WOW 
by , February 2008

For the money this is it..I saved alot cash buying this guy

  Fantastic subwoofer! 
by Dan W from Chilliwack, B.C., Canada, December 2007
Music Background:  Thirty year musician and sound hound

After many years of playing different instruments, setting up and installing sound systems and learning about the art of recording, I've culminated all my experiences in setting up my own home studio.

Always trying to balance cost with quality (although quality usually takes precedence, I'm very picky that way), and after many hours of research, I finally settled on this sub. It turned out to be the right choice!

The selling point for me (buying it sight unseen),was the sheer amount of features that it has. It is one of the few subs that has a defeat switch, which is a great feature when you want to a/b your tracks. Since most sound sytems these days include subs anyways, it's a good idea to hear your music on the same type of system, but you can still compare it to a non-sub system.

This sub is coupled to my Event SP6's and I have to say that it is a great match. I run both speakers and the sub gain at 12 o'clock and the balance is perfect. The crossover point is at 50hz. Of course, every room will be different and you'll need to experiment with levels and positioning. The manual expresses the importance of placement and after trying a couple of different positions I found this to make a big difference in the sound. I used a measurement mic and a spectrum analyzer to help me get the frequencies as flat as possible and the end result is excellent. The sound is tight but warm and full and very accurate.

For any cost, this is an excellent subwoofer. Honestly, I don't know why anyone would spend more money on anything else unless you needed more power. But this sub has PLENTY of it. It rattles the windows in my basement at half the volume! You will not be disappointed with this speaker!

  WOW 
by Craig from Phoenix, AZ, September 2006
Music Background:  Aspiring Pro

Well I have now spent 48 hours with this thing and completely love it. It took some fine tuning, but it has blown me away. I was a little concerned that it would color the sound going to my monitors a bit, but I was completely wrong. I have had a few devices from M-Audio that did this in the past.

I had considered getting the original SBX that M-Audio carried about a year ago, but decided against it as a friend of mine was unhappy with it. I wasn't looking for a $1000+ sub so I held off. When I learned about this thing being released I was really curious. My friend @ M-Audio said it worked really well with their BX8a's and he assured me that it would work awesome with my Event Precission 8's. Glad I listened to him.

The feet were a great idea, however I will be doing the same as the other person that gave their review did, pick up a subdude. I have wood floors in the studio so it only makes sense. Setup and config were super quick and easy. Tracks that sounded amazing on my monitors hit hard with this thing. I am extremely happy to have made this purchase. Only giving it a 4.5 as room position ing and subdude have not been finalized.

  Very good - quite an upgrade. 
by Nathanael Davenport from Rexburg, ID, August 2006
Music Background:  Recording Engineer - Rock House Recording.

I upgraded to the BX10s from M-Audio's former LFE offering, the SBX. Being priced the same (at the moment), I don't know why anybody would buy the SBX over this. Just looking at the specs and the sheer size difference would make the choice obvious.

This is a big monster compared to the SBX, almost 1.5 times bigger. The included "feet" to isolate it's contact points with the ground are a nice touch, but I still put it on a SubDude. I also really like the included pedal to bypass the subwoofer, crossover and all, so I can mix just with the satellites.

It's frequency response is quite impressive, though in my particular control room I can't quite make out or feel the 20Hz quoted "low end" of this thing, but at 21Hz it appears quite clearly. To my knowledge, there is no other subwoofer in this price range that can reach down so far.

I don't know enough about reflex port design to know if M-Audio just doesn't know what they're doing or if the concept itself is fundamentally flawed, but even this subwoofer, in all it's hulking glory, experienced port turbulence from 30-20Hz in the sine wave sweep test I did at just slightly over moderate volume; and being so fed up with the horrendous reflex port performance of my last M-Audio subwoofer, I just stuck part of a bed sheet into the reflex port and my problem was gone, with a negligible performance hit on the response of the BX10s. I just don't get the reflex port thing - in my uneducated, but hopefully valued opinion.

The crossover works very well, much better than having separate crossovers for the satellites and the subwoofer, as the SBX did. However, M-Audio dropped the continuously variable phase adjustment that was on the SBX. There are now only two choices - 0º and 180º.

All in all, this is a very impressive offering for the price. Unless you have a budget over $800 for a subwoofer, I would recommend this product over anything else beneath that price point. And yes, you can get plenty of complaints from neighbors if you want to. ;-)

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