Subwoofer Reviews

RSL Speakers Speedwoofer 10S Subwoofer Review Test Bench

Test Bench

This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-miking of all woofers) frequency response of the RSL 10S subwoofer (blue trace).

The 10S’s close-miked response, normalized to the level at 80 Hz, indicates that the lower –3dB point is at 30 Hz and the –6dB point is at 27 Hz. The upper –3dB point is at 127 Hz using the LFE input.—MJP

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WildGuy's picture
Submitted by WildGuy on June 22, 2016 - 5:05pm

A good read.

Dhamp's picture
Submitted by Dhamp on June 25, 2016 - 1:58pm

Read the review and thought I found a sub I could afford. Pop out to their site and see $750. Not even close to the price you listed. So disappointed.

David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on June 25, 2016 - 10:34pm
You're looking at the Speedwoofer 10, not the Speedwoofer 10s. Here's the link: https://rslspeakers.com/products/rsl-speedwoofer-10s/
Dhamp's picture
Submitted by Dhamp on June 26, 2016 - 7:54am

Thanks for posting a link to the correct sub. Much appreciated.

David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on June 27, 2016 - 7:02pm
No problem. If you get the sub, be sure to come back and let me know what you think of it. I recommended it to "Barry" who loved it enough to post a review on RSL's website.
bigcjm's picture
Submitted by bigcjm on August 29, 2016 - 2:34pm

I've read my fair share of reviews since discovering this website and it says a-lot that these speakers such praise. I plan to get one of these subwoofers with 2 Rsl CG4 to get my system started.

aopu.mohsin's picture
Submitted by aopu.mohsin on January 19, 2017 - 5:43pm

Thanks David for your excellent review. Although I was hoping that you would mention few more tracks or movie soundtracks that you tested with, and/or had a chance to compare with few other subwoofers in the same category (SVS PB-1000 or SB-1000 come to my mind) to come to your conclusion.

I could be wrong, but I did notice few things:

1) Your article says Speedwoofer 10S is a 375-Watt subwoofer, whereas RSL website says it is 350-Watt.
2) There are very limited information in RSL website on this product. It doesn't really mention anything about its frequency response, weight, whether it is a ported or sealed sub, and if ported, what's the port size, etc. Lack of information indeed makes us (consumers) nervous and think twice before buying the product. Although I must admit, RSL's 30-day in-home trial period with free shipping are certainly a good deal.

As always, I thoroughly enjoy your review and take your recommendations very seriously. So, please keep 'em coming.

Abul

sahmed011's picture
Submitted by sahmed011 on January 29, 2017 - 12:31pm

Does this mean that now this sub will appear in Top Picks? If it hasn't why not? If it will when will it be posted by?

thrifty_audiophile's picture
Submitted by thrifty_audiophile on February 3, 2017 - 10:25am

Upon further investigation, the 10s is not listed on the "Top Picks" page but is listed as the budget subwoofer winner for the 2016 Top Picks of the Year.

http://www.soundandvision.com/content/2016-top-picks-year-subwoofers#7Bx...

It would be nice if the 10s was added to the normal Top Picks page given how prominent the list is on the home page and the fact that the 2016 Top Picks page is buried on the site.

thrifty_audiophile's picture
Submitted by thrifty_audiophile on February 3, 2017 - 10:13am

You make a few references to Hsu and SVS subs. In particular, your conclusion states "the pair of these [10s] damn near matched the audible and tactile impact of either the Hsu or the SVS when used alone."

To what model Hsu and SVS subs are you referring? And are those single or dual sub setups?

To echo another comment, I also find it interesting that despite the glowing comments this sub hasn't made it onto the "top picks" page after 8 months.

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