PSB Subsonic 5i

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PSB Subsonic 5i
Powered Subwoofer

Suggested Retail Price $499.00/each

The PSB SubSonic 5i has a Class H is a special high efficiency amplifier design. With a Class H design the rail voltages are not constant. They swing high when the music demands it and stay low during quiet passages. This is achieved by a sophisticated high frequency switching power supply. Power dissipated as heat is greatly reduced and more power is available per dollar of cost. A second benefit is that they tend to have high peak power relative to their steady state power. The SubSonic 5i, for example, has 150 watts continuous but is capable of 230 watt peaks. The result is a subwoofer capable of the great transients required by dynamic music and explosive sound effects. The SubSonic 5i carries on the Alpha tradition, offering today’s music and movie lover exceptional value and rare musicality.

Features include:
Over twice the power of the original SubSonic 5, from a high-efficiency “BASH” design amplifier that delivers 150 watts continuous, 225 watts dynamic power, and 450 watts dynamic peak power.
Fast, controlled, natural sounding bass, from a heavier 10-inch polypropylene-cone woofer with a very substantial, video shielded (40-ounce) magnet.
Extended low-frequency coverage, made possible in part by an oversize rubber surround that permits very long cone excursions—for response within 3dB down to 30Hz and useful output down to 27Hz.
Greater sustained power, from a 1-1/2-inch voice coil that helps handle high continuous output without thermal compression.
Further improvements in PSB’s sophisticated anti-overload circuitry, allows the SubSonic 5i to sail smoothly and musically through passages—both with heavy short-term peak demands and sustained high power requirements—that cause audible problems with many subwoofers.
Low port noise even from extreme low frequencies at very high volume, thanks to new, aerodynamic front-mounted ports.
Front-mounted controls that make it simple and convenient to adjust sub volume and crossover frequency to optimize performance and system setup.
A streamlined new, molded curved-edge look, with floating” grille, that fits gracefully into today’s listening/viewing rooms and matches the design elegance of both the Alpha and Image Series for seamless mixing and matching.

Specifications
FREQUENCY RANGE (Anechoic Chamber)
Response On Axis @ 0° ±3 dB 30-150Hz
LF Cutoff (-10 dB) 27Hz
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL Maximum @ 100Hz 109 dB
IMPEDANCE Nominal 22 KOhms Minimum 1 KOhms
AMPLIFIER POWER Continuous 150 Watts Dynamic 225 W
Dynamic Peak 450 W Design Class H, BASH Discrete MOSFET Output Devices
ACOUSTIC DESIGN Woofer 10" (254mm)
Polypropylene Cone Rubber Surround
1.5" Voice-Coil 28 oz Magnet+28 oz Shielded Magnet
Crossover Variable 50Hz-150Hz 24dB/octave Linkwitz-Riley
Low pass filter
Internal Volume 1.01 cu ft (28.6 liter)
Design Type Bass Reflex 2 x 2" Front Duct Radiused Internally and Externally Video Shielded
SIZE (W x H x D) 12.63" x 16.5" x 14.88"
FEATURES Controls Front-mounted Volume, Crossover, and Signal LED Rear-mounted Phase, Crossover Bypass, and On Standby/Off Low/Line Level/LFE, Gold-plated RCA Input, High/Speaker Level Gold-plated 5-way Binding Post Input and output, Vertical with Feet (or Horizontal)

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