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Great sound in a compact size

Amazing sound for a compact sub woofer. It can sit under my desk and when paired with the Kanto Ora4s and Mac Studio M4, they sound great. Crisp, clear and not at all muddy. These really round out to a great sound.

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Excellent upgrade

So far so good. A long overdue upgrade from an old Polk Audio PS10. Crisper, punchier bass and the other 4 speakers' sound is much improved as well. The Kanto SUB8 is hidden from view so the scratch and dent's bashed-in grill is of no consequence.

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Really good

Very good . If you need a small front firing sub.Very powerful for its size. Fairly inexpensive. Well made .

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Very good subwoofer. Integrates nicely with TUK speakers. Good low-frequency response.

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Great little sub!!!

Nice compact little sub and a perfect match for the Kanto Syd that I have. Tight and surprisingly deep bass from a small enclosure. This pair makes a great TV system in my small living room and great for music as well!

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Small but more than adequate for my needs

I needed to replace a small subwoofer that had died of old age, and which had long been discontinued by the manufacturer. The Kanto seemed like a good replacement, from a size and power perspective. The price tag was also attractive. This was for a family room, where the audio setup is used for daily TV viewing, occasional gaming and sporadic ambient music during social events. I can't say we've put it through its paces yet, but so far the Kanto SUB8 has delivered wonderfully. It's small, unobtrusive, aesthetically pleasing, a breeze to set up, and it does its job perfectly. Would buy again if I had the need, and would recommend without reservation.

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Wow by the Crutchfield team

A great purchase. I like the fact that my salesperson explained setup. I didn't have to crack the manual. So happy.

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Absolutely great

Kanto Sub8 performs fantastic with my Q-Acoustic speakers and Marantz Cinema 70 A/V. Tweaking certain adjustments responded as should with low pass frequency and level set matched my speakers. I would never expect to have this performance at this price. As always, Crutchfield is the place for mid and higher end A/V systems.

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What the Doctor Ordered

My goals were modest: I wanted to add more bottom end and round out the sound of my recently set up PSB Alpha 5 powered bookshelf speakers in my not-large home office/music room. I also had to overcome severe serious space constraints in that room. A large subwoofer was not an option. I did a ton of research before settling on the Kanto sub. After realizing it would fit under my desk, with my feet comfortably placed on either side, I decided to give it a try. Well, I'm extremely pleased. This sub is doing precisely what I wanted sound-wise mated with the bookshelf speakers. Audiophiles may turn up their noses at these little subs, but this one is giving me all the bass I need and then some. This thing is a steal for the price. I'll tell you: Between the made-in-Canada PSB bookshelf speakers, which I'm very pleased with, and this Canadian-made Kanto sub, something must be in the water up there when it comes to making high-quality, reasonably-priced powered speakers. And kudos to Crutchfield for the smooth order process and very fast shipment - I ordered Sunday, and it arrived Tuesday.

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Surprised

It's will surprise you of how much bass this little 8 push out. I have a little 10by 12 room and it fills it up with out sounding boomy

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Great Mini Sub

Great sub for the price. Perfect for a small room using bookshelf speakers. Sound was perfect not boomy

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Do it right the first time

Average at best. Had a 12" Klipsch in last house and thought I would save some space with this. After installation was very disappointed in comparison. Boxed it up sent it back and reordered the Klipsch. If you have the space do it right.

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Kanto SUB8

Still tweaking sound levels...good so far

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Kanto SUB8

I was concerned with this product's small size and price but it performs extremely well in my small space listening area. Plenty of nice tight bass and I only have it set to less than 50% volume. Very happy with it.

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If you have realistic expectations going in, this is a great sub.

I'm giving this 5 stars because I understood what I was purchasing. If you're expecting room shaking bass, you should look elsewhere. This is an 8" sub.... full stop. It's not going to compare to say a Bose Bass Module 700. What it will do, is help fill in the lower end of your music / audio. It provides good sound quality on the low end and overall I'm very happy with it. I have it paired to an OG set of Kanto Yumi 1's that I've had for ~ 12 years. There was always something missing from them but this has been exactly what they needed to provide the richness of bass that they were missing. You do need to be careful when tuning it, it starts to get sloppy a little beyond 3/4 I have mine set a couple notches beyond 1/2 way for the level and the cross over set to @ 100 hz. I find this is the happy place for the sub. Also, I think the knobs in the back for level and xover are a little loose and could have a tighter feel for finer tuning. All in all, I give this 5 starts for the sale price of 199 which is what I paid for it. At 269, I think it's over priced.

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Kanto SUB8

Excellent buy! Very satisfied with this little thumper. Rarely find many songs where this sub strains to pump out the lowest frequencies. Only turn to about 30%-50% output level. Not sure my family likes it as much, since it rattles the house pretty good. Great sub, would absolutely buy again. Also, Victoria with Crutchfield was amazing. Excellent advise and def helped me settle on some quality equipment.

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Perfects the YU2 Experience

Last year I finally set up my home office, a goal I had since the Pandemic began. I finished my setup with the lovely matte black Kanto YU2 speakers. I chose them for their excellent balanced sound, warm tone, diminutive size and slick design. While they look and sound perfectly fine for a desktop setup, I had been wanting to round out their sound with a subwoofer. For me, the only choice was the Kanto Sub8 as I figured Kanto products must be tuned to complement each other. Maybe that's correct, maybe that's just me not knowing a lot about audio equipment in general. Maybe both are true... The Sub8 comes with its own RCA cable but I ordered a beefier insulated cable from another site as I read that inadequate cable shielding can sometimes lead to degraded sound. Setup was amazingly easy, requiring just a plug in cable and turning a couple of dials (Volume/Gain and CutOff Frequency). The Low End of the YU2 speakers are 80hz so Kanto recommends 80hz for cutoff and half full volume as a starting point for the volume. After some tweaking, 80hz works best as recommended and just a click less than half volume seems to produce the best matched volume for the YU2s. The combined system sound is rich, full, balanced, tight and punchy with just enough boom. Yes, there are cheaper subs on the market but I am very pleased with the purchase and anyone owning Kanto desktop speakers should really consider this handsome Subwoofer.

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Great Sub for Music

My review is for music only. I have attached a picture of my system. For music - a Marantz nr1200 with the Rotel power amp and 2 B&W 705S speakers. Along with a 10 inch sub that was more for home theater The sub sat way to the left of my system. I wanted a sub that would fit inside my 13 inch high bottom shelves. I ordered 2 of the Kanto sub8. Put both in. And I actually had too much base. Returned 1 Moved the other one out of the cabinet and put it off to the side as there was still too much bass Now it is perfect. My home theater is then Sony setup. I can't speak to how well the Kanto8 would do for that. For music- it is awesome Punchy- not booming. It replaced a REL HT1003. Odd that for music. I prefer the much less expensive and smaller Kanto8 Over the REL And if I want - I can still move the Kanto back into the shelf Crutchfield was great in taking back the one that I did not need. And why I also recommend Crutchfield

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Kanto SUB8

Very pleased so far.

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Kanto SUB8

It pairs perfectly with my Kanto YU4s. There aren't a lot of white subs on the market and this looks great.

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Kanto SUB8

simple to hook up and great sound

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Kanto SUB8

This subwoofer is the perfect complement to my Kanto YU speakers on Kanto 32 inch stands. I was impressed with the YU's but they were missing the lower frequencies, then I saw the SUB8 on sale and figured why not. I've been listening for a few weeks now and wow, I'm really liking this. I did not realize what I was missing.

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Kanto SUB8

Very satisfied with the Kanto sub8. It was just what my stereo system needed to sound complete.

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Kanto SUB8

A ton of clean and booming bass from such a compact sub. Works great with my ORAs.

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Kanto SUB8

Exactly what I was looking for in a subwoofer. Compact with tight , punchy bass.

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Kanto SUB8

It has a lovely sound that definitely compliments my front speakers.

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Kanto SUB8

Nice looking and a good value. Fits my musical needs

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"SUBlime" Sound

Having recently purchased the Kanto ORA Desktop/Monitor Speakers, from Crutchfield, and being supremely impressed by their stunning soundstage and clarity, it seemed a formality that I invest in Kanto's Sub 8 Subwoofer. I am, again, so impressed with Kanto's sound and quality - at a very reasonable price. The Sub 8 is awesome! Great bass in a small footprint. My desktop sound system is now complete. Thank you Kanto and Crutchfield!

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Great Bass

Puts the,"BOOM"...in,"BOOM Shaka--Laka..Laka "!!!

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Kanto SUB8 is a winner!

Kanto SUB8 is a winner! I run Klipsch RB-25 bookshelf speakers through my Yamaha RX-V383 AV receiver. Needed a sub to supplement the bass that is lacking from the speakers. Also working with space constraints and the Kanto was the perfect fit. It was recommended by Andrew Robinson so I was confident it would work. He was right. Sounds great, at a fair price. Would highly recommend. Steve from Omaha

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A Winning Combination

The Kanto SUB8 subwoofer is an excellent addition to my Denon D-M41 Desktop Stereo System, particularly since it provides the Denon with a deeper, rich bass projection in our great room. Moreover, the subwoofer is compact, sleek. user-friendly, reasonably priced and stylistically complements the microsystem. Indeed, this is a winning combination.

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Hiker Dan

I purchased this Kanto SUB8 Subwoofer to complement my Kanto YU4 stereo Bluetooth speakers. The YU4's have excellent sound, but lack rich bass depth. The SUB8 was available on a good sale, so I gave it a try. Wow! What an amazing and wonderful improvement! The YU4's and the SUB8 produce wonderful and rich sound now. The SUB8 quality is outstanding, and the cross over frequency adjustment and volume controls allow desired sound to be dialed in to your preference. The SUB8 power and volume are both more than sufficient for my musical taste. My space is limited, so I needed a compact unit. While it is compact for a subwoofer, it is still larger than ideal for me, but works fine. Overall I am very pleased and highly recommend the SUB8 for great quality, sound, and value.

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Kanto SUB8

Great little sub so far. Need some more time with it but for the content we consume it's been great even in a large two story room. Episodic content Games Music - Blues, classical, country, rock, Indian, electronic.

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small and perfect for my small living room with limited space. sounds great.

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Kanto SUB8

Only had it a few days but I'm pleased so far. I needed a fairly compact and sealed sub for my master bedroom system. I typically play this system at low to moderate levels and wanted a sub to pair up with my Polk ES15 bookshelf speakers. This is mainly to fill out the low end while offering some tight but articulate bass 'punch' when called upon. This Kanto does exactly that. Great sale price, 2 day shipping, and works as I hoped it would. Thanks Crutchfield!

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Even better than imagined.

After discussing my sound preferences with one of your advisors, I decided to follow her suggestion. She was spot on. This little box of magic has expanded my listening experience even more than I'd imagined it could. I've been listening to music I'm very familiar with and now hearing subtleties I didn't know were there. Impressed with this Kanto 8, and Crutchfield's staff.

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Good "Boom" for your buck!

This is a solid "sealed enclosure" sub for a small to medium sized room. Tight controlled bass for music and TV.

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Wow, what an improvement.

I bought the Sub8 along with the YU4 speakers to replace an older Boston Acoustics system that was part of my PC system. The new sub and speakers are great. From Blondie to Vivaldi...SPECTACULAR!!!

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Aesthetically PleasingWith Performance to Match

Love this little guy! Aesthetically pleasing, with more than enough power for my apartment. Reddit nerds can shove it.

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Nice small sub perfect, for townhome or apartment

This is a very nice compact subwoofer. It provides a nice amount of punchy bass for my small bookshelf speakers. Living in a open concept townhome not only is sound important, but appearance in size as well. This meets my wife's approval on those aspects. Delivered very quickly and easy to set up. Very happy with this purchase.

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Kanto SUB8

Very good packaging. Arrived in a timely manner. Love it with my Kanto YU4.

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Kanto SUB8

I like the size. It fit inside a cabinet near our TV. It does not take up any floor space. Just enough low end for our cozy family room

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Kanto SUB8

This sub was on back order, when arrived this sub enhanced [ fuller , deeper, richer sound] in combination with the Kanto YU2 powered speaker combo I ordered - great sound , small foot print

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Another good purchase!

This replaced an old subwoofer and was the perfect replacement! I called on a Sunday and Crutchfield's had the replacement at my home on the following Tuesday afternoon. Great service, great logistics and a wide variety of products. I have used Crutchfield's for about fifteen years and have always come away totally satisfied.

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Kanto SUB8

Compliments the Kanto YU2 sound well. Very solid build and it looks great in my home office.

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Kanto SUB8

so far so good. great big sound.

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Kanto SUB8

Great addition to complete my Kanto sound system. Bass from the subwoofer is punchy and supports the bottom end of the music I play. Great buy. Highly recommend.

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Small and mighty

This sub is small but mighty! It added an amazing layer of sound to my system and now my music fills the room in a new way. I absolutely love and highly recommend it!

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Kanto SUB8

Bought the Kanto YU6 powered speakers which are great down to 50 Hz. This powered sub really fills out the very bottom.

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Kanto SUB8

I connected this sub to Audioengine2 speakers. Made a significant improvement to the sound. Just right on the bass and not overly boomy. Great for listening to music. Setup was easy and there are enough adjustments to get the sound you want.

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Kanto SUB8

I have the sub8 paired up with Kanto Tuk speakers, the remote gives me a great deal of control over the combined sound, and they are really outstanding, they integrate well with the crossover control, be it the tv or turntable, great sound for the money

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Kanto SUB8

I bought this subwoofer to augment the bass performance of my stereo speakers and it works well with my wall-mount Magnepan dipole speakers. I see no reason why it would not work well with other bookshelf, desktop, etc. speakers and as a subwoofer for headphones. I do not recommend it as the only sub for a full blown home theater system.

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Good sub for use with Kanto speakers

Pretty decent sub for the money. It's a little muddy, not exactly super tight, clear bass, but I'm mostly happy with it and it's definitely improved the experience with their Tuk speakers.

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Perfect for my needs.

With the guidance of the expert Crutchfield advisor, Ivy, I chose this sub to replace a Polk Audio PSW111 whose amp went bad (I believe another reviewer of the Kanto also had that same PA sub quit). I was looking for quality sound that works on low as well as high volume levels. I also wanted to have a similar smaller footprint, which the Kanto does. I listen to most everything from classical, to jazz, to rock. It adds the warm depth I was looking for at low volume for listening to a Haydn Symphony to cranking up artists such as Peter Gabriel and Rush. I was not looking for big, booming, sound as my music listening space is rather small.

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Good bass sound in a nice looking package.

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Kanto SUB8

Great sub, it's loud and clear. It packs a great punch for the price.

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Perfect supplement to 2-channel music setup

I needed a small sub to replace a Klipsch woofer in my 2-channel music setup, which is in a smallish living room. The Klipsch was a 10" ported model, better suited to home theater and even dialed way back would produce overly boomy, blurry bass. Didn't take me long to settle on this 8" sealed Kanto. It seemed to be right for my music (mostly jazz) and would fit discreetly into my Kallax record storage grid. The sound of the Kanto is tight, much more percussive than the Klipsch and it integrated well with my Elacs, really elevating everything together. Required minimal fine-tuning of crossover / level or placement - I was sitting back and enjoying the music in under 30 min. Bought open-box, which is a no-brainer from Crutchfield.

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Very nice

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Kanto SUB8

I was running a pair of KantoYu6 through my turntable and thought they sounded great but the bass was lacking a bit. Not anymore. The SUB8 sounds great and is incredibly easy to set up with the Yu6. With the purchase of the subwoofer, I decided to add in an optical cable to connect it all to my TV. It sounds amazing. As usual, the customer serve at Crutchfield was top notch. Any questions you have, they will answer quickly and delivery is lightening fast.

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Kanto SUB8

The subwoofer was recommended by staff at Crutchfield. Just tested it, and it seems as it will be very nice to have.

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Ok

First of all it was boxed very nice it's a nice looking sub but as far as sound I would say it's just average but to be fair it was less than 300$ so in this case you get what you pay for I replaced a Polk sub which I thought sounded a little better

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Stunning sound from a small footprint

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Good bass in small package

I have Kanto YU6 for a while listening to a wide variety of music mostly from streaming and CD, and I'm missing quite a lot of low-end power and detail. I bought the SUB8 due to its compact size so it can blend in my furniture, good spec, and reasonable price just in case I need to go with two subs for my music system. After a week of listening and rearranging the SUB8 to a good location in my 14x18 room, the sub does make a difference in overall sound quality if I set the SUB8 volume about 3/4 way up, and if I lower the volume setting the bass level drops down really quick. I have the crossover set at 60Hz. I feel like the line level going into the SUB8 is not strong enough to produce low-end detail. I use an audio line level attenuator that boosts the SUB8 line-in so that it closely matches the volume setting of my YU6 speakers and that works really well, adds dimension to the soundstage, and I don't have to crank way up the SUB8 volume at all.

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Great little Sub punches above it's weight.

Nice Sub. Lots of power. Sounds like a 10". Looks nice. Small footprint. Perfect for my desktop setup. Gives the bookshelf speakers just what they needed. Gain and crossover worked great. Auto On works properly. Sounded better dialed back. 60HZ and low gain. Can hear the sub easily in another room. It is what I was expecting and hoping for. Musical and powerful.

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Kanto SUB8

I bought this sub to fill out the lower frequencies of the YU2s that I purchased for desktop speakers. The sub looks great. Nice and solid. Build quality is good. Box was well packed. From an "audio" perspective, the sub itself seems to be lacking some volume....although, it could be the gain from the YU2 that is the issue here (I have not hooked up to a receiver for home theater). When using the onboard DAC, they sounded nice, but the volume had to be turned up considerably. Not sure why that is. I think the sub, if hooked up with a source that had a higher gain signal, would have some pretty decent bass. Side note: I bought this combo to replace an older Boston Acoustics desktop solution and at first I was disappointed because the bass from the sub and the volume of the speakers just wasn't there...however after looking at the specs, the power rating of the BA was much greater than the YU2/SUB8. Taking that into consideration, the SUB8 works just fine.

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Kanto SUB8

We bought this as a replacement for our Polk PSW111 which suddenly started making strange popping noises. We wanted to stick with a compact size and a similar wattage, and the SUB8 was one of the few options around. The sound is a little more boomy than the PSW111, but it actually rumbles the room in a more satisfying way during action scenes and pairs well with our Polk speakers and Denon receiver for dialog and music. Given the price and size, we're very happy with the SUB8.

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One good Two Better

Not a bad little sub not at all. I knew I wanted a stero pair of subs to hook up to my Marantz 8006 via the pre outs. I didn't want to brake the bank buying 2 subs cause you can easily dump thousands into a single sub let alone 2. I have always heard a sealed subwoofer works great in a music only system because it tightens up the bass without the port noise. I just bought one at first to see if I'd like it at all, It seemed really cheap and what has led my buying decisions in this life is "you get what you pay for" and it would be easier to return just one. I had the first one a couple of weeks, it was't bad but not perfect either. I could tell where in the room were the was and the sounds coming from it. It was good enough though that I figered I would buy another one and hope for the best. Well I got the second one and it made all the differance, it now souned like all the deep bass was coming right from my Wharfedale Denton's making them sound like a much larger speaker. I set the crossovers to 60 Hz, The Denton's fall off after 45 Hz so I figured that would give me enough overlap. It sounds great and the Dentons sound really good on there own this just made them sound that much better. I hooked the left sub to the left preout of the 8006 and the right to the right using a single rca cable each way. I set the subs in behind the Denton's and off center just enough so the outer edge of the subs woofer was lined up dead center to the mid woofer on the Denton's. I love It!!

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Fantastic Subwoofer

Great subwoofer with more than enough bass and power to fill nearly any room size. Testing at every volume level available resulted in zero noticeable distortion or cabinet rattle. This thing is solid and capable of delivering plenty of thunder, with a low-end sound that retains focus and stays punchy without ever sounding too boomy. I paired this unit with my desktop PC setup along with a pair of Kanto YU4s and set the subwoofer phase to 180°, low-pass filter to 80 Hz and the volume level to about 10 o'clock, and the result was fantastic. I may have to pick up another one for my living room TV setup eventually along with a set of YU6s. The auto-on mode is a nice bonus and it is completely silent when powering on and off, making it integrate seamlessly. Its size makes it fit into nearly any space-and the fact that it looks great doesn't hurt either. Anyone looking to fill out their low-end sound with a relatively modest priced subwoofer will be very happy with this purchase. I highly recommend picking this one up!

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Kanto SUB8

Good size and sound for the price. Works for what I bought it for.

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Kanto SUB8

Perfect subwoofer for small to medium room. Sound very good. Will buy one more Kanto SUB8 in the future. Thank Crutchfield for fast delivery.

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Just the right amount of bass

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