Bragging rights
The ESW-8 subwoofer offers terrific performance and great features:
A bass-reflex design with a front-firing port, the ESW-8 has an 8-inch MPP cone with a Ribbed Elliptical Surround. This proprietary design eliminates surround distortion, causing the subwoofer to play lower with greater output and fidelity. An efficient internal power amplifier delivers 200 watts of output for accurate, deep and powerful bass response.
The ESW-8 features line and speaker level inputs, as well as a variable low-pass filter for seamless blending with a wide variety of speakers, including Energy’s C-Series and Take Series. The subwoofer also has a power mode switch that turns it on and off automatically, based on the presence of an audio signal.
Maximum performance tips
The three most common subwoofer locations include corners (which can result in boomy or exaggerated low frequency response), placement along a wall, away from the corner (producing moderate bass performance with increased fidelity over corner placement), or beside a front speaker (creating a better blend with the front speaker, but sacrificing overall volume). Experimentation with subwoofer placement is highly encouraged; slight adjustments can create big differences in sound reproduction. To test subwoofer placement, install it temporarily in your main listening position and walk around the listening room while playing a familiar piece of music until you find the best sounding position.