The biggest problem when
integrating a home theater into
your home is the inevitable
cluttering that results due to
all of the boxes that comprise a
home theater, including sub-
woofers, power amplifiers,
speakers and source equip-
ment, which shrinks the actu-
al space in which you can sit
and enjoy your favorite movies.
Careful planning and smart
ideas can help to minimize this
sense of clutter, including put-
ting your source equipment
and amplifiers into a nearby
closet (and using a centralized
remote control), and, of
course, by using in-wall and
in-ceiling speakers to make up
your surround sound.
hat leaves the cumbersome, and
often ill-fitting, subwoofer. Great
bass performance, even in the
most modest room, requires a
large, square box sitting behind
a sofa or against the wall. Well,
as of late, you have a viable option: an in-
wall subwoofer. Some manufacturers
have produced some pretty weak and
flabby in-wall subwoofers, but now that
Definitive Technology (a company known
for its brains as well as its brawn), is get-
ting into the game, people should stand
up and take notice. Their new IWSub
10/10 in-wall subwoofer has all the right
specifications, and paired with the com-
pany’s stunning and powerful SubAmp
600 external power amplifier, it should be
a contender.
Unique Features
The IWSub 10/10 subwoofer features a
10-inch Flat Technology driver coupled
with a 10-inch pressure-driven Infrasonic
bass radiator for smooth bass response.
The subwoofer is a 19 7/8-inch by 14
3/8-inch sealed medite box (with a
mounting flange) that fits directly between
two studs in your wall. It is less than
four inches deep, so that it fits flush in
a normal wall, making custom installation
in either new or existing construction
a no-brainer.
Mated to the SubAmp 600 (the only
amplifier recommended by Definitive
Technology for the IWSub), it is a clean
product that is very versatile. The
SubAmp 600 comes in either black or sil-
ver finish, and can be rack-mounted
using the supplied rack mounts, or
mounted on a shelf using the supplied
feet. Personally, I find the shiny silver fin-
ish really tasteful. One SubAmp 600 can
power either one or two IWSub 10/10s.
The SubAmp 600 has several useful con-
trols, including phase, subwoofer volume
and crossover. These allow fine-tuning of
the subwoofer specific to its environment
“Their new IWSub 10/10
in-wall subwoofer has all
the right specifications”
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Definitive Technology’s IWSub 10/10 adds smooth bass to
your home theater without taking up floor space.
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IWSUB 10/10
IN-WALL SUBWOOFER
The Ultimate Synergy of Aesthetics and Performance
the perfect
subwoofer
for so many
installations”
“it sounded great ... I was
very, very impressed”
“it did an
extraordinary job
the results
were spectacular”
...
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