KLH BB-II Powered 50-Watt Subwoofer

by KLH

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 14.7 inches ; 14 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SY4F
• Item model number: OUTLET-BB-II
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,236 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The BB-II 50-watt powered subwoofer is designed to offer maximum low-end slam for a minimal investment of money and setup time. Measuring a mere 15 by 9 by 9 inches, the 20-pound BB-II can fit just about anywhere--behind the sofa, beside the TV, under a shelf. Its overload-proof design makes it optimal for computer and home theater use. The BB-II dips down to 45 Hz, extending the bandwidth of satellite and bookshelf speakers a full octave below the range of most. The subwoofer's upper range extends to 180 Hz, letting it bridge the frequency range for even the smallest satellite.

The sub's driver is magnetically shielded to prevent image distortion when the sub is placed near a TV or monitor. Inputs include line-level (RCA) and speaker-level connections, with speaker-level outputs for wiring the sub between a receiver/amplifier and satellite speakers. The speaker comes with two 10-foot speaker wires and a single 6-foot interconnect (RCA-terminated at one end, with a .125-inch minijack connection at the other).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality & Low Price-Not an Oxymoron, August 3, 2001

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"menglebert" (Green Bay, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KLH BB-II Powered 50-Watt Subwoofer (Electronics)

After spending several weeks shopping for a decent low-end subwoofer for my home theatre system I had just about given up, everything I looked at was 200 dollars or more. The cheaper models were just that, cheap! I was ready to give up and just buy a new system that included a sub. Imagine my suprise to find this one at this price. I hooked it up in about 2 minutes, and to my suprise it was IMPRESSIVE. I popped "Twister" in the DVD and just about got shook off my chair. It has nice low end rumble while maintaining claitity and really made the walls vibrate. I tried it with my CD and stereo to the same results, clear delivery with the bass rumble that lets you feel the music. It made my lower end surround sound system seem much better than it really is. I would reccommend this to any one looking for a good inexpensive subwoofer to add on to their system.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, WHAT A COOL SPEAKER, December 17, 2000

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Andrew Holloman (Savannah, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KLH BB-II Powered 50-Watt Subwoofer (Electronics)

For those of you with a stereo TV not wanting to spend the money on a surround sound amplifier, this self-powered sub-woofer is the ablolutely perfect companion to a DVD player, or even a stereo VCR for that matter. It lets you hear the very low frequency sounds that you usually only get at the movie theater. Because a DVD and VCR is only a player deck, and not an amplifier, it can't feed directly to any speakers. The signal has to go through an amplifier first. That's why the sub-woofer needs to be self powered; it plugs into 120 V and has it's own amplifer. You wouldn't need self-powered if you are comming from a stereo or surround sound amp. The first movie I rented was Patriot, and wow the very low frequency boom and rumble from the cannons was sounds I never heard at home before. It really adds fullness to the whole experience. Then I had to replay one of the battle seens with the TV sound off and only sub woofer on. It reminded me of being outside during a night-time thunderstorm, and hearing the rumble from distant thunder. Really cool. The one thing to note, since the sub-woofer has it's own amplifier and volume control knob, it's volume is adjusted seperate from your TV or stereo volume control. No big problem, just different. The perfect DVD companion to go with this sub woofer if you're in the market for a DVD, is Panasonic RV-30, because it has an unusual audio output plug for sub woofer, in addition to the normal left and right stereo outputs. It takes care of seperating the low freq for you, and since low freq is not directional, you only need one channel and one sub woofer, not two like stereo. Hope this helps. Andy

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good entry level powered subwoofer, July 4, 2001

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MonsDomain - See all my reviews

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This review is from: KLH BB-II Powered 50-Watt Subwoofer (Electronics)

I recently bought one of those metallic looking micro systems. Although it sounded really good, my bass craving was not satisfied. I immediately realized the need for a subwoofer. This KLH subwoofer was the smallest one I found. For the price, I thought "what the heck" I'll give it a try! I just got it a couple of days ago and it did what I expected. So if you own one of those mini components and you want it to sound better, look no further, this is a pretty good entry level powered subwoofer. POSITIVES :o) *Price, biggest bang for your buck. *Size, you can place it almost anywhere *Versatility, small home theaters/mini components/PC's *Rugged Finish-- NEGATIVES :o( *It produces a subtle hum even when the source is turned off. *No automatic shut off. *The only cables included are for PC applications. *Can only compliment a small size room.