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We’re asking you to recall your last encounter with the awe-inspiring power of thunder; how its enormous natural presence can translate the experience of low-frequency sound into a shock wave. The PLW215 II will help you to re-live the air-bending effect of Mother Nature’s subwoofer within your listening room.

Warranty:

1-year manufacturer's warranty

Monitor Audio Platinum PLW215 II Features:

  • Twin 15" C-CAM drivers, triple-suspended for a full 4cm of excursion
  • Dedicated DSP-controlled amplifier power each driver
  • SubConnect software: adjust in-room response using top panel dial or laptop
  • 4 user presets per input, including preset Flat/Music/Movie/Impact modes
  • Night Mode: actively reduces the dynamic range of louder sections to the desired level
  • High current Switch mode power supply (SMPSU)
  • 12v trigger in (3.5 mm mono mini-jack, 6v threshold)
  • IR remote included IR receiver on the front panel
  • 3.5 mm microphone input jack, microphone included

Monitor Audio Platinum PLW215 II Video Review:

Sound of Nature re-created
Sound of Nature re-created

Twin 15" C-CAM drivers, triple-suspended for a full 4 cm of excursion and individually powered by DSP-controlled amplifiers, will deliver clean frequencies down to 16 Hz. At this level, bass arrives with a percussive impact that you feel from head to toe, seamlessly extending even the PL500 II to deliver breath-taking audio resolution beyond the limits of your audible range, but with a physical dimension that absorbs the senses. Put simply, it’s the sound of nature, vividly re-created.

Functionally Sophisticated and Natural Sounding Bass
Powerful, Sophisticated and Natural Sounding Bass

Monitor Audio Platinum PLW215 II Technical Specifications:

System Format

Sealed Cabinet with vibration canceling driver configuration, 25 mm M.D.F. construction with internal bracing and sealed amplifier compartment

Lower Frequency Limit

-3 dB @ 23 Hz / -10 dB @ 18 Hz (Free Field) default preset: Music, -3 dB @ 19 Hz / -10 dB @ 16 Hz (In Room) default preset: Music, Limited by low frequency protection filter (-3 dB @ 12 Hz)

Upper-Frequency Limit

-3 dB @ 150 Hz

Drive Unit Complement

2 x 15" C-CAM sub-woofer drivers featuring inverted surround and triple suspension for increased support at high excursions.

Black single layer edge wound 3" voice coil with vented pole, vented coil, and black CED coated motor unit to reduce power compression and increase thermal dissipation.

FEA optimized cone, magnetics, and suspensions for optimal performance and increased linearity

Linear Driver Excursion

42 mm Peak to Peak,

Total displacement 6.4 Litres

Amplifier Output

Dual Amplifier design with a single amplifier powering each driver,

Combined 1400 W RMS, 2000 W Peak (Burst Ratio 1:4 Continuous,

Measured into two non-reactive 4 Ohm Loads)

Amplifier Classification

2x Class-D amplifiers, Balanced Differential Input, Differentially loaded Power Supply, DSP controlled. High current Switch mode power supply (SMPSU)

DSP

172 MHz DSP Core with 3500 instructions per sample, 139 dB of dynamic range, and 56-bit double-precision processing, dynamically updated by an 80 MHz MCU

Digital Conversion

Wolfson Microelectronics (Cirrus Logic) ADC & DAC @ 24bit/48KHz. (WM8786 ADC & WM8740 DAC)

Phase Control

0-360 degrees, Increments of 15 degrees with a pure invert at 180 degrees

Low Pass Filter Alignment

2nd or 4th order (12 or 24 dB/Octave), Increments of 5 Hz from 35 Hz to 135 Hz

Auto-Sensing Input Requirements

Line Level >1mV on unbalanced and balanced inputs. Auto Standby feature, adjustable between 5-240 minutes in increments of 5mins

Digital Volume Level

-11 to +11 dB in 1 dB increments, Via the control panel. -80 to +20 in 1 dB increments, via SubConnect application

IR Remote Control Code

Supplied IR remote. Front-facing IR receiver with red LED response. Additional discrete IR codes for automation are available in the manual

Connection

12v Trigger in (3.5mm mono mini-jack, 6v threshold), assignable to On/Off or Preset change, 3.5mm Microphone input jack (mic supplied), RJ45 connector supporting RS232 (EIA/TIA - 561, Tx Pin 6, Rx Pin 5, Gnd Pin 4), IR repeater – Output (3.5mm mono mini-jack), USB – Type B, for connecting to SubConnect PC application and Firmware update

Mains Input Voltage

110 – 120 Vac / 220 – 240 Vac 50/60 Hz (Manually selected)

Power Consumption

Maximum 1200 W, Standby <0.5 W (ErP compliance)

Dimension

500 x 504 x 512.5 mm

Weight

57.54 kg