Product Comparison: Polk Audio PSW108 vs Polk Audio PSW10

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Polk Audio PSW108 Loudspeaker - Black (Renewed)

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Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer

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General Specifications

Brand

Polk Audio

Model

PSW108

PSW10

Origin

China

About the Product

Explosive Performance for Movies & MusicPSW108 fills in the bottom end of your home theater system. Relieve your main speakers from performing bass duty and let them work on the mids and highs.

PSW10 fills in the bottom end of your home theater system. Relieve your main speakers from performing bass duty and let them work on the mids and highs. PSW10 is a great addition to any subwooferless system and will bring your movie watching experience to the next level.

Key Specs

Power RMS

50 watts

Driver Diameter

10 in.

Power RMS
Driver Diameter

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

14.3 in.

Width

14 in.

Depth

16.1 in.

Weight

26 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Polk Audio PSW108 Loudspeaker - Black (Renewed)

Good size unit for my room. Great clarity for the more demanding music.
The size of the speaker helps it to easily reproduce very low frequencies without distortion, and without having to crank the volume to get the effect you want.
This one is the perfect size for a small living room in an apt.
Does the job but very light in weight which makes me wonder about quality of product. My other sub is much heavier!
First thing I noticed was the weight. Very light weight so I was a little concerned right off the bat. Subs are usually heavy.

Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer

This is a very robust, appropriately weighted (heavy) cabinet--exactly as you'd want with a 10" sub.
Weight is a big plus because when we watch movies I don't have to worry about vibrating all over the room.
As far as it's weight, well it's a little on the heavy side , which is a good thing.
This is an amazing subwoofer. Great price but pay attention to the size! It's huge! Comes in a big box too and it was almost too big for my basement studio.
Given the size of the room it serves duty in, I wish the cabinet was a little smaller, but that a nit pick.

Audio

Amplifier Class

Class AB

Class D

Min. Frequency Response

35 Hz

40 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

200 Hz

Peak Power

100 watts

Sound Output Direction

Front-firing

What customers say about "Audio"

Polk Audio PSW108 Loudspeaker - Black (Renewed)

Nice BASS!! way better than the Home Theater in a box sub that it replaced. My shows and movies have feel to them!!!
I do like this subwoofer, I have 2 of these,one for the left,one for the right channel. great with my speakers,for music and for movies also.
This thing was the perfect answer to my low bass problem.
I was a little worried about only 50 watts of power but its more than enough bass for me recommend them to anybody.
The sub sounds awesome, and is definitely enough for our medium sized living room.

Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer

Fantastic, deep, thundering sound for my home theater system. Excellent response.
The nice thing about a 10" sub is that it can hit some deep lows but has really good bass response.
The Sound was really good with Good bass. We could hear the sound effect on the feet and Sofa. Terrific Sound.
This sub is great for any living room setup out there. Very tight and responsive bass. Pushed deep bass with ease. Sounds great even at loud volume.
This Polk sub provides additional Bass to my Yamaha YAS 108 soundbar. The quality of the Bass is less than I hoped for. It will go loud enough, but is not Clean Bass.

Features

Box Design

Ported

Controls

Volume control, Low Pass, Phase switch

App-Controlled

Indoor Or Outdoor Use

Indoor

Extras

Keeps the subwoofer from sliding, Right combination of materials, geometry and construction techniques

Easy connection to any system, Smart sensing circuitry

App-Controlled

What customers say about "Features"

Polk Audio PSW108 Loudspeaker - Black (Renewed)

Look and feel of the Subwoofer is fine, blends in nice with my speakers.
The controls and setup are easy to understand. Sub produce great bass!
The sub arrived today and I tested it out. WOW. It's great! I've got to keep it turned down to about 10% on the volume knob. It really is that loud.
This looks like an ancient relic. I am afraid to hook this monster up. Looks outdated for the current technology. Ugh!
The feet on the bottom of the sub weren't screwed in perfectly straight, and adjusting their height to ensure the sub is level proves to be quite a challenge.

Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer

This sub is manufactured with great quality components, you can tell right away by looking an feeling them.
There is a dial on the back where you can turn the bass up or down, to adjust it to exactly how you want it balanced with the other speakers.
The adjustable volume and crossover allow me tune it to my satisfaction, and the bass is full bodied but never boomy.
Once I learned where to find the volume control by touch, I could reach behind the PSW10 and adjust it to my heart's content.
No noticeable unwanted resonance, rattling or vibration. I like the adjustable cross over and sound level controls.

Connectivity

Inputs

2x Speakers, RCA in

Outputs

2x Speakers

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Polk Audio PSW108 Loudspeaker - Black (Renewed)

I got this sub woofer to go along with my Polk Monitor 65T tower speakers which are connected to my Pioneer VSX-45 AV receiver which make a perfect match.
I have this sub connected to a Pioneer VSX-524-K receiver with Polk T15 Book Shelf speakers. Amazing sound quality!
Polk Audio TSx 550T Tower Speakers produce amazing high and middle ranges and the PSW108 produces great low end. Well connected.
The speaker-level input and output are directly connected together, meaning that the low-frequency components are passed to your speakers in addition to the subwoofer.
I do have it plugged in with a very high end subwoofer cord as well but just can't get the sub to perform well.

Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer

This sub is versatile with adjustments and connection options in the back. I love my music and movies loud and this sub delivers everything I need.
A big plus is that it comes with both speaker-level and line-level inputs.
There's a useful selection of controls on the rear panel, including an in and out series speaker wire feed (for amplifiers and receivers which have no RCA sub-woofer/pre-out feed).
This was my first Subwoofer of its kind and Day-1 when I connected with my new Sony A/V Receiver and listened to a few Online 5.1 Dolby DTS ATOMS videos it blew my head.
I used a 6-foot FosPower RCA Y-Adapter to hook up the PSW10 with the right and left RCA connections. Very impressive!

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

5 year(s)

Certifications