Monitor Audio has launched the new Vestra Subwoofer Series for both the home AV ad custom installation space.
Engineered and developed alongside Monitor Audio’s Anthra Series Subwoofers, each of the three Vestra Subwoofers, including the W10, W12 and W15, include an acoustic package that enables Monitor Audio to deliver on its ‘Transparent Design Philosophy,’ characterized by design elements, intuitive user-experience, and advanced acoustic engineering.
Vestra subwoofers use Monitor Audio’s proprietary C-CAM cone technology (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium Magnesium), a cone technology ideally suited for subwoofers. The properties of C-CAM ensure a more fatigue-resistant, stronger, and lighter cone, says the company. The result is a cone material that offers greater pistonic movement under extreme stresses, over standard aluminium cones.
Behind the C-CAM cones are powerful new motor systems, featuring triple suspension (W12 and W15), uprated venting and larger, round-wound voice coils made of high purity copper wire. The suspension provides greater control and precision under extreme low frequencies, the venting supports greater airflow, reducing unwanted heat, and the larger voice coil delivers the highest possible BI (field strength). FEA optimization of the steel components also helps linearize the Bl curve, which in turn results in improved consistency of the magnetic field through the gap, which further reduces distortion.
The C-CAM bass driver surround has also been carefully optimized. It allows the largest cone surface possible, so that the excursion is controlled without overstretching and causing distortion or breaking.
A powerful Class-D 250-Watt amplifier powers the Vestra W10, while a 500-Watt Class-D amplifier powers the Vestra W12 and W15. Each has been optimized and configured to match the drive unit and speaker system.
The amplifiers and their power supplies have been carefully designed in tandem, so that they work together for better efficiency and lower distortion. There are various connectivity options, including unbalanced Stereo RCA, LFE unbalanced RCA inputs, useful DSP pre-set configuration modes for in-room position optimization, and 12-volt trigger.
Built with rigid, reinforced and braced 15mm thick MDF, and finished in black or white vinyl with painted matte, 21mm thick front baffles. The internal bracing ensures stability and enhances sound precision.
The W10 and W12 models benefit from a fully sealed enclosure, ideal for placement versatility, whilst the larger W15 uses a ported design extending low-frequency extension further for maximum bass slam.
The Vestra VESW10 is $999 ea., VESW12 $1,349 ea., and VESW15 for $1,649 ea., all available in Canada through Kevro International.