Cerwin Vega VE-28S Dual 8" Powered Subwoofer Review

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(More customer reviews)I would like to contribute and provide a review for this sub since there is not much out there.I upgraded from a Yamaha yst-215 8 subwoofer. I purchased this sub because it fits in the discrete spot where my wife accepts it at less than 10' width. She is very decore picky. If I could spend more I probably would of went with a velodyne minivee 8 inch sub.
My system
Harman Kardon AVR 347
Polk SurroundBar50
Klipsch KHC-6 in ceiling speakers as rears.
Cerwin Vega VE-28s
PS3
Samsung 52 lcd "71" seriesThe first I thing I noticed when connecting the VE-28s is an annoying humming sound. It drove me crazy and I almost considered retuning this sub. Did not have this problem on my old sub. Yahoo Answers say to try using a 3 to 2 prong plug adapter. It actually worked! 50 cents well spent. Some argue it is not recommended to do this but I simply don't feel like troubleshooting a ground loop problem and want to play with the sub!
Music,
I felt the bass was not tight enough for rock type music. It sounded mushy. Wasn't crisp. My hip hop and techno tracks sounds great. I think sealed subs are best for music applications.
I tried the sock in the port method to tighten up the bass a little. It did help but it took away the subs efficiency and did not produce a strong bass without the sock. I usually have the volume knob 50% to avoid distortion. With the sock I had to increase volume and it introduced distortion. The sock method worked well at low easy listing volumes and high amplification.Home Theater,
This is where I think this sub performs best. With its a ported design (huge 4 inch port). It hits lows and booms well with home theater tracks.I've watch these blu-ray titles so far with this sub.
CloverField - The thumps and explosions were very earth shaking. I can literally feel the socks shake on my ankles and it feels as if there is a thumping monster in my backyard.
Beowulf -The scene where Beowulf battles the dragon the bass rattles the china on its shelves in the kitchen which is a good distance away. Sounds very good. Overall this sub is a much improvement over my last sub. I haven't been exposed to allot of subs but I can say that I am satisfied with this sub for the application that I am using it for. The price tag is very fair and won't break the bank as allot of subs out there.


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