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THIEL SmartSub Subwoofer Systems

THIEL Audio, announces a new line of subwoofer products designed as the ultimate solution for bass management and reproduction in home theater and music sound systems. This family of ultra-high performance SmartSub (R) bass systems--the SS1, SS2, SS3, and SS4 subwoofers, SmartSub Integrator, and PX02 and PX05 Passive Crossovers--redefine the category to offer the most seamless and realistic low frequency reproduction possible. (The SS1 expected to be available January 2005.)

The new THIEL SmartSub products are the most technologically advanced bass systems ever developed for seamless sonic integration in home audio and video sound systems. THIEL's SmartSub technology eliminates the major problems and limitations that conventional subwoofers have in matching the system's main speakers and the room. These are the world's first intelligent subwoofers.

From left to right, rear: SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4 subwoofers.
From left to right, front: SI 1 Integrator, PX02 and PX05 Passive Crossovers.

THIEL's patent-pending SmartSub (R) technology
The four subwoofers are powered, stand alone systems for reproducing the "point one" channel in a home theater system.  They can also be used with either the companion SmartSub Integrator or with the PX02 or PX05 Passive Subwoofer Crossovers to allow reproduction of the bass range of the other audio channels.

The subwoofers and Integrator both incorporate aspects of THIEL's patent-pending SmartSub technology:

- The SmartSub Integrator can be adjusted to automatically match any of the four subwoofers to your main speakers, regardless of brand or type, for the most accurate and seamless sonic integration.

"...the THIEL SmartSubs incorporate a clear upgrade path that truly results in a sum greater than either of the parts...the SmartSub doesn’t merely add bass but effectively upgrades the performance of the entire system...an excellent investment."

- Perfect integration with any speaker
with Smart-Match technology

- Correction of wall and corner placement problems
with Smart-Room filter

- Eliminates thermal compression distortion
with Smart-Power design

(all patent pending)
--6moons.com review of the PCS/SS2 system.
Read the full review HERE.

The model SS4 employs two long-throw 15" woofers in a 51" H x 19" W x 26.5" D, 290 pound cabinet with up to 113 dB of output at 20 Hz and up to 120 dB at 30 Hz to meet the needs of consumers who desire extraordinary amounts of bass output for their home theater or music systems.

The model SS3 (available November 04) employs two long-throw 12" woofers in a 34" H x 16"  W x 20.75" D, 167 pound cabinet with up to 109 dB of output at 20 Hz and up to 116 dB at 30 Hz.

The model SS2 (renamed version of the original SW1) employs two long-throw 10" woofers in a 23.5" H x 11" W x 20" D, 108 pound cabinet with up to 105dB of output at 20 Hz and up to 112dB at 30 Hz.

The model SS1 (available early 2005) utilizes a 500 watt amplifier and one longTHIEL SS1 throw 10" woofer in a compact 20" H x 11" W x 15.5 " D, 55 pound cabinet with an output of up to 99dB of output at 20 Hz and up to 106 dB at 30 Hz, an exceptional amount of output for a subwoofer its size.

Click HERE for more THIEL Subwoofer Specifications

(Output levels are with corner room placement— subtract 12 dB if the subwoofer is well away from all walls; subtract 6 dB if it's close to only one wall.)

All four subwoofers are available in a variety of real wood and painted finishes.

Innovative SmartSub Integrator: Solution for main speaker integration
THIEL's new SmartSub Integrator is an active electronic device designed to achieve near-perfect integration between a THIEL subwoofer and virtually any pair of "main" loudspeakers. The SmartSub Integrator takes the guesswork out of subwoofer crossover adjustments. Rather than you telling the subwoofer how to perform by setting controls for crossover frequency, level, and phase, the Integrator's SmartSub circuitry automatically calculates the ideal settings once you enter information about your main speakers. The result is sonic performance as balanced and seamless as a full-range speaker with extremely high output capability.

The new Integrator can be used in augment mode to extend the bass range of the system's main speakers or in crossover mode to transfer the bass energy from the main speakers into the subwoofer, allowing the overall system to play at higher output levels. The Integrator's SmartSub microprocessor technology automatically calculates the subwoofer response that provides the most seamless and musical system performance based upon main speaker parameters entered into the Integrator by the end-user. The Integrator utilizes two-channel circuitry so that stereo bass can be preserved when multiple subwoofers are employed, and comes complete with a remote control, balanced and unbalanced low level inputs and outputs, and can be used with up to 16 subwoofer modules in very large systems.

The SmartSub Integrator is 2" high, 17" wide and 9" deep.

Two and Five-channel Passive Crossover solution for THIEL owners

The PX02 and PX05 Passive Subwoofer Crossovers allow a THIEL subwoofer to perfectly blend its output to augment the output of main THIEL speakers. Individual THIEL model versions of the two-channel PX02 and the five-channel PX05 are each specifically designed to create a seamless match with its main THIEL speaker model's normal bass roll-off, extending the entire system's low frequency response to below 20 Hz. The 5-channel PX05 is custom made to match different models for front, rear and center channel speakers. The units receive speaker level inputs and derive a line level subwoofer signal that can be used while the subwoofer simultaneously receives an LFE signal. This configuration is often a good approach for music and video systems when the main speakers play sufficiently loud but do not have extended, deep bass response.

Passive Subwoofer Crossover cabinets are 2" H, 7" W, 6.5" D

 

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