The RS500 Reference Powered Subwoofer features an advanced 2-Layer High Excursion (HEX) design, providing a dynamic low-end response and room-filling sound. The high-quality amplification technology delivers incredible power with professional-grade audio clarity, so you get every punch and beat with maximum impact. Crafted with carefully selected materials, this subwoofer is engineered for remarkable sound quality and excellent durability. A stylish and modern design makes it a beautiful addition to any home. Get ready to experience music and movies like never before!
To introduce APP control subwoofers - Calibration from a phone - Control multiple subwoofers simultaneously
Satin-painted, elegant, and acoustically balanced 35mm cabinet. Damped and internally braced to eliminate unwanted resonance for maximum performance
Aluminum sandwich cone with a large 2.5” voice coil for increased power handling and thermal management, resulting in higher output and SPL.
Powerful BASH amplifier with Dual 4-channel DSP and 32-Bit DACs. Built-in wireless receiver and BLE App control.
A dual 28-Bit DSP with a 147mHz master clock frequency is utilized to process audio signals with high accuracy and minimum latency.
Features
VARRO Reference Subwoofers RS500
This powerful subwoofer series features an advanced 2-layer High Excursion (HEX) design, providing a dynamic low-end re- sponse and room-filling sound. The high-quality amplification technology delivers incredible power with professional-grade audio clarity, so you get every punch and beat with maximum impact. Crafted with carefully selected materials, these new subwoofers are engineered for remarkable sound quality and excellent durability. A stylish and modern design makes it a beautiful addition to any home. Get ready to experience music and movies like never before!
Hex Technology Surround
Surround geometry allows for a very linear relationship between applied force and resulting displacement in both directions. This ensures faithful reproduction of the recorded signal with low distortion even at high playback volumes.
Aluminum Sandwich Woofer HEX Technology
These new high excursion woofers utilize a rigid and lightweight aluminum cone sandwiched between two treated paper cones using a unique gluing process. This method retains the transient benefits of cellulose cones with the torsional rigidity of aluminum and allows for exceptionally long cone throws for better handling of high signal levels and low bass.
Wireless Ready AirX2
All Reference Series Subwoofers have a wireless receiver built-in. Simply add the optional AirX2 Wireless transmitter, connect it to your AV receiver, and you can wirelessly transmit subwoofer information to up to 3 Reference Subwoofers simultaneously.
Subwoofer APP Control - Eliminate the challenges of placement
As the pioneer of APP-controlled subwoofers, all 7 Elac subwoofers include our 3rd generation APP control with auto room correction and easy setup of multiple subwoofers. Advanced APP Control – Doing away with traditional analog controls, our VARRO subwoofers incorporate our advanced digital control system. Simply download the ELAC Sub Control 3.0 app for your Android or iOS phone or tablet and you have complete control of multiple subwoofers from the comfort of your sofa.
Auto EQ Explained
Placement of a subwoofer can be challenging. This is because typically they are placed in corners or hidden next to couches causing reflection, peaks or valleys. The principle of ELAC’s Auto EQ, is to remove the effect of the room by making a near field measurement and comparing it to a far field (listening position) measurement. Processing and detection is real time FFT ~1Hz resolution in the 20Hz .. 200Hz band. We measure both near field and far field, compare the measurements and with 16 internal PEQs we remove/minimize any large variances relative to the near field measurement. This allows a greater degree of freedom for placing the subwoofer where it meets all requirements.
Auto Room EQ
Finding the perfect location for your subwoofer can be difficult or just not visually appealing. Utilizing our new Sub Control 3.0 app and your smartphone microphone, the subwoofer will optimize room EQ automatically, allowing greater flexibility in placement without sacrificing performance.
DSP - Digital Signal Processor
A dual 28-Bit DSP with a 147mHz master clock frequency is utilized to process audio signals with high accuracy and minimum latency.
Amplification BASH Amplifier
All seven models utilize BASH technology. Simply put, there is no better amplifier for subwoofers. Its tracking voltage means that the amplifiers can be designed with maximum voltage swing, providing all the power that is needed and additional dynamic power without thermal penalty. ELAC subwoofers play louder than the competition for a given power. That is because higher voltage allows higher power as, inevitably, the impedance of a driver increases with frequency. More power + compelling dynamic = better subwoofers!
VARRO Subwoofers BOLD - POWERFUL - DYNAMIC
VARRO is a male-given name and is of Latin origin. It means durable and strong. What better name to introduce a line of ELAC subwoofers designed for total performance and ready to excel and compete at all levels.
Specifications
Speaker Type |
Sealed |
Woofer (Sandwich Aluminum) |
10” HEX Surround |
Frequency Response (Anechoic) |
18Hz to 150Hz |
Frequency Response (In Room) |
15Hz to 150Hz |
Maximum Output Level, SPL dB/1m anechoic |
108 dB |
Low pass crossover, Hz |
40Hz to 150Hz |
Amplifier power, @4 Ohm (RMS/Peak) |
500/1000 Watts |
App Controlled (BLE) |
iOS and Android |
Amplifier Topology |
BASH |
Standby Power Consumption |
< 2.0W |
Inputs |
RCA Line Level, Speaker Level |
12 Volt Input |
12 Volt Trigger |
Data Connection |
USB (Firmware Update) |
Ethernet |
Third Party Control |
Cabinet Finish |
Satin Black |
Accessories Included |
Grille, AC power Cord, Spikes |
Height |
381 mm |
Width |
360 mm |
Depth |
387 mm |
Net Weight |
20.8 Kg |