High-End Audio Buyer’s Guide 2024: GoldenEar ForceField 30

$900

The ForceField 30 brings the build and sonic qualities of GoldenEar’s own elite SuperSub into the sub-$1k market. Driven by 1000W digital amp, the forward-firing, long-throw 8″ driver is enhanced by a downward-firing passive radiator. The ForceField 30 drops into the upper twenty cycle range with conviction with little in the way of overhang artifacts or “slowness.” Dynamic impacts exit as cleanly as they enter—a tribute to the effective and controlled tuning of the passive radiator. Beyond the visceral impression of deep bass, the FF30 also helps to complete the ambient sonic landscape. A serious musical achievement, not to mention a flat-out blast. (335)