Subwoofer Brands

OK, here I am back on the subject of subwoofers and after looking hard at several models I have found that for me there isn't much difference between Brand "A" and Brand "B", so I would like to enlist your help to determine what is actually good and what is nothing more than a line of BS. So, with that said may I ask of you to give me your thoughts, based upon facts and experience of the models/brands of subwoofers that not only will sound good, but will last long enough for me to get my money's worth. What brands should I stay away from and what brands are well worth every penny? Does anyone have anything positive to say about the non-mainstream brands such as Vidsonix? Is it crap or is solid stuff?

All that I am looking to do is to add one (1) single sub, either a 10" or a 12", to round out my system. I'm no bass-head, but rather enjoy overall SQ, so component quality is very important to me. However, I find myself in unchartered waters here and need your help.

As always, I thank you for your time and input.

Kind Regards,

Razorbacx

my rule is stick with brands you've at least heard of before...there is a reason you've heard of them...

if you're looking at an amp and the brand name is HungWow  or something...i'd avoid it

Aren't those really "HungWow?" 

kgerry, that isnt always the case,but usually is.

Adire Audio- www.adireaudio.com and Elemental designs- http://edesignaudio.com/ are inexpensive subs, and are high quality.  I recommend these two brands. 

From adire audio i suggest the Shiva. its a good all around sub, and for 125 it wont hurt the wallet.

true Maxst, but i was giving a guide to audio virgins.... there are probably people out there that have never "heard" of Eclipse or JL ..... but more often than not when choosing between a brand you've never heard of and one you have... it's best to go with the product you've heard of.... there will always be exceptions to every rule....

like a newie shopping and buying Sony because it's a brand name he/she has heard of.... this newbie unfortunately doesnt know that the reason Sony calls their amp line Xplode is because that's what they do.......