Intrested in 3 Subs, Any Advice?

bglinkerman

Hey Everyone,

I'm looking to purchase a new sub for my H.T., my budget is around $300. I have found 3 so far that have pretty decent reviews and was wondering if anyone out there had experience with any of them or could make and suggestions.

Subs:

BIC America F12 12-Inch 475-Watt ($186)
JBL ES250PBK 400-Watt 12-Inch ($280)
Polk Audio PSW Series PSW505 12-Inch ($230)

PS - I'm currently running 2 Monitor70s, 2 Monitor 40s and a CS2

Thanks In Advance

EndersShadow

PSW505 hands down.

Sherardp

Can that budget be stretched just a tad. Your close to the Epik Legend which will out perform all three. Dual 12's in a single cabinet and the reviews are outstanding.

http://www.epiksubwoofers.com/legend.html

pdxfj

Another option in the BIC series is the PL-200. 12", 250w continuous, 1000w peak, Bash amp.. About $100 more shipped than the PA-200.

I have a PL-200 and am very happy with it. Will add another for dedicated HT.

bglinkerman

Thanks for the suggestions. I can maybe bump up the budget a little bit as long as the wife is cool with it.

bglinkerman

Looking at the PL-200 for only $30 over my budget seems pretty decent. I noticed at another thread they compare the PL-200 with the Acoustech H-100 (which I believe is also made by BIC)....anyone have any experience with the two of these?

@EndersShadow: Do you still think the Polk sub would be better than either of these two?

deronb1

Not sure if this helps, but I have a pair of BIC 62 bookshelf speakers. Nice speaker for the money. I assume the whole line follows the performance/value trend. Also, have a JBL sub (CSS10) which gets very low yet remains tight.

EndersShadow

bglinkerman wrote: »

@EndersShadow: Do you still think the Polk sub would be better than either of these two?

Not sure, the Epik would win hands down, but between the BIC's and PSW I personally would go PSW, but mostly because I have no familiarity with BIC and am not totally comfortable going with them.

I know they have a decent following at AVSFORUM, so maybe do some searches over there to see what folks are saying.

engtaz

I would not go with the BIC. I was not impressed with the 1 I used.

bglinkerman

Thanks for all the advice