Velodyne’s flagship product, the Digital Drive 1812 Signature Edition, is the industry’s first two-way, all digital, High Gain Servo controlled subwoofer. With the Signature 1812 you recreate the power and force of bass you feel in your stomach along with the speed and tightness you get from the snap of a kick drum.
This benchmark in subwoofer technology is also the first to incorporate Velodynes patent pending Digital Drive room analysis and correction system which allows the subwoofer’s frequency response in any room to be measured using a supplied microphone, digitally corrected, and stored in the unit’s memory to assure peak performance in your home’s listening area.
The Digital Drive 1812 provides the most amplifier power ever incorporated into a single subwoofer by employing two new, patented Energy Recovery Switching (ERS) Design amplifiers. The Digital Drive 1812 subwoofer also incorporates the latest generation of Velodyne’s patented High Gain Servo technology that uses Velodyne’s proprietary sealed accelerometer to measure cone movements 3500 times a second in order to correct for any distortion. The results is a subwoofer with over 6000 watts of Dynamic power that deliver clean, accurate, high-impact sound from 15 to 120 Hz with total harmonic distortion below 0.5%.
Upside – The Digital Drive 1812 Signature Edition is a two-way, bi-amplified, fully digital, High Gain Servo-controlled subwoofer. It features two custom designed drivers – an 18-inch (15.2-inch piston diameter) and a 12-inch (9.7-inch piston diameter) -powered by 2500 watts RMS. The smaller woofer reproduces the detail and definition in the upper bass frequencies and the massive 18-inch driver recreates bone-rattling deep bass to 20 Hz.
An on-screen graph of the system’s in-situ frequency response provides feedback as you make digital adjustments to subwoofer equalisation, phase and crossovers. You can also modify additional over-laid curves to realise optimum performance for various source materials such as action/adventure movies, rock, pop, jazz or classical music, or through custom settings to match your personal preference.
With 6000 watts of dynamic power, this sub can easily grab your attention when it wants to, yet it does so without distortion.
Downside – This baby is big — “175 kg, 102 cm high, bigger than a small refrigerator” big. The cabinet is made from real maple or cherry veneers with black lacquer finishes and aluminium painted trim pieces on the enclosure’s front and back panels, so it’s very nice looking, but it does command a considerable presence in your room.
Outlook – The sound from this subwoofer is something to behold, so if you are undeterred by the size of its cabinet and price tag, then the 1812 Signature Edition is really worth checking out.
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