JL Audio Fathom 10" Black Gloss Powered Subwoofer - 96140

JL Audio 96140 Fathom 10" Black Gloss Powered Subwoofer

The Fathom f110v2 is the most compact subwoofer in the Fathom lineup but is fully capable of delivering stellar performance in smaller spaces. The combination of an ultra-long throw W7 10-inch driver and a very powerful switching amplifier give it the kind of output normally associated with far larger subwoofer systems.

Because it is built with the same driver and amplifier technology as our flagship Gotham®, the f110v2 delivers a tremendous level of sound quality. Low distortion, excellent dynamic capabilities and shockingly deep bass extension will allow you to experience all the excitement of the most demanding cinematic material, while also being able to reproduce all the nuance and texture of your most delicate musical material.

A complete set of signal processing features is easily accessible on the front surface of every Fathom. These include a highly flexible low-pass filter, variable phase, switchable polarity, e.l.f. trim and our powerful Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.) system. A calibrated microphone is included for the D.A.R.O. system. Input connections are made via unbalanced RCA connections or balanced Neutrik® combo XLR/TRS jacks. Also included is an XLR output to connect a second Fathom® as a slave unit.

Features

• Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.)
  JL Audio's exclusive D.A.R.O. technology uses a powerful on-board DSP to automatically optimize the subwoofer's in-room frequency response. This leads to a superb listening experience, no matter where the subwoofer is placed.
• Dynamic Motor Analysis - DMA Optimized Motor
  JL Audio's proprietary Dynamic Motor Analysis system is a powerful suite of FEA-based modeling systems, first developed by JL Audio in 1997 and refined over the years to scientifically address the issue of speaker motor linearity. This leads to vastly reduced distortion and faithfully reproduced transients... or put simply: tight, clean, articulate bass.
• W-Cone
  The W-Cone is a unit-body cone assembly that delivers astonishing cone stiffness with minimal mass. The shape also provides superb torsional rigidity, which is critical to maintaining voice coil alignment at the suspension limits.
• Elevated Frame Cooling
  JL Audio's Elevated Frame Cooling design delivers cool air through slots directly above the top-plate to the voice coil of the speaker. This not only enhances power handling, but also sound quality by minimizing dynamic parameter shifts and power compression.
• Floating Cone Attach Method - FCAM™
  This assembly technique, conceived by JL Audio, ensures proper surround geometry in the assembled speaker for better excursion control and dynamic voice coil alignment.
• OverRoll™ Surround
  By utilizing space wasted in conventional speakers, this ground-breaking innovation controls the W7's massive excursion without sacrificing precious cone area.
• Radially Cross-Drilled Pole-Piece
  This innovative venting system greatly enhances thermal dissipation and power handling by directing air flow onto the voice coil former, working in conjunction with the Elevated Frame cooling technology to effectively remove heat from the voice coil. This improves power handling and reduces power compression effects, leading to more linear performance.
• Built in U.S.A. with Global Components
  At a time when most audio products are built overseas, JL Audio’s commitment to in-house loudspeaker production continues to grow. To pull this off in a competitive world market, our production engineering team has created one of the world’s most advanced loudspeaker assembly facilities and established a global network of quality component suppliers who build to our specifications. This, combined with our commitment to state-of-the-art assembly technology, allows our skilled workforce to efficiently build JL Audio products to extremely high quality standards, right here in the U.S.A.

Specifications

General

• Enclosure Type: Sealed
• Enclosure Finish: Black Gloss
• Frequency Response (Anechoic):
  • 27 - 111 Hz (±1.5dB)
  • -3 dB at 25 Hz / 120 Hz
  • -10 dB at 19 Hz / 155 Hz
• Effective Piston Area (Sd): 60 sq in / 0.0387 sq m
• Effective Displacement: 160 cu in / 2.6 L
• Amplifier Power: 1.1 kW RMS short-term
• Power Mode(s): Off, On or Automatic (Signal-Sensing)
• Light Modes: Off, On or Dim

Signal Processing

• Unbalanced Inputs: Stereo or Mono (two RCA jacks)
• Balanced Inputs: Stereo or Mono (two female XLR jacks)
• Speaker/High-Level Inputs: N/A
• Input Grounding: Isolated or Grounded
• Input Modes: Master or Slave
• Level Control: Reference (fixed gain) or Variable, from full mute to +15dB over reference gain
• Filter Mode(s): Low-Pass
• Filter Slope(s):12/24 dB/octave
• Filter Frequency Range: 30 Hz - 130 Hz
• Filter Defeat Function: Yes
• Polarity: 0 or 180 degrees
• Phase: Variable, 0- 280 degrees
• Extreme Low Frequency (E.L.F.) Trim: Variable, -12 dB to +3 dB at 28 Hz
• Line Outputs: N/A
• Output to Slave: Balanced (one male XLR jack)
• Calibration Mode: Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.), incudes laboratory-grade microphone