My system consists of: an Onkyo TXDS-555 dolby digital home theater receiver, two Infinity Overture 1 fronts, TEAC V-8030S cassette deck, Kenwood 1050 MD player, and a Sony CDP-CE525 CD player, and AudioSource surrounds and center. It is really gratifying to see that just about all of these components have received good reviews here!
I just got the M&K MX105 sub and I am really impressed by it!

The Infinitys have very good response down to 35hz or so, and they sound just great without a sub. On very loud music with high bass content or driving bass beat, they will bottom-out, however. They have side-firing 8" woofers powered by 150W (each!) amps at a crossover of 300hz and down.

Despite this, the M&K makes a huge impact on the overall sound of my system. Sure, it was a good-sounding, decent mid-fi setup before; now I realize the large amounts of bass that I had been missing!

CDs that sounded similar in bass content really sound different now that I have that sub. For great auditions, try any Bach toccata organ music, Soul Coughing's 'Irresistable Bliss', Steve Miller's 'Fly Like an Eagle', or Dire Strait's 'Brothers in Arms'. Also, another CD that has a very suprisingly large amount of lowww bass content is Van Morrison's 'Moondance'.

I didn't even know that about the 'Moondance' CD before this sub!

At first, I was looking very hard at M&K's MX-125 MKII, based on the excellent reviews that it received at this site. I even considered getting the MX-150THX, but neither of these subs have high-level ins and outs. I wanted the option (available with the 105) just in case I wanted to cross-over at lower than the 80hz or so that my receiver automatically does. Turns out, I am using the sub-out phono because 80hz is fine, and the sub's low-pass active crossover and output level controls do a fine job of modulating the unit's sound.

Anyway, this sub really allows me to play my system MUCH louder than before, to the point where I seriously worry about the public disturbance that I am making. If the M&K 125, 150THX, or DefTech's 15" 325W powered sub can play even louder than the 105, then I will be amazed, because it's hard to imagine anyone wanting even more bass than this unit can put out!

I got an M&K sub mainly on the fact that it has two 12" powered woofers in an acoustic suspension enclosure. This relatively unusual setup seemed to promise good, tight bass, and I was not disappointed. The big, pleasant surprise is that one shouldn't be fooled by the relatively small-seeming 100w power rating, because the 105 can sound like it's being backed by 1000!

Very accurate and controlled bass. Never boomy, yet high output.

Cabinet big. (But see below on I turned this into a major benefit.)

I opted M & K because I heard they were the choice of professional. Now I'm a fan. The MX 105, the most affordable push-pull model offered, is very high output. So don't let the fact that it is the entry MX model bother you. I like a lot of (accurate) bass, so what I did was getting two of them and then stacking my front channel speakers on top of them. My front channels are black and similar in size to the MX 105. The end result is great form and function, good appearance and sound. I got the MX 105 for less than $900 each. A good pair of stands for my front channel would have cost a few hundred dollars. So go figure ... With these four 12" drivers, I have more bass than what I'll ever need.

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Sunfire True Sub.

Amazing bass, tight control, turn it up enough and it will pump your heart for you.

absolutely none

Its the economy dual sub from M&K, but its comparable to any other company's best subs. Thunderous bass for movies and awesome punch for music. I have listened to all my CD's over again.. its like I never heard them before.
The minigun scene in The Matrix hits so hard that I feel like Im geting shot with it. If you are not sure whether you should buy this sub or not, stop thinking and go buy it. You wont be disappointed. And if you are, then you have other serious problems to be dealt with first.

Planning on buying the 750THX LCR and the 550THX surround

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Acoustic Research AR-SW30