Hi, I haven't posted here in several years but have been enjoying a couple of SB Booms bought from eBay. One was in mint condition and the other was well-used but both sound very good.
I've been reading about the issue of the Boom woofer surrounds tearing or cracking with age and usage. So far that's not an issue but I may order a 3" refoam kit just to be proactive. But the real reason for this post is to say how much enjoyment I'm getting from the Boom since adding a Pioneer SW-8MK2 subwoofer. This little 8", 100-watt sub is the perfect mate for the Boom. The list price is $159 and they are often on Amazon for as little as $111. They are also available locally at Best Buy. This is a phenomenal sub for the price! It bettered an older 8" Boston Acoustics sub costing $400. Pioneer speaker designer Andrew Jones has combined careful design with high quality parts and Chinese manufacturing to create an inexpensive series of speakers that blows away many competitors costing 3x or 4x the price. This sub is very musical and blends seamlessly with the SB Boom crossed over at 100hz. They sound like they were made for each other. It turns the Boom into a pretty serious sounding music system. Adding the sub will also spare the 3" woofers of the Boom from driving too hard to create low bass. This should allow the 3" woofers to last much longer and hopefully they will not need repair any time soon. Here's the spec sheet for the SW-8MK2: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ephox/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Home/Andrew%20SW-8MK2_Single%20Sheet_new.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105335 _______________________________________________ Boom mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/boom
