Audiovector R Sub

Reviewers praise the bass as quick, deep, and very musical, with one calling it an excellent subwoofer for music. Alan Sircom says it fills in the bass and makes the system sound “far deeper, broader and sweeter than you would expect,” while also sounding quicker than the KEF LS50 Meta pairing it was tried with.

This is where the strongest praise lands: reviewers repeatedly say it disappears sonically, tightens the voice in the middle of the speakers, and improves midrange-to-treble integration. Sircom notes that, when dialed in, the soundstage gains solidity and space, and that removing it makes the presentation collapse back and sound insubstantial.

The reviews describe it as very fast and able to keep up with small, quick loudspeakers without lagging behind. It is said to be “preternaturally fast” and to have reactions quick enough that only the very fast Vivid Audio Kaya S12s outpaced it in one listener’s tests.

Reviewers point to solid engineering and premium parts, including the carbon-fibre long-throw driver, 400W Class AB amplifier, cryo-treated components, and Freedom Grounding. There is little direct commentary on long-term durability or cabinet fit-and-finish, but the construction and execution are treated as high quality.

The sub offers useful setup tools and connectivity, including phase adjustment, line/phono and hi-level speakon inputs, and Freedom Grounding. Reviewers discuss it as something that can be dialed in carefully to suit a system, which suggests genuinely helpful installation flexibility.

At £2,225, the sub is clearly not cheap, and one review warns to “audition at your wallet’s peril.” Still, the same review argues that Audiovector owners will want it and that it makes the R1 and R3 speakers sound even better, so the value case is strong for the intended audience but not broadly easy to recommend on price alone.