Experts recommend Polk Audio PSW10 more than SVS SB-1000
As of 3 Apr 2024, experts prefer Polk Audio PSW10 over SVS SB-1000, but both Subwoofers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Polk Audio PSW10 received 4 recommendations: from Woofer Guy, The Sound Junky Rolling Stone (25 Jan 2021) and 1 other. By contrast, SVS SB-1000 received only 1 recommendation from The Sound Junky.
Curious to see this month's entire Subwoofers ranking? It's here
Endorsement summary:
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The Sound Junky ranked SVS SB-1000 as #1 and Polk Audio PSW10 as #6 Rank Subwoofer Comment #1 out of 7 SVS SB-1000 Best Overall... ... ... #6 out of 7 Polk Audio PSW10 Best Under $300... ... ... Source: www.thesoundjunky.com -
Woofer Guy ranked Polk Audio PSW10 as #3 Rank Subwoofer Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 8 Polk Audio PSW10 Best Budget-Friendly Option... ... ... Source: wooferguy.com - On 25 Jan 2021
Rolling Stone ranked Polk Audio PSW10 as #1 Rank Subwoofer #1 out of 6 Polk Audio PSW10 ... ... Source: www.rollingstone.com - On 27 Feb 2024
Lifewire ranked Polk Audio PSW10 as #4 Rank Subwoofer Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 6 Polk Audio PSW10 Best Smaller Subwoofer... ... ... Source: www.lifewire.com
After counting and adding up the 86 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Polk Audio PSW10 outranks SVS SB-1000. This is not to say that SVS SB-1000 is a bad option. Like Polk Audio PSW10, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Polk Audio PSW10 
SVS SB-1000 Customers like SVS SB-1000 and Polk Audio PSW10 about the same
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.
SVS SB-1000
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Both SVS SB-1000 and Polk Audio PSW10 have very similar amazing customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling subwoofer receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Polk Audio PSW10 and SVS SB-1000 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Polk Audio PSW10 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
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| SVS SB-1000 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
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| Median best-selling Subwoofer |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
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Polk Audio PSW10 is more popular than SVS SB-1000
It's fairly safe to say that Polk Audio PSW10 is a more popular subwoofer than SVS SB-1000, based on its 10,000+ 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 Polk Audio PSW10 and SVS SB-1000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yamaha NS SW100 | $200 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper |
 | Yamaha NS-SW050 | $180 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper |
 | Sonos Sub | $750 |
In comparison:
9.5 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | |
 | Sonos SUB (Gen 3) | $690 |
In comparison:
10.0 Amazing
| No expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
| Rank | Change | Price | Subwoofer | Digital Trends  | Woofer Guy | Wirecutter  | The Sound Junky | BestCovery  | Rolling Stone | Lifewire | What Hi-Fi  | The Master Switch  | Crutchfield  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $599 |  SVS SB-1000 Pro | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | - | $219 |  Polk Audio PSW10 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | $299 |  Klipsch R120SW | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | - | $750 |  Sonos Sub | - | 5 | - | 4 | 19 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
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Expert reviews [18]
- with a score: 1
- without a score: 17
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [14]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 10
| Highest score by AudioFi | 100 |
| Average score based on 14 reviews | 88 |
| Lowest score by Home Cinema Choice | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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Polk Audio PSW10 is a top selling and one of the most affordable options. It's a #1 bestseller in subwoofers category and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Rockville BASS Blaster 12 or Klipsch R-12SW .
Polk Audio PSW10 is $230.01 less expensive than an average subwoofer ($449).
SVS SB-1000 is a popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling subwoofers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Bose Bass Module 700 or Bluesound Pulse Sub+ .
SVS SB-1000 is $280.98 more expensive than the average subwoofer ($449).
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