Velodyne SPL1000R Subwoofer Speaker

Pros: DSP compensates for all room deficiencies, making SPL the best subwoofer in ANY room.
Cons: Still a bit pricey, but with all the features, well worth the money.

For nearly 20 years now, Velodyne has been THE name in subwoofer technology. The company has pushed the envelope in the context of producing the most realistic, life-like, thunderously booming, yet tight and meticulous bass as is possible. About 2 ...

Pros: Looks, sound quality, construction, price.
Cons: I can't afford two of them.

I have used my 12 inch SPL II for two years now and can say this is everything I hoped for in a sub. It has thrilled me and my guests with every movie we watch. The bass is tight and powerful. Its tones are true and clear. It has more power than ...

Pros: Big Big precision bass in a small package
Cons: If you find some, let me know.

Velodyne specializes in the sub-woofer field of audio so it shouldn't be a surprise to hear such deep precision sound coming from such a small box but it was. Every time I listen to it serve up a house shaking soundtrack from, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, or torpedo explosions from, In Search of Red October or heart-pounding bass from the Montroux jazz festival I'm blown away. My surround system consists of a pair of $5000.00 Kef 201 reference floor-standing mains, Polk dual-cone 6.5" center and Polk for surround, left, right and rear center. I use a Samsung dvd-hd 931 hi-def dvd player bolted to a $7000.00 Mitsubishi 73" rear projection TV. I subscribe to VOOM which delivers 25 channels of Hi-Def movies, HBO, etc, directly to my sunfire amp via fiber optical. My system is no slouch and at the heart of it is the Velodyne SPL-1000