Customer Reviews

American Audio Pxw18P 18 Inch Powered Subwoofer

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I needed a sub to complement my two 15" PA cabinets, and was on a very tight budget. It had to be powered, 18", and easily transported. This sub did not have very many reviews across the internet, but the few that existed were positive. Seems that American Audio did a very good reproduction of a popular, much more expensive Mackie sub. It's a midrange price for 18" powered subs. This thing blew me away. First off, it's really heavy. Solid cabinet construction, durable finish. Second, its performance is way beyond its price. In my testing, has no trouble reproducing deep lows at high output (25Hz @ -10dbu, 35Hz @ 0dbu per documentation). This sub produces deep, tight bass and good thump and its ports direct all that sound pressure out the front. It has four heavy duty casters (2 fixed/2 swivel) that bolt into the back of the cabinet, and is easy to tilt onto its back for moving it. There are four rubber feet bolted onto the underside. It has passive/active cooling, there is a fan that operates to wash the recessed heat sink with air as it heats up. It doesn't break a sweat running it near clip. On the signal side of things, there is a rotary level control for the sub, and indicator LEDS for power, signal, limit and protect mode. It has XLR ins/outs with full range and high pass outs (>125Hz). With free super saver shipping (this ships via a truck freight service) it is a steal. I dare you to find a better sub at this price and even a bit higher.

I've used it a few times now doing volunteer DJing - and everyone is always impressed at the bass. I may purchase a second one just to have the capacity to thump as hard as I want... My two PA cabs are 15", so one of these subs is proven plenty, but two will be much more fun - and won't break my bank.

WOW! What a great sub! This sucker is HUGE! I bought one for my personal system [..] and I couldn't be happier. I had considered buying at least 2 subs for my project since I have such a huge volume of space for my system, until I stumbled onto THIS sub. At the price I paid [..]plus free shipping - I couldn't get any two "standard" size subs, shipped, for that price. This sucker is actually larger then I need, but it has all the punch I could ever hope for - it will never be lacking - heh heh. Anyway, it's designed more for PA use rather then home, but will work on a home setup just fine (pick up a couple XLR to RCA adapters). If you have room for it - get it!