Bravus III B212S Dual 12" Slim Cinema Powered Subwoofer

Type: Dual 12" Slim Active Subwoofer (Sealed)

Woofer: Dual 12" Long-Throw Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy Cone Woofer

Amplifier: Class D ICEpower Amplifier x 1

Frequency Response: 19-180 Hz (+/- 6dB)

Power: 750 W RMS / 1500 W Peak

Impedance: 4 ohm

MAX SPL: 115 dB

Input: Balanced XLR (1), Unbalanced RCA (1)

Output: Balanced XLR (1), Unbalanced RCA (1)

Phase: 0 - 180°

Crossover: 40-160 Hz

Sound Tuning: Extend/Normal/Flat Preset EQ

Multi-Sub Made Easy: Supports connecting multiple subwoofers together through RCA/XLR In/Out connections.

Product Weight:  100.3 lb /  45.5 kg

Product Dimensions: H 35.4" x W 17.7" x D 9.8" / H 900mm x W 450mm x D 250mm

Shipping Weight:  115.3 lb / 52.3 kg

Shipping Dimensions: L 41.5" x W 18.5" x H 25" / L 1055mm x W 470mm x H 635mm

The B212S features an ultra-slim cabinet design that allows it to be easily concealed behind acoustically transparent screens or acoustic treatment materials, achieving an "invisible" effect. This is a key requirement for many high-end custom-installation cinema projects.

When it comes to placement of your subwoofer, a critical factor influencing bass performance you probably can't change is your rooms acoustic characteristics. This often poses numerous challenges. Due to variations in room shape, dimensions, and construction materials, sound propagation within a space can lead to phenomena such as reflections and interference, thereby compromising the uniformity and impact of the bass. To effectively address these acoustic issues and achieve truly ideal bass reproduction, relying on a single subwoofer is often insufficient. Instead, you may need to deploy two, four, or even more subwoofers—meticulously positioning them in strategic locations—to construct a balanced bass field where every corner of the room is immersed in deep, powerful low frequencies.

However, space is always at a premium. In a typical living room or dedicated home theater, factors such as furniture arrangement, door or window locations often impose significant constraints on equipment layout. If a subwoofer is excessively bulky, finding a suitable placement becomes daunting. For instance, a lack of available space might prevent you from positioning the subwoofer in the ideal spot to maximize its performance; alternatively, its placement might interfere with the arrangement of other furniture or impede normal movement within the room. Worse still, placing a large subwoofer too close to walls or furniture can trigger unwanted resonances and sonic distortions, thereby undermining the carefully crafted soundstage.

This is where Aperion Audio’s Bravus III B212S—a dual 12-inch slim active subwoofer—offers a superior solution to these spatial dilemmas. Its ultra-slim profile provides a distinct advantage over traditional subwoofers, ensuring it does not consume excessive floor space. This design affords you far greater flexibility in placement: whether you choose to position it flush against a wall, tuck it into a corner, or integrate it alongside other audio components, you can do so with ease, unencumbered by concerns regarding spatial limitations. Furthermore, this inherent flexibility empowers you to adjust the subwoofer's position—guided by your room's specific acoustic properties—to pinpoint the optimal balance for sound reproduction. The Bravus III B212S delivers a breathtakingly powerful yet remarkably uniform bass experience, elevating your home entertainment to an entirely new level.

The Bravus III B212S features a brand-new 12-inch driver. The B212S utilizes a cone made from an aluminum-magnesium alloy, achieving a precise balance of rigidity and weight. The driver unit is secured by specially designed rubber surrounds and a spider suspension, ensuring smooth and unimpeded linear piston movement. The entire assembly is firmly supported by a robust metal frame and driven by a powerful magnetic system. It is this oversized woofer design that gives the B212S its powerful energy output and extremely deep bass extension capabilities.

To create a more efficient layout in a limited space while reducing overall cabinet sizes to meet various installation needs, the B212S features a sealed-enclosure design. This design not only maximizes space utilization but also offers a major benefit: it provides precise, clean, and highly controlled low-frequency performance. With this sealed construction, the B212S delivers a remarkable transient response, producing low-frequency output that is not only accurate but also extremely low-distortion, ensuring exceptional sonic clarity and fidelity. Additionally, its compact dimensions allow the B212S to fit seamlessly into environments with limited space, making it a perfect choice for a wide range of use.

The B212S' cabinet appearance and structural design are highly distinctive. The matte black finish, combined with clean, fluid lines, presents a design style that is both functional and industrial, blending seamlessly into any environment, whether a professionally installed home theater, a DIY Home Theater, or a High-end living room system.

In line with its high-end positioning, the manufacturing process is exceptional as well. The cabinet features a curved design on both sides, and the panels are made of multi-layered, high-density fiberboard. This series of design choices made by our engineering and R&D team provides excellent stability to the cabinet, effectively suppressing unwanted harmonic resonances. This stability is crucial for supporting the two 12-inch woofers, and helps in minimizing vibration interference with sound quality, and ensuring you get a pure, and powerful sound.

The Aperion Audio Bravus III B212S Slim Subwoofer fully meets its design goals. It features two 12-inch long-throw woofers, a 750-watt RMS Class D amplifier, and a state-of-the-art digital signal processor (DSP), boasting a luxurious hardware configuration. In terms of performance, the B212S is truly impressive, delivering exceptional power and a wide soundstage while maintaining meticulous control over detail. After careful tuning, it exhibits outstanding quality whether used for movies or music. Its volume control is incredibly precise, maintaining excellent performance even at low volumes without masking other speakers or causing frequency deficiencies. This subwoofer can descend to below 20 Hz with exceptional linearity, delivering a depth and accuracy unattainable by traditional speakers, especially excelling at reproducing the demanding low frequencies.

Using the B212S, you can truly feel a visceral impact, while the sound reproduction remains refined and natural. It is this balance that sets Aperion Audio apart from its competitors. Although some competitors may have comparable power, few can match its performance.

This brand-new Class D power amplifier utilizes ICEpower® power modules. It maximizes driver control while delivering abundant and precisely controllable power, effortlessly moving large volumes of air. It boasts excellent efficiency and stable operations on standard household power circuits. This amplifier delivers 750 watts RMS and up to 1500 watts peak. It incorporates the latest DSP processing capabilities for core functions, including crossover, volume, phase, and preset EQ.

The onboard DSP includes three selectable EQ profiles to quickly adapt the subwoofer to your room or content. Each preset adjusts the system's frequency response and extension characteristics.

- Extend gives an extended frequency response for the deepest bass; however, the lower frequencies can be overrepresented and “muddy”, depending on the room geometries, placement of the sub, and listening position.

- Normal is a direct countermeasure to the “muddy” bass problem of overrepresented bass or room gain. Lowering the bass extension makes the bass more controlled.

- The "Flat" mode has no built-in DSP processing, allowing users to connect other low-frequency management devices for use.

The B212S amplifier uses ICEpower® Class D technology with exceptional dynamic capability and low distortion. With 750W RMS, 1500W peak, it offers reference-level performance and precise control over the driver.

- Delivers clean, powerful bass even in large rooms and demanding source material.

- High efficiency class D amplifier optimized for low distortion & excellent sound quality.

- High power amplifier design.

- Inputs: Line-level unbalanced RCA (1), and balanced XLR (1).

- Outputs: Line-level unbalanced RCA (1), and balanced XLR (1).

- The system enables the connection of multiple subwoofers, allowing simultaneous adjustment and tuning of each. (this requires professional expertise)

- Three preset EQ reference settings, allowing you to select the appropriate EQ setting for different environments.

- Variable volume control.

- Variable phase control. (0° to 180°)

- Adjustable (40 to 160Hz) low-pass crossover.

- Low-pass crossover bypass function.

- Output maximizer circuit provides maximum clean & clear sound output, and prevents driver over excursion, amp clipping, and distortion.

- Power & standby mode indicator LED.

Since this subwoofer can be positioned either vertically or horizontally, we have specially designed the Aperion Audio logo to be rotatable. Simply grasp the edges of the logo with your fingers, pull it outward, and rotate it to the desired orientation.

This subwoofer is relatively lightweight and is equipped with four silicone feet pre-installed to its bottom for vertical placement. If you prefer to set it up horizontally, simply remove these feet and reposition them to the alternate side, where you'll find four pre-drilled holes for mounting.

This subwoofer's design carefully considers the user's real-world usage scenarios by supporting flexible placement options, both vertical and horizontal. To facilitate this, we have incorporated cable routing channels on the back of the enclosure, making it easy to manage your cables based on your preferred setup. Additionally, recognizing that subwoofer signal cables are often thick and difficult to secure, we have included several metal cable clamps. With a simple Phillips screwdriver, you can easily attach and tighten these clamps to hold the cables in place, ensuring a tidy and safe arrangement during operation.

• Deep Bass Extension Down to 19Hz
• Ultra-thin design and easy to place
• Ideal for Various Environments
• 750W ICEpower® Class-D Amplifier  
• 1500W Peak Power for Explosive Dynamics
• Dual 12” Woofers for Extreme Precision
• Aperion Proprietary Internal Wiring
• EQ & Custom Port Tuning for Room Matching
• XLR + RCA Inputs & Outputs
• Anti-Resonant, Internally Braced, Ultra-Thick HDF Cabine
• Heavy-Duty Power Cord
• Furniture-Grade Stealth Black Finish
• Beautifully Curved Cabinet Blending Well With Most Furniture & Room Designs
• Acoustically Transparent Cloth-Covered Grille
• Gold-Plated Logo Badge

Five (5) years on cabinets and drivers, Two (2) years on amplifiers, with lifetime customer support.

Bravus III Owner's Manual