Home > Consumer Reviews > Polk Audio PSW404 10-Inch 200-Watt Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)

This is a great sub for small to medium size rooms. Not just for the BOOM & BANG home theater crowd, but a MUSICAL sub that will add that bottom end punch and make the music MUCH more involving. Can think of no better way to upgrade a hi-fidelity system. A LOT of value for money spent. Will make an INCREDIBLE improvement in any system. I own TWO of these units, used in different rooms. Am using them with bookshelf speakers in the $2000/pair range. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Audiophile quality sound.

THIS IS A HONEY OF A SUBWOOFER.IT IS VERY POWERFUL,YET NATURAL SOUNDING.THE ONE THING POLK KNOWS, IS MUSIC.FROM LIGHT CLASSICAL FOLK, ROCK,JAZZ YOU NAME IT,YOU HERE MUSIC,NOT A SUBWOOFER.WHEN YOU POP IN AN EXCELLENT DVD,YOU ARE IN THE MOVIE.THE SYSTEM IS MATED WITH 3 CERWIN-VEGA SPEAKERS,THAT HAVE EXCELLENT SOUND ON THEIR OWN.THE LONG DISCONTINUED POLK PSW250 8 INCH SUB.WAS SIMILAR IN QUALITY OF SOUND TO THE PSW404. FOR MUSIC THE POLKS ARE BETTER THAN THE VELODYNES,IN MY OPINION.A GOOD DEAL.

Besides the compact size and aesthetic appeal, this sub provides all the bass you could desire without compromising on quality. The thing I like most is it's ability to fulfill any audio played and how well it blends. I have no buyer's remorse and would purchase another unit once needed. Cheers!

Not just a boomer. I generally can't appreciate most rap or any music that has a straight one or two note boom-boom low end. My cup of tea is music with lows that vary in frequency i.e. different types of drums, upright bass violins, tubas, pipe organs, etc. This sub holds clean and true to those and other instruments. Plus it can home theater great crashes and roars but you'll need to turn it up a bit for impact when watching movies. It does have the ability to rattle and roll artwork on the walls when required, but for that I'd prefer a more expensive sub from HSU or SVS. Anyways this sub is heavy, well constructed, has a fairly powerful amp and is just as ugly and/or just as nice looking as all the other black boxes...It should last me for many years.

Only one minus: it has a foam surround. So the issue is foam surround vs rubber. Foam supposedly deteriorates. I have a pair of Kenwoods with foam surrounding the large 15" base cones but the foam surrounds still rock and roll after 30 years...so I don't know...foam is OK with me. Maybe I'll win a lotto before the foam deteriorates on this sub and replace it with a higher end unit. Unfortunately, this unit is just recently out-of-production so if you can find one and can't afford a HSU or SVS, pick it up...it is a good box, no doubt one that you should be able to enjoy for many years...

This sub is easy too hook-up, good looking, and delivers a good range of sound from the low-lows to higher notes. Hard to beat for the price. And if you get it delivered by JR, you'll get it very quickly (before the estimated date in my case) and in great condition.

The only downside is that it is a bit-larger and slightly heaver than I personally expected, but only slightly.