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Klipsch R-12SW 12" Reference Powered Subwoofer Expired
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Adorama has Klipsch R-12SW 12" Reference Powered Subwoofer on sale for $149. Shipping is free.
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Adorama has Klipsch R-12SW 12" Reference Powered Subwoofer on sale for $149. Shipping is free.
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- This price is slightly lower than the last time this subwoofer was a Frontpage Deal in March.
- Our research indicates that this Klipsch R-12SW 12" Reference Powered Subwoofer is $43 lower (22% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $192 at the time of this posting.
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- Comes with Klipsch 5 Year Limited Warranty On Subwoofer and 2 Year Limited Warranty On Electronics.
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There are many factors to consider but the biggest one that always gets left out is your expectations and preference.
If your expectations are to rattle your neighbors windows then yes one or two of these can easily do that at a very inexpensive price, as you can see.
These are rated down to 29hz and that PB 1000 Pro is rated down to 17hz.
If your expectations are authoritative bass extension.
Two of these will not give/get you any closer to that 17hz.
I get people always just point to that low extension difference but it's not just that.
It also gives you significantly better accuracy and detail to that lower extension.
Now how big that difference is and what it's "worth" to someone is a completely other topic and only the listener would determine.
I'm more an audio enthusiast than an audiophile, but I have used these within my Klipsch based home theater & audio system for about a decade now & love them, especially at the price. I hope to move to SVS's one day, but for me these cheap Klipsch subwoofers make it a hard sell for such extra money.
Have had family and friends, who tend to have home theater in a box or decent soundbars, hear my moderate level Klipsch speakers powered by a lower level Yamaha AVR and think that I spent thousands of dollars. They all love the cinema like sound in my typical arranged living room.I think in total I paid less than $1500 on my 2 towers, 2 subwoofers, a center & 4 surrounds and I'm very pleased with it. I think $1500 on a good day would get you SVS subs only.
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My 12" Polk is showing it's limits in my home theater. Was this that much better. Was trying to save for SVS
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I have both the Polk psw505 and the Klipsch. They are both about the same, this is Klipsch's entry level subwoofer. At this price point, you can't beat the bang for your buck.
For people new to subwoofers, subwoofers under $500 are usually more "mid bass" modules, not true subwoofers. For music, they are fine and for movies they are acceptable, but they will not extend down to low frequencies with authority as a better subwoofer. If you are serious about audio, look at Svs, HSU, rhythmik, etc.
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For people new to subwoofers, subwoofers under $500 are usually more "mid bass" modules, not true subwoofers. For music, they are fine and for movies they are acceptable, but they will not extend down to low frequencies with authority as a better subwoofer. If you are serious about audio, look at Svs, HSU, rhythmik, etc.
I've been looking at SVS as well. With a price like this, I really wonder how two basic entry level subs, such as these, would compare to one SVS PB-1000 pro. At this price point, getting two of these Klipsch is half the price of the one SVS.
Side note. If you find that you have an SVS dealer locally, they (or a partner) may offer 0% financing for specific length of time.
I'm more an audio enthusiast than an audiophile, but I have used these within my Klipsch based home theater & audio system for about a decade now & love them, especially at the price. I hope to move to SVS's one day, but for me these cheap Klipsch subwoofers make it a hard sell for such extra money.
Have had family and friends, who tend to have home theater in a box or decent soundbars, hear my moderate level Klipsch speakers powered by a lower level Yamaha AVR and think that I spent thousands of dollars. They all love the cinema like sound in my typical arranged living room.I think in total I paid less than $1500 on my 2 towers, 2 subwoofers, a center & 4 surrounds and I'm very pleased with it. I think $1500 on a good day would get you SVS subs only.
Side note. If you find that you have an SVS dealer locally, they (or a partner) may offer 0% financing for specific length of time.
I absolutely agree. This price point makes me want to buy two and still have money in my pocket. My received has two outputs and I have to imagine two would be at least equivalent to one really good sub such as SVS.