Monitor Audio Gold W12 Subwoofer
All of the rumble and wallop of Hollywood’s most action-packed blockbusters is yours from the potent Gold W12 Subwoofer, in which a 12" (305 mm) long-throw driver is reinforced by a pair of Auxiliary Bass Radiators (ABR) and powered by 600 W of Class D amplification. The power and scale this combination are capable of generating can be felt just as easily as it can be heard, thanks to its prodigious 20 Hz bass extension.
Gold W12 has a number of fine-tuning options, and thanks to Monitor Audio’s Automatic Position Correction (APC) system, the subwoofer can work at its optimum no matter where it’s positioned. And this is no blunt instrument – Gold W12 is just as capable of delivering all the music and harmonic detail of a kettle drum to the earth-shattering power of a volcanic explosion.
Settings adjustment is provided by the innovative controller mounted on the cabinet top panel, or by using Monitor Audio’s proprietary ‘SubConnect’ software. The settings provide four fully configurable user pre-sets per input, including modes for; Flat/Music/Movie and Impact equaliser settings. Fine-tuning can be made by adjusting the frequency, slope, trim and equaliser filters for each pre-set. The Night Mode actively reduces the dynamic range of louder sections according to the level the listener desires.
Key Features
Three driver subwoofer system featuring two 200 mm ABR’s (Auxiliary Bass Radiators)
Punchy bass below 20 Hz
Ultra-long throw 12" driver featuring:
– Dished C-CAM cone
– Black pole and motor plates for effective heat radiation
– Larger 75 mm diameter voice coil – black anodised to radiate more heat away
– Triple suspension for ultimate linearity – ensuring control at high power and excursions
Powerful 600 Watt Hypex Class-D Amplifier module, with switching power supply – provides instantaneous deliveryof high current when required
DSP processing with all control features and crossover performed digitally
APC (Automatic Position Correction) – in-house developed automatic room set-up feature using microphone for simple system optimization
Top mounted control panel
USB for connection to ‘SubConnect’ application, firmware updates and service
System Format : Long-throw 12" driver featuring ‘dished’ C-CAM cone. Dual 200 mm ABR (auxiliary bass radiator). Front baffle 36 mm, cabinet 25 mm MDF construction with internal bracing and sealed amplifier compartment
Drive Unit : Complement 1 x 12" C-CAM subwoofer driver featuring triple suspension and 3" long throw voice coil
Amplifier Classification : Class D with high current Switch mode power supply (SMPSU)
Lower Frequency Limit : -3 dB @ 25 Hz / -10 dB @ 20 Hz (Free Field). Music preset (Default): -3 dB @ 19 Hz / -10 dB @ 16 Hz (In Room). Assignable Low Frequency Limit Protection Filter: -3 dB @ 12 Hz
Upper Frequency Limit : -3 dB @ 150 Hz
Linear Driver Excursion : 19 mm Peak to Peak, Total displacement 1.6 Litres
DSP : 50 MIPS DSP Core giving 512 instructions per sample, 138 dB of dynamic range and 56-bit double precision processing, dynamically updated by an up to 50 MHz MCU
Digital Conversion 24 bit/up to 48 kHz ADCs & DACs built into ADAU1701 DSP Core
Amplifier Output : 600 W