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JBL Venue Series SUB12 12-Inch 500-Watt Subwoofer | 
 enlarge | Brand: JBL
Category: CE
List Price: $429.99
Buy Used: $290.00
You Save: $139.99 (33%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 39.5
Dimensions (in): 18 x 15 x 20
MPN: SUB12
Model: SUB12
UPC: 050036911467
EAN: 0050036911467
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Subwoofer with frequency response range of 50 to 150 Hz | | • | Peak dynamic power handling of 500 watts | | • | Uses FreeFlow flared port for bass response without distortion | | • | Woofers constructed of PolyPlas for clearer audio output |
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Product Description
The Venue Series SUB12 powered subwoofer is just the ticket to bring your home theater system to life. SUB12 performs like a pro, with technology developed by JBL's Professional division. Equipped with JBL's tried-and-true PolyPlas woofer, this subwoofer delivers the low-frequency goods. Special effects in your favorite movies, assisted by the FreeFlow flared port, are loud and clear, without unwanted distortion or boominess. A powerful amplifier backs up the 12-inch woofer with high-output. LFE- and line-level inputs provide maximum connection flexibility. Convenient level and crossover-frequency controls and a phase switch let you tailor the SUB12's performance to your room's acoustics or your taste.
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed to meet JBL's stringent audio standards, the Venue Series SUB12 subwoofer uses premium technology to let your home-theater system deliver those pulsing lower frequencies with maximum sound quality. With a frequency response of 25 Hz and a variable low-pass frequency of 50 to 150 Hz all backed up by a powerful amplifier and assisted by a FreeFlow flared port, the SUB12 gives you low notes loud, clear, and distortion-free. The amplifier power is 300 watts, with a peak dynamic power of 500 watts. The 12-inch woofer is constructed from JBL's proven PolyPlas material and housed in a 19.75 x 14.375 x 18 inch case, making it compact enough to position easily in your home theater. The SUB12 comes with LFE- and line-level inputs to give you connection flexibility, and crossover-frequency controls and a phase switch let you adjust the SUB12's output to suit your audio needs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 73 more reviews...
 Great buy, great value, highly recommended. August 17, 2007
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
Recently I built myself a new home theater system.
My System:
Receiver: Denon 887 (really like this receiver... wish it was a bit more powerful, but still great)
Speakers:
Front Left/Right:
JBL E80 (Black Ash) 3-Way, Dual 6-Inch Floorstanding Loudspeaker
Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 200 Watts
Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) 100 Watts/400 Watts
Impedance 8 Ohms nominal
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 91dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) 38Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequencies 300Hz, 4000Hz
Center:
JBL EC35 3-Way Dual 5-Inch Center Channel Loudspeaker
Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 150 Watts
Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) 75 Watts/300 Watts
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 91dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) 75Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequencies 800Hz, 3200Hz
4 surround speakers (2 on sides, 2 on back)
JBL E10 2-Way, 4-Inch Wall-Mount/Bookshelf Speakers
Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 100 Watts
Power Handling (Continuous/Peak) 50 Watts/200 Watts
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 86dB
Frequency Response (-3dB) 75Hz - 20kHz
Crossover Frequency 2000Hz
Subwoofer:
JBL SUB 12 12" (300mm) Powered Subwoofer With 300-Watt Amplifier
Amplifier Power (RMS) 250 Watts
Peak Dynamic Power 500 Watts
Low-Pass Frequency Variable from 50Hz to 150Hz
Frequency Response 25Hz - Low-pass crossover setting
Subwoofer review:
The first thing you notice when the box shows up on your door is that it's very big. The cabinet feels very well constructed. The look of the face (with the cover removed) is a fo-carbin fiber look. Everything about this feels well made.
My pervious `home theater' had been a $250 system in a box (receiver, speakers, and sub). That old system had an 8 inch sub that was probably <100 watt... yet put out a lot of sound.
When I first attached this sub to my new system, I was a little surprised / disappointed (out of my own ignorance). My old sub felt louder. The probably turned out to be with what my perception of a sub was.
My cheap older sub was not really capable of delivering true lows, and was more of a low/mid range speaker and because of this, it sounded louder (because it put out sound in our audible frequency range) .
Now to my Sub-12. Once I researched what a sub should do, and then sat next to it and watched it work, it dawned on me that I was not supposed to hear a sub as `loud', but rather, I was supposed to FEEL the sub... and at this, the sub12 excels.
I had to tweak the crossover frequencies on my receiver, so it would pump the frequency range that my old cheap sub could handle through my new front tower speakers (because they could go lower then the old sub), and then let the sub12 do what it does best, Low lows < 50 hz.
Now that I have come to understand what a true sub should be, I could not be happier. The base is clean and tight... but not boomy. This sub matches perfectly with my other JBL speakers... I don't even realize it's there unless I get in front of it and feel the air displacement.
Great buy, great value, highly recommended.
Perhaps the best price/performance sub around?.... March 4, 2007
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this sub to anyone looking for a great value in home theater. I did so much research and reading before buying this Venue 12, and had almost talked myself out of getting it because of some saying that 'if you can't spend X amount then don't even bother', and the X amount just kept getting higher and higher. I wound up moving my older JBL PB10 into my computer room to anchor my upgraded computer sound system and put the new Venue 12 in the living room with my 'big' system. The 10 inch sub was great and very solid for what I paid for it, but the 12 has more depth and definition. I think that there is an effortless quality to the sound that a 12 inch or bigger driver can reproduce that a 10 inch just can't. Big solid sound, and I don't feel like I was extravagant with the purchase.
The Venue 12, like my older PB10, feels well made and solid. I especially like the feet on it, as they are big and heavy and 'rubbery' and help it sit very stably on my uneven hardwood floor. The controls and jacks feel very smooth and solid when making connections. To me, the design and build quality makes it feel like an inexpensive model from a high end manufacturer, rather than a top-end model from a cheap one.
I BOUGHT 4 December 23, 2007
19 out of 63 found this review helpful
On December 21, 2007 they were priced at $174 delivered. I ordered two.
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On December 23, 2007, they were priced at $164 delivered. I ordered two more.
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At these prices they are stocking stuffers. Good rocking stocking stuffers.
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By the evening of December 23 they were $208. It pays to watch and wait.
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Since I am writing a review, let me tell you what these speakers really are.
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These speakers are woofers, they are not subwoofers.
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The reason I say that is because most allegedly full range speakers today tend to have very small drivers. 6 or 8 inches at most. That is not a woofer, that is a midrange speaker. It is too small to produce real bass.
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The reason they sell such small speakers is because the American male is totally whipped. He cannot buy a speaker his wife will object too and girls like small unobtrusive and blending with the decour.
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They call it a subwoofer to make you think you are getting extra bass. In reality you are just getting bass for the first time.
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One of the current American fads is to use external criteria to make psychological judgements. Allow me to offer a set.
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If the biggest speaker you have is a 6 inch woofer you are totally whipped and your wife probably makes you beg for puppy treats.
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If the biggest is 8 inches you are still whipped but trying to hide it.
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If the biggest you have is 10 inches you are borderline whipped.
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If you have 12 inch woofers you have achieved basic respectability.
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If you have 15 inch woofers in the living room you are your own man.
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If you have dual 18 inch subs in the livingroom, like the srx728 - see jblpro dot com, you are john wayne rebel without a cause cool.
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Hope it helps.
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#addendum - February 2, 2008
On sale you can get the JBL SUB12 or Sony SA-W3800 Performance Line 15" 200-Watt Subwoofer for about $170. The Sony is a much better deal. It is surprising that an audio company like JBL does not have a heftier sub available.
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Sounds good, great value March 14, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This JBL 12" subwoofer is a fine product, and a great value when purchased through Amazon. The price was about 40% lower compared to what they were asking for it at Best Buy, all I had to do was wait a few days for it to arrive. Plus there is no additional cost for sales tax, which where I live is nearly 8%. This pushes my total savings up to 48%, nearly half price! There was no additional cost for shipping, either. This was my first Amazon shopping experience, and I'm quite satisfied. I may continue to shop at Best Buy, but I doubt I will purchase from them anymore when I can get the exact same thing on Amazon for so much less. Best Buy: $430(price) + $34(tax) = $464(total). I paid $240 total for the exact same thing new-in-the-box from Amazon. Heck, if you really insist on spending that much then get 2 from Amazon instead of 1 from Best Buy and have twice the power to annoy your neighbors!
Great Econ Sub March 8, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a very good sounding sub for the price. I compared others at higher prices and liked how this produced a full range to compliment the other speakers. It fills a 1500 sq ft room with cathedral ceiling very well. I would buy another.
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