Power Sound Audio (PSA) S3000i Subwoofer Overview

[HTKamikazee]

Most experts and audio enthusiasts say that the center channel is the most important speaker in a home theater system. Although I agree with that, my absolute favorite speaker is the subwoofer because it fills the listening space with sound you can hear and sometimes even feel. Of course, not all subs are equally capable of achieving such demanding task as there is much to take into consideration in order to achieve a good performing product. Power Sound Audio (PSA) knows a thing or two about this and seems to have achieved this with their S3000i Subwoofer.

There are several threads about this subwoofer around the web, but I decided to do my own overview. The S3000i features the new ICEpower® 1700W amplifier with DSP which is in charge of powering two improved proprietary SE 15" high excursion drivers housed in a sealed enclosure.

On the back panel you will find the gain, crossover, delay/phase, auto on-off, and a convenient room size controls.

PSA put a lot of work on this design so take a look at the following list of features and specifications and tell us what you think!

FEATURES:

• Two proprietary, 15" high excursion drivers with powerful motor strength and efficiency.
• Patented digital ICEpower® 1700W amplifier with DSP control.
• CNC precision cut cabinets that are finished in our industry exclusive satin black texture.
• On, Auto, Off selector.
• Gain control.
• Time delay (phase) control.
• Crossover control.
• Room size control.
• Custom DSP (digital signal processing) enables superior engineering refinement.
• CE and FCC approved; EMC and safety pre-approved.
• Fully integrated amplifier and power supply with mains-converter and auxiliary-converter.
• Patented HCOM modulation and control techniques for unparalleled audio accuracy.
• Sound optimized soft clipping.
• Soft start power up with mute/de-mute.Thermal and over-current protection
• Dual opposed, side-firing drivers with grill covers.
• Super durable, black sand textured finish.
• Precision machined CNC panels for perfect fit of all components.
• Energy Star®v3.0 compliant.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• CEA-2010 ratings: Ultra-low bass (20Hz - 31.5Hz): 118.5dB / Low bass (40Hz - 63Hz): 130.8dB
• Enclosure type: Sealed (Rigid MDF baffles)
• Amplifier Power: 1700 watts.
• Inputs: Left and Right RCA inputs.
• Frequency Response: 17Hz - 200Hz +/-3dB (7Hz-11Hz typical in-room extension).
• Standby converter with low standby power consumption (less than 1 watt).
• Universal mains operation (100-240 V, 50-60 Hz).
• Standby power consumption: 170 mW @ 230 VErP (1275/2008/EC) compliant.
• Dynamic range: 117dB
• THD+N: 0.005 % @ 1 W (4 Ω, 1 kHz).
• THD+N: 0.0008 % @ 50 W (4 Ω, 100 Hz).
• CCIF IM distortion: 0.0003 %, 10 W, 4 Ω, 18.5 kHz / 1 kHz.
• Output current limit: 30A.
• Dimensions (D x W x H): 18” x 24” x 22.5” with grills.
• Weight: 110lbs.
• Made in the USA

Price: $1,499.00 /each.

 

[Tom V.]

Thanks for posting the overview! Couple quick comments. The amp picture doesn't show the entire amp. The high power versions of our iCE design is actually based around dual ICE modules.

Also, we finally(yesterday) got caught up with S3000i orders. New orders will ship within 1-2 business days.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

 

[HTKamikazee]

Thanks for posting the overview! Couple quick comments. The amp picture doesn't show the entire amp. The high power versions of our iCE design is actually based around dual ICE modules.

Also, we finally(yesterday) got caught up with S3000i orders. New orders will ship within 1-2 business days.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

Hey, thanks for clearing that out. Please, feel free to post some pics of the amp. Glad to hear you caught up with your orders.

 

[Tom V.]

Hey, thanks for clearing that out. Please, feel free to post some pics of the amp. Glad to hear you caught up with your orders.

Here's one good shot. I'm a little hesitant to post how we mount them internally as we'd rather all of the *panda see panda do" competition spend some time of their own on all of this(versus just copy pasting from our website)..

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

 

[Tom V.]

Here is the original S3000i compression chart. This one was really rushed outside as we had a *ton* of measurements to get through and only a couple hours of dry weather. Toward the end we were literally holding umbrellas over the measurement rig and the DUT!

We'll have time to get better scaling on everything soon.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

 

[HTKamikazee]

Here is the original S3000i compression chart. This one was really rushed outside as we had a *ton* of measurements to get through and only a couple hours of dry weather. Toward the end we were literally holding umbrellas over the measurement rig and the DUT!

We'll have time to get better scaling on everything soon.

Tom V.
Power Sound Audio

That's excellent info. Thanks for sharing, my friend!