Product Description

The PS212 powered subwoofer adds dramatic bass impact to any music and movie soundtrack with its thunderous, tight, clean bass. The PS212 offers the deepest extension and highest output of all the PS series subwoofers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38043 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Harman
• Model: PS212BK
• Dimensions: 48.00 pounds

Features

• Bass-reflex Design
• 400-watt RMS amplifier
• 12-Inch front-firing Driver
• Phase Switch
• Auto on/off

Customer Reviews

Smoke and flame!
I purchased this subwoofer in 2007, and it died a year later, nearly to the day. I blame myself, really - when I was thinking about buying it, I read reviews, just about all of which said that it had excellent sound. That was true. What I didn't read at the time was all the complaints. Turns out that the PS12 and PS10 amplifier modules are notorious for failing around a year after first turn-on. In my case, I pulled the screws and yanked the amplifier module. Soot is everywhere. I honestly can't see exactly what failed, though it looks like an area under one of the inductors was involved in a flashover of some sort. In fact, about a one-square-inch chunk of circuit board is actually eaten away from this failure. Now, I'm handy with a soldering iron, but this is clearly unfixable, since a large area of the surface traces are destroyed. At least they had the sense to install an internal fuse - without that, this failure might have burned down my house. $300 for one year of use and the potential for a life-changing fire; you do the math. Anyway, I just bought a Cadence CSX-12 to replace this dog. Do your research, not just for audiophile reviews, but also for complaints!

earthquake
built solid and tough. packs enough power to get the house shaking and wake the neighbors. very low, tight and undistorted bass. i paid 288 for this baby and i don't know how you can beat it for that price?

Completes my system
I recently heard a performance of Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, which features a 9000-pipe Ruffatti organ. The very low organ notes are an essential part of the music. When I got home, my recorded version just did not satisfy anymore. I suspected my old subwoofer (Yamaha SW215) was not quite up to the job. It never really seemed to add a lot of range to my main (Bose) speakers (though it gave more control over the bass response) and I thought I needed something that moves more air. The Infinity does the trick. It is considerably larger, which caused me some problems positioning it in the room appropriately, but I guess that comes with the extended bass response. I am also discovering some richness in the bass in movies and other music that I did not miss previously, but enjoy now. Nothing against the Yamaha, which I used happily for two years, but I guess size does matter in some things.