Best Subwoofer: SuperSub Series

GoldenEar’s amazing SuperSub™ Series ultra-high-performance subwoofers are award-winning, vibration-canceling compact subwoofers which produce incredible levels of clean, accurate, powerful and precise low-frequency output in your room.

“the perfect balance of power and control”
– Dennis Burger
in his HD Living review of the SuperSub XXL

  1. Overview
  2. Specifications
  3. Manual & Literature
  4. SuperSub Systems
  5. Press & Reviews
  6. Photos

Subwoofer: SuperSub Series Overview

Best Subwoofer - SuperSub SeriesGoldenEar's best subwoofer, the SuperSub™ Series models are ultra-high-performance yet amazingly compact subwoofers that incorporate many recently developed unique and advanced technologies and components. The goal was to create beautifully styled, finely finished, reasonably sized subwoofers that could generate very low-frequency pressure waves of extremely high amplitude, while delivering accurate and precise low-frequency performance that is both highly impactful and extremely musical.

In order to achieve this, the SuperSubs, GoldenEar's best subwoofer series, incorporates a unique, patented* 360 degree dual-plane inertially-balanced driver and sub-bass radiator topology, combined with a very advanced electronics package. With two active drivers separated horizontally in space, as well as two passive radiators separated vertically, the driver-to-room coupling is distributed much more smoothly, for in-room bass performance that can’t typically be achieved with a single subwoofer. 

The electronics packages that drive the SuperSubs' fully balanced array are a 1600 watt (XXL) and 1400 watt (X) Class D Digital amplifiers whose design is based on the technology originally developed for the GoldenEar Triton One tower. Features include: Discrete multi-band limiting, phase-perfect equalization, fully balanced and advanced reconstruction filters and a strong focus on keeping latency to an absolute minimum. Input facilities include a direct-coupled, unfiltered LFE input for home theater, or stereo Left/Right low-level inputs with low-pass for two-channel setups. Sonically, the result of all this technology is a rock-solid bass response that is both exceptionally fast and tuneful for music and extraordinarily deep and powerful, in order to effortlessly reproduce the most extreme movie sound effects.


 
Best Subwoofer SuperSubXXL



SuperSub XXL - GoldenEar's Best Subwoofer

Housed within the gorgeous piano-gloss black enclosure are two horizontally-opposed 12˝ ultra-long-throw active drivers and two vertically-opposed 15˝ x 13˝ planar infrasonic radiators, driven by a 1600 watt Class D Digital amplifier. This dual-plane, patented* dynamic inertial-balancing preserves and focuses all the energy produced by the transducers in order to more effectively move the air in the room, rather than wasting energy moving the box. It also enables you to hear all the fine subtle details in your recordings. The benefit is an achievement in state-of-the-art, best subwoofer performance that, not only “rocks the house”, as Big Picture Big Sound’s Chris Boylan raved, but is also, “strong, pure and controlled” as Sound&Vision magazine’s Mark Fleischman wrote. With two active drivers separated horizontally in space, as well as two passive radiators separated vertically, the driver to-room coupling is distributed much more smoothly, for in-room bass performance that can’t typically be achieved with a single subwoofer. Click here to read the Brochure.

 
 
Best Compact Subwoofer – SuperSub X

 

SuperSub X - Subwoofer

Like the SuperSub XXL, the ultra-compact SuperSub X (just a little bigger than a 12-1/2" cube) utilizes the same dual-plane, patented* inertially-balanced driver array, but instead employs two horizontally-opposed 8˝ ultra-long-throw active drivers and two vertically-opposed 10-1/2˝ x 9-1/2˝ planar infrasonic radiators, driven by a 1400 watt Class D Digital amplifier. "Simply unbelievable" raved the press about its stunning output after their first audition. Click here to read the Brochure.

 

 

 

 

 

*Patent No.: US 9,462,391 B2

 

   

SuperSub Series Specifications

   

SuperSub XXL

 

SuperSub X

Dimensions
(height includes feet)

  19.75˝ (50 cm) W x
17.6˝ (44.6 cm) H x
159˝ (40.4 cm) D

  14˝ (35.6 cm) W x
12.75˝ (32.5 cm) H x
13.25˝ (33.5 cm) D

Weight   Product: 82 lbs (37.2 kg) /
Shipping: 93 lbs (42.2 kg)

  Product: 40 lbs (18.1 kg) /
Shipping: 51 lbs (23.1 kg)

Frequency Response   10 Hz - 250 Hz

  12 Hz - 250 Hz

Driver Complement   Two 12˝ long-throw high-output
bass drivers

Two 13˝ x 15˝ quadratic planar
infrasonic radiators

  Two 8˝ long-throw high-output
bass drivers

Two 10.5˝ x 9.5˝ quadratic planar
infrasonic radiators

Amplifier   1600 Watt ForceField digital amplifier

  1400 Watt ForceField digital amplifier

LFE Line-Level Input   Unfiltered (no low pass), direct-coupled

  Unfiltered (no low pass), direct-coupled

Right/Left Line-Level Input   Variable Low-Pass from 40 Hz – 150 Hz

  Variable Low-Pass from 40 Hz – 150 Hz

Fuse Size   8-amp 250-volt slow blow fuse
(110-volt version)

6.3-amp 250-volt slow blow fuse
(240-volt version)

  6-amp 250-volt slow blow fuse
(110-volt version)

4-amp 250-volt slow blow fuse
(240-volt version)

Power Requirements/
Consumption

(approved for NA (TUV)
and the CE market.)
  Low Voltage Version – 120 V at 50 or
60 Hz / 1600 Watts

High Voltage Version – 240 V at 50 or
60 Hz / 1600 Watts


  Low Voltage Version – 120 V at 50 or
60 Hz / 1400 Watts

High Voltage Version – 240 V at 50 or
60 Hz / 1400 Watts


 
       
   

 

State-of-the-art GoldenEar Technology Drivers

 

SuperSub XXL Driver   Quadratic Planar Infrasonic Radiator

  SuperSub XXL 360 Array
Ultra-Long-Throw Sub-Bass Driver
 
Quadratic Planar Infrasonic Radiator
 
Patented* 360° Driver Array
  • Ultra-Long Throw High-Output
    Bass Driver for Powerful Room-
    Shaking Bass
  • Superior Transient Performance
    for Exceptional Detail
  • Computer Optimized Ultra-Stiff
    Fiber Cone
  • Massive High-Gauss Magnet
    Assembly
 
  • Pressure-Coupled Loading Extends
    Usable Bass Performance to the
    Infrasonic Region
  • Performs Like a Well-Tuned
    Transmission Line but with Superior
    Transient Performance and Control
 
  • Dual-plane inertially-balanced driver
    and subbass radiator topology
  • Resulting vibration cancelling yields
    accurate and precise low frequency
    performance
  • Preserves and focuses all the energy
    produced by the transducers
  • Room coupling is distributed much
    more smoothly
*Patent No.: US 9,462,391 B2

 

   

SuperSub Series Manual & Literature

  

 
SuperSub Series Manual SuperSub Series Brochure  
SuperSub Series Manual SuperSub Series Brochure  
SuperSubShown: SuperSub X and Invisa Signature Point Source (SPS)

SuperSub Subwoofers Recommended System Components


The SuperSub XXL and SuperSub X are a spectacular addition to any music and/or home theater system. The SuperSub subwoofers can be used as the primary low frequency player in a mains plus sub system when used with the GoldenEar non-powered models (Triton Five, Triton Seven, Aons, SuperSats, Invisa Architectural and 3D Array soundbars) and also as a movie effects player for systems based on our powered Triton Towers (Triton Reference, Triton One.R, Triton Two+ and Triton Three+). Adding a SuperSub to a powered Triton based system for LFE channel reproduction can be used either: 1) In addition to the powered subwoofers in the Triton towers to maximize in-room bass smoothness, or 2) Instead of using the Tower's subwoofers for LFE to maximize playing ceiling and dynamic range. And of course even better yet would be two SuperSubs in any of the possible systems.

GoldenEar engineers voice all of our speakers to the same high standards, perfectly complementing and matching each other in order to give you the greatest flexibility in creating your system, so you can mix and match and always achieve perfect results!

See the list of popular system options below, click here for more on DESIGNING GOLDENEAR ATMOS SYSTEMS.

LEFT / RIGHT FRONT MAINS
Triton Reference, Triton One.R, Triton Two+, Triton Three+, Triton Five, Triton SevenAon 2, Aon 3, 3D Array X, 3D Array XL, SuperSat 60

CENTER CHANNELS
SuperCenter X, SuperCenter XL, SuperCenter Reference, SuperSat 50C, SuperSat 60C, Invisa SPS

SURROUNDS/REARS
Aon 2, Aon 3, SuperSat 3, SuperSat 50, SuperSat 60, Invisa 525, Invisa 650, Invisa HTR 7000, Invisa MPX MultiPolar

ATMOS HEIGHT CHANNELS (Optional)
Invisa 525, Invisa 650, Invisa HTR 7000, SuperSat 3C 

SuperSub Series Press & Reviews

The Absolute Sound

Editor's Choice Award
March 22nd, 2019
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The Absolute Sound

Subwoofer of the year
January, 2019
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The Absolute Sound

SuperSub X Review
October, 2018
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Sound & Vision

Invisa SPS Review
May 20th, 2018
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The Absolute Sound

Editor's Choice Award
Feb 20th, 2018
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AV Nirvana

SuperSub X
June 5th, 2017
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More Press and Reviews

The Absolute Sound

Editor's Choice Award
February 27th, 2017
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Loudspeaker of the Year

SuperSub X
January 6th, 2017
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Secrets of Home Theater Best of 2016

SuperSub X
December 5th, 2016
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Posi+ive Feedback Writers' Choice Award

SuperSub XXL
November 16th, 2016
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US Patent Awarded

SuperSub Technology
November 1st, 2016
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CE Pro Best Award
CEDIA Expo

SuperSub X
September 28th, 2016
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Posi+ive Feedback

SuperSub XXL
September 26th, 2016
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The Absolute Sound

SuperSub XXL
August 3rd, 2016
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AVS Forum

SuperSub XXL
July 20th, 2016
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Digital Trends

SuperSub XXL
December 29th, 2015
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CES 2016
Innovations Award

SuperSub XXL
November 6th, 2015
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Strata-gee.com

Atmos System
October 29th, 2015
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CEPro Best Award
CEDIA Expo

SuperSub XXL
October 22nd, 2015
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AVS Forum

Atmos System
October 1st, 2015
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Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity

SuperSub XXL Review
October 2015
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