, CNET is excellent when it comes to reviewing video projectors and tv's because they have a place where they use a geek box to run a lot of tests similar to the candence audioholics and secrets use for dvd players in some ways.

Still though for audio products I would suggest you look at secrets and audioholics, although sometimes there may be products audioholics hasn't reviewed yet.

 

[billy p]

Why is that?

Well, most of them are just writers and have no real expertise on the products they review. Beside why do you need them, when your a AH member now.

 

[desmo900rider]

Well, most of them are just writers and have no real expertise on the products they review. Beside why do you need them, when your a AH member now.

Ha, good point, AH is where I found the receiver that I think I am going to buy, it won one of AH best of 06 awards! (Yamaha Rx-V659)

 

[f0am]

Spoken by the Devil himself!!! Creepy

 

[Guiria]

I auditioned the Polk PSW303 (nicer more expensive Polk sub than the PSW10) which is retail 299.99 against the VX-10 and I went with the VX-10. The Velo was tighter, and didn't have that "one note bass" impression like the Polk did.

It is entirely up to your tastes but if your ordering them IMO then my suggestion is get the Velo and don't look back.

If Polk Audio is always trying to give the PSW10 away as a "Free sub when you purchase 5.1 surround or spend x amount of dollars" then that has got to tell you something about it's quality.

 

[j_garcia]

I've owned the PSW202, which is essentially identical to the PS10 so I can honestly comment on it (got it free when I bought 3 sets of LSi7s). It is better than no sub, but it is really not much of a sub to speak of, it is more for filling in the missing midrange from their small satellites. At a whopping 50 watts, it really lacks any usable output in anything other than a small room.

 

[no. 5]

Another good place is secrets of home theater and fidelity www.hometheaterhifi.com

a bit late to post this eek: ), but I totaly second that.