Klipsch SW450 (Black)

10" black 200W powered subwoofer

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No home theater system is complete without one key component - the subwoofer. The Klipsch SW-450 combines a large 10" driver with 200W of built-in power to deliver a deep and resounding, yet controlled, bass audio experience. With the inclusion of a rear-vented bass-reflex cabinet design, the SW-450 is able to produce powerful low-frequency audio that adds depth, power, and dimensionality to your home theater.

And how does that make you feel?

You don't need a shrink to tell you what's missing from your home theater system. Sure, you have the big, flat panel HDTV. Sure, you have a five- or seven-channel speaker system. But what you don't have is deep, thundering bass audio that you can hear and feel. That's the difference that a subwoofer makes in a home theater area. While surround and center-channel speakers take care of delivering surround sound effects and movie dialogue or music vocals, it's the subwoofer's job to complete the listening experience. The low-frequency audio produced by the Klipsch SW-450's large 10" woofer and 200W of built-in power amplification is deep enough, full enough, and controlled enough, to transform your listening experience. The sound of a helicopter's blades churning through the desert in your favorite action flick shouldn't resemble a dragonfly's hum. No, they should rival the real thing, filling your listening area with a low, resounding roar. How does that make you feel?

Instinctual bass

As a vented-enclosure subwoofer (also known as a bass-reflex sub), the SW-450 allows you to experience enhanced low-frequency reproduction out of a smaller enclosure. Vented systems use the sound produced at the rear side of the driver's diaphragm to increase the efficiency of the system at low frequencies by taking advantage of the resonance of ports or vents designed into the enclosure. The air mass in the cylindrical ports resonates in response to the movement of the air behind the diaphragm within the enclosure, similar to the way that the air in a glass bottle resonates when you blow air across its mouth. Your new SW-450's bass-reflex design extends low-frequency bass performance and, simultaneously, allows for a more modest enclosure size that won't dominate space in your living room.

Flexible performance

Every home theater area or living room is unique . . . yours included. Accordingly, one can expect that a given speaker's performance will vary depending on the environment in which it has been placed. Giving you the tools to customize the SW-450's performance to your listening environment and to match its audio to the other speakers in your room, Klipsch has outfitted this subwoofer with a variety of controls, including a low-pass crossover and variable phase control. Additionally, the SW-450's sleek, modern design is a great complement to flat panel HDTV's.