N wrote:

Howard Ferstler wrote in message ...

Try the Hsu STF-1. It has a list price of $300 and manages
to surpass the performance of several considerably more
expensive other subs I have previously auditioned. It also
has an 8-inch driver (but what a driver!), and it is not a
space-consuming design. I review it, along with the
company's interesting Ventriloquist surround-speaker package
in the current issue (number 101) of The Sensible Sound.

Enjoyed that review and the comparisons of the Hsu sub to other makes
and models. The speakers and sub were also reviewed in Sound & Vision
recently, BTW.

However, I'd still recommend headphones, not a sub, for a dorm room.

I agree. Also, it costs a lot less than a speaker-centered
system. Save the money for buying books and paying tuition,
and of course for food, and then enjoy super-duper audio
systems later on, after getting a good job and nice house.

Howard Ferstler