High-End Audio Buyer’s Guide 2024: GoldenEar SuperSub XXL

$2750

Speaker-maker GoldenEar is legendary for extracting big sound from reasonably priced products. The SuperSub XXL is a case in point. The company has crammed an astounding amount of technology into this fairly diminutive subwoofer, including a 1600-watt digital amplifier that is controlled by a 56-bit DSP device with a 192kHz sampling rate. Add two 12″ long-throw active drivers and two infrasonic drivers, and you’ve got a recipe for a powerful, bone-crushing sub. No matter the source material—rock, pop, or classical—the XXL will deliver a deep and tuneful foundation that helps to create an airier and wider soundstage. (264)