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Adds some ommph to those sound intensive DVDs. My Sanyo Personal Theater System works with this little jewel. The design is fuctional, the bomb-like shape makes for easy movement. The subwoofer was even better at adding some ommph to rock & hip hop music. Outkast picked up 15 energy levels. Even Bob Wills' country swing got some bounce. . . To summarize, it earns 4 stars for the 30 Watt power performance. Don't expect miracles, it works on a combination of volume & bass sources. It's an affordable & adaptable compromise to a more expensive solution.

Bought this to increase the bass on my TV. It works fine. Accepts RCA cables (red/black & white cables) for audio input from your TV. If you turn up the bass volume, it becomes boomy or distorted because dialogue is sent into it. Keep the volume just high enough so that you can feel the bass but no hear dialogue through it. I give it 3 stars because, I erroneously assumed that this being an Altec Lansing, it was going to be an amazing subwoofer but I now realize this is no audiophile sub. Even when using a computer, the bass is distorted at higher volumes.

this is tight! the bass is really good its just sweet go buy it its awsome