POLK AUDIO DSW PRO 500 10-INCH POWERED SUBWOOFER (SINGLE, BLACK)

I lately upgraded to the Polk DSWPro 500. Initially I bought a Polk PSW10 sub to compliment my Keep track of 50 floorstanding speakers, which are excellent but with only dual 5 1/four woofers, the 50′s are lacking in the bass division. The PSW10 was good, but I was nonetheless missing the deep tough hitting bass I had hoped for. The DSWPro 500 took care of that and then some. I will begin with the match and finish.

This sub is really properly developed and eye-catching to search at even even though it is all black. The base feet are sound and not affordable like the monitor series speakers or the little nubbins on the PSW10. If you want, you can move the feet to the back side to make it a front firing sub. The speaker is really clean looking and the side port is appealing. In the down firing position, the blue LED light looks really great and if you do not like the brightness of it, you can turn the light off altogether.

Features and Sound
This sub has very good attributes. There are the standard volume and crossover knobs in the back, but what can make this this kind of a cool sub is that it comes with a remote with volume management and equalized settings dependent on exactly where in your room the sub is placed. Anything you require carried out with the sub can be managed with the remote. As I mentioned just before, the LED light appears cool and the simple fact that you can turn it off is a nice touch.
This sub sounds ridiculous. Some nights I am really afraid to turn the volume up also loud because this factor shakes the whole residence. The bass is tight and clear. When I very first bought it, the sound was muddy, but I had not set up my receiver crossover settings but. Do not forget to do that.

I bought this sub for a ridiculously very low cost of 9… but it was refurbished. Totally totally nothing was incorrect with it even though. It was like it was brand new. I see that it is promoting new for 0, but maybe if you are fortunate, you can discover it refurbished for the same price I paid. Really worth every single penny.

I like down firing subwoofers with a front / down firing port for the following reasons:

1) It really is easily invisible in any program when crossed under 80hz.
2) Placement near rear walls is not as critical or demanding as rear ported subwoofer models in smaller rooms can get.
three) Cloth grills on a front firing subwoofer is a discomfort. It will at some point attract a lot of dust, silverfish or youngsters, &amp that adds to U’r technique servicing in the long run.

Background:

I was using the Onkyo SKW-150X subwoofer previously &amp it was the weak hyperlink in my HT program in Zone 1. The Onkyo subwoofer had a down firing eight inch woofer with a front port. Placement was simple with that subwoofer but with a less than 100w continuous power developed-in amplifier, it struggled to even touch the rated 30hz &amp I c’d really feel it every time I watched an action packed movie. I sold it on ebay &amp began to look out for a new subwoofer. Becoming a price range audiophile, I desired a 10 inch subwoofer under USD600, with a down firing layout &amp probably no port at the rear.

Down firing subwoofer designs are quite frequent these days. Paradigm, Klipsch and so forth, to name a few, have quite great down firing subwoofers. Unfortunately they all have rear ports, mostly to keep away from port noise. Provided my demands, I was left with only one choice – Polk Audio DSW PRO 500. The PRO 400 with 8 inch woofer was also small &amp the PRO 600 with twelve inch woofer was too huge for my 15X14 living / media space.

The great:

1) Big terrible bass that does not even distort at insane levels. I reside in a 8 storied developing &amp this point is potent enough to get complaints from the neighbors. Lol.
two) Down firing ten inch woofer &amp down firing slot port with 200w continuous power. Very good enough for a tiny / medium sized rooms. For bigger rooms, acquiring two DSW PRO 500s instead of one DSW PRO 600 (twelve inch woofer) sh’d give superior / smoother results.
three) A voltage selector on the back panel to pick between 110V &amp 220V. This function makes it a universal subwoofer.
4) The back panel has all the achievable connections U’d ever want, which includes LFE In, Line In / Out, Speaker Level In / Out. The only connection missing is Balanced (XLR) In / Out. Which I am confident, U will not discover anywhere near to this price point.
5) Quite great develop high quality &amp weighs almost 19 kgs / 41 lbs.

The poor:

one) Not as fast as other subwoofers I have heard from brand names such as – HSU Investigation, Velodyne, SVS and so forth to name a handful of. But then once more they have been more than twice in either the cost or the physical size &amp it w’d be an unfair comparison. For my taste, I liked this subwoofer a lil’ a lot more with motion photos than music. I cannot complain considerably simply because I am making use of it in a ‘movies only’ HT program.
2) Detachable Power Chord (Pc) is some thing I want in all the electronics I purchase. I like the notion of upgrading / trying new PCs. Sadly it’s truly a anguish right here. The supplied stock Personal personal keeps coming off, from the energy socket at the back of the subwoofer, following a couple of hrs of heavy usage. I have not seen anyone else mentioning this dilemma. I tried replacing it with an additional Pc I had on standby &amp the dilemma nonetheless continued. I sooner or later stuck the Personal to the power socket with a double sided foam tape. It w’d have been much superior if it had a locking Personal personal like the ones utilised in Panasonic G series Plasma TVs. I ultimately solved the issue by making use of the Pangea Audio AC-14 Signature Computer, it fits this subwoofer genuinely effectively.
three) The Remote Manage (RC) is an absolute waste. The RC provided has the phase manage &amp area optimizer. Soon after the initial setup it is very unlikely to be utilized yet again. Polk Audio sh’d have as a substitute kept the phase manage at the back panel of the subwoofer. The HT technique is already above crowded with RCs &amp who ever desires a subwoofer remote handle? Polk Audio sh’d have priced this subwoofer a lil’ a lot more competitively by eliminating the useless RC.
four) Room optimizer is an eye wash. I c’d barely hear any big difference in between the 4 pre-set settings. Rather Polk Audio sh’d have supplied something like the Ideal Bass Kit (PBK-one) from Paradigm, for an extra expense. That w’d have been the ultimate calibrator for a subwoofer this capable.
5) Irritating blue LED in the front panel of the subwoofer. Even more annoying is the truth that U have to turn it off with the included RC, each time U start off the subwoofer. Polk Audio c’d have as an substitute offered a status LED On / Off switch like the ones discovered in Emotiva’s Amps, that w’d have been more functional.
six) Can be employed as front or down firing subwoofer. Sounds wonderful but this is yet another eye wash. When used as a front firing subwoofer, the remote sensor on the front panel of the subwoofer goes on leading, making the remote control much less responsive to commands &amp the handle panel at the back panel of the subwoofer goes down, generating it a very unpractical way of making use of this subwoofer. It also jams the Personal computer…

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I had a hard time deciding what subwoofer to acquire considering that there are so a lot of selections in the industry. I use my system for both home theater and music and my components are strong quality but not the substantial finish. I was hesitant to go the step up (price mostly) to this subwoofer but soon after getting this subwoofer for 3 months, this product is awesome and I am glad I spent the cash. The low sounds are wonderful in both motion photos and music. I have two small young kids and was afraid of trying to keep them awake at evening – there is no situation since it has different settings (such as evening setting) and I can set the subwoofer for various occasions, music, and so on. I extremely recommend this subwoofer – it is a solid investment and such excellent high quality.