The astounding new AS-EQ1 SubEQ goes on sale!

**Ron Stimpson** · **02-09-09, 05:15 PM**

SVS AS-EQ1 SubEQ: World's most advanced bass room correction technology, made affordable.

MSRP $799 (Limited time pre-order price: $699

Note: Shipping starts April/May 2009

Special pre-order price, limited production. Early Spring availability.

Like it or not, most rooms corrupt even the best subwoofers, ours included. Sometimes a bit, sometimes so badly that music and movie bass is hopelessly muddled, unbalanced, and well, wrong. If you spent money on a quality SVS subwoofer, we already know you are in search of deep and natural sounding bass that sounds just right instead. So while we've arguably made the best subs in the world for years now, we couldn't fix your room.

Till now that is. If you follow movie and music technology news, you might know this "box", the AS-EQ1 SubEQ, has been in development for over two years. SVS, working in partnership with Audyssey Labs, the most respected name in audio room-correction technology, has finally begun production. And so at long last they are available at a special pre-order price, for Spring delivery. Be one of the first with the power to get the most out of any sub (or subs), in any room.

What do you get? Everything you need, in one slick looking, stand-alone box which neatly integrates into nearly any theater or music system. Fire up the graphical user interface (GUI) and operating software on your Window's laptop, and you'll experience virtually perfect bass in minutes. And we mean that, no matter how challenging your room or your subwoofer placement might be. In fact, we guarantee it. Acoustical nightmares are cleaned up fast as you can move the included microphone through your room. It's actually fun to use. Imagine.

Download our exclusive 2009 CES "cut sheet" on this amazing device here!

Of course this is a flagship product, so inside are absolute state of the art components and proprietary Audyssey bass correction logic that actually listens to your sub. The AS-EQ1 pulses your subwoofer with carefully calibrated tests sweeps and tones, and does this in up to 32 positions (standing, seated, you name it). When you are done, you don't have a sweet "spot" in your room, you have a "sweet room". Flat, even and "tight". This is simply the best possible bass you can get in every seat. And it's even smart enough to adjust for two subs, independently. Once they are put in phase by the box, it calculates the ideal flat frequency response for your sub, which most any music and movie audio professional will recommend.

AS-EQ1 SubEQ I/O on rear.
Twin independent sub outputs.
RCA monitor out for optimal sub/mains level matching.

Magnetic faceplate removed.
Mic and GUI controls up front where you need them, hidden when you don't!

Some AV receivers have decent capability to correct for room anomalies, but nothing, not even the previously most powerful professional solutions at Audyssey Labs, have more power to make your bass right. Since the GUI runs on your laptop, there's no need to even turn on your projector or TV. After a few minutes, guided step by step on screen, you are done. Replace the beautifully sculpted (and magnetically retained) aluminum faceplate, and it's time to rock an roll. One note: While we work in the audio business, even we hate reading manuals but you'll probably not even open ours, it's that intuitive to set up and use. Of course our famous lifetime technical support is available 7 days a week, thru SVS or one of our exclusive resellers outside the USA.

The SubEQ results are just jaw-dropping. The worse your room is, the better this box works to make it right. It corrects for acoustical room anomalies not with the brute-force manipulation of crude IIR filters found in conventional PEQs, but instead with the finesse and sophistication of FIR-based filters which don’t cause phase/time-domain anomalies and distortions which corrupt your sound. So even if you picked horrible locations for your sub (or subs) the AS-EQ1’s highly sophisticated and Audyssey-optimized deep bass correction algorithms quickly pull into focus the flat, deep and naturally coherent bass you won't ever get with lesser technologies.

So even if you picked horrible locations for your sub (or subs) the AS-EQ1 measures for the effects in both time and frequency domains.

With the highly sophisticated and Audyssey-optimized deep bass correction algorithms, it quickly pulls into focus the flat, deep and naturally coherent bass you won't ever get with lesser solutions.

This box might not be for dyed-in-the-wool "tweakers" who might want different frequency response curves (even if less accurate). While a conventional PEQ will invariably result in a less accurate frequency response, can cause noticeable artifacts, can't correct for more than one listening position, and can’t handle dual subs, it’s still better than nothing. So if you like spending nights and weekends wrestling with spreadsheets, SPL meters, difficult-to-learn measurement software, and endlessly tweaking your manual PEQ - well maybe the AS-EQ1 isn’t for you. For the rest of us who would rather be watching movies and listening to music with a minimum investment of time and learning curve, the AS-EQ1 is simply the most powerful, fastest, and easiest way to get stunning bass.

It's also not a box you need if you are blessed with perfect room response already. Nearly no rooms are, but it happens. If you measure adequately flat bass, you might leave well enough alone. And of course, we don't recommend people buy an $800 bass-correction solution to use with mediocre subs either. If you have a sub that's not powerful enough or deep enough for your needs, it makes sense to upgrade there first naturally.

But this still affordable box is the best way to optimize any sub, even big "do it yourself" (DIY) subwoofers, virtually eliminating room factors that distort sound. Entry level customers with limited audio budgets might decide instead to just get a good current AV receiver offering less-robust correction systems to economize. No AVR-based room correction system has the sheer refinement and processing horsepower, nor can it cope with dual subs nearly as well. Leave the AS-EQ1 as an upgrade on par with any consideration you put towards dual subs, or investing in any world-class sub from SVS such as our PB13-Ultra and PC13-Ultra, or top subs from elsewhere.

Above is but one quick 7 position correction done with two different model SVS subs plopped in an old home, with just basic setup. One in a corner one not, put where the subs looked right and fit into the available space. You can see the "before" results on the left of the chart. Not the worst frequency response you might have seen, but certainly nothing you want to show your mother. Much less your audio enthusiast friends.. Twin subs working this wacky just are not going to sound focused, tight and well, right. PEQ experts can fix some of this, but with twin subs, well, forget about any sanity that weekend. Getting dual subs to "play nice" isn't twice as hard as optimizing one sub, sometimes, it's four times harder. No longer though. More results pages of real rooms we've visited around the world with early Beta versions of the AS-EQ1 will be posted here soon.

These results then? Call it a 10 min "down an dirty" run through, as you might do just putting your system into a room for the first time. Yet, the AS-EQ1 is so powerful, you can measure up to 32 positions in any room, for either one or two subs. Take seated measurements where friends and family gather, and even some from common standing areas in your listening room. Measure wherever you care to create your sweet spot in the room. But because the AS-EQ1 is measuring multiple locations, it's not making a sweet "spot" but a "sweet room". So goodbye to the uneven bass from seat to seat. Things bass fans once accepted as "the limitations of bass in a typical home". Accept this no longer.

And this SubEQ "talks" to your AVR too; allowing your receiver to runs its room correction, but leaving the far more complicated and processor intensive subwoofer correction to the AS-EQ1. These are nulls and peaks which defy "room treatments" such as bass traps, and would give even the most ardent user of old-fashioned PEQ devices fits. The heavy-duty DSP power isn't needed by everyone then, but it IS the fix many rooms need. The refinement over such un-corrected rooms is startling. Both audible and visual recorded results of "before" and "after" are typically quite obvious. How different those two curves actually sound might not be so intuitive, but hearing it work makes believers out of virtually everyone without one of those perfect rooms (which again is nearly everyone).

AS-EQ1 SubEQ top to bottom: front plate on, front plate off, rear shot

Even long-standing SVS staff have a new appreciation for how good our subs really are after we worked with this new technology, and it's only after using it we agreed it's a "must have" we decided to build it. And it had to be easy to work. We admit it, at SVS we don't like spending time fiddling with room response with yesterday's tools. Actually watching movies and listening to music is what we like.

Shipping should start first in Asia (most components are configured at a very high end firm in Taipei, final assembly and testing will be done in our Ohio factory however). MSRP of this radical new device is $799. But given a lengthy pre-order, and to help resist recession pressures, we're going to kick start things at $699. We're not sure how long our first run will last. Order soon to reserve yours now at this special price. Our widely acclaimed Customer Service department backs all users with questions and an on-line support page at SVS will make software updates as easy as opening the page here.

Audio lovers, perfect bass is finally possible, easy, and downright fun to achieve. Your AV receiver investment is solidified since the AS-EQ1 is compatible with any sort you have. Your bass needs are covered no matter what your current or future room look like. Switch one on, run setup, and you won't ever switch it off. Harness the power and refinement of your system, and take the room out of the equation, finally.

Features

Driven by an advanced Digital Signal Processor (DSP) using sophisticated Audyssey customized
room-correction algorithms
Utilizes Adaptive Low Frequency Correction Technology (ALFC) from Audyssey Lab the most advanced bass calibration method available to consumers today
Performs in both frequency and time domain, for superior artifact-free bass adapted for your room
Dual subwoofer processing for better blending and integration with main channels
FIR filters to avoid time/phase distortion inherent with IIR filters for superior bass clarity
Corrects bass for an incredible 32 positions in horizontal and vertical space to cover any listening area
Heavy-duty steel chassis with SVS's magnetically-retained CNC'd aluminum face-plate
Twin sub in, twin out, with multiple configuration modes. Mains level calibration signal output jack.
Easy-to-use laptop PC graphical user interface (GUI) and CD operating software and users' guide
Dedicated Audyssey microphone and AV receiver external calibration pass thru cables included
High quality, isolated 12V. power supply, and USB cable included
On-line SVS tech support page for easy software updates, upgrades and news
Power and unit status LEDs
Front-panel easy access for calibration microphone and USB connection
Final test and assembly in SVS's Ohio headquarters
Limited production, world-wide distribution only by exclusive SVS resellers

**Sonnie** · **02-12-09, 12:09 AM**

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Wow! Now that is a smokin' flat response there.

**robbo266317** · **02-12-09, 12:23 AM**

So you are going to buy two units, One for the front subs and one for the rear.

**Sonnie** · **02-12-09, 12:38 AM**

Probably just one... it has two sub outs, so I can use one output for the fronts and one for the rear.

**CharlieU** · **02-12-09, 05:42 AM**

My preorder is in. I have the same two subs they used for those graphs, so I have some pretty high expectations. We'll see if it's true in a few months.

**cinema mad** · **02-12-09, 07:06 AM**

This is an Awesome product 32 Mic positions

, GoodBye DCX2496 Hello AS-EQ1..
Just one question Are Aussies included in this deal..

Cheers...

**tcarcio** · **02-12-09, 09:36 AM**

Looks like an awesome unit, I cant wait for some of your reviews.

**Wayne A. Pflughaupt** · **02-12-09, 09:46 AM**

I like the fact that it's a full-sized component and will fit in and look good in an equipment rack, not like all other products in this category.

Regards,
Wayne

**tonyvdb** · **02-12-09, 12:30 PM**

I wish I had the cash, Thats a nice package for the price.

**Ricci** · **02-12-09, 04:28 PM**

It does look nice...I'm tempted...

**stevez11** · **02-12-09, 06:31 PM**

Will this work with windows vista and what are the demensions of the unit.

**JimP** · **02-13-09, 07:55 AM**

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Sonnie wrote:

Wow! Now that is a smokin' flat response there.

....and goes on up to over 200hz. How'd they do that?

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 08:01 AM**

Yes, the AS-EQ1 is Windows based, but does anything work well with Vista?

Exact dims are forthcoming as we wrap some design touches on the removeable magentically retained face plate, but it will be rack-mountable with L/R rack ears.

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 08:05 AM**

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JimP wrote:

....and goes on up to over 200hz. How'd they do that?

All of our subwoofers have the ability to extend >200 Hz before they are externally low-passed by the surround sound processor.

SVS amps do have an internal (non-user-adjustable) low-pass filter which starts to ramp down the response >350 Hz.

So the AS-EQ1 can/will EQ the subwoofer right up to its internal/inherent upper frequency limit. The unit itself has a brick-wall low pass at 1.4 kHz.

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 08:32 AM**

These dims will be very close to actual: 16.5” W x 7” D x 1.75” H (with feet and faceplate attached).

**Bent** · **02-13-09, 09:53 AM**

will this guy be distributed by Sonic Boom in Canada?

**Ricci** · **02-13-09, 10:11 AM**

What about the low end? How far down does the unit extend response correction?

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 10:43 AM**

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Bent wrote:

will this guy be distributed by Sonic Boom in Canada?

All SVS international dealers have the option to carry this product; you'll have to check with Mason at SBA to confirm availability.

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 10:47 AM**

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Ricci wrote:

What about the low end? How far down does the unit extend response correction?

There is no inherent lower limit on the unit; it has the processing power to correct to the single digits if the subwoofer is capable of same at normal volumes (and very few are of course).

It does have a very sophisticated subwoofer roll-off detection algorithm, and it will extend the response to the extent the subwoofer can comfortably handle same, and it will also sense if the subwoofer has a built-in high pass filter and it will not try to fight against it.

**Bent** · **02-13-09, 11:00 AM**

I'm going to contact SBA then, I have a DIY sealed 8ft^3 net with 2 15" RL-p's wired for 4 Ω total load driven by Adire's ADA 1200 watt plate amp. I'd think I qualifiy as being excluded from the "And of course, we don't recommend people buy an $800 bass-correction solution to use with mediocre subs either. If you have a sub that's not powerful enough or deep enough for your needs, it makes sense to upgrade there first naturally." catagory. I'm hoping there isn't a pre-requisite to own a SVS subwoofer first.

Also, your release states limited production - is that for the initial run, or is it going to be a limited availability item for it's full marketing life?

**Ed Mullen** · **02-13-09, 01:35 PM**

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Bent wrote:

I'm going to contact SBA then, I have a DIY sealed 8ft^3 net with 2 15" RL-p's wired for 4 Ω total load driven by Adire's ADA 1200 watt plate amp. I'd think I qualifiy as being excluded from the "And of course, we don't recommend people buy an $800 bass-correction solution to use with mediocre subs either. If you have a sub that's not powerful enough or deep enough for your needs, it makes sense to upgrade there first naturally." catagory. I'm hoping there isn't a pre-requisite to own a SVS subwoofer first.

Also, your release states limited production - is that for the initial run, or is it going to be a limited availability item for it's full marketing life?

Naturally your sub qualifies as being worthy of the AS-EQ1.

All we meant by that statement is if you are running a HTIB subwoofer from a local brick/mortar outlet center, then maybe your $700 is best spent elsewhere first (like on new subwoofer). You know how the old saying goes, "you can't get blood from a turnip".

The limited quantities refers to the first production run. It's hard to gauge the demand for a product like this; while it does have competition, it's also unique in several respects. We'll order more for the next production run if they go quickly, and pre-order sales have indeed been brisk, and are on pace to chew-up this first product run in fairly short order.

**Wayne A. Pflughaupt** · **02-13-09, 01:50 PM**

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Ed Mullen wrote:

You know how the old saying goes, "you can't get blood from a turnip".

Or bass from a HTIB "subwoofer"... "laugh:

Regards,
Wayne

**pietsch288** · **02-13-09, 07:16 PM**

Does any body know if you can tweek the thing (house curve or change xover ect). I have the sms-1 now and its pretty handy to be able to change the xover point as well as the slope as steep as I wan't. Does it have a volume control??
I have 4 cs ultra's and I love the idea (running them in pairs off of a ep2500) of dual subwoofer control!!! No more time delay-phase issues

**jmalto** · **02-13-09, 07:16 PM**

This is a very exciting product, I was looking at the anti-mode but I think this may be an ideal product because of the 32 location measurements.

I was curious, for those with more then two subwoofers would it be possible to split the channels off the AS-EQ1 with an adapter to accommodate 3 subs or maybe even 4? I currently have 3 with an iffy room response and do not want to give up using one.

Thanks for the info!

-Jonathan

**pietsch288** · **02-14-09, 10:45 AM**

Any kind of satisfaction guarantee????

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