Polk Audio PSW111 Subwoofer

Small subwoofers make the audio world a better place. I am not sure how the audiophile community once missed out on this news story, but with a modest sub, any music lover can add the entire lower octave of music to your system. Affordable, easy, and effective. Not a bad package of advantages, right? The Polk PSW111 subwoofer is just such a bass supporting solution, as it is a down-firing, 8-inch powered black-box subwoofer with a 300-watt internal amp. There’s no budget for room correction or fancy DSP – just a nice amp and well-braced Polk subwoofer driver. This is a simple, set-it-and-forget-it sub and that is it advantage. Let’s get into what it can do. Polk PSW111 Subwoofer reviewed Polk PSW111 subwoofer brings the lower octaves of music to budget-minded audiophiles in smaller system that need some bass support What Makes the Polk PSW111 Subwoofer Special? You likely need more bass somewhere in your audio life, and the Polk PSW111 has you covered. This small, black cube is designed to bring a little rumble to any room without physically dominating the room with a coffee table sized box. With a sub that is about 14 inches square, you can expect low bass (reported to about 36Hz) but not pants-shaking low bass. At 20 pounds, anybody can place this little black box in a room to get some more low end. There are both RCA line inputs and speaker inputs on the Polk PSW111, although I only used the RCA line input for my testing. The back panel of the unit is pretty simple, as is the grill attachment. The PSW110 and PSW125 are a little slicker with a circular grill built into the front of the woofer. The grill on the Polk PSW111 is attached more traditionally. Setup is ultra-easy. There’s no app. There’s no room correction. Just set the crossover level to match your main speakers and then set the levels and rock. It is that easy.

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• BrandPolk Audio