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pacemaker? The Trinity Sub might just be the most powerful
and energetic sub to grace the sub-$5,000 market. It is in fact
the most articulate and dramatically energetic sub that I
have auditioned.
"huge impact ... Wow, this subwoofer
can really move some air ... the Trinity
Subwoofer blew the house down with
tight and articulate bass."
Many subwoofers shake the rafters during movies, but bass that is
agile and articulate enough to properly reinforce music is a whole
different story. In lower-priced systems, this is a breeze, yet trying
to complement higher-performing speakers is anything but. It's
simply not easy to get a low-frequency driver to move masses of
air quickly enough to catch up with smaller and more efficient
bass drivers found in the better loudspeakers.
SuperCube Trinity to get a good reference. I then added the
Trinity Sub and was surprised with the results. With my Revel
Salons reaching down to a flat 20Hz, the audition without the
"Once you hear a top-performing woofer
do its magic, you will not want to live
without one."
sub in the system was tight and very deep, leaving me to wonder
where improvement could come from. With the Trinity sub in
the rig, the bass had the same quickness and snap, but with tons
needed clothes, the impending
fights had huge impact.
Although a subwoofer doesn't
provide much of the audible
information, it does provide
the bottom end, and when the
bottom doesn't mach the top,
sloppiness prevails. The Trinity
Sub was having no part of any
sloppiness and rocked with
authority. As the Harley fires up
and begins to idle, there was so
much thump that I could almost
smell exhaust fumes. Wow, this
subwoofer can move some air.
Looking to jump-start your
Metallica's Black Album on
DVD-Audio is one the more
bombastic rock releases of
past decades. Definitely over-
played on "alternative" radio,
this recording still serves as
a great reference for low-
frequency extension and overall
cohesiveness. "Sad But True"
has enormously powerful bass
that dips to the lowest octaves
in solid fashion. I played this
cut without the use of the
more energy. The kick drum had so much power that it felt like
I was being squeezed. Even the higher ranges of the Trinity Sub
(20–40Hz) sounded clean and nimble — in many ways better
than what you will hear at a Metallica show live. The intro to "The
Unforgiven" has proven difficult in the past for my system, thanks
to its beefy bass notes. My fear was that standing waves could
easily saturate my limited room size of 12 feet by 20 feet. There
was some room resonance, but overall, there was great control at
high volumes. Better yet, the low frequencies didn't overburden
the lush, higher-frequency information. The recording remained
detailed and percussive.
"a very impressive audition... I listened to this
cut at greater than 100 dB and it sounded
tight, with gigantically percussive bass."
Continuing on, I went with one of
the early 1980s' more successful
classic rock releases, Foreigner 4,
DVD-Audio (Atlantic). There are
few who graduated high school
in the '80s who didn't dance
awkwardly to this record at one
or more of their proms. This album
is a complete assault on the average
guy's manhood. Like the moped
joke, I think this record is best
reserved for private moments.
The song "Jukebox Hero" has a lot of very heavy bass information
that can be particularly problematic at high volumes in some
systems. It's no surprise that the SuperCube Trinity had the
quickness to make this piece thunderous without congestion and
bloating of the bass. I listened to this cut at greater than 100 dB
and it sounded tight, with gigantically percussive bass. I found
this particularly impressive, because it's been a long time since
this cut moved me. The Trinity sub came up big. "Urgent" starts
with the combination of mighty snare strikes and bass guitar. I
again found myself looking for the remote to turn up the volume.
As powerful as the sub frequencies felt and sounded, the Trinity
blended seamlessly with my Revel Salons and never stepped
forward in my soundstage — a very impressive audition.
"The Trinity subwoofer has a rare agility
that transcends its massive shape."
As a final test, I grabbed
an old test favorite with
the band Yello and their
1989 release Flag
(Mercury). This is an
electronic, synthesized
high-energy recording that
has tight bass and drums
that can really get the
blood flowing. In this cut,
the Trinity Subwoofer
"huffed and puffed ad
blew the house down" with
tight and articulate bass.
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