Home > Consumer Reviews > VELODYNE ACOUSTICS CHT-8 Classic Home Theater Series Powered Subwoofer ? Black

I bought this sub 2 years ago, and one day i turned the power switch on the amp did not switch on. i looked behind the sub, and the light did not even come on! I tried replacing the fuse, but it kept blowing them, so I took it back, but they said I would have pay for the shipping. I gave it to someone that needed it, and they are powering it by an external amp. On another note, the sound was descent, and it did play pretty low, but not low enough. It was loud, and provided tight, clean bass. I now own a jbl sub, and I would recommend listening or purchasing one of their subs.

First, for the "Audio enthusiast from Tigard OR.
Ther is no way the Sony SAWM40 or the AudioSource 15 come even close to the Velodyne CHT-8, those wanabies just do not cut it,
they have a lot of "Boom" but none is clean clear defined BASS.
THIS IS A COMMON MISTAKE ON THE PART OF NOVICES.
And just how did that person measure the results? By reading the ads?
This sub goes down enough for most peoples' ears anyway and in my setup it produces superb results that would not shame subs costing 3 times as much.

i've owned my sub for a little over a year and it has proven to me day after day that it can take anything i throw at it and still perform wonderfully. It hits the lowest notes without a problem and at the same time is very crisp and very clean. being as i own a car audio business i know what it is to hear good bass. I would never trade this for anything else....except for maybe the 10" or 12"

Well, this sub is powerful, and it is tight and clean, but i can't give it 5 stars for one simple reason. It only goes down to 35 hz. The whole purpose of a sub is to fill out the lowest frequencies of the sound spectrum. This sub just doesn't do it. I listen to mostly rap music and i also have a fair collection of dvd's. Most people will probably immediately say....oh he listens to rap, he doesn't know anything about quality speakers. Well, either way, i will say that this is a high quality product, but if you're looking for really low bass, go with something else. Sony's SAWM40 does a good job for about 200 dollars, and the audiosource fifteen does a wonderful job for 190 dollars. I just can't justify paying 300 dollars for something that doesn't cover the whole frequency range.

I wouldn't consider myself an audiophile, but an audio enthusiast. I began a quest to totally revamp my entertainment system about 6 months ago and in the process did A LOT of searching, read A LOT of reviews. I had a pretty decent pioneer prologic receiver that I had in college (only 6 years old). But with DVD's having digital surround sound, my prologic just wasnt' cutting it anymore. I also didn't have a subwoofer... It was time to upgrade.
I ended up getting a very nice receiver, in the Onkyo TX-DS797. I have nice floor standing JBL speakers in front as well as a very nice center channel (sorry, I don't know the model #) and JBL N24 II in back. My DVD player is a Toshiba SD-1700 (I've had great experiece with Toshiba products) and the Sony KV-27FS100 flat screen tv. I have monster speaker wire, audio and video cable throughout the system.
I wasn't sure about where to even start looking for subwoofers, since they were new to me. My friend has a nice Klipsch sub, I believe 10". It sounds awesome. I wasn't going to spend that much on a sub though...
When I bought my receiver at Circuit City, I asked about subs and they gave me some information on Cerwin-Vega and Velodyne. I had never heard of Velodyne before then. But when I looked into it more on the internet, I saw lots and lots of good reviews on their subs, which I believe is all they make. That's pretty impressive right there! I had Circuit City crank it up in their theatre room and it sounded very tight, and clean. It's hard to tell at the store, since everything is concrete and solid, it's hard to get a feel for what it would be like in your home. But the reviews I read really emphasized how "tight and clean" the sub was.
I live in a small apartment, so I knew that I couldn't get a really big sub. I looked briefly at the JBL PB-10 sub. It takes up more room that the CHT-8, plus reviews talked about a low humming noise when it's on. I like JBL, but I didn't want to take the chance with that.
When I got everything hooked up, I was overly impressed with the bass from the sub!! I only keep it on about 1/4 "volume" and it's already a lot! Sure enough, the reviews were right about how tight the bass is. I can even tell between the JBL and the Klipsch. Those seem to drown out other sounds with their base, but the CHT-8 really compliments other speakers. Not too much bass, but definitely enough!
The 8" sub really acts like a 10" sub too. Even when I get a house eventually, I'm sure this will provide more than enough bass and power than I'll ever need.