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JBL Sub 550P High-Performance 10" Powered Subwoofer (Factory Reconditioned)

$159.99
$599.95 73% off Reference Price
Condition: Factory Reconditioned
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AWESOME
By Amber on Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
Originally had a Klipsch Synergy 10inch down firing 200watt Subwoofer and 2 Sony SSF-7000 tower speakers and sold everything to start all over again. I spent about a year researching SOOOOO many different types of tower speakers and sub woofers and when it finally came down to purchasing I went with Polk Audio Monitor 70 Series ii Towers and the JBL ES250P. All i can say is that i am sooo happy that i went with this subwoofer. I was minutes away from buying the POLK P505 12inch woofer when something in my gut told me to check out JBL. MAN was i happy i did when i stumbled uppon a 400 watt rms 700 watt peak front firing woofer. I pulled the trigger and bought it sight unseen and unheard. When it arrived i was stunned by how freaking huge the box was and how heavy it was. I was like a kid on XMAS day ripping though the tape and packaging to see this beautiful sub woofer. I set everything up in my living room and had my receiver (Denon X2000 , which is also an amazing piece of A/V equipment) do the Audyssey sound adjustments for my space. Let me add that my set up is mostly Music and some movies and tv , movies it sounded really good with but WOW did it do justice on music !!! I listen to everything (and i mean everything) but mostly Rock and Rap and believe me this will shake your stuff around and make your neighbors MAD. ( two days after setting everything up i was getting letters on my door saying cops will be called if i dont turn my music down lol )..........I will say i was a little skeptical about that it was 400 watts cause my 200 watt klipsch woofer hit alot harder. Well with a little invesitgating and fine tunring on my settings on the receiver it had turned the woofer waaaaaay down. So like any good music lover i had to turn it up to see what this sub could really do. JESUS this thing just gave me a whole new love and respect for it !!!! To make a long story short I am in love with this woofer because of its performance and look. I am also very happy with my Polk Audio Monitor 70 ii but just a little curious about what it would be like if i went with some JBL Towers.......Wont turn down any free ones if JBL would like to send me some
Top critical review
5 people found this helpful
Good Value at $199.00 with Free Shipping
By DJMC on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
For the money, its going to be a good value and sounds OK. Just don't expect this to sound like the $700 Hsu Research or $1000 Velodyne 12" Sub-woofers on the market. With a pair of Vandersteen 2ci Tower Speakers as my L+R speakers for over 20 years, I'm used to high-quality bass sounds down to 32hz. Using this sub with those speakers in a Dolby 5.1 configuration, really didn't do much to the overall "quality" of the bass, in my humble opinion. Sure, the hard thumps and cannon blasts "hit harder," but for those occasional moments of Boom -- no real improvement in the bottom end Qualitatively. I had the crossover set at the lowest point (50hz, I believe). All is not lost, however……our basement Home Gym has our old Yamaha 2.0 DSP-200 Surround Sound amp/processor with a boomy 18" powered B-52 subwoofer, and I put the JBL ES-250PBK into that system, which uses Powered 8" Event (™) Studio Monitors (100w powered). At the higher crossover point for these bookshelf-sized speakers(100 hz), this subwoofer came alive. It seems that the 12" polyplas woofer really puts out MOST of its useful output in the 40-100 hz range, and this configuration makes use of that physical reality. Bottom line: Audiophiles will not be overwhelmed with this subwoofer, but most buyers will be satisfied with their purchase. Be sure to buy the EXTRA ONE YEAR WARRANTY (only $18, well worth the price) as most of the complaints and returns on this product are in the electronic power supply and amplifiers, about 15% will go bad in the 12-24 month life span. Get the Square Trade warranty.

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