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Due to living in an apartment, I have not really been able to crank this sub up much. From what I can tell it is a very good sub. I like the look of the huge baffles on the cone. It is pretty big but does blend in with the grill on.

pros:
Very highly regarded as one of the best subs in it's price range by avs forum members.
Designed in part by the HSU team, a well-respected name in subwoofers
gloss black finish on top, (cat foot-prints galore)
all the switches you need on the back

cons:
most people probably have never heard about this sub and its name might suggest like it came out of wal-mart
the power cord does not fit snug in the back, however mine has never fallen out on its own.

It has a rare switch on the back for 5.1 option or pro-logic. If you use an rca cable from your receiver for the .1 lfe channel use the 5.1 setting (the crossover knob will be inactive-use the x-over adjustment in your receiver), otherwise if you wire your front speakers through the sub-use the pro-logic setting and adjust x-over knob.

This is a great subwoofer with all sorts of power and easy adjusments with switches and knobs on the back. I read several reviews that tested this subwoofer against much more expensive brands and this one was always as good or better and cost half as much.

The reason I only gave it 4 stars was because of the frustration that a sticker on the speaker screen gave me (yes this is a petty complaint). It would not come off even when applying some heat (I actually think this made the sticker glue stick better). I would have left it on but it was crooked and looked bad. I ended up using a black marker to cover what I could not get off.

The other thing is that the power cord does not plug in securely to the back of the unit. Not a real problem unless you have animals or small children (same thing) that may knock it loose.

Despite these two small problems I would definately recomend this subwoofer for both home theater and music listening.

Researched for a while and opted for this subwoofer to replace my old and small Velodyne CT- 80. Whole different league for the same price paid for the Velodyne 8 years ago. This unit moves quite some air in my 18X18 room. I would think its hard to beat at around $250.

Good sub for the money, certainly not the best but it was in my price range and delivers good sound.