Identifying an ‘unmet need in high-end control rooms for music and film’, US boutique pro audio recording distributor TransAudio Group has announced the creation of Subwoofer Pros – a marque dedicated to providing best-in-class bass subwoofer systems for recording and mixing environments.
Subwoofer Pros’ first two products, Studio 12 and Studio 18 use a 400W integrated amplifier to deliver precise linear performance down to 8Hz at SPLs of 105dB and 113dB, respectively. A comprehensive set of inputs, outputs and bass management tools allow both subs to optimally integrate with an enormous range of existing professional monitoring setups.
‘Because no other company was building subwoofers with the performance and feature set needed in high-end music and film control rooms, we approached a leading expert in subwoofer technology – Bag End Modular Sound – to see if we could fill that gap,’ says TransAudio Group founder and President, Brad Lunde. ‘Together, we specified performance targets, and Bag End engineers used their proprietary Infra technology to meet those very high targets while still keeping the units small enough to work in tight control room environments. Subwoofer Pros provides an accessible way for professionals to get honest, translatable, ultra-low bass monitoring for their near-field or mid-field monitoring systems.’
Subwoofer Pros’ Studio 12 and Studio 18 use sealed-box, front-firing twelve-inch and eighteen-inch high-excursion, low-frequency drivers, respectively. Both include identical, flexible input methods, including a dedicated LFE input, a six input panel for 5.1 surround programmes to either sum all of the inputs to a single sub output or to have channel-dedicated subwoofers. Five line-level, high-pass-filtered outputs allow output to all five surround monitors using Subwoofer Pros’ comprehensive bass management. A line-level Infra output allows additional ‘slave’ subs to be connected for increased SPL or improved room behavior. A unique Dynamic Filter protection system maintains undistorted bass regardless of the input level without using compression.
Subwoofer Pros plans to release a line of subwoofer support electronics that will allow easy integrate of its products into high-end mixing systems.
More: www.transaudiogroup.com
