Features:

  • POWERED SUBWOOFER FOR EXTRA BASS & PUNCH - A 10-inch Dynamic Balance woofer & a uniquely configured directed port provides accurate bass with added depth that brings your music and movies alive. A perfect solution for your small-to-mid size room
  • LOUDER CLEARER SOUND EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME - Enjoy a thrilling yet balanced music experience with rich, deep sound, even at low frequencies. BLENDS EASILY WITH ANY SPEAKER and plays the most demanding nodes effortlessly without any distortion. PSW Series subwoofers blend perfectly with systems composed of other Polk loudspeakers, especially TSi, RM and R/T/M Series speakers
  • DOUBLE THE AMPLIFIER POWER TO 100 Watts of Dynamic Power with its in-built 50-watt RMS amp. Sophisticated engineering with best in class resonance-free driver materials make this sub highly durable and FIT FOR EXTENDED USE
  • EASY TO INTEGRATE WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS - Hook up this sub to the receiver and upgrade your music sound instantly! Features continuously variable 80-160 Hz crossover and 40-160 Hz (-3dB) frequency response
  • A sleek detachable grille on the front, speaker and line-level inputs as well as speaker-level outputs on the back, and a Phase Toggle Switch for a multiple subwoofers, make this sub cohesive and complete
Really adds punch to my computer audio setup

I got this to augment a pair of Yamaha NS-10M Studio monitors that I use while sitting in front of a computer screen digitizing vinyl records. The Yamahas are great, but they're only 6" in diameter and don't produce much of any bottom end. I put the Polk subwoofer under my desk and all of a sudden it seems like my little Yamahas are reaching down to the bottom of any rock record. I'm a guy who likes a tight, punchy bass for rock music and am not interested in the sort of home theater bass that's good for creating explosions in superhero videos. I dislike that Bose-style murky bass that most consumers seem to go for - I want a bass where you feel the kick drum in your chest even at modest volumes, and this one does this. As for hook up, this one is well designed to use in a stereo. You run the speaker wires from your amp to the subwoofer, and it has a variable crossover that decides which frequencies to play through the subwoofer and which to route onwards to your main speakers, which are connected by another set of speaker wires. The Polk is powered so it can set the volume of the subwoofer relative to the main speakers as you want it to be. It took me a couple minutes of playing with the crossover and the volume to get settings that works great, and these don't need to be touched as you change the overall volume out of your amp. You can also use a line in hookup, but that's not what I'm doing. Anyway, I'm thrilled with this. And for $89? That's crazy.

Not perfect, but the best for the price.

If you're an audiophile you probably won't want this sub, but then again, you're probably not looking at this sub or my review of it. If you're an average person who wants to fill in the base where your bookshelf speakers or sound bar just can't reach, consider this sub. Includes a crossover frequency selection, volume control, automatic on/off based on signal input, manual on/off, and two types of inputs. For the price it's the best I've seen or heard. I use mine on the stereo in my garage and it's perfect for me. Caveat: I'm 65 yrs old so my high-frequency hearing is not as good as a 20 yr old, but I lows are OK and I don't need a hearing aid.

but as for me i liked the little Sub a lot after i had gotten ...

What can i say? Well i can say this after reading all of the Positives and the Negatives i decided to try this little Sub for my self and so i did. Now i don't know what it is about some of the Reviews that i have read about this Sub, but as for me i liked the little Sub a lot after i had gotten it and played it for a while. It's something about that Break In Time that either a Sub will perform well or it will not. Hince my reason for going Head and purchasing another PSW10! I Mean come on a Subwoofer for under $90.00!, and i got two for $200.00 and some change! O! And by the way don't mess around and spend some time (TWEAKING) THESE SUBS i played around with mine and i got them to play Music very well as well as Action Movies with Helicopters, and cars crashing, Big Explosions going off, Deep Bass sounding Gun shots, Air planes Crashing, Submarines Exploding underwater, Planes Crashing on Air Craft Carrier Decks. Just to name a few O! The T-Rex in the Jurrasic Park Series When he is walking or running i'm looking around to see if it's me that he's after Thunderous floor shaking and that Growl that he lets out if you are not ready for it you maybe looking for some where to hide your self lol, but anyway you all get the Jist of what i'm talking about in terms of a Subwoofer Producing Accurate Sounds. So with that said i will say like i say in my other Reviews "Don't listen to the Negative Hype! I Mean after all is said and done Ultimately it's up to the Individual as to what one like and don't like! "You Feel Me!? 😉☺😎🤜🤛!

My first Polk

I was originally hesitant about buying a 10-inch subwoofer. My previous one was a 12-inch 400 watt Logitech, and I wasn't sure how this would compare. But after reading so many positive reviews, and it costing only $96 after taxes, I pulled the trigger and ordered it. When it arrived I was surprised by the size of the subwoofer itself. It actually seems larger than the 12-inch it replaced! As for sound quality, at first I had it sitting under my computer desk. This led to the sound being muffled and anemic almost. I thought there was no way it could sound so weak, so after reading around online about sub placement, I put it against the wall in an open space. This time I played the T-Rex scene from Jurassic Park and the sub actually vibrated the floor! So if you purchase this sub, proper placement is crucial for the best bass response. As for the rest of my setup, I have this sub paired to a Sound Blaster X7 which is also powering a pair of E-MU XM7 bookshelf speakers. They actually go together nicely with the sub filling in the low-end with nice rumble without overpowering anything. Now if you're looking to anger your neighbors and rattle the windows, look elsewhere. But if you're wanting to shake the floor when watching action movies, and give your music a nice thump. This will do that just fine. Overall I'd say if you can get this sub on sale, it's a steal. And if the rest of Polk's products are as nice as this sub. They'll probably become my go-to brand for speakers in the future!

you cannot find a better sub for the money

This is a great, quality product from an industry leader, at an affordable price. I honestly do not think you can find a better sub for the money. This thing exceeds all expectations as an entry-level audio component. I purchased this on Amazon with free Prime shipping for less than $110. Amazing... Fantastic, deep, thundering sound for my home theater system. Excellent response. It also adds the thrill of "being there" when I play first-person-shooters on the PS4 (COD: Ghosts is still my favorite!). It's actually a bit OVER powered for what I am using it for, however I just use the volume/power knob and turn it down until the bass matches the need (music vs. movie vs. gaming, etc). As another reviewer noted, DO NOT let the 50 watts RMS spec deter you or fool you into thinking this thing is underpowered... it is NOT. :) A big plus is that it comes with both speaker-level and line-level inputs. I was a bit disappointed that it did not include an LFE input, however. No big deal though. It also has a variable crossover and volume knob. See the pic I included for the full set of back panel features available to the end user. It may help some of you to understand the connection options at your disposal. I used it to replace the cheap 6" subwoofer that my Pioneer "home theater in a box" came with. The difference is astounding. I also had to replace the Pioneer receiver because the display went out and a couple of the channels quit working, so I bought a Pioneer VSX-530-K... it works well with this Polk subwoofer. If I ever need to upgrade my home theater system, I know I can keep this sub because it will fit right in with a higher-end system.

Great value. Be sure to wait for breaking before judging it.

I purchased a PSW10 to go with my Vanatoo T0's per their recommendation. They clearly know what they are talking about if you have heard their speakers. Initially I was pretty unsure about the sound. After about 15 hours of break in and removing the rat guard (search for mods) I am quite pleased at the value. Note the rat guard is no longer glued. And there appears to be more fill and and wrapping of the cables internally then some of the earlier images I have seen. Great deal. Really 4.5 because of the performance to value. Clearly this is not a $300 sub and you shouldn't expect this. But for filling in the sound and adding some bump to music it is great. Not stupid music mind you but reasonable high quality audio. Yes if you throw and ton of super low tones at it or expect it to shake your bones for movies it is not the right solution.

Comparison to SVS SB12-NSD

I had gone through three smaller 8” subwoofers before, then came across the glowing reviews for the PSW10. It was every bit as good as they say, like 200% better than anything I had before. I was so impressed with the musical performance (tightness and accuracy) that I began budgeting for something even better. Plenty of audiophile forums claimed the SVS SB12-NSD was light years ahead of the PSW10, although it also costed 5x more. After breaking in my new SVS, I found those claims to be much exaggerated. The biggest difference of course, being a 12”, it could reach down to a bone-rattling 15Hz, which I like, but may not be everyone’s cup of tea. For every other attribute, the PSW10 was 90% the quality of the SVS for essentially 20% the cost. When I say 90% the quality, I mean I had to replay a bunch of songs side by side with both subwoofers, and assigned a subjective 10% more tightness to the SVS. Maybe some audiophiles consider that last 10% improvement night and day, but I just call it 10%, as in only really noticeable when compared side to side. In conclusion, I concur with many other reviewers, you can’t go wrong with the PSW10. Nothing can touch it at its price point.

Sounds great, can't beat the price

Sounds great, can't beat the price. I listen to blues and classical, so just needed a bit to fill in the bottom end. Folks into heavy thump might be disappointed. If I ever need a kidney stone dissolved, I'll turn it all the way up and see what happens.

Great sound

I don't know enough about electronics, I was tasked to find a new subwoofer for our new stereo system, after reading all the reviews, I chose this one and all I can say is WOW! What a game changer. It's much more sleek and hot looking than that picture, puts out a mean bass sound for music and surround sound. My husband loves it, and that's all that matters.

Nice thundering bass compared to "theater in a box" subs

I ordered 2 of these because I had a Denon receiver with 2 sub outs. First world problem, I know, but I figured I might as well try it. I read an article on an A/V forum arguing that 2 lesser expensive woofers is better in a home theater than 1 single premium one, because it will fill the room better and matter less where you're sitting for how you hear the bass response. Let me tell you, I am blown away. I have one on either side in front near the L/R channels. They sound fantastic with games, music and movies. My theater in a box sub this is replacing sounds terrible by comparison. I watched the Dark Knight and it is crazy how much more oomph guns, cars, and punches have with the better bass and music such as the Tron Legacy soundtrack or the theme from Planet Earth and the Inception soundtrack sound just incredible. Weapons firing and explosions in games such as Battlefield 1 will shake the walls if you want them to. I'm sure a single one of these would already be a huge upgrade over theater in a box subwoofers, but with a pair, they really shine. Highly recommended.

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