Nowadays due technological refinement, it is an excellent time for getting serious quality speakers as the line between high end hifi and budget hifi are fading. There is a chance of picking up a set of speakers in a range of 75-200 euros and be amazed about how satisfying they sound for what they are.
That doesn't really seem to apply to subwoofers yet, especially for a hi-fi application. Lots of cheaper subs in the 50-200 euro range I came across have frequency ranges that would more classify them as regular woofers. Like.. what is a sub starting at 40hz?
Then there are some user reviews stating that technical problems appear after a while and the picture of typical low quality stuff appears.
The best serious "budget sub" I came across was the small B&W Asw608 for 500 euros that I eventually got for my main setup . Serious because it is heavy enough for its size, has tight bass and received many 5 star reviews. The Wharfedale sw10 for 329 euro is perhaps the most affordable that performs equally.
But then there seems to be a gap and it slowly goes into these ranges occupied by brands like Line, Skytronic and Jamo with all doubtful user reviews.
I wonder why there isnt more choice at the bottom and why there isn't anything basic with decent sub bass and a crossover for like 150-200 without flaws. Maybe I missed some key products on the Dutch market (?)
What are recommendable ones?
That doesn't really seem to apply to subwoofers yet, especially for a hi-fi application. Lots of cheaper subs in the 50-200 euro range I came across have frequency ranges that would more classify them as regular woofers. Like.. what is a sub starting at 40hz?
Then there are some user reviews stating that technical problems appear after a while and the picture of typical low quality stuff appears.
The best serious "budget sub" I came across was the small B&W Asw608 for 500 euros that I eventually got for my main setup . Serious because it is heavy enough for its size, has tight bass and received many 5 star reviews. The Wharfedale sw10 for 329 euro is perhaps the most affordable that performs equally.
But then there seems to be a gap and it slowly goes into these ranges occupied by brands like Line, Skytronic and Jamo with all doubtful user reviews.
I wonder why there isnt more choice at the bottom and why there isn't anything basic with decent sub bass and a crossover for like 150-200 without flaws. Maybe I missed some key products on the Dutch market (?)
What are recommendable ones?