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Daedalus DS8 Class D 8" Powered Subwoofer
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Aperion Daedalus DS8, Class D 250W Powered 8 Inch Subwoofer

Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer is both budget-friendly and accommodating for any room. The 8" woofer uses Aperion Audio's advanced technology to produce powerful bass sounds in a compact cabinet. We prefer paper cones because they are lightweight and moderately rigid, which helps reproduce low frequencies effectively. Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer features Aperion's new Class D amplifier technology, which extends energy across the sound spectrum. The updated filter design removes signals that may cause low-frequency damage, ensuring clear low-frequency output. We have also improved input options. We kept the standard unbalanced RCA inputs and added balanced XLR inputs to meet various needs. The Daedalus DS8 subwoofer has dual output modes with unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) outputs.

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Compact Size With Surprising Amounts of Bass

Don't let its size fool you. The Daedalus DS8 delivers remarkably deep, controlled bass from an exceptionally compact enclosure, making it the perfect addition to smaller listening rooms, apartments, bedrooms, or dedicated music systems.

The 8-inch woofer features Aperion Audio's advanced driver technology with a lightweight composite paper cone that combines natural warmth with excellent rigidity. This allows the driver to reproduce low frequencies with impressive accuracy while maintaining the speed and responsiveness needed for music and movie soundtracks alike.

A proprietary damping treatment minimizes unwanted cone resonance and distortion, while the butyl rubber surround, high-power voice coil, and optimized magnetic motor system maximize driver excursion for clean, articulate bass beyond what you would expect from an 8-inch subwoofer.

Powering the DS8 is Aperion's latest high-efficiency Class D amplifier, designed to deliver clean, dynamic performance while maintaining excellent control over the driver. Advanced DSP and updated filtering ensure deep, accurate bass while protecting the woofer during demanding playback.

Flexible connectivity includes both RCA and balanced XLR inputs and outputs, making the DS8 easy to integrate into virtually any stereo or home theater system. Pass-through outputs also simplify adding multiple subwoofers for smoother bass throughout the room.

Its distinctive curved cabinet not only gives the DS8 a refined, modern appearance but also helps reduce cabinet resonance for cleaner bass reproduction. A thick MDF front baffle, extensive internal bracing, and premium black oak veneer complete a cabinet that's as elegant as it is acoustically solid.

Whether you're building a high-performance music system or adding impactful low frequencies to your home theater, the Daedalus DS8 delivers exceptional precision, musicality, and value in a remarkably compact package.

Product Features

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Stunning low-frequency effects

The Daedalus DS8 serves as an entry-level active subwoofer. It delivers outstanding performance and deep, resonant low-frequency sounds that are surprising for its price range. Its capacity to produce rich, strong bass elevates your audio experience, making it a great option that offers fantastic value for your money.

Daedalus Front Firing Woofer Design

Front-firing single-driver design

The core advantages of a front-firing subwoofer design lie in flexible placement, a direct listening experience, low-frequency clarity, efficient energy transfer, and a unified visual and psychological impact.

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Solid Build

The Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer features a cabinet constructed from robust, medium-density fiberboard (MDF). Its interior is meticulously engineered with multiple structural braces to ensure rock-solid stability, effectively eliminating cabinet resonance at its source and enabling a pure, interference-free audio output. The cabinet is finished with a black oak veneer that feels premium to the touch. It's especially well-suited to a dark cinema environment due to the low reflection rate of the Black finish.

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Flexible Connectivity

The Daedalus subwoofer seamlessly integrates into your stereo and home theater system, featuring both XLR and RCA inputs and outputs. With straightforward controls for crossover, volume, and phase, you can easily fine-tune your setup to achieve the perfect sound.

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Ported vs Sealed Stencil Illustrations

The Deadalus subwoofer features a ported enclosure equipped with a foam plug, allowing for both sealed and ported operating modes. This enables you to adjust bass extension, damping, and output based on room size and listening preferences.

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Quality Commitment

Daedalus offers a five (5) year warranty on cabinets and drivers, two (2) years on amplifiers, and lifetime maintenance and support, showing our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

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Aperion Audio Daedalus Active Subwoofer Woofer

Single High-Excursion 8" Active Paper Cone Woofer

8" High-Excursion Lightweight treated Paper Composite cone Woofer, to deliver powerful bass in a compact cabinet. We prefer paper cones for their lightweight and moderate rigidity, which effectively reproduces low frequencies and creates a warm, natural sound.

The lightweight design allows for a quick response to audio signals, enhancing low frequencies' speed and dynamic performance. Our unique damping material reduces unwanted vibrations, lowering distortion and improving clarity.

The updated woofer features composite paper cones, robust rubber surrounds, high-power voice coils, and powerful magnetic circuits, maximizing movement and achieving high sound pressure levels at low frequencies with precision and control.

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RMS 250 Watt Class D Amplifier

The Daedalus DS8 subwoofers amplifier harnesses the full potential of its 8" driver, offering powerful and precise control. Its Class D design generates substantial current for excellent subwoofer performance, ensuring seamless integration with any home theater or stereo system.

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Unbalanced (RCA) & Balanced (XLR) Input & Output

The Daedalus subwoofer has dual output modes with unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) outputs. This design solves the problem of limited preamplifier output ports and allows you to use these ports flexibly for a powerful multi-subwoofer setup. No matter how many subwoofers you want to connect, Daedalus can handle it with ease, improving your sound system's overall impact.

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Unique curved cabinet design

Daedalus distinguishes itself in the subwoofer market with its unique curved cabinet design, moving away from the typical square shape. This innovative look enhances visibility and gives users an appealing visual option while improving sound quality.

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Front Inverted cabinet design

The subwoofer has a large front-mounted inverted tube design that enhances low-frequency output, efficiency, and distortion control, making it perfect for powerful bass. Aperion's optimizations also ensure minimal port noise.

Getting to Know The Rear Panel

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1. AC Power Cord Receptacle: A US standard power cord has a 3-pin plug with live, neutral, and ground wires. The ground wire enhances safety by carrying leakage current to the ground and reducing the risk of electric shock.

2. On/Off Switch: Turns Subwoofer On/Off.

3. Auto & Standby: When set to Auto, the subwoofer powers on with an input signal and enters standby after 30 minutes of inactivity. In Always On mode, the subwoofer stays powered regardless of input.

4. Phase: The phase adjustment knob optimizes the phase relationship between the subwoofer and main speakers, improving low-frequency response and system integration while accommodating different speaker positions.

5. Crossover 40-160 Hz & OFF/LFE: The crossover adjustment knob lets you control which frequencies the subwoofer processes, ensuring better synergy with the main speaker and reducing sound overlap.
Setting the crossover point to 80Hz means the subwoofer handles sounds below 80Hz while the main speaker handles those above. If your AV receiver has a separate LFE output, set the crossover knob to Off. This allows the RCA input to act like the LFE input, managing low-frequency signals without using a subwoofer crossover, ideal for home theaters.

6. Volume: Adjust the volume.

7. Unbalanced (RCA) line level input & Unbalanced (RCA) line level output

8. Balanced (XLR) line level input

9. Balanced (XLR) line level output

10. Voltage Switch: Manually adjust the voltage of 110-220v.

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Specifications & Features

Specifications

Frequency Response: 24Hz - 195Hz

Power: 250 W RMS/500W Peak

Impedance: 4 ohms

Standby: ≤0.5W

Input & Output: RCA or XLR Input & Output

Voltage: 110-240 V

Phase: 0-180°

Crossover frequency: 40-160 Hz

Woofer: 8" High-Excursion Lightweight Treated Paper Composite Cone

Driver Configuration: Single Active 8“ Front-Firing Woofer

Enclosure Type: Front Ported and Internally Braced

Product Weight: 26.9 lb /12.2 kg

Product Dimensions: H 13" x W 11" x D 12.2" / H 330mm x W 280mm x D 310mm (Without Grilles)

Amplifier: Class D Power Subwoofer

Shipping Weight: 33.1 lb /15 kg

Shipping Dimensions: L 19" x W 16" x H 19" / L 470mm x W 395mm x H 480mm

Single High-Excursion 8" Active Paper Cone Woofer

8" High-Excursion Lightweight treated Paper Composite cone Woofer, to deliver powerful bass in a compact cabinet. We prefer paper cones for their lightweight and moderate rigidity, which effectively reproduces low frequencies and creates a warm, natural sound.

The lightweight design allows for a quick response to audio signals, enhancing low frequencies' speed and dynamic performance. Our unique damping material reduces unwanted vibrations, lowering distortion and improving clarity.

The updated woofer features composite paper cones, robust rubber surrounds, high-power voice coils, and powerful magnetic circuits, maximizing movement and achieving high sound pressure levels at low frequencies with precision and control.

250 Watt Class D Amplifier

The Daedalus DS8 subwoofer amplifier harnesses the full potential of its 8" driver, offering powerful and precise control. Its Class D design generates substantial current for excellent subwoofer performance, ensuring seamless integration with any home theater or stereo system. The Daedalus Subwoofer series incorporates a specialized detection circuit that keeps distortion below 1%, even at maximum power output (maximum volume).

Unbalanced (RCA) & Balanced (XLR) Inputs and Outputs

We have also improved input options. To meet various needs, we kept the standard unbalanced RCA inputs and added balanced XLR inputs. That connects to any receiver’s subwoofer pre-out.

XLR uses balanced transmission to minimize noise and interference, making it perfect for long-distance cable runs. This reduces signal loss for clearer sound quality, while the locking design ensures a secure connection.

The Daedalus DS8 subwoofer has dual output modes with unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) outputs. This design solves the problem of limited preamplifier output ports and allows you to use these ports flexibly for a powerful multi-subwoofer setup. No matter how many subwoofers you want to connect, Daedalus can handle it quickly, improving your sound system's overall impact.

Phase 0-180° Knob

The phase adjustment knob optimizes the phase relationship between the subwoofer and main speakers, resolving phase cancellation and improving low-frequency response. It's essential for accommodating different speaker positions and enhancing overall system integration.

Auto & Always On

When the switch is set to the Auto position, the subwoofer automatically turns on and plays music when it detects an input signal. The subwoofer automatically enters standby mode if there is no input signal for more than 30 minutes.

If the switch is set to the Always On position, the subwoofer will remain powered on regardless of whether it detects a signal, and it will not enter standby mode.

Crossover 40-160 Hz & Off/LFE

The crossover adjustment lets you control the range of frequencies that the subwoofer processes. This helps it work well with the your other speakers and avoids overlap or loss of sound. If both the subwoofer and your speakers play the same frequencies at the same time, the sound can become muddy and unclear.

By adjusting the crossover point, you can keep frequencies from overlapping, which makes the sound clearer.

For example, if you set the crossover point to 80Hz, the subwoofer will handle sounds below 80Hz, allowing the main speaker to handle frequencies 80Hz and up.

If configuring a home theater system with LFE, set the crossover knob to Off. This bypasses the internal crossover, allowing the Daedalus sub to process all LFE information which is generally 20-120Hz.

Unique curved cabinet design

Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer distinguishes itself in the subwoofer market with its unique curved cabinet design, moving away from the typical square shape.

This innovative look enhances visibility and gives users an appealing visual option while providing fantastic low frequency.

Front ported cabinet design

All Daedalus subwoofers feature a large front-mounted inverted port tube design that enhances low-frequency output, efficiency, and distortion control.

Making it perfect for powerful, and low bass. Aperion's optimizations also ensure minimal port noise.

Internally Braced 1" MDF

Powerful bass needs a sturdy cabinet. Every Daedalus subwoofer is built out of strong 1" MDF and is internally braced to reduce cabinet vibration to nearly nothing.

Warranty and Downloads

Five (5) year warranty on cabinets and drivers, Two (2) year warranty on amplifiers. With lifetime customer support.

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FAQs

What's in the box?
  • Daedalus DS8 Powered Subwoofer x One (1) Pcs
  • QR Code Manual Download Card x One (1) Pcs
  • Polish Cloth x One (1) Pcs
  • White Gloves x One (1) Pair
  • AC Power Cord x One (1) Pcs

    Make sure you have an RCA or XLR cable to connect to your preamp.
What makes the DS8’s design suitable for smaller rooms or apartments?

Its compact and sleek enclosure is designed to maximize bass output without taking up much space. The DS8’s Class D amplifier is a 250 Watt plate amplifier, paired with the 8 inch driver, it won’t disturb neighbors or overwhelm smaller rooms, making it a perfect choice for apartments or tight living areas.

Do I need more than one subwoofer?

Depending on your room size and desired sound, you may consider multiple subwoofers. Contact us for help with system planning!

Can I easily connect the DS8 to my existing AV receiver or sound system?

Absolutely. The DS8 offers versatile connectivity options, including RCA and XLR inputs and outputs, making it compatible with most AV receivers and sound systems. Its simple plug-and-play design allows for quick setup, whether you’re adding it to a new or existing audio setup.

How do I keep the sub looking nice and clean?

Included in the package is a microfiber polish cloth to help you keep your sub looking fresh and clean!

Does the DS8 support wireless connectivity or is it strictly wired?

The Daedalus DS8 is a wired powered subwoofer designed for dependable, high-quality audio without compression or latency. While it doesn't have built-in wireless features, its wired connections ensure consistent performance and easy integration with your home theater system.

Do I need an amplifier?

The Daedalus subwoofer is an "active" subwoofer, meaning it has a built in amplifier. Use and RCA or XLR cable to connect to your pre amplifier or AV receivers "subwoofer output".

How does the Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer optimize bass performance for home theater setups?

The Daedalus DS8 Subwoofer features a powerful Class D amplifier and a specially designed 8 inch driver that deliver deep, punchy bass with minimal distortion. It’s engineered to seamlessly integrate with your home theater system, enhancing low-frequency effects without overpowering other speakers for an immersive audio experience.

Can this sub be used in Europe or Asia?

Yes! Next to the main power switch is a voltage selector. Double check voltage requirements in your area and adjust if needed.

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