{"id":6694,"date":"2017-03-04T15:52:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T02:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2017-03-04T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T02:52:31","slug":"bw-asw610-powered-subwoofer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/bw-asw610-powered-subwoofer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"B&#038;W ASW610 Powered Subwoofer Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Best subwoofer up to \u00a3700, Awards 2011. The B&amp;W ASW610 sounds bigger than it looks and more expensive than its price-tag<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6705 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW-610_Black-Ash_OFF1.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Verdict &#8211; 5 Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best subwoofer up to \u00a3700, Awards 2011. Neat, well made and sounds great for the money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fabulously agile and well-extended bass for its size<\/p>\n<p>good finish<\/p>\n<p>small and well-equipped<\/p>\n<p><strong>Against:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW610_Black_OFF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6706 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW610_Black_OFF-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"ASW610_Black_OFF\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW610_Black_OFF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW610_Black_OFF-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ASW610_Black_OFF.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As reigning best Buy within its price class, the B&amp;W ASW610 is the target its rivals have to aim for, but as we&#8217;ve seen in several tests of late, it&#8217; s a difficult target to hit.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s partially because it&#8217;s surprisingly small, at just 31cm high \u2013 but it&#8217;s also because its diminutive form disguises a formidably powerful and terrifically dynamic design, its 200w amplifier controlling the excursions of its 25cm Kevlar\/paper drive unit with a martinet&#8217;s fervour.<\/p>\n<p>Spin a movie, and depth and drive are never in doubt, the B&amp;W thundering through The Dark Knight with an absolute authority that belies its modest size.<\/p>\n<p>However, most of its rivals can go loud and deep: the ASW610&#8217;s edge lies its lethally effective blend of power and poise, muscle and musicality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6707 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bowers_wilkins_600_series_asw610_subwoofer_041658011390_640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It can deliver bass with subtlety and expression, its speed on the attack and its tonal differentiation ensuring Santogold&#8217;s L.E.S Artistes fairly zips along.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6708 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"gallery_7356\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/gallery_7356.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more at: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/bw\/asw610\/review#Gtt0JPhGxUJi3JYR.99\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/bw\/asw610\/review#Gtt0JPhGxUJi3JYR.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to buy B&amp;W: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/product-search.php?keyword=610&amp;category=&amp;brand=&amp;search=\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/product-search.php?keyword=610&amp;category=&amp;brand=&amp;search=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best subwoofer up to \u00a3700, Awards 2011. The B&amp;W ASW610 sounds bigger than it looks and more expensive than its price-tag Our Verdict &#8211; 5 Stars Best subwoofer up to \u00a3700, Awards 2011. Neat, well made and sounds great for the money. For: Fabulously agile and well-extended bass for its size good finish small and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6694"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6710,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694\/revisions\/6710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}