Just picked up - B&W ASW600
gmjungbluth
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I stopped by an estate sale over the weekend and was lucky to find a clean Bowers & Wilkins ASW600 subwoofer for sale for $110. I grabbed it and headed home immediately.
Plugged into my HT system in place of the current Polk PSW10, I was immediately surprised at the difference in bass. The B&W bass is much much tighter, perhaps attributable to its sealed enclosure. In contrast, the Polk sounds much less composed, almost flatter. Both can put out equally low tones but it was much easier to integrate the B&W into the left and right speakers, especially for music - it seemed to disappear seamlessly into my BA-200s. It's very competent with movies as well. I always had a problem integrating the PSW10 into the L and R speakers for music - I could always hear the Polk. This seems to do the trick.
My Polk has moved upstairs to my bedroom rig, which consists of a Lepai 2020+ amp driving two B&W DM601s in support of the TV. It's doing a good job in that environment and since we listen at much lower levels there it integrates a little better with the B&W monitors.
Plugged into my HT system in place of the current Polk PSW10, I was immediately surprised at the difference in bass. The B&W bass is much much tighter, perhaps attributable to its sealed enclosure. In contrast, the Polk sounds much less composed, almost flatter. Both can put out equally low tones but it was much easier to integrate the B&W into the left and right speakers, especially for music - it seemed to disappear seamlessly into my BA-200s. It's very competent with movies as well. I always had a problem integrating the PSW10 into the L and R speakers for music - I could always hear the Polk. This seems to do the trick.
My Polk has moved upstairs to my bedroom rig, which consists of a Lepai 2020+ amp driving two B&W DM601s in support of the TV. It's doing a good job in that environment and since we listen at much lower levels there it integrates a little better with the B&W monitors.
HT System:
Marantz NR-1403
Front: Klipsch CF-4
Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600
2Ch:
Restored Fisher 500C
Yamaha P-500 Turntable
Living Room:
Harman Kardon 3380
Restored Polk Monitor 7B
Bedroom:
Harman Kardon VR-3750
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
Polk PSW10
In and out of rotation:
KLH Model 6,
Polk LSI7
NAD 7100
Marantz NR-1403
Front: Klipsch CF-4
Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600
2Ch:
Restored Fisher 500C
Yamaha P-500 Turntable
Living Room:
Harman Kardon 3380
Restored Polk Monitor 7B
Bedroom:
Harman Kardon VR-3750
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
Polk PSW10
In and out of rotation:
KLH Model 6,
Polk LSI7
NAD 7100
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Congrats!
Integrating my sub for music took some time but well worth the effort.
Nice find you made!
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music. -
I've heard those are very nice subwoofers, and I always prefer a sealed over ported design.
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Nice!!Marantz SR 5010
Kenwood DR-V5070
Polk RTi A9- Mains
CSI A6- Center
Elemental Designs A2-300 Subwoofer
Panamax M4300-PM Power Conditioner
Working on updating my set up :rolleyes:
