Following the release of McIntosh Laboratory’s flagship PS2K subwoofer system, the company now announces its more affordable PS1K powered subwoofer sibling.
The new PS1K ‘Powered Subwoofer’ is a downscaled version of the PS2K released back in September 2023. Like its sibling, the PS1K features a bespoke McIntosh amplifier built into the lower section of the vertical format cabinet. However, this time the PS1K incorporates two 500 watts Class-D units (PS2K featured, as the model’s name suggests, two 1000 watts Class-D amplifiers) for a total of 1000 watts of amplification. The amplifiers feature the company’s proven ‘Power Guard’ and ‘Sentry Monitor’ technologies which protect the PS1K against short circuit and power overloading. Power management and signal sensing is provided by ‘Power Control’ technology. The classic McIntosh blue meter, green Gothic branding font and overall aesthetic language is employed in the amplifier section.
The PS1K now features twin 13 inch (330 mm) woofers incorporating McIntosh Laboratory’s proprietary ‘Low Distortion High Performance Magnetic Circuit Design’, or LD/HP for short, which has been engineered to produce high driver output with low distortion and improved overall power handling. The drivers have been designed with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) computer software. Each driver’s diaphragm is constructed from multi-layered carbon fibre, combining high stiffness with low mass.
The PS1K subwoofer is designed to work within a stereo or multi-channel system, be it from McIntosh or any brand. Integration and connectivity offer several stereo input and output configurations both with XLR balanced and RCA unbalanced connections (mono input/outputs via XLR and RCA also provided) in addition to sound tailoring features such as adjustable filters, variable phase, and parametric EQ, allowing further tuning to the room environment and personal user preference.
The PS1K is available in gloss black, with carbon trimming and an aluminium platform. McIntosh provides a set of carpet-piercing spikes and “glide feet” for smooth floor surfaces.
The new McIntosh Laboratory PS1K Powered Subwoofer will be available in late October via distributor Synergy Audio’s country-wide dealer network. Australian price and arrival are yet to be confirmed.
McIntosh Laboratory PS1K Powered Subwoofer
Price: AU$69,995
Australian Distributor: Synergy Audio
+61 3 9459 7474
www.synergyaudio.com
