Subwoofers

Competition / Reference Grade ($$$$ )

• Sundown Audio (USA) — Z, X, SA series (SPL competition)
• DC Audio (USA) — Level series (extreme SPL)
• Fi Audio (USA) — BTL, Q, SSD (custom builds)
• Crescendo Audio (USA) — Forte (high-power SPL)
• American Bass (USA) — Competition woofers
• Skar Audio (USA) — VVX, EVL (value SPL)

Sound Quality / Audiophile ($$$)

• JL Audio (USA) — W7, W6v3 (sealed accuracy)
• Focal (France) — Utopia Be (reference SQ)
• Morel (Israel) — Ultimo (sealed musicality)
• Dynaudio (Denmark) — MW series
• Image Dynamics (USA) — IDMAX (SQL)

Performance / Mid-Range ($$)

• JL Audio (USA) — W3v3, CP/CW series
• Alpine (Japan) — Type-R, Type-S, Type-E
• Rockford Fosgate (USA) — Power, Punch series
• Kicker (USA) — CompR, CompC
• MTX (USA) — Thunder, Terminator series

Entry-Level / Budget ($)

• Pioneer (Japan) — TS-W series
• Kenwood (Japan) — KFC-W series
• Kicker (USA) — CompC base models
• Polk Audio (USA) — DB series
• Sony (Japan) — XS-GTX, XS-NW series