Sony SA-W3000 Performance Line Subwoofer

Surprised Sony makes such great HTS speakers for the price. This bad boy can knock pretty hard without getting distortion. My living room is mid size I'd say, and it fills to room with nice crisp bass. Using a Yamaha (500 watt budget line) HTR which I highly recommend for a budget system as well. It may not sound as great as a polk, but your paying half the price so I'll let you decide on that option. Sony has yet to disappoint me with there HTS line of products.

I have had this Sony subwoofer for about 2 weeks now and I really enjoy it. It has a decent range and good volume without the cone shaking like crazy. This speaker is used to supplement my Sony tower speakers (SS-F7000, also good speakers for the price). I have everything hooked up to a Pioneer receiver and after figuring out all the internal crossover settings, the system sounds great. There are dials in the back for volume control and frequency cutoffs, as well as switches for phase and automatic off. What I don't like: 1. It's pretty big, even knowing the measurements, it was bigger than I thought it would be when I unpacked it. 2. No feet on the bottom 3. The automatic off/on setting is a little strange. If there is no strong bass input, it will never turn on, and if there is a long quiet part (about 2 minutes) in a song or movie, it will turn off. Annoying, but there is a switch in the back to turn the automatic off 'off'. 4. The low end of the frequency spectrum ... Read more

I have had the Sony SA-W3000 subwoofer about two months and I think it is an outstanding speaker. The lows are impressively deep and clear. The only con is the physical appearance is not that attractive, but overall I think I got a good subwoofer for the price.

This is an alright sub, i was going to get a system which already had every thing included however, i found that if i pieced one together i could get a higher quality system for the same price or even cheaper. This sub is not the one i would have liked but it had free shipping which saved me at least $50. for a sub which only handles about 180 watts it has good sound. it has the option to pony or chain more then once sub together which would be nice if you can afford it. the sound is good if you have the power nob on the back cranked up, and you also have the option to set the frequency range. This sub puts out great sound for the cost and will be much better then anyone that is included in a set. highly recommended..

For the past 10 years I have owned a Sony Home Theater in a Box kind of setup sufficing to say I'm not much hard to please for home entertainment (had a quick review bout here too @ Epinions). Three years ago I paired the same Sony HTIB with a 37" LG LCD TV and it was good. Can see the movie, "hear" the movie and go watch the next movie. Guess now things have changed, a lot. Electronics are much more affordable with a considerable amount of difference. Like this Sony SA-W3000 for example. As a regular Joe Shmoe audiophile wannabe dude, I did my only way of randomly testing this sub, of course, at your local electronics depot (blue shirt, khaki pants guys). It wasn't even very accurate the fact that I tested it's lower model sibling, the SA-W2500 which is rated 100 with 60 watts RMS. Most of us are familiar with their setup with all the buttons you push pairing different speakers and subs trying to win your heart on what they can do. So push I did and I got me a show from all th... Read more