Subwoofer Mirage Prestige S8
Model Prestige S8 - the youngest in the line of active subwoofers. It uses 8-inch head with a diffuser made of composite fiberglass and firm suspension Ribbed Elliptical Surround. Reinforcement ribs on the convex part of the elastic rings increased linearly movable system in both directions, which can dramatically reduce distortion at high amplitudes. Acoustic design - bass reflex, its port is on the rear wall of the housing.
Built-in amplifier has an output of 200 watts, and it can reach a height of 800 watts. This pulse bridge okonechnik BASH (Bridged Amplifier Switching Hybrid), working in a class H +, exclusively manufactured by the Canadian company Indigo. Assures manufacturer, BASH amplifiers sound quality closer to the traditional operating in class AB, and in terms of efficiency is only slightly inferior to "digital" Class D.
The subwoofer is equipped with RCA line input and speaker terminals for supplying a high level signal. If all settings are supposed to do in the AV-receiver, it is possible to bypass the built low pass filter. The rear panel also has a level control, low-pass filter cut-off frequency in the range 50 - 150 Hz and a continuously variable phase.
A housing having a shape of a regular cube, made very neatly trimmed and polished piano lacquer. Rubber feet isolate the subwoofer on the floor, to avoid unwanted vibrations.
Despite the modest caliber drivers, Prestige S8 produces rather high sound pressure without the audible distortion. The depth of the bass is enough even for adequate reproduction of symphonic music, but in order to achieve better transmission of movie special effects - explosions, thunder, fire, - the subwoofer is better to put in the corner, and narrowing the bandwidth, combined with the level. Need to find a combination to minimize mumbling or humming overtones. Phase inverter is quiet, at least, the characteristic turbulent rustle heard.
As with most compact bass machine at Prestige S8 slightly reduced informativeness of bass in 40 - 70 Hz, which is why sometimes merge notes, similar in frequency. The main advantage of this sub - rate, it perfectly conveys the rhythmic structure of the music, keeping up even from such a dynamic acoustics as Monitor Audio Gold Reference 20. This sound turns together, with impressive power.
By the way, Prestige S8 good fit in such tiny satellites, as Morel SoundSpot. Even with the expansion of the band bass remains clean, without any buzzing notes.
