Price: $799.99

Website: www.svsound.com

Diego said: In my relatively small room, its sound came very close to that of my reference SB-4000 at nearly twice the price, giving up only a few dB to the much larger sub in the lowest synth-bass notes.

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The gist: Challenges the company’s larger, more expensive offerings.