Description

When Your Subwoofer and Amplifier Are Truly Matched, Deep Bass Just Feels Different

Installers spend so much time choosing the perfect subwoofer that they often overlook the amplifier. Once the system is in the customer’s hands something just feels wrong. The bass is booming, but it doesn’t seem like it’s part of the room. Explosions punch hard for a moment only to have bass guitars sound weak by comparison. Maybe the subwoofer is overpowering the speakers instead of supporting them. AudioControl designed the RS 500 to help subwoofers behave like cohesive members of the system.

True bass integration means powerful sequences won’t sound boomy or exaggerated. Suddenly movie scenes sound more impactful without distortion, kick drums have more punch, and there are smooth transitions between satellite speakers and subwoofer. Keeping that balance is critical over long listening sessions because impactful bass should enrich the listening experience, not exhaust listeners half an hour in.

Gain Control, Not Just Amplitude

Knowing how bass interacts with the rest of your room is something installers learn over time. You quickly realize how bass can sound and behave completely differently once furniture, walls, and seating are placed. Add in poor amplifier integration and your subwoofer can sound great in one position but totally uneven minutes away. That’s why the RS 500 includes comprehensive DSP tuning options with adjustable crossover, phase, delay, and EQ controls. Having more fine-tune options makes it easier to get the subwoofer to naturally complement the rest of your system.

AudioControl didn’t stuff a bunch of features into a large enclosure either. The amplifier is designed to sit quietly in 1U rack space because you know gear racks will fill up quickly as systems grow. Having features like AccuBASS processing also allows you to restore weight to compressed movie trailers and music albums. Those deep notes add realism to explosions and body to bass guitars without needing to overwhelm listeners with amplitude.

Perfect for Growing and Unified Systems

As your systems grow year after year, features on the RS 500 will keep your customers satisfied with how everything sounds together. Having balanced XLR and RCA inputs makes it easy to integrate the subwoofer amplifier into a movie room, music system, or whole-home setup. RS Control allows for IP control and smart home device integration too so everything runs flawlessly behind the scenes.

Key Features

500-Watt DSP-controlled subwoofer amplifier

Built-in AccuBASS processing

Adjustable crossover, phase, and delay controls

6-band graphic/8-band parametric EQ

Balanced XLR and RCA connectivity

Support for IP and smart home control

Compact 1U rack-mountable enclosure