Comparing Bic Acoustech PL-200 II and Klipsch R120SW
Experts recommend Bic Acoustech PL-200 II more than Klipsch R120SW
As of 3 Jun 2022, experts prefer Bic Acoustech PL-200 II over Klipsch R120SW, but both Subwoofers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Bic Acoustech PL-200 II received 2 recommendations: from Woofer Guy and Lifewire (8 Feb 2022). By contrast, Klipsch R120SW received only 1 recommendation from Woofer Guy.
Curious to see this month's entire Subwoofers ranking? It's here
Endorsement summary:
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Woofer Guy ranked Klipsch R120SW as #1 and Bic Acoustech PL-200 II as #7 Rank Subwoofer #1 out of 12 Klipsch R120SW ... ... #7 out of 12 Bic Acoustech PL-200 II ... ... Source: wooferguy.com - On 8 Feb 2022
Lifewire ranked Bic Acoustech PL-200 II as #1 Rank Subwoofer Comment #1 out of 8 Bic Acoustech PL-200 II Best Overall... ... ... Source: www.lifewire.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 91 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Bic Acoustech PL-200 II outranks Klipsch R120SW. This is not to say that that Klipsch R120SW is a bad option. Like Bic Acoustech PL-200 II, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Bic Acoustech PL-200 II 
Klipsch R120SW Customers like Klipsch R120SW noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Klipsch R120SW
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Klipsch R120SW, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Bic Acoustech PL-200 II.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling subwoofer receives a consumer score of 8.7 (great). Both Bic Acoustech PL-200 II and Klipsch R120SW receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Bic Acoustech PL-200 II | |
| Klipsch R120SW | |
| Median best-selling Subwoofer |
Klipsch R120SW is more popular than Bic Acoustech PL-200 II
It's fairly safe to say that Klipsch R120SW is a more popular subwoofer than Bic Acoustech PL-200 II, based on its 2,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Bic Acoustech PL-200 II and Klipsch R120SW | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bic America F12 | $431 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Klipsch R-112SW | $429 | No expert recommendations | ||
 | Polk Audio HTS 10 | $349 | 2 expert recommendations | ||
 | Polk Audio HTS 12 | $449 | No expert recommendations | ||
| Rank | Change | Price | Subwoofer | The Master Switch  | Crutchfield  | The Sound Junky  | Rolling Stone  | BestCovery  | What Hi-Fi  | Woofer Guy | Wirecutter  | Lifewire | Digital Trends  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $759 |  Sonos Sub | 4 | - | 4 | - | 19 | 3 | 12 | - | - | 4 |
| 2 | - | $129 |  Polk Audio PSW10 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | - | $599 |  SVS SB-1000 Pro | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | - | $431 |  Bic America F12 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [6]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 5
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [7]
- with a score: 0
- without a score: 7
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Bic Acoustech PL-200 II is a very popular option in the middle of the subwoofers price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Elac S10EQ Debut Series or Klipsch R-112SW .
Bic Acoustech PL-200 II is $19.01 more expensive than an average subwoofer ($399.99).
Klipsch R120SW is a very popular option in the middle of the subwoofers price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Audioengine S8 or Polk DSWPRO 660wi .
Klipsch R120SW is $60 cheaper than the average subwoofer ($399.99).
