I'd love to see a review of the DB2D and DB1D. More compact yet powerful subs!

yes i have two of them matched with the 702s2. just fantastic for the size yes they do go down low.

Nice to see more subs enter the small (apartment living) theater arena. The price is way up there, and wouldn't be able to buy with my spare change 🙂, but sounds like a great little sub.

Props for reviewing. I had to order this blind based off the strength of the prior ASW610XP and was pleased with the results. Especially with custom EQ option.

Wow, this is exactly what the SVS3000Micro could attain in its 2nd attempt - it doesn't need to go to 10hz but if it can maintain a flatline response to 20hz hovering around the $1,000 mark, it'll be the premier subwoofer. This is also very impressive given its size and the fact that it would look nice in my living room.

This unit was on my wish list but since I wanted two subs I decided to go with two of the Kef KF92 subs. The cost of two DB3D subs was simply to much for my wallet. However, it sounds like a winner.

Exactly the sub I hope to add to my system. How does it compare to the lesser expensive Rel t9x or 7x ? On the musical front.

Great review again. Im condidering this one. But curious if youve reviewed a REL S/510 and how it might compare.

Hi Shane, would you consider to test max spl for future subs in your room to see the headroom? Thank you

I heard them and they are great however I will stick with my SB-3000 which was less than half the price and I’m not loosing much to justify making the switch. That’s what it comes down to.

@shane you can't get the DB4s for review?

How does this compare to a single driver 12" (or larger) sub?

Can't find these subs anywhere to demo.

This seems to be a great alternative to the kf92, and exactly the kind of thing I'd like for my living room, but at $3500 (and nearly twice the price of the kf92) it seems prohibitively expensive.

This looks like a powerful subwoofer and it's really not that big is it? Plus it a nice looking unit.

Another great review and video, thanks. If you're looking for more demo material check out the open credits of "Godzilla King of the Monsters". Sub 20hz bass that's incredibly loud and impactful...will shake the room for sure with the right subs. Also, the train derailment scene in "Super 8" and the main explosion scene in "Deepwater Horizon".

I want to ask, have you measured the DB4S? I want to buy 2x DB4S instead of 1x DB3D. Which arrangement would be better in a 5x3.4x2.6m room?

Good morning, First, appologize about my ignorance about sub's and my limited English. But I want to ask an importan question to me, because I'm looking for a subwoofer for Home theater. I read about this DB3D and I have a big doubt, which is discussed in this video. At one point in the video, you comments, that "it gave me a little vibration througth the floor, and up to my chair but it's not enough to put pressure on your body", and here is my question regarding the size of the driver. It is the size of the driver determinant to helps to move that air, that moves your body? Specifically, i can buy a B&W ASW-4000 or an ASW-850 that my seller has, that weigh 2 and even 3 times more than this DB3D and have a much bigger box...Although i think its speed, is far from being that of this DB3D, and i know the DB3D match better with newer loudspeakers,... will I get a better hit or pressure on the body with a subwoofer like the ASW4000 or ASW850 with 15' drivers? Honestly I prefer "the presasure on my body, than a perfect match with my main speakers, because the sub i'm looking for is for Home theater and not for "audiophile" stereo. I hope i was clear with my basic english

When you will try the Soundbar Nakamichi 2022

Beautiful little sub. Did you get a chance to listen to the bigger DB1D??

Man what's your thoughts on a single db2d vs dual sb3000?

Sounds like a beefier kef kc62. I wonder if any of the tech was borrowed. At least they got it right with inclusion of xlr inputs. People lost their marbles at KF92s asking price.

finally!! what a great video! but you know what I'm about to say now...mooore we want moooooree!!!!! how about those 10inch b&w subs??!!

how do you think these would sound with death metal or other forms of extreme music?

Just here for the reactions

So for purely music listening not movies and if you could only afford one not a pair....this or the Kef KF92 ?

I use the Pearl Harbor movie for my test

Hi 😀 Anyone know how this compare to SVS 3000 Micro?

Ignoring price, this or the KEF KF92?

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In-room 97dB at 10Hz? What?

In a way it is sad to see high quality British audio products following the fad of controlling via a smart phone. If standard pots remain then okay (except for increasing prices to accommodate phone receiving electronics) but if pure sound is the objective then the fewer electronic gizmos the better. It cannot be denied that cell phone frequencies close to audio gear can sometimes be heard and will usually impose some alterations in circuit functions. Phones in some recording and radio studios (I know the BBC best) are physically sealed away in Faraday boxes and have been for years. One is either listening to music/(home theater if one must) OR is available to be telephoned or make phone calls. It is a matter of respecting a given activity at the highest possible quality as well as one's own freedom to do these things. Regrettably, we seem to have become slaves of communication devices. I would like to see the high quality speaker makers in the UK, France, USA, Denmark, Italy and Germany only making new product lines when materials science and more reliable un-colored amplification justify new practices to substantial sonic advantage. There should be no necessity for remote control (especially via crude cell phone tech) but non RF remote controls could be optional. Products dependent upon any type of remote control are not finished products. A narrow range of products but refined tooling, assembly and tuning IN HOUSE is achievable and has the huge advantage of top rate QC, loyal, experienced staff and sufficient money set aside for R&D but not implying that new products will result, for this pressurizes R&D personnel. Sir Jonathan Ive left Apple because of this when he wanted to improve upon existing products and adapt some for important new technology with least possible waste. Indeed, like many great audio engineers (Walker and Vereker come to mind), Ive preferred incremental development and this clashed with Apple's ways. He is, by the way, a devoted audio man who wandered into IT. Reputation is either earned or is the result of high pressure promotion costing a lot (as it sometimes relies in bribery endorsements) but where sheer quality and product support can last for decades, with a fair fee. One would expect the builder of one's house (or successors) to point and tile and to pay for proper maintenance or a possible weakness developing. The customer base for products of excellence tends to be self sustaining and if an annual 'insurance' fee is paid this can be a hedge against the expense of transport to base and component swapping. Invariably this customer base crosses generations and spreads by actual listening in situ then when occasional improvement appear for the reasons above we customers renew. Where assembly and QC are outsourced to such as Chinese large. general sub groups of giant commercial groups quality declines. China makes some superb audio products but they tend to be by small companies not seeking massive profits and run by 'masters' of their craft. Our best companies in Europe and the USA sometimes resort to 'generalist' east and south Asian countries to save money and that is when the rot sets in.

Rel predator or this one.. Rel 1508 is on sale for $1,400 @ this time.

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I do not for a second believe a 12" cube with 8" woofers is going to do 10hz. At least not in any meaningful way. For the price you could get a real sub . I will have less than that in to mine and should be able to hit very close to 120db at 10hz. Much less than that and you may as well skip it anyway. Note this will take a pair of custom 24" woofers in 11cf sealed with 4-5k watts each. There is no replacement for displacement. This is just as true in subs as drag racing.