who currently makes / sells swarm style subwoofer systems?


thinking of a 4 sub system using only one amp / wall outlet

who currently offers these types of systems?  last I checked both Seaton Sound and Audio Kinesis did these, wondering who else might (outside of custom and diy options)

 

 

audiocanada

@audiocanada is completely right. In fact, some people prefer to have four separate amplifiers to tweak the phase of each subwoofer based on location. So you would be fine with four independent subwoofers.

James Romeyn Music and Audio offers systems based on the asymmetrically distributed multi-sub concept.  

AudioKinesis has, at times, worked with customers to find semi-custom solutions if the "off the shelf" one isn't a good fit.

And of course the basic concept can be implemented in multiple ways, as has been mentioned. 

Duke

Your room's modal spread dictates that every sub has a specific location. There is no willy-nilly 'random' asymmetric placement.

just go with active subs...

Here are some cheap subs that can't get beat for the price...should take xlr cables (for long cable lengths) and have variable phase control, very important.

https://starkesound.com/products/sw12

https://starkesound.com/products/sw15

P.S. you could run multiple passive subs with a single multichannel amp...but, now , you will need a processor, etc...There is also a chance you may end up with low quality subs.

Audiokinesis Swarm is an excellent choice for swarm subs - well established with plenty of positive testimonials, deep knowledge, great support, reasonable price in high-end audio.  

@deep_333 wrote:  "Your room’s modal spread dictates that every sub has a specific location. There is no willy-nilly ’random’ asymmetric placement."

It sounds like there may be a couple of misconceptions about what’s involved in the setup of an asymmetrical multi-sub system.

First, there are several different placement strategies, the basic idea being to  intelligently distribute the bass sources within the room to get beneficial interaction between them, and "intelligently" is not the same thing as "willy-nilly random".

Second, every sub does not need to be in "a specific location" which is dictated by the room’s modal behavior.  For instance when measurements are used to optimize the subwoofer locations, there is usually a considerable amount of leeway, such that if a particularly desirable location is unavailable it is not difficult to get very good results from locations that are available. 

Also, with a distributed multi-sub system, the placement of any one sub is far less critical than is the case when you have only one or two subwoofers. 

Duke