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Velodyne 1812 Subwoofer

by Josh Ray, Jul 21 '06

 200607210955

While not sporting the biggest drivers in the world, the Velodyne 1812 is probably the most advanced. The name 1812 refers to the 18" bottom driver and the 12" top driver making it, as far as I know, the only true 2-way subwoofer in the world (the Bladder Buster's second driver is passive). The concept is the 18" driver handles the deepest of the deep while the 12" takes the sub's response up to 120Hz.

The Velodyne 1812 also uses the incredible Digital Drive room correction system. The way Digital Drive works is you hook up a TV to the sub, connect a microphone, and the sub pumps out a series of notes in various frequencies. Using the visuals on the TV, you can see your room's bass peaks and valleys and then correct them using the digital equalizer. In the end, your bass is perfectly tailored to your room, solving probably the biggest room/speaker issue in all of audio.

Spec wise, the 1812 is listed at 15-120Hz and can put out a massive 101dB at 16Hz. A single 1250 watt amp drives each woofer. Size is 40" high, 25.5" wide and 18.5" deep and 385lbs. Price is $15k.

Comments

It may probably be just a coincidence, but there might be some related meaning on the 1812 name to the famous Tchaikovsky ouverture of the same name whose claim to perennial enshrinement in the audiophool temple is the use of real cannon blasts on some recordings, notably on the Telarc label. Just guessed that should be a perfect showoff piece for a subwoofer like this.

Posted by: beto at July 21, 2006 12:14 PM

Is it me or has the industry gotten a little carried away with subwoofers? It must be the hip-hop.

Posted by: Rods84 at July 24, 2006 12:45 PM

Looking at this subwoofer makes me want to go back to school and get a MUCH better job just so I could afford one. As of now I can only dream.

Posted by: Jesse Snyder at November 30, 2006 1:51 PM

Looking at this subwoofer makes me want to go back to school and get a MUCH better job just so I could afford one. As of now I can only dream.

Posted by: Jesse Snyder at November 30, 2006 1:52 PM

Looking at this subwoofer makes me want to go back to school and get a MUCH better job just so I could afford one. As of now I can only dream.

Posted by: Jesse Snyder at November 30, 2006 1:52 PM