Elac S10EQ Review and Specs

Elac S10EQThe new ELAC Debut S10EQ subwoofer model has excellent bass control and excellent room integration capabilities. See what else can this sub offer you in the Elac S10EQ review.

Elac S10EQ Review

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Features

Talking about Elac S10EQ specs, the continuous power handling is 200W, peak is 400W. The frequency response range is 28 – 150 Hz. The model is equipped with proprietary technology ELAC DSP, which allows you to automatically adjust the sound depending on the room. Unlike other automatic calibration systems, the ELAC system uses the capabilities of mobile devices. Traditional analog controls have been replaced with wireless controls using the ELAC SUB Control App via Bluetooth 4.0 LE. This subwoofer model supports automatic equalization for any room. The 12-band parametric equalizer, tuned through the microphone in the smartphone, helps. Simply position your smartphone near the subwoofer and the ELAC SUB Control App will calibrate the microphone in your smartphone using twelve test tones. After that, move the smartphone to the listening position and the subwoofer will be configured in the best way.

Design and build

While most powered home theater subwoofers have a ported design, the S10EQ interestingly uses a passive bottom radiator in conjunction with a front firing driver. The advantage with this design is that, with a lot of power driven in, even a highly compact 10 inch subwoofer like the S10EQ can get very loud, and evenly so across the entire response range. It will pair adequately with all but very high end main speakers. The cabinet is a vinyl finish MDF with sheen grill bezel that matches the stands, and it looks quite nice, for those who care about that.

Elac S10EQ

Connectivity

There are no rear physical controls – instead you use a mobile app for adjusting the crossover and other such things, which can pair via Bluetooth.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • I absolutely love the ability to sit at my desk and mess with the settings on my phone through bluetooth
  • The ability to change the volume of the sub is very useful for controlling how much overall extreme low end the system is putting out
  • For older recordings with less low end, it's nice to be able to insert a little more very low bass to suit

Cons

  • The app crashes all of the time and it wants that you have to have your phone with you while listening to music
  • Should have had some physical controls on the sub

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Common features

Product

Elac S10EQ

Model

S10EQ

Brand

Elac

Reviews

44

General

Amplification type

active

Wireless

Detachable grilles

Enclosure type

sealed

Power

Nominal output power (RMS), W

200

Maximal output power (RMS), W

400

Audio performance

Sensitivity, dB

Impedance, Ohm

Frequency response, Hz

28-150

Crossover frequency, Hz

40-150

Driver

Driver quantity

1

Driver size, in

10

Driver placement

front panel

Port placement

without

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Extensive connection

RCA LFE inputs

1

RCA stereo line level inputs (pair)

0

RCA outputs

0

XLR inputs (pair)

0

XLR outputs (pair)

0

Speaker level output (pair)

0

Speaker level input (pair)

0

Control

Volume

Subwoofer phase

Low-pass filter

Main power switch

App control

Desing

Body material

MDF

Woofer composition

polymer

Colors

black

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Dimensions (W x H x D), cm/in

34.2 x 34.2 x 34.2/13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5

Weight, kg/pounds

14/31

Other

Release year

2015
Elac S10EQ
Elac S10EQ

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