Best Large Subwoofer under $1000! RSL Speedwoofer 12s Review!

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Test Equipment:

Preamp & Power Amplifiers:

Source: Bluesound Node 2i
(all music is hi-res streamed from Tidal)

DAC: Denafrips Ares II

Speaker & Power Cables: Maze Audio Ref4
(rest in peace Kent)

Interconnect Cables:
Analysis Plus Oval One RCA
Oyaide Tunami Terzo XX V2 XLR

Your results may vary based on your ears, room, and associated equipment.

[samscharp]

Pretty smart business plan. I bet RSL is watching SVS price themselves out of the market and are ready to swoop in.

[healthynutster]

These appear to be disruptive products. Selling direct and manufactured by engineers who know what they’re doing makes the value proposition here off the charts. These are allowing average people a big taste of high end bass response for a bargain price: bravo RSL!

[VisionCarrierDreamCatcher]

I'm all over the other end of the globe. Initially ordered the 10s but I'm getting the 12s.

BTW the work you do is priceless for someone shopping for gear without an opportunity to demo. Keep going forward, you and others like you provide a very valuable service to a global audience. You have no idea.

[Audiomainia]

This is why I truly love RSL - the value proposition shits all over the competition.

[joentell]

Just wanted to say thank you again for connecting me up with the guys at RSL! I finally got around to reviewing this 12s, and made sure to link to your channel. Thanks again bro! 👊😎

[Quietprofessional]

I have had mine for about 3 weeks and it's definitely the best sub I've ever had.

[mrmomo]

I sincerely appreciate this review. I was getting back into the subwoofer game and noticed that a bunch of non-mainstream names were breaking through. This particular review made it a no brainer for me.

[ThujanK]

Honestly this review got me considering selling my pair of SVS SB4000s for a pair of these. I love RSL as a company and you basically sold me LOL.

[edmundgil]

Amazing that this huge sub has such great SQ in all areas. And really affordable! But damn… so big! Thanks for such a thorough and really excellent review bro! 🔥🎶♥️🎵💪🏽🙏🏽🎼‼️

[MattCoykendall]

Great review! This thing reaches deep doesn't it, I honestly wasn't expecting the authority it had under 20hz.

[Dalt]

Sold my single SB 16 Ultra and purchased 2 of these. Getting them next week. Looking forward to setting them up.

[robgobbler]

I can’t wait to see how the lv12m compares and what rythmik (probably won’t) do to their subwoofers to compete. Sucks that they discontinued the lvx12 already.

[darealestwon]

Nemo, this appears to be the most high quality sub for the least amount of money in the history of home audio. It goes down to 16 hz too, so you’re not missing out on the lowest octave like the speedwoofer. This has to be at the top of the list for sub upgrades for movies and music.

[BeauKemp]

Put in a pre-order for a 12S after watching this. Stoked. Going from a 15 year old home theater in a box, slowly upgrading. Almost pulled the trigger on a PB-1000 Pro

[FPSkillerPC]

Would love to see a comparison to the Monolith 12 inch THX. I paid around $700 for mine on sale.

[Pentenfi]

Size matters so much for subwoofers. There is a reason why in PA installations people use 18" - 21" drivers in massive enclosures.
Just some simple estimate to the question of Rel T5x (or similar) compared to the RSL 12": I agree that 4 Rel T5x will not match a single RSL 12". You'd need at least 6, rather 8!

I don't know the specs in particular, but let's say the T5x uses a an 8" driver with decent amount of xmax, say 9 mm one way (like a reference 8" from Dayton) in a sealed box. Compare that to a long throw 12" (around 12 - 14mm xmax) sub in a ported enclosure.
Then by displacement only you need around 7 of those 8" woofers to match the output capability of the single 12" ported.

This is a rough estimate, since you will have to factor in power handling, but ultimately the only thing relevant is displacement at lower frequencies.

[johnfurious]

With the introduction of this sub and also Klipsch new line of subwoofers the line is blurring on who makes the best subwoofer at an affordable price. It's great for the consumer as manufactures are vying to gain market share in the Home Theater segment which is growing immensely!!! Thanks for the review.

[tycheesey]

I am so stoked for this. Hope I can land a pre-order slot. Nice review! :)

[william]

This brand could be the hot.option for the folks with the quad sub outs like Marantz and anthem.

[aegisofhonor]

absolutely insane value for what you are getting, I knew the 10S was great sub for $400, this is the step above when you needed just a little more base for a few hundred more. Hats of to RSL for making one of the best budget subwoofers on the market once again.