Home subwoofer for listening to music - advice please!
 

Hey y'all,

I'm looking to get a good subwoofer for my current setup. I have a harmon/kardon HK3480 and two Polk RTi6 speakers. Here's the key thing: my office is only about 10 x 8, so I don't need anything that will shake the walls or keep my neighbors up. Crispness at low volumes is what I'm mostly going for; I listen to a lot of jazz, so anything that can reproduce the notes of an upright bass while not being cranked to 11 would be perfect.

An 8 - 10" cone should be enough. I've been looking at the Polk PSW10 and PSW303 subs, but I'm open to any suggestions...? Any advice?

Thanks!
Austin

Good subs go lower (HT) or respond faster (music) than cheaper subs. A small woofer doesn't mean tight base.

It is tough that can find subs taht do both.

Save a few bucks extra and go HSU. I would normally recommend SVS as well but I think HSU in that size/price will suit you better.

You can spend around $500 and blow away that Polk.

SVS is seriously the only electronic/stereo/ht piece of equipment I have never read anything bad about. I'm starting to toy with the idea of a new sub and SVS is on my short list.

+1 for Hsu

The STF-1 will fit nicely

Definitive Technologies makes killer subs. Look at the supercube 3 for about $699.
Def Tech

The more flat frequency response of the HSU or SVS would be superior for music.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! The HSU STF-1 sounds EXACTLY like what I'm looking for, from the reviews I've read.