Are there any aesthetically beautiful subwoofers? (with photos)

[DavidMcRoy]

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REL T2 / T3. I ended up buying 3 of these on Craigslist ($250 each , 15 years ago)

They are seriously tiny, with a handsome little mid-century furniture stand, with a happy round grille. They still rock on at vacation houses, no one trips over them. The band around the top side made excellent handles so it was easy to bring them out into the room where they coupled with room nodes.

I’m sure the delay and transient response can be beat by most other subs, but these RELs dug strikingly deep and we had plenty of dance parties over the years.

These win, I think.

 

[Vacceo]

My old boys are not ugly for subwoofers: KEF PSW 2500. Pic is not mine, though.

I Really wish KEF would return to the IQ rounded aesthetics. They have the Blades, but those are waaaaay out of my salary.

 

[Axo1989]

Those mid-century modern RELs from @D-Livs are certainly nice to look at. Also the DIY quartet on period legs from @anotherhobby. My favourite commercial effort is probably that double-ended pentagonal prism Beolab 19. I'd like a bigger version, trricky shape to knock up as DIY though. I'm also a fan of the invisible subwoofer. In the wall, hiding in books or furnishings, or just some Sigberg Inkognito under the sofa.

I make do with the subwoofers (10" with crossover ~100Hz) built in to their own sub-enclosures inside my Codex loudspeakers. What they lack in independent placement they make up in unobtrusive style. Also, the whole cabinet being suspended on magnets, they don't vibrate the floor.

Two detail shots from reviews, the third from setup day—five years ago. Maybe the last time the loft was that tidy! If you draw some similarity with @MattHooper's more zen feeling without added sub boxes, yes there's a bit of that. Maybe separate subs will come later for me when the listening area moves to a bigger space.

 

[Paul7777x]

Sonus Faber Suprema
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Now that’s a Subwoofer of beautiful proportion.

In black I’d have two.

I don’t even care if they work.

 

[Paul7777x]

It’s a crime to simply call this a sub…
More a feat of awesome engineering.

Delightful.

 

[Paul7777x]

And, admittedly for smaller rooms, I do like this Ruark RS1.

 

[Johnboy1964]

Subwoofers tend to be big black cubes that are quite ugly and bulky that our wives hate, but have you ever found a subwoofer that is aesthetically beautiful? Something that has at least an acceptable WAF?
I'll start with a Denon sub in a multi-channel package system, very pleasant even if limited in performance (6.5-inch woofer)
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[Johnboy1964]

Subwoofers tend to be big black cubes that are quite ugly and bulky that our wives hate, but have you ever found a subwoofer that is aesthetically beautiful? Something that has at least an acceptable WAF?
I'll start with a Denon sub in a multi-channel package system, very pleasant even if limited in performance (6.5-inch woofer)
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[Johnboy1964]

That is pretty for a subwoofer.

 

[jhaider]

It’s a crime to simply call this a sub…
More a feat of awesome engineering.

Delightful.

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How so? That’s just a large stack of 4 unfinished boxes made of basic materials.

 

[EJ3]

Now that’s a Subwoofer of beautiful proportion.

In black I’d have two.

I don’t even care if they work.

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I'll take them as they are: no black or white for me. That would be a direct clash with my home's aesthetics.

 

[Imakeller]

Deep Sea Sound (DSS) made some beautiful looking (and great performing) 18” & 24” subs. Sadly, they have recently closed. Thankfully, Funk Audio is still with us.

 

[goat76]

The new REL S/550 with the aftermarket wooden grill looks quite beautiful.