Subwoofer
well below typical
Among the 24 subwoofers in the catalogue, this one is well below typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
BK Electronics is a direct-sale UK manufacturer (Wickford, Essex) — sells direct online via bkelec.com rather than through dealer network. This model significantly undercuts comparable REL/MJ/B&W subs.
XLS200 family has -FF (front-firing), -DF (down-firing) and -PR (passive radiator) variants. -DF/-FF are sealed for music; -PR is ported for movies/dynamic soundtracks.
Assessed against 3 rivals across the sixty systems: it takes the slot in none of its 15 head-to-heads.
12 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Twin Arms
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap saves about 79% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
2 lost · Artisan, BBC Sound
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap saves about 68% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
1 lost · Vocals-First
A subwoofer here is chosen by coverage arithmetic, not by pairing character — the swap saves about 36% of this position’s spend without changing what the system reaches down to.
taut, value PROXY: BK XXLS400-DF (TechRadar)· Bass control
| powered | True |
|---|---|
| driver size mm | 254.0 |
| enclosure type | sealed |
| amp power w | 200.0 |
| line input | True |
| speaker input | True |
| crossover capability | low_pass_only |
| crossover range hz | 40/140 |
| phase adjust | 0/180 switch |
| frequency response hz | 22/200 |
| dimensions mm | 360/425/410 |
| weight kg | 20.0 |