Polk Audio CSW 100 - Subwoofer - black

by Polk Audio

Product Details

• Item Weight: 37 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 45 pounds
• ASIN: B000F8VV82
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,479 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The CSW100 is designed for in-floor, in-ceiling or in-furniture placement. It fits comfortably between standard joists and the narrower QuietFloor spacing. Once installed, all you see is a tiny 2 inch x 12 inch grille (optional). Visitors to your home will think they're seeing an air vent and they'll wonder where all that awesome bass is coming from. Requires the SWA500 500 Watt Digital amplifier, sold separatly

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, September 29, 2009

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Slymmg (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Polk Audio CSW 100 - Subwoofer - black (Electronics)

It's not perfect, but it's darn good. I bought 2 for my living room, which is 12x18, and it rocks pretty hard. I built a "false" wall to house these, a left and right in-wall speaker and a center channel, as well as to hide the wires to my TV which is wall mounted. My only regret is not doing enough to make the framing sturdier because these puppies shake the wall. They're great. I'm sure it's the nature of the enclosure (I'm not a sound engineer or anything), but the response isn't even... and they're not as crisp as I'd like, but they are great and I'm glad I bought them. I use the Polk SWA500 to power them and it does great. In fact, I have to turn it to about 2/3 when I watch movies because it's just too much.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Performance!, June 18, 2009

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dr. cliff "doctorcliff" (New Olreans, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polk Audio CSW 100 - Subwoofer - black (Electronics)

This is the sub for my living room where I have 5.1 in the walls. I watch movies and TV and also listen to a lot of music in the room.

This sub is mounted in the wall of the A/V closet, with the grill facing out into the room. It just looks like a small HVAC register, and that's the only part you see unless you're actually in the closet.

It's powered by a 300W BASH amp and works beautifully. The sub can animate the upright bass in a Mingus CD or rattle the windows with some Metallica or provide breathtaking effects for an action movie. Like I mentioned in the amp review, it gets 'way too loud' before I hear any distortion or clipping. I love this sub. For way less than $1000 I have more great-sounding bass than I can use, PLUS I never have to look at it.