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Sonos offers matte SUB in stock-limited $599 sale

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

The cheaper, matte black version of Sonos' SUB has finally gone on sale, though you'll need to be fast to save $100 on the wireless subwoofer. Promised back at the SUB's reveal in May last year, but missing in action since then, the original plan was to have the matte-finish SUB offered for $599 and the gloss version - which we reviewed here - sold at a premium. However, manufacturing plans scuppered that idea, but Sonos has thrown up a limited number of the matte models in a temporary sale. Read The Full Story

Sonos SUB Review

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you decide to pick up a Sonos speaker, you decide to jump into an ever-expanding ecosystem of both hardware and software, with a brand that’s dead set on pushing an immersive experience out to the customer. With the newest member of the family, the Sonos SUB, you’ve now got an earth-rumbling bass component in addition to a couple of sets of high-quality speakers and several center points – dock, bridge (hub), amplifier, whatever you want. The big question you should be asking yourself here is not just if you want to work with the magic that is the SonosNet wireless mesh network, but if you feel its necessary to pick up more than one of the Sonos family components.

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Sonos SUB goes on sale

, Jun 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sonos' wireless subwoofer, the Sonos SUB, has gone on sale today, offering to boost the bass in your multi-room system. Priced at $699 for the high-gloss black lacquer finish model available today - but with slightly cheaper versions in the pipeline - the SUB uses the same proprietary wireless system as Sonos' other kit, and features twin force-canceling speakers that the company says cut out shakes and rattles. Read The Full Story

Sonos iOS and Android apps get SUB support

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Sonos Controller apps for iPad and iPhone, along with the Android app, have been updated to support the company's upcoming wireless subwoofer, the Sonos SUB, ahead of its launch on June 18. Announced earlier this month, the SUB features two speakers and super-simple wireless setup, requiring a single button-press on the 'woofer itself to cause it to pop up as a new device on whatever controller you're using. Read The Full Story

Harman Kardon SB 16 Review

Home speaker systems can be a complicated matter. Even with wireless speakers, surround sound setups usually involve bulky hardware spread across your living room. Harman Kardon believes it has the answer, though, with the SB 16: a $599.99 soundbar system pairing a meaty subwoofer with a relatively discrete single speaker unit. Read on for the SlashGear review.

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SpeakerCraft BoomTomb Announced, Gets Buried Underground

, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Inside your home, there's a chance you've got a nice sound system set up, where you can enjoy your movies in glorious surround sound. Or at least a reasonable decibel level. And, with plenty of options out there where you can make your out-door speakers look like rocks, you can enjoy the same sound while you're enjoying your time out in the sun. SpeakerCraft wants to make sure that you get the full effect, and have created the aptly-named BoomTomb, which is the company's answer to the outdoor subwoofer. Read The Full Story

Logitech Speaker System Z623 slaps THX badge on 2.1 audio setup

, Aug 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Logitech don't seem to be able to stop themselves from launching new speaker sets, but then given the company is an accessory manufacturer it's probably an addiction that is actually helping to pay their mortgage.  Latest is the Logitech Speaker System Z623, a 2.1 setup that's been THX certified so you can probably have more than a little confidence in the quality of the audio (we say that not having listened to it ourselves, of course). Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Zo Personal subwoofer promises 12-inch sub performance in an iPod nano-size package

I think that most people who listen to music on their iPod, notebook, or netbook will agree that most devices lack seriously in the bass department. Notebooks and netbooks are often worse than the iPod and other MP3 players. Read The Full Story

B&O BeoLab 11 subwoofer: distinctive looks, painful price

, Apr 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Space tulip, Minority Report prop or achingly expensive home audio equipment: all suitable descriptions for Bang & Olufsen's latest attempt to squeeze the very last drops from our wallets.  The $2,000 BeoLab 11 subwoofer pairs two 6.5-inch drivers with a 200W Class D ICEpower amp and covers a user-adjusable 33 to 300 Hz range. Read The Full Story

Aperion Audio SLIMstage30 soundbar promises pseudo-5.1 without walls

, Apr 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Aperion Audio have rolled out their latest soundbar, the Signature SLIMstage30, and if you've been looking for a way to discretely add pseudo 5.1 surround sound to your HDTV then it should probably be on your shortlist.  Unlike many of the soundbars we see, Aperion don't expect you to live with one of a handful of factory presets; instead, you can tinker contentedly with the audio profiles until your stubborn, picky ears are happy. Read The Full Story

Twelve South BassJump delivers easy 2.1 sound to your MacBook

, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

The not-so-great thing about Macs is that third-party accessory manufacturers tend to view Apple owners as an ideal market to be milked, at least financially-speaking.  Twelve South's BassJump addresses a commonly-voiced problem among MacBook and MacBook Pro owners - that while the mids and trebles are reasonable, the notebooks' bass is somewhat lacking - by offering a standalone subwoofer.  Unfortunately the compact sub' also costs $79.99 Read The Full Story

Paradigm SUB 1 and SUB 2 subwoofers are hexagonal, expensive, loud

Premium audio kit manufacturer Paradigm have obviously had enough of subwoofers being the breezeblock-shaped lump unloved in the corner, and have whipped out their SUB 1 and SUB 2 models.  Each high-end hexagon slots neatly into the company's Reference Signature line, and pack six high-excursion drivers - 8-inch in the SUB 1, 10-inch in the SUB 2 - together with more amplification than most people could realistically need. Read The Full Story

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