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 The Century SubSonic 2i is the current full-fledged
companion subwoofer for our Century full-range speaker systems. It is the
especially obvious partner for the Century tower systems (600i or 800i ).
The SubSonic 2i ($649 U.S.) is about a fourth larger in cabinet
size than the SubSonic 1. It uses a 12-inch woofer for its frequency coverage
of 25 to 150 Hz, and is powered by a 130-watt RMS amplifier. It can
produce its subterranean bass at volume levels that produce the full impact
of Home Theater bass and sub-bass in living rooms from normal to fairly large
size. The
Century SubSonic 2i also provides not only a choice between
regular speaker connection or line inputs that allow direct preamp
connection, but also special speaker terminals that take the output signals
of your power amplifier, receiver or integrated amplifier and channel the
lows to the sub and the rest of the spectrum to the two main speakers of your
system. The line inputs for use with separate preamps and amps incorporate a
high-pass filter that keeps lows below 80 Hz out of your main amplifier.
The 45-pound SubSonic 2i is not as convenient to reposition as
the 25-pound SubSonic 1, so it makes sense to do your experimentation early,
over a few hours of set-up time, preferably (as with all our current subs)
with the help of a willing friend who will let you sit there and make
judgements while he or she does the grunt work and the manipulation of the sub's
crossover (50-150 Hz) control, its volume control, and its phase switch.
(Presumably, some compensatory time as the judge instead of the drudge — or
perhaps a shower of money or jewels — will make your friend feel it is time
well spent.) If you take the time for careful setup, and probably even if you
don't, the Subsonic 2i will reward you with superb low frequency
performance.
An Owners's Guide for the Century 2i and Alpha SubSonic I in PDF
format is available: Download AlphaSub1CenturySub2.pdf Owners's Guide (552k).
Previous (Recent) SubSonics Specifications
Detail of the SubSonic 2i Control
Panel (33K).
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