GoldenEar SuperSub X Subwoofer Preview

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GoldenEar has been quite busy on the subwoofer front as of late.

Using the same genetic Bouillabaisse that spawned the thoroughly enjoyable SuperSub XXL, GoldenEar has come back with an even smaller, yet still filling dish called the SuperSub X. This new sub looks, for all the world, like it’s bigger brother had been exposed to a shrink ray. I daresay it’s almost cute!

The GoldenEar SuperSub X follows the same design principles as the XXL, with two horizontally opposed long-throw drivers working in tandem with two vertically opposed passive radiators. The drivers being 8 inches in diameter while the passives are 10.5 inches by 9.5 inches. These are powered by an internal amplifier with a claimed 1400 watts of power, all tucked into a box slightly smaller than a 14-inch cube.

Initial Impressions:

While diminutive in stature, the SuperSub X is heavy for its size and solidly constructed. The design and glossy black finish are handsome to look at and should be quite agreeable to spouses, if that is a concern. Due to the nature of their design, the SuperSub X coupled best with my room using the same placement that I had worked out for their bigger brothers last year.

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I already know that this sub will not plumb the below-20Hz depths that some people look for in a subwoofer. But if they sound as accurate and tuneful as the XXLs did, with a reasonable level of output, then I would consider that a win. Their size alone begs them to be used in multiples for more uniform coverage and lower distortion. I can already tell you that they seem to successfully “punch above their weight.”

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Stay Tuned:

Looking to complete a more detailed review, together with some measurements, in the coming weeks.

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Carlo Lo Raso

A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room. Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft. Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001. In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since. Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.