cavedriver
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Perhaps the W371 does that (I haven't looked yet), but why would that be a criteria? The distortion on the 8361 at 106 dB is fine above about 200 Hz so I would think this is the range desired. Above about a 100 Hz I would argue it's not really a subwoofer anymore anyway since the sound becomes directional in there somewhere, and Genelec is really building something else (I know, I suppose they are).Oh yeah? Which monoprice sub plays cleanly without breakup to 500hz?
I agree they are overpriced but that comparison is silly.
Of course the Monoprice is not the same thing, I used it to illustrate the competitive cost of a well built subwoofer vs. the (imho) overpriced units from some other companies. I could have used SVS or one or two other brands that are a bit more expensive but none of them play flat to higher frequencies because they are all subwoofers and you could have called them silly just as easily. The W371 I suppose is more like taking a number of tower speaker designs that produce excellent bass down to 20 Hz and cutting the tops off. I know much of the cost in $5-10k speakers are the bass drivers so maybe there's something to this, but it sounds like we are all wondering where Genelec came up with $5k a piece.