i boght this sub at good will for the total sum of $6.40 and have total of around 6 subs and if id paid a couple hundred bucks id say its a powerful sub and has tremendous lows.for the couple of reveiws i saw where they say its low in volume it has to be the driving power you are hitting it with and if you are using the rca inputs that will happen.if you have the sub out on your receiver set up so it will drive it then you will hear the power this sub has.it has a 70 watt rms output transistor stk4040-2 and that will produce 140peak output.and some say its too heavy,well to get good cabinets,transformers for power its gonna have some weight.if its to lite then its made out of cheap wood and you will get raddles,cracks in the cabinet etc.sit it and dont move again.think back in the 70s when pioneer and diffrent amp companys made the pretty aluminum receivers and amps,they was heavy and most if taken care of are still in working order today.i have a lot of old vintage gear and its heavy,but its still going and you wont find nothing like them in bestbuy,bet on it.older amps are the only way to go,carverm-500t,onkyo m-504,m506rs is all i run and recap them every 10-15yrs and keep going and the power is none like the pep junk of today.as far as this velodyne sub,its a heavy hitter driving the rca out of my carver c2 preamp and out to the m-500t.if you find a good one for less than 100 bucks you got a deal,i love mine for the less than 7 bucks from the local goodwill,thanks will

Great sustained bass. No distortion. No amp humming noise. Nice hitting.

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Beautiful sound. Strong hitting. Beautiful performance of sustained bass, no distortion at all (at least no audible by myself). Best of all, the amp has no humming!! Seams to be a very good amp, includes a heat sink in the back actually. My system now has a whole new dimension with the addition of this sub, and for a so cheap price. Marantz SR-14EX Marantz VC-8100 Paradigm Studio 80s Velodyne VA1210

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Deep bass....Can reach 27hz to 30hz output. Very rare dual
sub unit. 10" Active (forward firing) and 12" passive (down firing).

Heavy Piece.....Back breaking to move.....

I bought these speakers at cicuit city in 1996. They worked with my Infinity Sterling S2002 bookshelf speakers. (INSTANT SUB-SAT SYSTEM !!!). Great for HT. Produce, EXCELLENT RESULTS W/ the thx subwoofer test.

My HT is composed of:

Onkyo THX select TXDS 777b reciver
Onkyo 6 disc cd player
Pioneer DV414 dvd player
Pioneer cld604 laserdis player w/ ac-3 rf
Sansui 10 band eq / analyzer (extra on stanby)
Parasound 10 band eq.
kenwood 7 band eq (extra on stanby)
Go video 9950 VCR (no copyright protect)
jvc 27" tv w/ pip
jvc stereo vcr
jvc DV 307 camcorder
infinity sterling s2002
infinity sterling surround and center
velodyne VA1210

HT for bedroom:

Hamon kardon Avr 85 (dolby digital only)
onkyo 6 disc player
jbl scs 125 speaker system w/ sub.
Panasonic 25" tv combo

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I bought my VA1210 in September, 1998 for a close-out price of $400. This subwoofer is very similar to the VA1012X except for a couple of minor cosmetic features (speaker box finish and footings). I compared the VA1210 with the new Velodyne CT-120 model which has a 12" front firing driver and slotted bass-reflex port while the VA1210 has a 10" front firing driver and 12" downfiring passive radiator. Both of these subwoofers are tremendous performers with clean tight bass. I believe the CT-120 with its 12" driver is a bit louder which is better for home theater. However, since my goal was to find something that was good for both home theater and music, I felt that the VA1210 was slightly better because the passive radiator provided a tighter bass and less boomy effect. I also compared the Infinity BU2 subwoofer, and while the output was quite loud there was too much boominess and less cleaner sound.
The VA1210 was no slouch when it came to home theater performance. With the subwoofer output level set at less than halfway, I could feel my couch vibrate during the explosion scenes of 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and no excessive boominess. My only complaint about the VA1210 is the auto-power feature which shuts off too frequently during quiet passages and turns back on when the sound becomes loud again. To prevent this annoyance, I bypass the auto-power feature and leave the subwoofer on all the time. I think other subwoofers with auto-power have this problem.

Great overall performance for a subwoofer that's less than $500. Highly recommended.

line and speaker ins; adjustable crossover; size

somewhat muddy at louder volumes

I bought this sub for my home theater system to replace a Yamaha upright sub (my first sub ever) and was very pleased with it. It did not seem to play very "loud," and I often had the volume cranked up to 7 out of 10. My receiver is a Denon AV5800 and I was using AR9 LSs for the mains, an Infinity IL36c for the center and bookshelf Infinitys for the surrounds. I use 4 surrounds as I use DTS EX when I am able. I recently upgraded my mains to the Mirage OM-5s and the center channel to the Mirage HDT center. Suddenly, the Velodyne seemed weak and muddier than before. I upgraded the sub to the MIrage. I thnk the Mirage is really in a different class than the Velodyne, but I decided to hook up the Velodyne to the center channel. My first experience was disappointing. However, I upgraded the speaker connects form the Denon to the Velodyne to some high quality speaker connects and did the same from the Velodyne to the Mirage HDT center. I adjusted the crossover on the Velodyne ot match the center low point (60Hz). The result has been truly enjoyable. The Mirage handles the LFE and the addition of the Velodyne ot the center gives a full range center channel which simply shines in home theater applications. The Velodyne has found a new job and performs admirably.

It is not fair to try and compare this Velodyne to the Mirage, as they are really in different leagues. However, for a smaller system, or in a specialty application (such as I discovered), it is an excellent buy.

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I've had this sub for about 6 months now, and overall I am quite pleased by the way it sounds. i coudn't ask for more for the money i spent, i think. have't really found anything in the same price range that sounds as good. anyways the va-1210 and the va-1012x are the same sub but the 1210 is mass produced for circuit city and other chain stores while the va-1012x is sold in smaller places. Both have the same specs and the only differene is that the va-1012x has marble legs on the bottom while the va-1210 has rubber legs. the sub uses a 10"active woofer and a 12" passive woofer, it delivers really tight bass that most people would be quite content with. it goes down to about 27-28 hz and will be adequate for a small to medium size room. the best feature about the velodye, besides the fact it is really affordable(400-500$), is that is has a switch where you can bypass the internal crossover. this is cool if you have dolby digital or dts which prefer direct subwoofer since there is a xover in the sound processor or reciever. alot of 1500-2000$ subs don't have this function, even the little energy es-8 has this function. the es-8 is an icredible little sub, but too much wind noise and a bit out of control at times. velodyne has come out with the ct series which are also affordable. I asked the velodyne rep. at hifi 98 about what the differences were between the ct sries and the va series. the va series costs more than the ct series but the ct series have better specs. the difference is that the va series has tighter bass and sounds better for music too, while the ct series is more for home theater and is boomier. well if you want a reasonably priced sub that sounds good take a listen to the va-1210 or the va-1012x. stereo review gave it a good review back in january of 97

I have owned this sub from May '98 and must say that for paying only $599, it is definately worth consideration in purchase. The clean, tight bass from the 12" passive radiator mixed with the booming nature of the forward firing 10" provides complete, deep bass with accuracy of subs that cost four times as much. Velodyne has truly put together a product for the mid range audiophile or the high end audio enthusiast.