PS Audio Launches The Foundry F12 Subwoofer
PS Audio has announced the launch of its first ever subwoofer, the Foundry F12. The new offering features a high-excursion 12-inch woofer, 1,000 watts of built-in amplification, and room mode correction technology that works in conjunction with PS Audio’s new Foundry control app.
The PS Audio Foundry F12’s driver is a completely original design. It features a long throw greater than 2-1/2 inches, with a 10-inch graduated Nomex spider. The motor structure utilizes large magnets, dual shorting rings and other elements to maintain a constant magnetic field throughout the driver’s excursion. The driver employs a paper cone with a carbon fiber dust cap, for high stiffness, low mass, and internal damping.
The Foundry F12 includes a built-in 1,000-watt-continuous high-current amplifier with a massive 1,800-watt power supply. It also employs the new Foundry control app for easy setup right from the listening chair. The Foundry app compensates for a listening room’s peaks and dips, (areas of bass reinforcement and cancellation) where most room problems occur.
The user can adjust the Foundry app’s settings either manually or via an auto EQ function. Comprehensive control is provided of volume, crossover point, delay, and parametric EQ. If desired, the user can tweak a variety of settings including EQ, high- and low-pass filters, phase, and more, and create custom user presets – for example, one preset for music and another for movies, or a setting for late-night low-volume listening. In addition to remote operation, the Foundry F12 offers rear panel controls, and a comprehensive set of balanced, single-ended and speaker-level connection options.
The PS Audio Foundry F12 subwoofer is currently available in satin black or satin white at a suggested US retail price of $2,749. The optional wireless transmitter is available at $199, and the stacking kit for $99.
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