Definitive Technology SuperCube I Brochure page 4

"ability to slam you like an undersized
hockey forward, and then seductively
draw you in"
phase control and high and low pass adjustment features.
My concern, however, is that the owner's manual doesn't
get the average consumer anywhere close to a perfectly
optimized set-up. Even with my experience, this was a
challenge. Since the ultimate performance of a product is
assessed in your home and not at the manufacturer's lab,
I think that additional set-up information is necessary.
If you are purchasing this product either in a 5.1 system
or separately, I recommend that you insist that your
retailer come to your home to assure optimal set-up.
If that doesn't work, the owner's manual generously
invites you to call Definitive Technology direct where
they can answer any questions that you may have. As
a rule, if you cannot fool your ears into believing that
your main loudspeakers are producing the bass, then
your set-up needs work.
"performing at the very top of its price
class and the one above"
Conclusion
It is safe to say that every audio/video system needs
reinforcement from a subwoofer regardless of the low
frequency rating of your main loudspeakers. Even if
your speakers reproduce ultra-low frequencies, they
are simply unable to move the masses of air equal to
that of a sub. The Definitive Technology SuperCube I
is the best subwoofer that I have auditioned in its class.
Having reviewed the Sunfire Architectural Subwoofer,
and having spent many hours with the Sunfire Signature
Subwoofer, both incredible products that were reviewed
very favorably in the Revolution, I simply felt that the
SuperCube I performed at a higher level in my system.
It blended superbly with my Revel Salons, a formidable
task to say the least. The SuperCube is very small and
looks great, making it a welcome addition to practically
every home décor. It has ample connections and has the
controls to integrate it very well with your 5.1 system.
More importantly, it has the quickness to blend with
music playback. This is not trivial in that most subs fail
to combine an abundant amount of air movement with the
swiftness and agility to reproduce your music accurately.
This has never been more important than now, with the
impending multi-channel formats in the visible future.
At $1,200, this sub is a bargain. The SuperCube I simply
made me excited about my music and movies.
Every year audiorevolution.com
honors "The Best High-Performance
Audio/Video Products You Can Buy."
In 2002, the Category Winner for
Subwoofers, Subwoofer-of-the-Year, was
the Definitive Technology SuperCube I.
Associated Equipment
Amplification
• Sonic Frontiers Power 3 (SE)
• Proceed HPA 3
• Proceed HPA 2
Preamp
• Sonic Frontiers Line 3
• Sunfire Theater Grand II
• Conrad-Johnson Premier 17LS
• Anthem AVM20
Digital
• Linn Sondek CD-12
• Camelot Roundtable
DVD Player
• Sonic Frontiers SFT-1 (I2S-E)
• Sonic Frontiers Processor 3
• Audio Research CD2
• Sony DVP S530D DVD
• Kenwood DV-5700
Video
• Sony VPH 1270Q
• Faroudja NR Series (800x600)
• Silicon Image DVDO I-Scan Pro
• Stewart Filmscreen Studiotek 130
• Stewart Filmscreen Greyhawk
11433 Cronridge Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 363-7148
www.definitivetech.com
Power
• Richard Gray's Power
Company 400S (4 Units)
• PS Audio P600
Cables
• Transparent Reference
Speaker Cable
• Transparent Audio Reference
Balanced Interconnects
• Transparent Premium
Component Video
• Transparent Premium
RGB Video
• AudioQuest Dragons SE
• Kimber Select KS-1130
• Nirvana Digital
Movies & Music
• Godsmack — Live DVD
• System of a Down —
Toxicity DVD
• Sammy Hagar & the
Waboriats — Live DVD
• Saving Private Ryan
• Don Henley - The End
of the Innocence
Additional
• Black Diamond Racing Cones
Audio Revolution, www.audiorevolution.com, October 2002.