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It will not provide the bone crushing bass needed for hard core rap fans or for the head banger types. There are better subs but none better in this price range. I use the FSW100 with the Yamaha YSP-1100 and it provides just enough bass. Then again, that's not my usage. Viewing Blu-ray movies and day to day TV, you cannot go wrong with this sub.
Not too loud, but the base is deep enough to be sufficient for my tiny combines of a living room. Don't expect this subwoofer to absolutely blow anything away, but that's because that's not what it's designed for. I use it with my YSP800 unit, and it works just fine. Bottom line, if you're an audiophile this is NOT a unit for you, obviously. If you're just a regular 'joe the plumber' and looking for a sleek looking, great sounding woofer, then this one is perfect.
The sound bar rocks and this sub packs a huge punch. I bought this sub with matching soundbar as a replacement to my 6 speaker surround sound unit. The new setup is soo sweet. My living room is small, but I guarantee this sub could live up to larger expectations. Great price and a highly recommended add-on to the sound bar.
I bought this after reading the specs and features from the Yamaha website. If you have a Yamaha sound bar with a Yamaha system plug then go ahead, but it may not work even with that, who knows. The Yamaha website help says that it "should" work with any 12 volt output controller but it does NOT.
But I got a surprise after unpacking it when I THEN found out that the "standby" feature ONLY works when hooked up with a YAMAHA component and IT'S "system" plug. Yamaha should have made this plain in their ads but they just don't seem to care about that, this was misleading. I wanted a slimline sub to add to a small space and one that has the "standby" feature.
This ruined it for me as I do not want to have to reach into the tight space where I needed it to continually turn it off and on. I had it hooked to a Pioneer system, but the Pioneer SR system plug does NOT work with it, the sub will constantly buzz and make loud clicking sounds. Its a great sounding sub but be aware that this sub is NOT like most subs with a standby feature.
So, if you don't want to have to physically turn your sub on and off every time you use your stereo or home theater, buy JBL or some other sub that has a true "standby" feature that turns itself on and off like it should. So now I have to try to re-sell this unit and probably take a loss on the deal, figures.
Weighing the difference of simplicity and having a compact system versus an even higher quality sound of surround, I am happy with my decision and would choose to go this route again. I am very happy with my system---great sound without having to worry about having speakers set up all around the room for surround sound and having to deal with wires, etc.
I purchased it to go along with the Yama Sound Projector YSP 900--and it does the job very nicely at an attractive price through Amazon. When thinking about getting this sub-woofer, it's important to consider the other pieces in your system.
This subwoofer is a great match to it and is relatively compact. I did much research about this and found out that sometimes higher end sub-woofers would have too much base and would overpower the sound projector.
I think anyone using the sound projector without a subwoofer would would be very disappointed in the overall effect. That being said, it is a trade off, as it does not equal or surpass a quality surround system.
You have to know your priorities and decide for yourself.
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