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Monitor Audio reveals Apex AW-12 active subwoofer (24/3/2009)

New luxury sub blends the best in contemporary design with a prodigious bass performance

Devised by Monitor Audio’s engineers as a luxury bass option for the company’s award-winning lifestyle sat-sub loudspeaker ranges, the AW-12 offers a heightened level of sophistication and deeper, cleaner bass frequencies from a compact, generously specified and beautifully crafted design.

In order to extend the performance of its lifestyle speaker systems, Monitor Audio has created a wholly new sub-bass engine for the AW-12, designed to contribute a seismic blend of deep bass frequencies and high output with low distortion. Every component has been developed specifically for the AW-12, including the massively engineered front-firing 12” C-CAM® driver and 500 watt Class D amplifier. The amplifier and its complementary high efficiency switch mode power supply are able to deliver full power with a continuous rating, equal to most other subwoofers rated at 1000 watts. This means that even in the largest rooms, the AW-12 is able to perform cleanly, dynamically and with profound effect over extended periods of listening.

The AW-12’s luxury looks are no less impressive. Finished in gloss black or white metal-flecked lacquers to complement Monitor Audio’s lifestyle satellite speakers, and complete with aluminium side trims, the AW-12 has the build quality and design to blend with the richest of interiors. Its compact sealed cabinet will be easy to position, and the top-mounted control of volume and EQ are designed for easy setup and adjustment. The 12V trigger input allows for auto-activation when using a compatible A/V receiver or processor.

The AW-12’s new adjustable foot design has the floor spike permanently fitted with a removable heavy duty rubber cover for solid or hard wood flooring. Balancing beautifully the virtues of convenience and design, refinement and power, the AW-12 offers a devastating introduction to the benefits of superior subwoofer engineering.

Features

• Compact design with complementary styling cues.
• 25mm (1”) thick MDF construction
• Extensive internal bracing
• Front firing driver and sealed cabinet construction for fuss-free installation
• 12” long throw bass driver with C-CAM cone
• 500W continuous Class D amplifier
• High efficiency switch-mode PSU
• Dynamic power limiter
• Top mounted control panel for volume and pre-set EQ features
• OFF/ON/Auto switch on
• 12V Trigger switching input

Monitor Audio AW-12 active subwoofer Approximate price (inc. VAT): £900.00.

Availability: March 2009.

www.monitoraudio.co.uk