Tapco by Mackie TH18S Thump Active Subwoofer
18 inch sub with 500 watts of efficient Class D power. Pair it with a TH15A for true bumpyness!
Overall User Ratings (based on 5 ratings)
Submitted October 16, 2009 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Get what you pay for; good bass, good portability, at good price"
I am very satisfied with this product for the price I paid. Mackie and Tapco are always spot on for value vs. price. If I wanted a studio speaker or was playing live tunes, I'd cough up more for a better sound reproducing sub. For my drunken djing; it's portability, price, and adequate sound levels are just fine.
Sound
Since this is the only "pro" sub I've purchased, I don't have much to compare it to. However, it was LOUD, but I found it didn't mate well with my assortment of great sounding JBL Eon G2s. It either down them out, or didn't really augment. Overall, it did the job of adding some much needed room shaking bass, but as far as clear and responsive sound it was a bit lacking
Features
All the needed amenities, gain, pass through, etc. All well designed.
Ease of Use
Just plugged it in and went, but as mentioned above was a little hard to tune into the whole mix without overpowering it all.
Quality
Broken in shipping, looked like someone kicked the box and even through the shipping padding cracked the box and side handle. Made me feel like a hard drop and it might shatter.
Value
A LOT of bass for the price, just loses a little clarity
Manufacturer Support
Love the company, love the products. Price is right for what you get.
The Wow Factor
If you just want a party speaker to kick up the feel of those mp3s during backyard shin digs it's perfect! Just make sure no one kicks it.
Musical Background:
hobbyist
Musical Style:
gothic, industrial, ebm, techno, electronica
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Submitted December 31, 2008 by a customer from gmail.com
"You Get what you pay for"
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Sound
Very Cheap molded box. The bass is their but it's way too punchy and not loud. I would get something with a several ply wood box for the subwoofer at least.
Features
Standard XLR, gain all that jazz any sub has.
Ease of Use
it is just plug and play
Quality
This subwoofer to be honest just looks like a toy or some demo model piece. I couldn't take someone seriously with this
Value
The price is cheap, you get what you pay for right.
Musical Background:
DJ
Musical Style:
Dance, Top 40, pop
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Submitted August 9, 2013 by a customer from yahoo.com
"The define what junk really is!!!!!"
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I have had nothing but trouble with these subs. I sent one back to the factory because it almost caught fire during a live gig. (Really represented my band well with the coughs and hacks from the smoke) The subs have a bad flaw of a certain resistor overheating and burning out. I just got through replacing both subs with yet another resistor. I would save my money and invest in something else. I wouldn't recommend these to anyone!!!!!
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