Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer Unboxing + Setup + Test + Return

[@ferdinandoc]

I bought the same model and it works perfectly fine. Even at half volume, it's extremely powerful and effective.

[@RaviKSingh]

Yamaha did send me a defective piece. Or it just shows their poor quality control.

[@ferdinandoc]

@@RaviKSingh Yeah, that might happen, I guess. Did you get a new one, eventually?

[@RaviKSingh]

@@ferdinandoc got Rythmik L12 now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmyh4l3rsyJfqc

[@jeffm2787]

I've been using two of these with my 7.4.2 setup. They are clean, non chuffy and overall just sound great. They are only 8" subs, but nice and clean. The pair replaced my Polk PSW-450 and I'm much happier.

[@anthonycyr9657]

I bought the same unit and im very happy with the bass and sound quality, easily goes down to 25 hz cleanly at high volume, been reliable considering the abuse it sees..

[@anthonycyr9657]

@@gujjo9825 its wired to the sub out on my receiver, some sound bars have a sub out, if so you can used it.

[@SandeepKumar-hw3gn]

@@anthonycyr9657 s can use ur sound bar have subwoofer pre out than u can use it ..

[@anaskjamal]

It is an active subwoofer, not passive one. I doubt you have given amplified output to the subwoofer. That's why you got the problem. It only requires pre-amplified signal. Hope you understand.

[@pekkatervala8476]

Not an issue with any AVR, so it would suit my needs. Mainly for music and to replace my +20 yrs. old 6,5" active sub. I have no need for extremely loud extra deep low frequencies boost with large full range main speakers at Denon's LFE+Main mode. It's inexpensive and does the job. Only €139 in Europe.

[@michalpolubinski1760]

you connected something wrong or check the options and try to always have the shortest possible cable

[@mikeeichacker882]

you have to set your receiver speaker settings to large cuz you have large speakers and then it will just out in the base of the subwoofer. I had this problem before if you don't set your speakers to large then your subwoofer is going to be overpowering and it's going to muffle.. also check your crossover you might have it on the wrong crossover

[@bobdigi500]

That's quite literally completely wrong. If you're using a sub then all other speakers should be set to small regardless of the size. When you set the speakers to small the receiver diverts the bass to the sub and allows the speakers to concentrate on the mid and high frequencies. Setting the speakers to large tells the receiver to allow the speakers to handle some of the lows. That isn't a good idea as moat speakers aren't capable. This is why we are subwoofers. so set all speakers to small regardless of size.

[@hassan-gb1yn]

Is it possible to connect this with Bose soundbar 900 ?

[@balrajbalraj7547]

I own one. Using from November 2018. Beast for small hall.

[@sivatejak6245]

Is it good to buy...I'm planning to buy.

[@balrajbalraj7547]

@@sivatejak6245 few modifications will result in extraordinary bass. I will guide you. Send your WHATTSAPP no to [e-mail]

[@pbaker7160]

It sounds like you have the volume turned all the way up on this sub. The volume is usually set very low to "blend" with the set of speakers. The entire point of a a subwoofer is to set the sound stage so that you don't even know a subwoofer is present. If you want rattling "teenage car bass" then you bought the wrong subwoofer. I have this subwoofer paired with a Yamaha Integrated amp and JBL Bookshelf speakers. It sounds absolutely amazing.

[@cineconify]

Hey, was wondering if you could help me. What kind of subwoofer would then cater to a teenage like car bass? Like that of a thumping while listening to music? I recently purchased a Yamaha 1840 system, while during movies it sounds great, music performance for bass is downright horrible. Some clarity would be appreciated

[@NickWayne100]

Anything more specific than "The bass is bad"? It's only a 50 watt 8 inch sub, what did you expect?

[@schwartzy65]

Also it depends almost more where you put it and settings of the sub...

[@RaviKSingh]

Agree. Anyway, got Rythmik L12 now.

[@ziajunaidi2023]

Is it making rattling noise? It must be defective

[@nethanhernandez3678]

It its works in 220v?

[@raunakkumar8721]

rms kitna hai how its compared to edifier t5

[@anchorbrand]

Thank you for the review. That sounds absolutely terrible. I’m looking for a small one now for my bedroom soundbar. I have a Bose soundbar but can use any powered sub, via line in. I looked at this one, but couldn’t listen at my local BB.

[@bellamkondaparamesh2345]

Hai Sir, May I buy Yamaha nssw100 without testing it's Frequency quality? No Manufacturing defects?

[@ishitpurani8905]

I have a 10 year old Sony MHC-RV20 connected to my TV via RCA (Splitter). So will it be good If I add this Subwoofer to it? I mean like spending 10-12K for a 10 year old system....

[@Luksenburg00]

Don't listen to this guy. This is one guy against hundreds of reviews telling it's working flawlessly and has great and punchy bass. I'm buying mine tomorrow.

[@johnnycarter6196]

Agree with you. Subwoofer might be just perfect for some rooms. The only thing that needs to be done is to set it up corectly by fine tunning both the subwoofer and AVR. Plug this in straigh out of the box will not perform as intended. That's why some people complain about it.

[@sumanthsadanala]

I bought it a year back and i am happy..how can you expect sooper bass from 11k, 8inch cone.there are no alternatives at that price range.even i am disappointed with yamaha but with passive woofer.people wont put money but expect svs bass.

[@RaviKSingh]

I agree Krishna, may be I was expecting too much from Sw050. I ended up getting Rythmik L12 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmyh4l3rsyJfqc

[@robertbarton3556]

I know this is an old video but some more information as to how you set it up with your avr would have been helpful, also what volume setting you have on the subwoofer itself. I have this subwoofer and even on a quarter turn of the volume knob it adds so much to the sound without detracting from the main speakers. I havent turned it up really loud and would think it wouldn't fare well at high volume, it is an 8 inch speaker and only 50 watts and relatively cheap after all but it suits my small room

[@RaviKSingh]

Highly likely that mine was a defective piece

[@poepeter8394]

Can this be connected to my soundbar from Samsung? Please help 😔

[@gregarioussolitudinist5695]

Gosh you're disappointed. What is that, a marble floor? Did you think about placing it somewhere besides in the middle of the room? Turn it down, bass does not have to be loud to HIT HARD.

[@bobdigi500]

Pretty sure that cable is way longer than 2m. Not sure why you needed so much lol but each to their own.

[@jimbodnbmail]

Check the manuals, positioning is very important. If you put a sub in to the middle of the room, the frequencies just cancelling eachother. An, our room is not a closed quare room. The sound waves just goes away, it should be reflected by walls. And the signal depends on your cable quality too. I have the same with ns-p41. And I am satisfied. :)

[@RaviKSingh]

It could be a faulty unit with me - not sure. I am glad it worked out for you. Can you post a video with bass test track?

[@shinkji]

Could you post a video?

[@CitizenWarwick]

Super strange its a single RCA input not sure why it won't be a balanced jack or at least have options but I guess for the price its just an adapter to get it to connect to most things

[@speedboym3860]

How do you use the subwoofer because I might buy but I don’t know how to connect it or use it can you tell me pls.❤

[@RaviKSingh]

What are you connecting the sub to? Typically all the subs are connected using a simple subwoofer cable (easily available over Amazon or local music store), select the lenght and connect.

[@speedboym3860]

@@RaviKSingh I want to connect to a tv or a device ( phone or laptop ) but I’m not sure if you can just use an aux

[@deefrag2003]

yeah this sub is a bit weak but it is the lowest in that range. I have SW300 which is about 250 watts and 10" and that's overkill for my setup. I maxed it out when testing and the Bass from that thing made my chest hurt lamo. The SW300 is an extremely good sub for the price

[@TheWess450]

can this woofer be set up for studio purpose as well???

[@NehaGuria]

You must setup with 2.1 instead of whole lot of speakers. I am sure you will hear the difference.

[@ravipallela2347]

bro did you adjust back side nob for bass improve?

[@RaviKSingh]

Sir, I had spent almost half a day with the sub and played with various settings to calibrate it - just didn't work. It anyway comes with very limited options. Anyway, I have Rythmik L12 now - it's Unboxing and quick review is up in my channel. Not a comparison between both, but Rythmik is miles ahead!

[@name.iz.blurryface]

Which one you ended up buying?

[@RaviKSingh]

Running a 3.0 setup right now, no sub

[@chandan6119]

@@RaviKSingh waste of money,why did you invest so much on speakers and going for low cost subwoofer?s55 can only go for max 35hz -3db point,that to with very less impact.the yamaha subwoofer's low range is also almost equal to your speakers,so you wont get any improvement with it. you should atleast go for 25hz -3db point subwoofer,otherwise you wont even feel the real low bass.bass below 30hz cant be produced in your system. and the yamaha subwoofer is meant for small bookshelf speakers and using it by level matching and with proper positioning,it will sound better. a good low cost bookshelf or pioneer fs52 with bic f12 would have given you better bass than your system for that price.

[@RaviKSingh]

@@chandan6119 so true, I got Rythmik L12 now,

[@ploabanic6746]

When I try to play music through the subwoofer, the song itself is very muffled and quiet, but the bass is there, is that meant to be like that? or is there something wrong with mine

[@pbaker7160]

Yes, the sub is only supposed to play low frequencies (usually around 90Hz and below. If you're using the subwoofer by itself to play music, you're going to be disappointed.

[@Ferryyy93]

I have a question, i hope somebody can help me with this, I am considering buying one of these subwoofers , only the 10” version… but does it have a auto off switch so it turns off by itself ? Or do you leave it just on ? Thanks !! 😊

[@baneverything5580]

No auto off, power button on back.

[@irish7460]

@@baneverything5580 the 300 model does

[@wekkimeif7720]

I bought Rel Q50 which actually is high quality sub... This Yamaha does have chuffing and certainly doesn't go down to 25 hz as it has not even been officially rated for that. Rel Q50 is just 50 wat closed sub, but it does go down to 20 hz as officially is promised.

[@UDAYARANASINGHE]

This is because you increase the volume which is more than handled by the NS050 . You will have to go for NS300 or 200

[@royvarghese1650]

Have you got another sw? If yes which one? Are you happy with it?

[@RaviKSingh]

Got a Rythmik L12, Unboxing and review is there in my channel

[@silkhead44]

Most people do not know how to set up the sound of a woofer...the goal is to get enough low end freq sound without drawing all the attention to the woofer

[@larryh.4629]

Brother that is exactly how I felt. Poor guy thinks a sub is The Bass.. aye.

[@rejinvgm8598]

Sir Yamaha yht 3072 AV receiver support???

[@troyleong7412]

Hi Ravi. I have a couple questions. A friend of mine just gave me a powered subwoofer by Pioneer. When I hook this up to my Yamaha receiver is there a setting I have to change so it recognizes the subwoofer? I tried plugging it in and turning it up....but the sub doesn't seem to be working. The power light comes on. Any help would be appreciated.

[@RaviKSingh]

Subwoofers have different control options at the back. Volume and crossover are the common ones. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/the-five-cs-of-subwoofer-setup/ - use this link for general setup guide. You'll have to enable to sub in yamaha AVR. Go to settings - speakers and put Subwoofer option to USE.

[@larryh.4629]

Been reading the comments a few folk understand that a sub is not intended to become your bass but to add something to a speaker that may be falling short on the bottom end. Sorry you were not happy but if you don't understand what a sub is for drop a grand or two on a Rel and see if you get better results with the same setup you did this time. May not suck as bad but it's still going to suck. Best wishes. Too bad the ones that don't know any better how to set up a sub. Easy Blame the product not the person who set it up.. hopefully you learn, read, and most of all listen till you get it right. I'm very disappointed in your review. Sorry man just how I view it.

[@cap008]

Thank you bro....I had just ordered for Yamaha RX-V485 AVR. And was about to place order for this sub. I am dropping it. Could you suggest something better?

[@RaviKSingh]

It most probably was a detective piece. You can try Sw100

[@rohant616]

I recently got NSP-41 along with RX-V 485. NSP-41 package has this same subwoofer. I'm loving it. :) 🤞

[@gaurav7756]

Bro Yamaha sound signature is designed for a specific listeners, nothing can match it , if you want boom boom go for anything else but not Yamaha, Yamaha delivers melody not headaches

[@balrajbalraj7547]

I own this sub and using from November 2018. The bass is good and punchy. Yours must be a defective piece.

[@sanjeevkhatta9540]

Can you post a video of your sub. Its sound qhould be as same as this video. I think you have compromised and you are not a music loving person. People like you feel happy with more noise.

[@balrajbalraj7547]

@@sanjeevkhatta9540hi. please share your email I'd I'll send the video and I'll also share some tips to improve the bass.

[@zamn__]

@@sanjeevkhatta9540 The sub in the video was faulty

[@sivatejak6245]

@@balrajbalraj7547 [e-mail] pls send to me also

[@joshellis8848]

I'm a little surprised with all the other polk equipment he didn't go with the polk sub. Surely there would be the reassurance that it all pairs together well.

[@bobdigi500]

It's only important the 3 front speakers match up when it comes to frequency. As long as the surround and sub match with the receivers wattage and pair with the receivers ohms then all is good. The Sub is the least important when it comes to pairing with the other speakers.

[@MayukhMusicals]

just before clicking on order now i saw this video and then i stopped buying NS SW050....thanks for your video you saved my 352 AUD dollars

[@mrbungle7586]

Lol I'm in Australia and have this sub woofer, it's awesome for the price. It's on sale again at 370 now. This dude doesn't seem the most knowledgeable reviewer I've seen. Did you buy something else? Cheers

[@baneverything5580]

@@mrbungle7586 I use it in America for music and to perform live acoustic guitar singing solo gigs. It`s a great subwoofer. Not sure what he`s doing wrong.

[@mrbungle7586]

Hey, yeah mine has been awesome, glad to hear yours is too. You use it for guitar gigs too, very impressive. Just had a look at your Life Without You cover, very enjoyable and refreshing. 👍

[@elneno427]

Hola te recomiendo comprar un mini amp Aiyima A3001 TPA3255 para subwoofer trae conexión para pasivos y activos ese sub se convertira en nuevo dios del trueno.

[@stephenr6427]

Maybe should of spent a bit more money try the wharfdale

[@PaperBoat.]

You feeding a sub with KZbin videos? Come on man!

[@dthomson123]

ur giving power sub out to an active sub woofer.

[@hanifali4467]

Brother please repply to me is it connect with Panasonic HT SC40 home theatre satellite speaker

[@RaviKSingh]

Yes, it will.

[@shivamnrutya]

which model is your Av Receiver?

[@RaviKSingh]

Yamah v585

[@sulungkoesuma]

btw, what song did u play when testing this on? thanks before.

[@RaviKSingh]

It was some bass test and no copyright songs from youtube

[@mrbungle7586]

With all due respect, learn what a SW is and how to set it up. Maybe the unit is faulty but I'm guessing it's your lack of knowledge. I have this and it's a little ripper for the money. Cheers

[@Polcat2479]

I'm glad I watched this because I was close to ordering this from Amazon just now.

[@AnkitKumar-kc9vm]

Hows it??

[@dooley9621]

Sounds like some of that broken foam his lodged in there. Its definitely defective and if you had any clue about speakers you would know this. I own this sub and it is awesome.

[@NaterFernat]

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[@MangeshShinde7]

Thanks for review, I was thinking to buy this, but now I changed my mind. Btw which subwoofer you are using now.

[@RaviKSingh]

I got Rythmik L12 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmyh4l3rsyJfqc I can also recommend Elac 10.2 and Polk HTS subs if you don't want to spend a fortune.

[@securitythreats]

Around 60% volume my woofer not working properly

[@MrYoso-of3wy]

Down firing sub really makes a huge difference..

[@RaviKSingh]

I have Rythmik L12 now, I have uploaded it's review in my channel.

[@zamn__]

@@RaviKSingh Nobody cares

[@RudraxT]

@@RaviKSingh which channel

[@larryh.4629]

And it's not downfirering but you are correct also I don't think they should be on the floor but that's me and my home, circumstances dictate your setup that and $$$$$. K

[@Manu_Nayar]

Doesn’t matter

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

If you pop the front mesh grill off - you could show people the audio cone bouncing ! :-)

[@NickC-IT]

There's no removeable front mesh on this subwoofer.

[@Krishna-of1hv]

Thanks for genuine review.

[@DrxSlump]

You probably received a defective unit. It's a decent sub for the price.

[@mickeymatdude]

Buddy you need to change the position of subwoofer

[@randomweirdyoutubechannel8955]

Turn the level down on the back

[@amitavadattamathematicstea6355]

Thank you for your review....I was thinking to buy..

[@RaviKSingh]

My pleasure 😊

[@larryh.4629]

And your missing out.

[@sudhirkarat4839]

You should have used a passive one. This is active

[@alliemonster8149]

Given the state of the box and packaging its obviously been dropped.

[@IanMichael87]

Allie Monster Good observation. Sometime definitely damaged it during delivery.

[@larryh.4629]

Amazon and ups if I threw 1000 packages into a trailer day after day I doubt I'd give a hoot how it landed or what landed on top kind of like the canned stuff on your bread right.

[@thejunior7466]

Great review. thanks a lot bro. i was about to buy this one. :)

[@RaviKSingh]

I feel the one I reviewed was faulty - anyway it was shipped to me and if anyone is at fault, it's not me. I recently bought Ryrhmik L12, the review is up on my channel.

[@pbaker7160]

You missed out. The Yamaha sub is excellent for the price. This guy either had it hooked up and adjusted wrong or it was an actual "faulty" sub.

[@baneverything5580]

@@pbaker7160 Yes, mine is killer and I also use it as part of my PA speakers system for live solo acoustic guitar and vocal gigs. It shakes my whole camper too.

[@dropkickmonk3y]

Dont put it on full blast. The sound needs to be smooth.

[@pawneetsingh6448]

HI Ravi, nice setup, only thing is you could have gone for polk subwoofer itslf. I have the same setup with hts10 (v585 deserves that ... :-) )

[@pawneetsingh6448]

Ravi, i watched this video, yes you should return this and go for HTS10, you will never get disappointed, if you want i can record one video for you on HTS10.

[@RaviKSingh]

Sure Pawneet, pls do. Would like to get a demo. Thank you

[@sanjumaity980]

Thanks bhaia very helpfull

[@swordswam]

you have goofed up in your AVR..set it properly....

[@sunjunme]

Nice burp man 3:22

[@pedecia]

People is 2020 let's use Full HD or 4K quality on your videos!!

[@ncastillo1014]

This guy wanted an 8 inch Yamaha powered subwoofer to sound like a 3500 watt 15 inch Sundown Audio subwoofer!!😂🤣

[@행복한날개-Happyflyingsto]

충분히 공감합니다. 나도 반품했습니다.

[@SrinathKanugovi]

bhai ... u can review its brother ns sw100

[@RaviKSingh]

I wish Srinath - all these products are owned by me. Thats how I get to review them. I don't have SW100 - nor I wish to buy.

[@SrinathKanugovi]

Ravi K Singh ok bro :)

[@doodday4123]

You are not tuning it correctly bro, its a YAMAHA

[@Damien-Lugnut]

Weedwacker?

[@mirzosharifjalolov4247]

It sounds like sub-buzzer.

[@popo1755]

The polk psw108 is better option in that range of price

[@sinud2020]

It's not orginal bro

[@JingoLoBa57]

Definitely a damaged unit. Sorry but you need to return this unit.

[@RaviKSingh]

Yes, was returned in a day

[@JingoLoBa57]

Ravi K Singh mine works fine out of the box 👍

[@techgd4338]

Light on ...

[@ronnronn386]

Go with BIC 12inch

[@poonamramnarain2801]

Try the ns sw100

[@Pirxel]

yeah this looks defective really

[@oilerguy5494]

It definitely sounds defective..

[@nawaz169]

A very good subwoofer. This video from this channel and the person that has made this video has given false information about this product.

[@sridhartn83]

I think its a faulty one.

[@zamn__]

Yeah

[@BlinkLaPrincesa]

this is why i have to think whether i should buy that subwoofer or not

[@larryh.4629]

Don't take the word of one man.. read up .k

[@BlinkLaPrincesa]

I also have a Subwoofer in my car!

[@BlinkLaPrincesa]

I had one in my acura red car but now I Have it in my Acura SUV

[@larryh.4629]

I'm guessing that's the verb I feel for 3 minutes before you blow by me? Don't forget ears are much better before hearing aids I wish I had invested money in one of the producers of the $2000 sets. But for your own benefit just be careful later may be too late. Fudge sound like my old man.

[@АндрейНэмо]

A sub in such a broken-down box arrived, already suspicious at once... Your children and another new device will break..

[@gasolin75]

Try playing real music not test tones

[@djmalphonic4598]

honestly it sounds like crap, The Sony SA-WM500 sounds 2x better.... that sub sounds bad coz it has no frequency settings and you are hooked to only 1 phase

[@pbaker7160]

Nonsense. I have this sub and it provides punchy, clean, deep bass. Maybe your equipment sucks.

[@Lowkey_nxthxn]

Never heard a 10 inch subwoofer sound this bad in my life

[@inmemoryofcoco-sj2275]

Subwoofer is bombarding. Not satisfied

[@RaviKSingh]

I was utterly disappointed.

[@andriuskairys3006]

Its fake sub i think

[@davidmund7823]

He's lost in space.

[@chadburyofficial2303]

Indonesia like

[@rush6820]

Nedds an adjstment.