Seismic Audio 18" Raw Subwoofer Speaker - 750W RMS, 240oz Magnet, 8 Ohm, 4" Voice Coil - PA DJ Pro Audio Replacement for Live Sound & Home Theater Systems

I originally intended to purchase a Dayton Ulitimax 18 but at the time, however it wasn't in my budget so I was in search of a temporary sub. I picked this sub because out of all the "Bargin Basement"/ "Pawn Shop" brands, this one seemed to be the most robust built and most expensive compared to the others so I figured a bit of effort went into it's design yet in the back of my mind I figured I still was getting junk. Also reading all the hyped reviews somewhat peaked my interest so I gave it a shot yet remained skeptical. After connecting the (HEAVY) sub and putting it through some extensive testing, I can say without a doubt this is the best bang for buck your ever going to get out of an 18 inch subwoofer. I have it loaded in a 7.0 cuft ported enclosure tuned to 20hz, powered by a Yamaha P7000S power amp(bridged) in a HOME THEATER environment. First I played some music for a nice break in. It added really good bottom end to the music as expected. Not very muddy considering the fact that it's an 18. However music is not what I purchased this thing for, movies are. I read a review where someone mentioned how it doesn't play very low so I put it to the test. I played various reference audio movie scenes (JP DTS Laserdisc (T-Rex), Star Wars Episode I Laserdisc (Pod race scene), BHD (Irene), HTTYD (final battle scene), FOTP (crash scene), WOTW ( pod emergence scene), Game of Thrones (S2-E9 Blackwater boat scene), and many more. It's safe to say that the guy more than likely didn't know what he was doing because it handled these scenes better than anything i've ever seen. It digs REALLY LOW, so much to the point where I had to cut it down because my ears started ringing on more than one occasion. This sub outperforms big brand name subs i've owned 2-4 times it's price. Is it the best sub I'll ever hear? Probably not, but you better believe it is the best $173.19 I've EVER spent. Honestly I'm not even sure if I still want to get the Dayton anymore, that's how good this thing sounds and ITS A PA SUB! I'm using it for something It was never intended for yet it performs so well. If your in the market for an 18inch subwoofer for PA or even HT at a bargain price, THIS IS YOUR SUB! Now stop reading the reviews and buy it!