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RSL Speakers has RSL Speedwoofer 10E 300W RMS 10" Subwoofer Speaker for $339 - $40 when you apply discount code FATHERSDAYGIFT in cart = $299. Shipping is free.
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- XDR-300W 300 watts RMS / 800 watts peak
- Heavy Gauge Cold-Rolled Stamped-Steel frame 10" woofer
- Deep bass-extension (26Hz!)
- Rear-vented Compression Guide tuning
- Variable Low-Pass Filter
- Variable Phase Knob
- Auto-Power Toggle
- Color-matched cloth grille with metal RSL badge Included
- Design allows for future XDR Series Upgrades
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- About this deal:
- This matches a Frontpage Deal from July 2024.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- This subwoofer is highly rated earning 4.96 out of 5 stars based on over 620 reviews.
- About this store:
- 30-day in-home trial period
- A 3.5% credit card fee will apply to orders cancelled prior to shipping.
- $50 flat-rate return fee per Speedwoofer 10E from the 48 states.
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RSL Speakers has RSL Speedwoofer 10E 300W RMS 10" Subwoofer Speaker for $339 - $40 when you apply discount code FATHERSDAYGIFT in cart = $299. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Zorba1446 for finding this deal.
Available in:
Features:
Thanks to Community Member Zorba1446 for finding this deal.
Available in:
Features:
- XDR-300W 300 watts RMS / 800 watts peak
- Heavy Gauge Cold-Rolled Stamped-Steel frame 10" woofer
- Deep bass-extension (26Hz!)
- Rear-vented Compression Guide tuning
- Variable Low-Pass Filter
- Variable Phase Knob
- Auto-Power Toggle
- Color-matched cloth grille with metal RSL badge Included
- Design allows for future XDR Series Upgrades
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- About this deal:
- This matches a Frontpage Deal from July 2024.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- This subwoofer is highly rated earning 4.96 out of 5 stars based on over 620 reviews.
- About this store:
- 30-day in-home trial period
- A 3.5% credit card fee will apply to orders cancelled prior to shipping.
- $50 flat-rate return fee per Speedwoofer 10E from the 48 states.
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Gets back its original release price back in 2024, before all the tariff-driven and oil-war inflation kicked in.
Pro review with measurements:
https://www.audioholics
Nice discussion on Reddit comparing the 3 RSL subs (prices from 2yrs ago):
https://www.reddit.com/r/BudgetAu...out_
Community Reviews
The Speedwoofer 10e comes across as a strong value ported sub for small offices, 2.1 desktop setups, and modest home theater rooms, with enough output to pair well with bookshelf speakers and even support a second sub later. It is praised for punchy, weighty bass, good music performance, and a wider, smoother response than some sealed rivals, while RSL's customer service and resale value add to the appeal. The main tradeoffs are its large footprint for a 10 inch driver, limited deep bass below about 26 hertz, and no Bluetooth. A solid fit when space and ultra low bass are not the priority.
Common Questions (5)
Dual subs are often preferred because they smooth bass across the room, reduce peaks and nulls, and make bass less localized. Several comments also note that two 10e subs can be a better value than one pricier SVS sub.
Yes. It pairs well with bookshelf speakers in a small office or vinyl setup, and it can sound incredible at modest gain. It is also described as a strong fit for a dedicated 2.1 desktop system or smaller living room.
It is a ported sub, so it has more output and a weightier bass character for home theater and movies. For music, it is described as tighter, faster, and more accurate than expected, though sealed subs are still preferred by some for music-focused listening.
It is large for a 10-inch subwoofer, with a footprint that can be hard to hide and may need about 15 inches or more of clearance in each direction. Compared with the SVS SB1000 Pro, it is slightly larger in all dimensions.
Yes. Wireless capability can be added with RSL's wireless audio kit for the Speedwoofer 12s/10e.
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Unfortunately you always have these salesmen trying to tell everyone what there's should be!
Often using others opinions and or specs/measurements for their sales pitch, zero personal experience.
Quality is a personal definition, not universal.
In the bigger picture, in general $700 & above are all quality, which is best/better is personal not universal.
Having heard many of these subs, I generally agree the bigger woofers are, I would say more loose with the bass.
A big contributing issue is they are often a large footprint making optimal placement a big challenge.
If you do not properly implement them into your room environment, even more so.
In general 12" is the sweet spot for the average home environment, if you know what you're doing of course.
Especially now that we have access to premium room correction with mid level AVRs!
No more REW,MiniDSP,MSO,etc!!!
I find 15" is just TOO MUCH.
But I still stand by my words. I have a 10" and I have upgraded to a 12" and I felt there was a world of difference. And my ten inch had a 10" passive radiator to boost the base and still did not come close to the 12". And sure ported enclosure will sounds louder but that louder is nothing compared to the extra 2" in subwoffer size.
My philosophy is a subwoofer is like a diamond... you want to go BIG AND DIRTY vs small and clean.
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Imo those descriptions are two different expectations/preferences.
As far as sloppy or slow.
Excluding many unknown important factors.
For me, I'm confident I would implement both and the 12" would be LESS sloppy or slow especially in midbass sound.
If you're expecting/prefer super low subterranean single digits infrasonic frequencies, they won't provide that.
Let's keep in mind all this quality is highly dependent on proper implementation.
The 12" will be much more versatile on that fact.
As others, I'll gladly give up subterranean infrasonic frequencies for LESS sloppy or slow midbass.
Especially since that's the majority of what movies & music falls under.
Your comment about how your old SVS PB2000 "was fantastic with movies, she could go very deep with great impact, but she was not good at all with music, it was never really tight, she was soft in the midbass frequencies, she was boomy and slow, lots of overhang" is a very common sentiment I have always read about SVS subs (including the SB models though to a lesser extent than the PB ones) on EVERY audio forum I've ever been on: not just AVS but also ASR, eCoustics, Audioholics, Steve Hoffman, Audiogon, Audiokarma, etc.
In contrast, I have never seen the "great with movies not with music" comment about the ported subs from Hsu or RSL, nor with (more recent) Starke. And definitely not with Rythmik's subs, which are a longtime favorite of music lovers due to the servo technology.
Anyway, it's comically obvious that the "smaller woofers equal better music performance" and "sealed subs always give superior music performance" are just old wives' tales...or perhaps, simply SVS owners' sad experience! ROTFL
"PSA makes great budget subs in the big boy sizes" === welllll, their lowest price sub is $1200, not sure I'd call THAT "budget" 😁
Interesting thing is, even SVS has FINALLY moved up to a 17" woofer size, with their new SB17 and PB17 models, $2700 and $3000 respectively. Yet PSA offers a front-vented 21" for $1900 and a sealed 21" for $2000 ... so when compared to SVS's systematic OVER-pricing I guess PSA could indeed be called "budget" 🤣
Other than not having an APP to play around with while seated, I see no reason anyone would be disappointed with the RSL, especially for the price difference. You can almost get two RSL's for the price of one SVS and in the world of subs, two is always preferred to one. I have a couple of "hot spots" in my living room since I only have the one sub so far. I'll add another one at some point, and it will almost certainly be another RSL. They're great!
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I feel the smaller the sub the tighter the base BUT I don't want tight... I want bass.
And I find 15" just too much... I find 12" the sweet spot FOR ME, it may be 10" or even 8" for others. But 21" is INSANE.
I will add that my tower speakers at home EACH have a 10" sub with a 12-inch passive radiator and that is way loud enough for me. BUT I have two of them. Don't know how I would feel with one.
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