Emotiva Audio 200 Watts 10-Inch Subwoofer Black (BasX Sub10)

I use this for a 2.1 desktop system, paired with Emotiva Airmotiv B1 speakers which are powered by an Emotiva A-100 amp (I initially had the Elac debut 2.0 b6.2 but was not satisfied so I returned them and got the Airmotiv B1 and it was one of the best decisions ever.. the B1 are in a different league than Elac). This sub is absolutely amazing!! It has extension into the high 20Hz region which is pretty crazy for a sub in this price range and of this size. Across the entire frequency range, it's powerful, clean, crisp, punchy, just perfect, never boomy or muddy at all. I also have the S10 for home theatre system and it's great too, but the 8" is really all you need for a 2.1 system, and it fits better under my desk. It blends seemlessly with the speakers since it has adjustable crossover and phase control. It's also plenty loud, I have it turned only up to 1/3 volume and it's enough to feel in my chair and floor, and if I didn't have neighbors I'd keep it at 1/2 to 2/3 and at that volume it can be felt in the chest too. Update: at high volume levels and low frequencies, the port makes a noise that sounds like a weird squeaking and it's very distracting. As another reviewer suggested, you can plug the port with low density foam and it fixes it completely. Seems like low end extension and punch are still about as strong as before, but now I can turn it up as far as I want and it handles perfectly. They should really sell this sub with a port plug.. and the plugs are apparently super hard to find so that's annoying. I happened to have one because they came with the KEF Q100.

Keep in mind this is first impression...as I use this subwoofer, I expect the driver to break in and sound improve. I picked this up at the post office today as USPS for some reason would not deliver it to my house. I'm coming from a Paradigm PDR-10 that I have used faithfully for 18 years...and isn't dead (after a recent re-foam), but just not loud enough for the space in the new house. The PDR-10 is up at max level and anywhere from a +2 to +5 adjustment on the AVR to have decent volume. I demo-ed an SVS SB2000, a ML Dynamo 700, and a DT Supercube 2000, at Magnolia, and coming home to a larger space with this BasX sub out of the box, it hits harder, seems to go lower, and I believe is cleaner than any of those others, and much friendlier price point. I understand that sound is subjective, but before I dropped $$$ for any of those other 3 subwoofers, I'd buy one of these again and save a couple hundred dollars, buy a pair of the BasX-s10's for the same amount of money, or scrape together a little more cash and buy two of the s12's. FYI - the sub level on my BasX is set at half...the others were up at approx 2/3 to 3/4 level. Also, my AVR sub level is back to 0. It is big, and I love the look...am thoroughly impressed. My space is an open floor plan, with a 5x5 entry opening into a 19x17 vaulted ceiling living room, transitioning into another 19x15 eat in kitchen. One is enough for me...but a second one, especially for the price would I'm sure be incredible.

this is a review for the budget minded music /home theater fan...i purchased this sub as a compliment to a budget bedroom set up. I normally don't like to write reviews (especially 1 day into ownership) but i might be doing someone a favor. This is a great sub for the price, I also own a Bic v1220, which is a perfectly capable budget sub , in the same price range, with a 12" driver and 300 or so watts of output... the Emotiva Basx 8 is a more capable sub in a smaller, lighter package ... the Emotiva hits harder, goes deeper and is cleaner (more musical).. i always take Amazon 5 star reviews with a grain of salt, lots of people just hand 'em out like candy at Halloween , but this sub truly deserves a 5 star rating (at least so far).. this is the best budget home theater purchase i have made, i have no experience with real expensive av equipment but plenty of budget stuff. in summary if you are looking for an 8" sub this is a good choice, i would think even audiophile level hobbyist types would find this sub more than ok for small to medium sized rooms UPDATE: so it's been almost a year.. i still like this sub very much for both music &home theater in a bedroom size set up... one thing i have learned is it tends to get "chuffy" when overdriven, my yamaha entry level receiver can fix this with ypao set up, so if your avr has room correction you are golden.. if you have an old avr or 2 channel receiver you will have to manually set the sub (the volume knob).. one other thing i have found out is that plugging the port with low density foam can tighten up the sound for music.. this has been confirmed as safe by emotiva customer service ... btw i have been very happy with the c.s. when contacting them , they are "classy outfit".. another thing i would like to add .. i purchased the b1 bookshelf speakers from emotiva and have been very impressed.. they are a great neutral speaker for music &plenty dynamic for ht...

Love this woofer. Ran great for a year. Then one day the auto on function ceased working. I thought it was an issue with the woofer. Turned out house cleaner had plugged the input cord into the red "out" jack instead of the white "input" jack. No more problems. Perfect woofer for an apartment. And I love the price for this kind of performance and down firing design.

Love this little Subwoofer! Coming from a Polk Audio Psw10, just about anything is an upgrade but the BasX s8 exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe the output from such small driver but what blew me away was the tightness and clarity of the bass. I've been slowly upgrading my mancave system over the last year. So far I've got Polk's TL3 sats for my fronts, the TL3 center, and jamo s25 sats for my heights and surrounds in a 13 x 15 feet room. The fronts and LFE are set to 120hz crossover with the center, surrounds and heights set at 150hz. All the sats and the center play great highs and above average mids so I needed something to go fairly low to tie everything together but was looking for something with tight base. This thing was perfect for my setup. Like another reviewer pointed out, there was a lot of chuffing when I initially set it up. I think the reason for that was because the back port was too close to the front wall(about 8 inches). But then I turned the Subwoofer so the port was facing to the right which allowed 16 inches from my side wall. Chuffing was mitigated and clarity was unreal. I highly recommend the basx 8 for a small to mid size room.

I'm using this sub in a small room (~1000 cubic ft) at my desktop PC with a pair of Focal CMS 50 studio monitors, mainly for listening to music. The Focals sound excellent on their own and I used them like that for years, but they are rated down to 55 Hz only, and often left me craving for that last octave of bass. It's no small praise to say that this little sub has integrated really well with such good monitors. To my admittedly unprofessional ears, the Sub8 delivers tight, deep, musical bass, not boomy or muddy at all. Best $200 upgrade ever. Initially I ran into phasing issues at the overlapping frequencies between the monitors and the sub, and no amount of fiddling with the phase knob would completely solve it. Luckily the Focals have a built-in high pass filter, which I set to 90 Hz, and then I set the sub crossover to 90 Hz as well. That did the trick and achieved seamless integration. If I have to nitpick, I heard some port chuffing while playing a continuous 30 Hz tone, and during a very bass-heavy scene from Godzilla (2014), but otherwise the port was never a problem.

This little sub works fine with relatively low-bass content when used to supplement small stand-mounts for music play back. My monitors roll-off at 65hz pretty severely so I set the crossover to 100hz with volume at 50% to provide a basic level of low-end support. I was generally pleased with performance with rock, country and classical playback. Bass response was fairly tight (not boomy or bloated) and I was able to integrate it with my monitors without much issue. I'm returning the sub, however, because it produces unacceptable amounts of port-chuff even at relatively low volume with bass-heavy content like house music or movie sound-effects. For example, in the movie 'Arrival' when Amy Adams' character is transported via helicopter to view the alien ships for the first time the subwoofer sounded like an old man hacking a lung with each 'whump' of the rotor blade even at 40% volume. It completely pulled me out of the experience. Granted, this model isn't marketed as a high-end home theater subwoofer, but it shouldn't chuff at such low volume.

The bass frequency range on this is amazing, it really adds that missing something to your home theater/speaker system if you don't already have a subwoofer. I got the 10" sub and it is overkill for my needs in a very small living room (think one bedroom condo). I recommend 8" which will suit your needs plenty if you are in a small space. The auto on/off feature on the sub is nice. Great quality. I fully enjoy my music and movies with this. I pair it with two tower speakers (Athena acquired by Klipsch), a center speaker (Energy also acquired by Klipsch), and two rear satellite speakers (Paradigm) for a 5.1 and a marantz receiver through two LFE connections (L/R) that goes from my sub out (L/R) to the subwoofer - there is subwoofer knob tweaking involved which is described in the manual (phase, vol, freq adjustments). I recommend this if you want quality sub at decent price and don't want to chase upgrades for the rest of your life.