Aperion Audio Daedalus DS12 Single 12" Active Subwoofer
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Daedalus DS12 Class D 12" Powered Subwoofer
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Daedalus DS12 Class D 12" Powered Subwoofer

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new 12" subwoofer in our entry-level active subwoofer lineup.

This introduction is designed to give more music and home theater fans the chance to enjoy the outstanding sound effects that a 12" subwoofer can provide, all while keeping it budget-friendly.

The Daedalus DS12 active subwoofer is equipped with a powerful 12-inch driver, enabling it to generate deep bass with impressive clarity. The bass output of this subwoofer is remarkably deep and intricate, able to resonate with the very core of one's being. It also features outstanding dynamic responsiveness across a broad spectrum of frequencies.

Whether it's the thrill of a rock anthem or the delicacy of a classical composition, it delivers both with flawless precision.

This remarkable performance is achieved thanks to its robust digital amplifier, which can produce up to 250W RMS. Such a energy reserve enables the subwoofer to perform exceptionally well even in larger spaces, creating an unparalleled immersive experience for home theater or stereo systems. This transforms every movie-watching occasion into an audio-visual extravaganza, significantly enhancing sound quality.

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Bigger Driver = Deeper Impact

The Daedalus DS12 is engineered for listeners who want greater output, deeper extension, and effortless low-frequency performance without sacrificing musical accuracy. Whether reproducing the subtle textures of acoustic instruments or the explosive impact of blockbuster films, the DS12 delivers commanding bass with exceptional control.

Its custom 12-inch woofer features Aperion Audio's advanced composite paper cone technology, combining lightweight responsiveness with excellent rigidity for fast, natural low-frequency reproduction. A proprietary damping treatment further reduces resonance and distortion, allowing bass to remain clean and detailed even at higher output levels.

The upgraded driver incorporates a butyl rubber surround, oversized high-power voice coil, and powerful magnetic motor system to maximize excursion and maintain linear performance throughout its operating range. The result is deeper extension, higher output, and outstanding dynamic capability.

Aperion's latest Class D amplifier provides abundant power with exceptional efficiency. Combined with advanced DSP and optimized filtering, the amplifier delivers precise bass control while protecting the driver. From delicate musical passages to thunderous cinematic effects, the DS12 remains composed and accurate.

Connectivity is equally versatile, featuring both unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR inputs and outputs for easy integration into premium stereo and home theater systems. The pass-through outputs simplify multi-subwoofer installations for smoother, more consistent bass throughout larger rooms.

The DS12's distinctive curved enclosure enhances both aesthetics and performance by reducing cabinet resonance. A thick MDF cabinet, extensive internal bracing, and premium black oak veneer create a cabinet that's as beautiful as it is structurally rigid.

For listeners seeking deeper extension, greater authority, and exceptional musicality, the Daedalus DS12 strikes the perfect balance between refinement and raw performance.

Product Features

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Stunning low-frequency effects

The Daedalus DS12 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 DS12 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 12" Active Paper Cone Woofer

12" 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 DS12 subwoofers amplifier harnesses the full potential of its 12" 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 DS12 subwoofer features 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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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.

Aperion Audio Daedalus Active Subwoofer Radius Cabinet Design

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.

Aperion Audio Daedalus Active Subwoofer Front Port Tube

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: 19Hz - 195Hz

Power: 250 W RMS/500W Peak

Impedance: 4 ohm

Standby: ≤0.5W

Input & Output: RCA or XLR Input & Output

Voltage: 110-240 V

Phase: 0-180°

Crossover frequency: 40-160 Hz

Woofer:12" High-Excursion Lightweight Treated Paper Composite Cone Woofer

Driver Configuration: Single Active Front Firing 12“ Woofer

Enclosure Type: Front Ported and Internally Braced

Product Weight: 54 lb /24.5 kg

Product Dimensions: H 18.5" x W 15.8" x D 17.3" / H 470mm x W 400mm x D 440mm (Without Grille)

Amplifier: Class D Power Subwoofer

Shipping Weight: 66.2 lb /30 kg

Shipping Dimensions: L 24" x W 21" x H 25" / L 610mm x W 540mm x H 640mm

Single High-Excursion 12" Active Paper Cone Woofer

12" 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 DS12 subwoofer amplifier harnesses the full potential of its 12" 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 DS12 subwoofer features 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 DS12 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 DS12 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.
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!

Is the Daedalus DS12 compatible with my AV receiver and other audio equipment?

Absolutely! The Aperion Audio Daedalus DS12 was built with system integration in mind, featuring standard RCA line-level inputs and outputs and XLR inputs and outputs for daisy chaining makes the DS12 compatible with the vast majority of AV receivers and stereo amplifiers.

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!

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".

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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