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The Speaker Company T300 Subwoofer Review

by — June 11, 2009
The Speaker Company T300 Subwoofer

The Speaker Company T300 Subwoofer

  • Product Name: T300
  • Manufacturer: The Speaker Company
  • Performance Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Value Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Review Date: June 11, 2009 15:05
  • MSRP: $ 379.97
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Type: 10" Powered Subwoofer (x2)

Woofer(s): Two 10” (25.4cm), side firing

Cone Material: Aluminum

Driver Surround: Rubber

Port: Front Slot

Power Modes: On / Off / Auto Sensing / Standby

Inputs: Speaker Level, 2ch RCA, LFE RCA

Amplifier Type: BASH - Class D

Dynamic Power: 1200 Watts

Peak Power: 600 Watts

RMS Power: 300 Watts

Frequency Response: 19 -150Hz +/- 3dB

Crossover Frequency: Variable Low Pass Filter 50Hz-150Hz @ 18dB/oct

Width Height Depth: W14 1/2” H15 1/4” D18 1/2"

Weight per speaker: 36 lbs

Finish: Black

Pros

  • Price
  • Bang up performance for smaller rooms
  • Disappears in a darkened room
  • Great build quality

Cons

  • Chuffing/Port noise at higher volumes
  • Not suited for larger rooms

Introduction

Overall the tSc T300 subwoofer has really impressed me. Usually, with an online retailer, a well performing sub is either huge in size or huge in price. The T300 manages to pack a lot of performance in a very small box. For a smaller to perhaps medium sized room, the T300 is too good of a deal to pass up. For larger rooms, you will most likely need to step up to a more powerful subwoofer or consider running two or four of these.
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tdamocles posts on September 06, 2009 11:08
septim, post: 583291
I'm kind of puzzled that a subwoofer that chuffs and has amp rattling issues and often bottoms out during movies gets a 4/5 review.

$379 is not that amazing a price for a small subwoofer anymore. You can get many highly regarded subs for around that same price.

IMHO….This sub seems to be a let down….I bought a HTD sub ?8? years ago that chuffed like crazy in movie watching and exhibited the same clean output at around 30hz. I got rid of it…I found a broken Acoustech H100(about 3yrs ago) for $50 and got it repaired for another $60 and it never chuffed, even down to 22-24hz. In the room I have it now and previous rooms it plays down to about 22hz without any problem(no chuffing at loud volumes)….There seems to be better buys elsewhere by the way it looks.
kevon27 posts on July 21, 2009 12:39
The T250 has the same issues as the T300

I had to return the T250 I bought because of the excessive port noise on the lower frequencies. I tested the sub with tones down to 17hz. From 17hz - 29hz, it was a port noise party.
My treated Yamaha HTIB sub (YST-SW011) (I added massive amount of fiberglass insulation - it sounds so much better) performed better than the T250 at the lower frequencies. The Yamaha cannot hit 20hz or below, it was ranging from 25 - 160 of good output. But for movies (the opening scene of Apocalypto), my Yamaha sounded cleaner than the T250.

I think TSC needs to redesign the cabinet and use larger ports (4inch ID) vs slots or add a limiter/fliter to the circuitry.

I will still buy from TSC, when move into a new apartment I may get their towers for the my fronts and move my polks to the rear.
septim posts on June 17, 2009 00:38
I'm kind of puzzled that a subwoofer that chuffs and has amp rattling issues and often bottoms out during movies gets a 4/5 review.

$379 is not that amazing a price for a small subwoofer anymore. You can get many highly regarded subs for around that same price.
BoredSysAdmin posts on June 16, 2009 14:19
Another excellent review from Tom - Thanks!
My colleague bought this sub after my advice due to very high bang/buck ratio, but after a while was disappointed (sub was placed in large open space apartment) and it was replaced to more powerful polk sub.

As for me - I'm still waiting to finish other payments to get my hands on Tsc towers
KlipschHead281 posts on June 15, 2009 22:21
admin, post: 580526
Overall the tSc T300 subwoofer has really impressed me. Usually, with an online retailer, a well performing sub is either huge in size or huge in price. The T300 manages to pack a lot of performance in a very small box. For a smaller to perhaps medium sized room, the T300 is too good of a deal to pass up. For larger rooms, you will most likely need to step up to a more powerful subwoofer or consider running two or four of these.


Discuss “The Speaker Company T300 Subwoofer Review” here. Read the article.

I really liked the article and when I was doing research for buying a subwoofer for my bedroom HT this and the T250 were at the top of the list. I chanced on a UFW-10 without an amp so went that route.

I am going to recommend the T300 or the T250 to my friend as it meets his requirments and budget. Thanks for the great write up!
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