Yamaha YST-SW215 Subwoofer Speaker

Yamaha YST-SW215 Subwoofer

By G  Nov 14, 2005

Pros: Decent looking, auto on, apparant full control

Cons: Over rated power and sound

Here we go. I read reviews on this unit just now actually and all sounded in favor of this item. One, however, was very interesting in that he put the unit against a frequency anaylizer. I think that's the one that helped me figure out why I had ...such difficulty locating the right adjustment of this sub. He stated that there was a huge gap in frequencies above the 60Hz range and I suppose this is why I ended up attaching an EQ to the Onkyo I have this hooked up to. It seemed that this sub was either not heard at all or it was barking at me. As for it having a 120 watt amplifier, I feel that the Yamaha sub I use in my kitchen rated at 80 watts and forward firing has a much better sound and power output. I find it hard to believe that this is actually pumping out 120 watts. Sounds more like 50. But, I tweaked the EQ around until I found a decent bass sound, adjusted the volume of the sub up and down trying to keep it in the being heard or bark area. Fiddled witht he EQ on the sub, t Read more Less