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Yamaha YST-SW216BL Advanced YST II Front-Firing Active Subwoofer | 
| Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $84.96
as of 11/21/2009 23:59 CST details
You Save: $64.99 (43%)
New (12) Used (1) from $84.96
Seller: PORTABLE GUY
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 1378
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 28
Dimensions (in): 15.2 x 13.4 x 13.4
MPN: YST-SW216BL
Model: YST-SW216BL
UPC: 027108924724
EAN: 0027108924724
ASIN: B000FJ89UO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High 100W dynamic power | | • | 10 long-stroke cone driver with magnetic shielding | | • | Front-firing active woofer | | • | Selectable high-cut filter | | • | 25-180Hz low frequency response |
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Product Description
The YST SW216 sets the standard for subwoofers in this class with high dynamic power and low-noise performance thanks to Advanced YST II, a Linear Port, front-firing design, plus many other sophisticated features.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Disappointing September 7, 2009
C. Vance
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this because of the high ratings others gave it and the Yamaha name. It's far too boomy when in a corner which is ok. That's typical for a subwoofer. I put it about 3 feet from the corner and the response evened out.
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br /This speaker seems to suffer from doubling. I can locate it from the sound when watching Tomb Raider. Other movies aren't as problematic. When I listen to music with it, the bass sounds muddy. If I turn the subwoofer down so it's not muddy, I can't hear it at all.
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br /It's OK for cannon shots and car crashes, but don't expect any kind of sonic fidelity.
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br /I'm using it with a Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-111FD.
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br /I've replaced it with the Energy ESW-8 that's on Amazon for $148.58. Energy ESW-8HG 8" 200 watt Take Classic subwoofer The bass is tighter and much deeper. The Energy is good for music and much better for movies. You pay $50 more and get a subwoofer that's twice as good.
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br /With the Energy subwoofer, even classical music sounds great with the speakers that came with the TV.
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br /It's too late for me to return this, plus Adorama's return policy wasn't that liberal. I'll be selling the Yamaha.
 Nice sub For the price. August 24, 2009
Richard Brookes
The placement is very important, I was generally pleased with the quality of sound; AFTER a good break in period. When first switched on and volume adjusted it sounded muddy and almost horrible. I know that speakers need to be "broken in" to get them to start to work as they are suppose to, so even though I was very unhappy at first, about two hours of watching Blade II(which this sub works very nice for a small home theatre) I again put in some music, I am mating the sub with some small NHT bookshelf speakers, the sub sounded much more natural and the muddy, sloppy bass I got at first was gone, replaced with much tighter more accurate bass reproduction.
An OK inexpensive subwoofer August 13, 2009
C. Laub (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this subwoofer to augment some rather small bookshelf speakers. I reviewed the owner's manual online before buying and decided that this sub would match up well because the built in low-pass crossover would match the roll off of the small speakers. The sub arrived and was well packed in the manufacturer's carton. The sub is not heavy so you can expect the same experience (no shipping damage).
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br /I connected the sub via the speaker level inputs and played around with placement and level with a variety of music types. For the price, you get a lot of bang for the buck. Overall the sub looks nice and is not large so it can be hidden easily. Because it only needs 45 watts of input power, I could connect it directly to a switched power outlet on the back of my equipment so I didn't mind that there is no "auto-on" feature. I was not really too impressed with the overall quality of the sound, but I have some pretty good hi-fi equipment at home to compare it with.
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br /If you want really good sounding bass with more extension and control, buy something else but be prepared to spend at least 5 times the $$. For casual listening and for non-critical ears, this is a great buy and you can even afford to buy a stereo pair.
 WHAT??!!.... August 6, 2009
Jay Vucic
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK UP! I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL OF THIS BASS!
works well, lacks auto on and real bass power July 15, 2009
Larry J. Schwake (NC mountains)
Arrived as a new unit while purchased as a refurb. Generally I am pleased with the unit. It functions well in my 5.1 system and has sufficient punch and clarity on the low range to supplement the Bose units I am using for the balance. It will not really rock the room due to distortion at high levels, but that is not my use expectation.
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