ELAC High Performance Subwoofer SUB 2050, SUB 2070, SUB 2090 Just how smart can a subwoofer be?
Surprisingly smart as it turns out from the three new models we are about to launch. What do they share in common? An intuitive but comprehensive app-based control interface. Simply pair your iPhone, iPad or an Android device with the new ELAC subwoofers and adjust the sound to your preferences. The ELAC app required can be downloaded free of charge.
For users, this means no more fiddly adjustments at the rear of the subwoofer – for instance, if you want more bass for a movie evening. Or if you want to avoid disturbing the neighbors at the dead of night. Four preset modes can be selected at the touch of a finger: Normal, Music, Cinema, and Night. Those who want to explore the possibilities of the app control system further will discover genuine pro-audio options such as a parametric equalizer, a low-pass filter, and individual settings for power-saving auto-on function. However, perhaps the most exciting option is the calibration function, which uses the microphone on your smartphone to listen to the volume, frequency response and sound reflections in the room before automatically optimizing the sound of your ELAC subwoofer. Three models come equipped with this latest app integration. The smallest model is the SUB 2050 – an extremely compact subwoofer, but equipped with a large 12-inch chassis and a class-D amplifier rated at 500 watts (434 x 380 x 380 mm). Scarcely any bigger but using a push-pull arrangement with opposing 10-inch membranes connected to one another by a solid shaft – the SUB 2070 is rated at 600 watts (468 x 360 x 385 mm). The largest model, the SUB 2090, employs the same push-pull configuration, this time with two 12-inch membranes powered by a 1000 watt amplifier (528 x 420 x 420 mm). All new ELAC subwoofers can be connected directly using loudspeaker cables (left, center, right) or stereo RCA cables. The two top models 2090 and 2070 also offer twin XLR sockets. And if you prefer to dispense with wires altogether, the new high-performance subwoofers are equipped with an ELAC Wireless Interface for wireless music streaming.
The company
ELAC Electroacustic GmbH is based in Kiel, Germany, where it designs and manufactures loudspeakers of the highest quality. For over 25 years, innovations such as the omni-directional 4 Pi tweeter technology or the AS-XR woofer have marked ELAC out as exemplifying Finest German Engineering in the field of loudspeaker design. Each year, ELAC delivers some 50,000 loudspeakers to all corners of the globe. The company employs 50 people and is characterized by a high degree of vertical integration.
To find out more about ELAC, please visit www.elac.com