TechRadar Verdict
Pros
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Tremendous grip, power, and headroom
- +
Brilliant remote
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Self EQ system
Cons
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This could really badly upset the neighbours
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Staid design
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I love a purist. When I buy kit I want it to be the offering of those obsessive designers, who create trends that get the ultimate kudos of being copied. That's why I love Velodyne – for its approach and its purity.
A company run by utter bass heads. Like rival brand REL, Velodyne is blessedly bonkers and truly 'gets' bass in the same unashamed way. No pathetic mutterings about 'where music finishes', but sheer, unadulterated delight in lows that drop deeply, with powerful, room-inflating might and a literally visceral kick in the intestines.
This has to be a piece of the cost, yet this is the biggest CHT-Q sub, with three quarters of a kilowatt of horribly efficient Class D amplification inside, and still retails for only £1,200. So it's considerable value for money.
If this behemoth is too big, you can get it in three smaller sizes. If it was a car, it'd be a Volkswagen Sharan people carrier – big, affordable, roomy, well-made, durable and solid... but with a V6 engine.
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