Thiel SmartSub SS1, Owner'S Information

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The THIEL SS1 SmartSub is a very high performance,
innovative subwoofer system that provides exceptionally
deep, uniform, dynamic and low distortion bass
reproduction. In addition, it provides near-ideal
performance with any room placement and, when used
with the companion SI1 Integrator, provides near-perfect
integration with any type of main loudspeaker. These
performance abilities are the result of new patented
technology developed to overcome the major problems that
subwoofers typically exhibit: poor integration with the main
speakers and altered response due to nearby walls.
These subwoofers can be used as stand-alone units, with
a THIEL passive crossover or with the SmartSub Integrator,
depending on your requirements. Here is a brief description
of some of the unusual performance features these
subwoofer systems provide.
Very High Output, Very Low Distortion Woofer
The SS1 uses a very high output, very low distortion 10"
driver that utilizes an aluminum diaphragm, heavy cast
chassis and THIEL’s short coil/long gap, copper stabilized
motor system powered by a 10 lb magnet in a structure with
a total weight of 20 lbs.
The short coil/long gap design results in very low
distortion levels that are only one-tenth that of typical
drivers with the same excursion rating. This magnet system’s
very long magnetic gap, along with the very high excursion
suspension, allows the driver to move a very large amount of
air – much more than most drivers its size – in order to
effortlessly reproduce even demanding sources at high
volume levels.
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Product Features
SS1 SmartSub driver
SS1 500 watt amplifier
500
Watt
Amplifier
The SS1 is
powered by an innovative high efficiency 500 watt RMS
amplifier. The amplifier’s very high power ensures that the
woofer can provide all the output it is capable of without
power compression or limiting.
Placement Correction
Placement controls (patented) match the subwoofer’s
performance to its environment, whether away from walls,
in a corner or anything in-between. These controls correct
for both the general increase in level and for the partial
cancellation of certain frequencies caused by a nearby wall.
By providing correction of these effects for both the side and
rear walls, SmartSubs provide accurately balanced, uniform
response with virtually any room placement.
Protection from overheating
An automatic shutdown feature is included that protects
the driver from excessive heat produced by input levels that
are excessively high. A
shutdown is
automatically executed
if the temperature
reaches a dangerous
level and is
automatically restarted
when the temperature
falls to a safe level.
Heat sensor on voice coil