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Polk Audio PSW303 8-Inch 100-Watt Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black) Review

Polk Audio PSW303 8-Inch 100-Watt Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)

  • A single powered subwoofer for use with stereo or home theater speaker systems
  • Equipped with one magnetically shielded 8-inch long-throw woofer
  • Frequency Response: 28Hz – 200Hz
  • Peak power handling: 260 watts (100 watts continuous)
  • Slot-load venting minimizes turbulence, noise, and distortion

Product Description

8″ Bass driver / Integrated 100 Watt Amplifier / Automatic On and Off / Adjustable Crossover / Magnetically Shielded

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Designed for small to mid-sized rooms, the Polk PSW303 100-watt powered subwoofer makes a great addition to your home theater or stereo system. The sub features an 8-inch long-throw driver that produces a longer excursion and better linearity than most comparably sized models, along with slot-load venting that improves the bass response by dramatically minimizing turbulence, noise, and distortion. The resulting thunderous bass shakes out all the thrills and chills of your favorite movie soundtracks, while its accurate musicality makes you sit up and take notice whether you’re listening to rump-shaking hip-hop or a powerful classical piece. And unlike many subwoofers, this modest-sized unit fits easily in a cabinet or behind furniture, where it won’t attract undue attention.

Contributing to the distortion-free bass response is the rock-solid medium-density fiberboard (MDF) housing, which includes a 1-inch-thick front baffle that minimizes panel resonance. Additional features include a hi-roll surround that supports longer excursion; a high-current 100-watt continuous (260 watts dynamic) power amplifier; adjustable low-pass crossover, phase switch, and volume controls; and an auto on/off circuit that automatically turns on the subwoofer when it senses a program signal. If no signal is detected, the amplifier turns off within 15 minutes.

The PSW303, which sports a genuine wood veneer finish in black, includes an unfiltered LFE input for use with low-pass filtered output jacks along with filtered speaker-level and line-level inputs. As a final bonus, the sub is magnetically shielded for safe, flexible placement near a TV or video monitor. The sub measures 11.44 by 12.44 by 16.5 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a five-year warranty on the speaker and a three-year warranty on the amplifier.

What’s in the Box
Subwoofer, user’s manual.

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