PS Audio has introduced its first-ever subwoofer — the Foundry F12. The Foundry F12 is a ground-up design featuring a high-excursion 12-inch woofer, 1000 watts of built-in amplification, and advanced room mode correction technology that works in conjunction with PS Audio’s new Foundry control app.
“Designer Chris Brunhaver and I have been working on an ultimate-quality subwoofer for a long time,” says Paul McGowan, PS Audio CEO. “The Foundry F12 is the logical complement to our Aspen series loudspeakers — or any high-quality speaker. With the Foundry F12, reference-quality bass is not limited by room size, placement constraints, or compromise, and the built-in DSP room correction makes it easy to achieve accurate in-room low-frequency response.”
The PS Audio Foundry F12’s driver is a completely new design. It has a long throw — greater than 2-1/2 inches — with a large 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 1000-watt-continuous high-current amplifier with an 1800-watt power supply. The result is a driver that delivers clean, articulate bass to below 20 Hz, with a fast, accurate response even at high output levels.
The F12 employs the new Foundry control app, a purpose-designed app for iOS and Android that enables 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. To use the automatic EQ, no external measurement mic is required; the listener just has to point their phone from the listening position and the app does the rest.
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.
As an option, a wireless transmitter module is available to eliminate the need for connecting cables. The transmitter utilizes WiSA E 24/96 wireless technology for low latency and fidelity and is compatible with other WiSA devices. For larger rooms and systems, an optional stacking kit enables multiple Foundry F12 subwoofers to be securely connected together for increased output and headroom.
The PS Audio Foundry F12 subwoofer is currently available in satin black or satin white at a suggested US retail price of $2749. The optional wireless transmitter is available at $199, and the stacking kit for $99.
For more information, visit www.psaudio.com.
