kilpsch rw-d12, PA-150 or BIC PL-200??

The Klipsch RW-12d - when on sale (usually at Newegg.com) for $300 - is a frequently-recommended option which is most likely your best bet.
Edited by eljaycanuck - 12/15/12 at 7:44pm

I would also be interested to know the answer...

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1390563/klipsch-rw-12d-omnimic-frequency-response-graphs - excellent review by Archaea, subwoofer RW-12D has been discontinued by Kliipsch (Oct 2012) but can still be purchased at some retailers. Often listed at $499 or $599 but is a real bargain when sold at $299.

You can read excellent reviews by Josh Ricci of the Premier Acoustic PA-150 and the BIC PL-200 at www.data-bass.com.

If you have a strict budget of $300 then the RW would be the way to go. If you can swing another $50 or so then try to catch the pa150 on sale. It will give you more output. What is the size of your room?

I would try to catch the pa150 on sale for $349 or so if you can. The RW would suffice but I think you would be happier with the 150. From what I understand the RW goes a little lower but the 150 is louder. If you want to go significantly lower than the rw you would have to rethink your budget.

I have the pl-200 and it is an absolute BEAST of a subwoofer. Getting another one too.

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http://home-subwoofers-review.toptenreviews.com/bic-acoustech-review.html

I have a really hard time recommending that site when there are no posted measurements and that site directly contradicts what Josh Ricci measured using the CEA-2010 standard (comparing the PA-150 and Bic200).

http://www.data-bass.com/systems

You can compare them here directly with each other. Josh is a well known and respected review with a passion for this stuff and he uses are very scientific and repeatable standard for his measurements.

Read this more often than not...now just have to find a place to buy th PL-200.

Hate to complicate things, but the Klipsch (which is often $300 at newegg) is $300 at newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=klipsch+subwoofer