Supernova Luminous LU-12 POLY

Supernova Luminous LU-12 POLY

Earthquake Sound’s Supernova Luminous LU-12 POLY further expands on the the famous MK series of powered subwoofers. When first launched, the MK series immediately put home theater subwoofers on steroids. While THX 1 and 2 required to have 35Hz at 105 dB, the MK series laughed at those numbers. As tested by many, Earthquake’s MKIV 12 beat all subwoofers on the market (measured by Richard Hardesty of Widescreen Review, Dr. John E. Johnson of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, and Steven Stone’s Stereophile Guide to Home Theater). Powered by the Luminous 1000 amplifier, this subwoofer packs power, features, and performance in an extremely compact and rugged polyurethane enclosure. Earthquake’s Supernova Luminous is the product of meticulous engineering, detailed craftsmanship, and passion for performance all geared to please the audiophile in every one of us.

Patented SLAPS Passive Radiator Design

Earthquake’s patented symmetrically loaded audio passive system allows the listener to enjoy the benefits of deep bass and full impact sound effects. SLAPS are tunable passive radiators that allow subwoofers to effortlessly produce more bass at sub-harmonic levels without additional load on the amplifier or increased enclosure volume. Designed to perfectly complement all good quality long-throw woofers on the market, SLAPS adds up to +6dB of bass compared to regular sealed and ported enclosures. The added benefit of them being user tunable is that they can be integrated into virtually any subwoofer cabinet combination.

SLAPS is built symmetrically which distinguishes it from traditional passive devices. The use of identical components in its suspension design results in identical stoke regardless of forwards or backwards motion. The high efficiency and performance is a result of the pneumatic coupling between SLAPS and an active driver. Simply put, your subwoofer will work more efficiently with a deep, dynamic, and powerful bass response without the traditional shortcomings of other sealed and ported subwoofers on the market today. Reach dominating LFE with Earthquake Sound’s SLAPS technology and hold that annoying port noise.

Optical Distortion Limiting Circuitry (ODL)

Earthquake’s ODL is an LED/LDR circuit that converts an analog audio signal to light and optically couples it to the driver stage. This prevents the amplifier from clipping when the gain is set too high which limits the distortion to near nil levels and maximizes performance of the Supernova Luminous.