Bowers & Wilkins - 10" 200W Active Subwoofer - Black

I love the speakers and the subwoofer. So awesome sound! Wow!

I bought this sub to replace a very very old one that was cheap. I bought this one after listening to all of them at the store in the Magnolia area. This sub gave the best sound for the price. I was not willing to spend thousands on a sub as there are other components left to get and needed to spread the money. I liked the Bowers & Wilkins speakers and subs the best. I listened to the more expensive B&W sub (something like $1400) and compared it to this one. Sure it was a bit tighter and louder but it was about 2.5 times the cost. Just couldn't justify the small difference for the extra cost. I brought the speaker home and installed it right away. Very easy! I got my Marantz all dialed in for the new sub and tested several movies, tv shows, and songs. WOW! I have a vaulted 2 story living room thats like 26x18. This sub shakes the walls. My wife said "good thing thats not any bigger or louder"! I really am impressed. And I only have it set less than 50%! I was a bit worried at first knowing I listened to it in the store's small room compared to my large open room but I was not disappointed! This thing kicks a@$. If you have money to burn holes in your pockets then by all means get the bigger better B&W subs, but if you are like me who has a family and bills then buy this one. It covers what you need and won't break your bank. You will still have money left over to buy the rest of the system! I promise you won't be disappointed!

This was a great addition to a TV and Music set-up for large open two-story room. This subwoofer acoustically matched my Bowers & Wilkins 683 S2 floor standings... obviously it’s the same brand. It adds clean crisp bass to all types of music, something that the towers could not do on their own. Little change when it comes to TV viewing. Its not powerful enough (200 Watts) to shake the paint off the walls, but you will know it is there when you need it. I bought it O/B for about $200 off MSRP. At full price it might be harder to keep.

I bought this subwoofer as a replacement for a budget 12" subwoofer. While the 12" was fine for action scenes while watching movies, the bass was sloppy when trying to keep up with fast drums in rock or deep hip hop bass. This B&W plays fast and tight in the music department, but also brings action scenes in movies to life in my relatively small 250 sq ft family room. Very impressive for it's small foot print.

This sub works well paired with the Panarama 2! It hooks seemlesly with just a sub woofer cable! There are plenty of other hook up options that I am not currently utilizing! It is smooth and steady. I keep the volume less than half, and this is more than enough! The other feature I enjoy, is the way the sub doesn't even kick on unless the volume is turned past a certain level on the Panarama 2! This might be more due to the Panarama 2 than sub! I guess the fact that both are Bowers and Wilkins helps!

Bought this to round out my turntable setup. Have the 685 S2 bookshelf speakers and this complimented them perfectly. The sound quality is superb. The controls allow you to set it up for your personal preferences.

This was purchased to enhance and replace a preexisting subwoofer. This little things dishes out more bass than the bigger one it replaced.

Make good music great with the Bowers and Wilkins subwoofer. Rich deep bass booms out of this sub like it was a much bigger speaker. Easy to hook up and user friendly controls make for a simple upgrade to any stereo system.