Acoustic Audio PSW400-10 Home Theater Powered 10" LFE Subwoofer Black Front Firing Sub,400 Watts

Latest and final update:As of 01/31/2025, having received the sub far earlier than expected; 5*+ for delivery;kudos. My five stars for the product is for my initial impression of the sub woofer in day one of usage. The set up was easy and straight forward. I did not have to spend a lot of time tweeking the sub to get the aural experience to my liking with the low notes seeming to come from within the music. I chose to use their recommended method of using the line in inputs on the sub with the sub pre-out r & l line outs on my Onkyo TX8220 (this sub out function was one the main reasons I chose to purchase the receiver). So, I decided to finally take the sub woofer plunge. I predominately listen to music. I do have both a dvd and a blu ray player which I use for my movies and concert videos. Those players are hooked up through the same receiver( this receiver is a hidden gem, sadly no longer available) which contains not only the sub pre-outs ,but includes a mm phono stage, cd out plus three more line outs labeled bd/dvd; cbl/sat; and line. My audio set-up is strictly 2.0. I have a pair of B&W 601 s2's bi wired to the receiver. My listening room is quite small (10' x 20') so I was not in need of a massive sub. Due to my set up I was also not looking to empty my bank account to acquire a sub. I decided that an 8 or 10 inch one would be more than adequate as long as I could find one to fit my budget. After spending numerous hours going thru reviews and analysis I decided this sub checked all my boxes for a sub woofer. I chose the Acoustic Audio PSW 300-8 Front firing sub woofer. Also after examining all the discussions on the merits of front, rear, and bottom firing subs I felt that a front firing would be best for my set up. This sub is not solely front firing as it is ported towards the floor. I was hoping that the addition of a sub woofer would help widen my aural experience. I must say that upon my first full day of listening to the sub, it has given me exactly that improvement in my aural experience I was hoping . My 601's mid range and tweeters are now more open with a new clarity that was not evident before. As of the beginning of my second day 1/31/2025 of listening I am completely satisfied and believe you will be as well. I fully recommend this sub woofer.Dan R

For this price point, I had my doubts. I'm an audiophile, and musician/producer/composer. I geek out on audio equipment a LOT. This replaced a Yamaha subwoofer that finally stopped working. I love a lot of Yamaha's electronics, so this subwoofer here was a budget decision.Fortunately, thus far, it does the job very well for this particular room it's in. As good...maybe better than...the Yamaha. It is a bigger sub, so that helps. But the features and setup seem very good.

I bought this from Amazon warehouse at a lower price and saw absolutely no issues with the appearance. I've been building a budget 5.1 solution for a small apartment living room. Highly recommend the micca rb42x series (also refurbished). I was looking at subwoofer solutions under $150. After reading many positive reviews on the theater solutions subwoofers, I started looking through the 10 through 15 inch options. I wouldn't doubt if acoustic audio and theater solutions are the same parent company just throwing different logos on the box. Digging through both companies options for Amazon warehouse deals, I settled on the 10 inch front firing from acoustic audio because it just happened to work out that way.I appreciate the input options and ability to daisy chain signal if you wanted to expand down the line.The sub will power on and off with the receiver if you actually set the power switch to the center option of "auto", not sure why people are having problems understanding that.I would personally get a new set of RCAS, or at least the splitter if you're needing to use it, because that item seems pretty cheap and can cause humming problems if it's not aligned perfectly. The male end that goes into the receiver is relatively loose, but if you use speaker wire or LFE hookups, this isn't an issue.This item fills the low and mid-low range if all you have is small bookshelves in the front. If you've got towers with 6.5" or larger woofers, you might want to step up to a 12 or 15" to fill the low end a bit better.I might end up getting a matching 15" to daisy chain to round out the low end, setting this 10" at a higher crossover freq to help blend the mid-bass and set the 15" for the sub-45hz freq. This setup adds more flexibility and range for less than a single higher end sub. If you've got the space, I'll always recommend multiple budget subs vs one more expensive sub.Overall, not mad at this purchase at all.

I live in an apartment but also wanted to add some more low end to my HiFi system. I thought the best way to start would be with a smaller subwoofer due to space limits and not wanting to bother my neighbors. It came double boxed and in good shape. Only a minor cosmetic issue on the front upper left where the vinyl wrap is slightly bubbled. It seemed decently well built and I tested a couple of locations for it. I was very impressed with how something so small could really make the low end feel more full! I was looking for something that was subtle and blended in nicely and this did the trick. It just sounds like my speakers did deeper, which is what I wanted. It’s been great for music and films. I connected it up using the sub out on my Yamaha AS-801 into the LFE port on the sub. I do appreciate that is has speaker level ins and outs so that people with more basic amps or who want to use the sub for some bass management can. I’ll likely one of the models in this line for my sister at some point since her amp has no sub or pre outs. In summary, this is exactly what I needed for my system.

Avoid this product at all costs. 400w???? HOW!!?? This was a waste of time.