Paradigm SUB 1 Subwoofer

Chris Heinonen has posted a review of the Paradigm SUB 1 subwoofer ($4499) at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. His conclusions:

“So what was I missing before I tried the Paradigm SUB 1? One thing was bass that integrated with my speakers and filled in those lower octaves, but without drawing unnecessary attention to itself. I was also missing out on notes that I can feel in my body and not even the movie theater could reproduce. In the end I was really missing another dimension to music and movies that I had survived without, but no longer want to give up. I would have loved to see how they combined with the Paradigm S2 speakers I reviewed last year, which provide better detail and soundstaging than my current speakers but don’t hit the lower octaves quite as well.

In their piano black finish, the SUB 1 happily sits in the corner, looking a bit unassuming with its lack of visible controls or lights, but it certainly knows how to make its presence known. When you have your friends over to watch a movie they might not instantly know that it’s there, but turn it off and its absence will become immediately apparent. Given the way the SUB 1 could make my room rattle, I hesitate to imagine what the SUB 2 would do. The SUB 1 brought home performance that bested what I could get in the theater and never disappointed. Just make sure to fasten everything in the room down when you decide to let it rip.”

You can read the full review here.