Using with PSB H/T system. Although I got good base out of the PSB1000i's wanted more impact from movie sountracks.
Looked at several under $1000 subs like Energy, Paradigm
M&K, NHT. For teh $500 you can't beat the it. The house shakes and it does a good job with music.

Great sound for "entry level" product

I bought the CT120 because in my opinion, it has the best performance of any of the $500 or less subs I was able to test drive. I originally bought it thinking someday I would upgrade to a servo, but am happy enough with it at this point that that may not happen.

Tight, clean base even at high volumes.
Bass you can feel without the boominess.
Knobs/controls very solid, not at all cheap feeling.
Ability to switch between manual on/off and auto on/off.

I felt that the auto on/off didn't work very well, so I just override it with the manual on/off.

I have had my Velodyne for about 3 months now and am very impressed with it. Aside from the auto on/off (which could just be me or my equipment), I have absolutely no complaints. I can finally FEEL the bass without getting a headache from the boom.

I auditioned several subs in a wide price range, but all below $1000. The most notable were the JBL, Infinity, Velodyne CT120, Def Tech PF15tl, and M&K MX125. Not surprisingly, my preferences went right along with the price. After listening to all five, the JBL and Infinity were very quickly erased from all consideration. Muffled bass and flutter at high volumes. The M&K was the best of the bunch, but is about twice the price of the Velodyne and I didn't feel that there was THAT much difference. The Velodyne and the Def Tech were real close. If money was not an object, the M&K would get the nod. But since reality is that money is always an object, the Velodyne gets my ethusiastic buy vote. I paid $419 for an open box unit at Circuit City and have never second guessed my decision.

I give it 4 Stars for Overall Rating because I did feel the Def Tech and M&K were slightly better sounding, but I give it 5 stars for Value Rating because you WILL NOT find a better sounding sub at this low of a price point.

excellent performance for the price

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for the money,this subwoofer is very impressive. it pushes a lot of air but also is pretty tight and detailed. i use it mainly for home theater and so far i have been very impressed.

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The velodyne has extreme value for it's performance. It is a great home theater sub for the money.

Not as suitable for music use as the Q of the sub is a bit high for many low Q speakers.

Highly recommended for Home Theater use.

Tight base, I've to agree with Russ on all the points.
I would like to add that at $529 it compares to a $1000 sub.

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My Carver 5.1 blew and CC was giving a replacement and I cooly went on for this one as this is the top of the line they carry and paid a little extra dough. But it's all worth it.
Like the base and I tested it Matrix and gosh it makes the movie come alive and reduces the load on my JBL front's.
I use them 70HT-30Music and love this baby.
I've placed in the corner as this was giving me the best base in an L shaped room at the lowest volume and doesn't sound boomy or shaky.
The wood is pretty good and this baby doesn't vibrate.
I used Pink Floydd's Dark side of the moon the first song Speak to me and it handled it pretty well without distorting.
Five stars all the way.
The only thing I'm worried is just the 2 years warranty against my old Carvers 5.

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GREAT BASS!!! not at all boomy. Anti-clipping circuit, and over-excursion protection built in.

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Bought a JBL-PSWD112 from J&R, but returned it within 10 days cos it was too boomy, and muddied the bass. Buyers beware of J&R's return policy, cos they never give your money back. All they give is store credit even with a valid reciept and even if you return the product the very next day. And they will argue with you that if you listened to the product on the floor and bought it then you must have liked it, so if you say you are not satisfied with the performance that just doesn't cut it with them. However after I fought with them for 20 minutes, they agreed to make an exception and give me my money back (minus the 15% restocking fee). I never want to go back to those blokes ever again!!! phew!!! Ok enough J&R bashing. Now bacl to the sub.

I went to the local circuit city and bought the CT120 for $529+taxes. Although I paid $229 more for the velodyne I am very satisfied with its performance. First its bass is the best I've heard. I've heard the Klipsch's and the Mirage's and the Infinity's, but nothing compares, hell even come closer to the bass this sub puts out. and I mean a real tight punchy bass. Every time I see the rocket launch in Apollo13 (on DTS), I feel like an earthquake hit the apt. Even on music the beats feel like a kick in the chest. So you get the picture! Very good tight bass. I calibrated my sub with a self made test CD (using MatLab, and my laptop), and set the crossover at 80 hz. and the volume at 20% of max.

Other cool features of this sub are the anti-clipping circuit and over-excursion protection. All in all I give it a 5 star for both value and overall performance.

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Clean,Tight,Powerfull, $ Cheep!!!

First one i bought dident work it was droped or something and had a bid dent in the corner!! make shure the driver is free flowing before you take it home!!! I just got a bad one i gues but the new one works great!!!

This is a great sub and is very cheep!!! It has POWER!!!

Clear, open, full bass, price

cabinet finish

I was looking for an upgrade to my anemic Mirage ps-10(not a bad sub but just no power). I had seen the other reviews on this site for this sub, and even though I was willing to spend 3 times as much on a sub I still thought I would audition this Velodyne. In the end I just couldn't justify not buying it at this price. I auditioned subs from B&W, Mirage, M&K, and Monitor, as well as more expensive velodynes. In my opinion this sub outperformed 95% of these other subs, and even outperformed subs costing much, much more. I was really impressed by its clean, full bass. I didn't sound at all boomy, and it has more than enough power for me.(When setting the level limit on my reciever I went to max with no distortion, but had to turn it down because it was rattling the guts of my TV and distorting the image!) My only complaint is that the box could be finished a little better, like in a black ash veneer or something, but at this price I can't complain! This sub is a great lesson in more expensive doesn't always mean better sound, and that trusting your ear is better than trusting the product literature-after all isn't it all about great sound?

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PERFORMANCE, Value, Boom-for-the-buck

My neighbors are upset.

This is definitely the best sub for under six hundred dollars. I have had it for about 2 weeks and I can say it was money well spent. The bass is tight, not too boomy, deep and powerful. I have it turned up 1/3 volume and it is enough bass to rock the room and the house for that matter. Great for movies and music. My system includes Polk RT35i X4 and Polk CS245. All I need now is a high end receiver!

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