List of budget subwoofers ($300 and less)

I've often seen requests on this forum from people who are looking to purchase budget subwoofers. You can count me among those who tries to respond and help those folks out, but after replying to the hundredth such question I got to thinking; exactly how many companies are out their making budget subs? Intrigued, I decided to try and find out for myself.

First I had to decide exactly what constituted a 'budget' subwoofer. After going back over numerous posts from people asking for that very information I selected $300 as the ceiling, so anything that costs less qualifies. I also decided that the $300 price should be what you can reasonably expect to get the sub for, not it's "suggested" retail price. In other words, what most people can rightly assume to pay without the need to wait for some "clearance sale" or restricted holiday event.

Since most of the budget sub questions are asked about HT systems I original decided that a 10" driver would be the minimum. After going back and forth though I decided to include subwoofers with 8" drivers too. I'm still a bit undecided on that, but for now I'll include them.

Having a driver size and budget target I began scouring the internet. The list below is what I can up with, sorted alphabetically by manufacturer. In some instances you'll notice more then one link associated to a particular model. I did this so there was not only a reference to the manufacturers own webpage, but also an example of a place to buy it from that shows a typical, everyday discount you can expect to pay. Most often you'll see two links for a sub where the retail price exceeds $300.

You may also notice a few other subs that don't have a link to their respective manufacturers webpage. While compiling this list I found some companies which sell exclusively through a single internet retailer -- like Acoustic Audio and Theater Solutions -- so links to their webpages turned out to be practically useless.

Now, I certainly haven't deluded myself into thinking this list is complete, so by all means please feel free to let me know of other potential options that are available. If I'm able to verify your findings I'll gladly add them to the list.

Note: this thread is not intended for anyone to debate how good or bad something is, only to let others know what's out there. It's the responsibility of the individual looking for a subwoofer to make up their own mind about what they want, and which products meet their needs. I expect a person looking to buy something will be able to do their own research and ask questions in other threads, so let's keep all of that out of this one. However, I do understand that part of the process is to ask questions and solicit advice, so to that I end created the Budget Subwoofers Discussion thread. Please use that to ask your questions and to see what others have said.

If everyone adheres to the intend of this thread it may ultimately end up being a valuable resource we can simply point people to.


Acoustic Audio
* PSW-8, PSW-10, PSW-12, RWSUB-8, RWSUB-10, RWSUB-12, RWSUB-15, HD-SUB10, HD-SUB12, HD-SUB15, CS-PS65, CS-PS8, CS-PS10, CS-PS12, CS-PS15
{it seems as though this company only has links to individual units -- not a product in general -- so each time they sold one the link would no longer be valid. every model they current have in stock is on this page though, so you can find them by looking here}

Aperion Audio
* Bravus 8A

AudioSource
* PSW110 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW112 -- Information -- Purchase

BIC America
* RtR 12s -- Information -- Purchase
* RtR EV1200 -- Information -- Purchase
* F 12 -- Information -- Purchase
* H 100 -- Information -- Purchase
* Venturi V80 -- Information -- Purchase
* Venturi V1020 -- Information -- Purchase
* Venturi V1220 -- Information -- Purchase
* PL-200 -- Information -- Purchase
{from the Purchase link on the PL-200 use the "Make Your Best Offer" button to request a price in the $280 range, and they will often accept it}

Boston Acoustics
* CS Sub10 II -- Purchase

Cambridge Audio
* Sirocco S90 -- Information -- Purchase

Cerwin-Vega
* VE-28S -- Information -- Purchase

Crystal Acoustics
* TX-8SUB

Dayton Audio
* SUB-800
* SUB-1000
* SUB-1200

Energy
* ESW-C8 -- Information -- Purchase
* ESW-M8 -- Information -- Purchase
* EW-100 -- Information -- Purchase
* S10.3 -- Purchase

Earthquake Sound
* Sub-80X -- Information -- Purchase

Fluance
* DB150
* DB200

HSU (Owners Thread)
* STF-1

Infinity
* PS38BK -- Information -- Purchase
* PS410BK -- Information -- Purchase

JA Audio
* JA-SS10 -- Information -- Purchase
* JA-SS12 -- Information -- Purchase

Jamo (Owners Thread)
* SUB 210 -- Information -- Purchase

JBL (Owners Thread)
* P10SW -- Information -- Purchase
* ES250P -- Information -- Purchase

KEF
* C4 -- Information -- Purchase

Klipsch
* KW-100 -- Information -- Purchase
* Sub-10 -- Information -- Purchase
* Sub-12 -- Information -- Purchase
{the Sub-10 and Sub-12 are both discontinued products, so availability may be limited}

Lava
* LSP08
* LSP10
* LSP12
{avsforum members receive a 15% discount on all Lava subs}

Linear
* PSW108 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW112 -- Information -- Purchase

Martin Logan
* Dynamo 300 -- Information -- Purchase

Mirage
* Omni S8 -- Information -- Purchase

Monoprice (Owners Thread)
* 8"
* 12"
{these subwoofers don't actually have a name or model number, so they're listed by driver size instead}

Mordaunt-Short
* Carnival 7 -- Information -- Purchase

MTX Audio
* CT8SW -- Information -- Purchase
* CT10SW -- Information -- Purchase
* CT12SW -- Information -- Purchase

Niles Audio (Owners Thread)
* SW10 -- Information -- Purchase
{the Purchase link takes you to a Jobsite subwoofer instead, but it's the identical unit because Jobsite is a subsidiary of Niles Audio}

NXG
* NX-BAS-500 -- Information -- Purchase

Outdoor Speaker Depot (OSD) (Owners Thread)
* SS8
* P8
* S-10
* S-12
* PS10
* PS12
{most of these are sold on Amazon too, but the price difference is only a few dollars from what the manufacturer charges so I just included their link}

Outlaw Audio (Owners Thread)
* M8

Pinnacle (Owners Thread)
* SubSonix 10-200 -- Information -- Purchase
* AC Sub 125 -- Information -- Purchase

Pioneer
* SW-8 -- Information -- Purchase

Polk Audio
* PSW10 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW110 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW111 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW125 -- Information -- Purchase
* PSW505 -- Information -- Purchase
{Polk lists the PSW505 as discontinued, yet it's been available for years anyway. it also seems to be on perpetual sale, which is why I included it}

Precision Acoustics
* HDS10 -- Information -- Purchase
{only available in Canada}

Premier Acoustics
* PA 10 -- Information -- Purchase
* PA 120 -- Information -- Purchase
{from the Purchase link use the "Make Your Best Offer" button to request a lower price. if it's reasonable they will often accept it}

Pure Acoustics
* Lord 10 -- Information -- Purchase
{the Information link is to the manufacturers website but there was no way to create a direct link, so it just goes to their homepage}

Pyle
* PDSUB8A -- Information -- Purchase
* PDSUB12A -- Information -- Purchase

Sony
* SA-W2500 -- Information -- Purchase
* SA-W3000 -- Information -- Purchase

Technical Pro (Owners Thread)
* SW1201 -- Information -- Purchase
* SW1501 -- Information -- Purchase

Theater Solutions (Owners Thread)
* Sub8D
* Sub8F
* Sub10D
* Sub10F
* Sub12D
* Sub12F

Vector Research
* BASS8
* BASS12
{might only be available in Canada. no manufacturers website could be located, so these links are to the distributor}

Velodyne
* VX 11
* WiConnect 10
* Impact 10 -- Information -- Purchase
{except for the Impact 10 all these links take you right to Velodynes website because they're selling them for a discount equal to what everyone else has them listed for}

Wharfedale
* SW150 -- Information -- Purchase

Yamaha
* YST-SW215 -- Information -- Purchase
* YST-SW216 -- Information -- Purchase
* YST-SW315 -- Information -- Purchase