{"id":156351,"date":"2023-03-01T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=156351"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:10:04","slug":"elac-varro-a-new-family-of-ultimate-subwoofers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/elac-varro-a-new-family-of-ultimate-subwoofers\/","title":{"rendered":"ELAC Varro: A new family of ultimate subwoofers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ELAC\u00a0has introduced a new series of high end subwoofers\u00a0Varro\u00a0.\u00a0The Varro series includes three subwoofer ranges that differ in design but are similar in approach &#8211; the perfect extension of the low frequency range to achieve dynamic and powerful bass.\u00a0The Premium\u00a0, Reference\u00a0and Dual\u00a0Reference\u00a0ranges\u00a0comprise\u00a0a total of seven different subwoofer models, and all of them fully correspond to the meaning of the Latin name Varro: stable and strong&#8230; in every way!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/39_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Premium\u00a0series\u00a0includes three models &#8211;\u00a0PS250-BK\u00a0,\u00a0PS350-BK\u00a0and\u00a0PS500-BK\u00a0, which differ in size, power of the built-in amplifier and driver size (10, 12 or 15 inches), which work in a phase-inverted design.\u00a0The speakers are powered by proprietary BASH\u00ae technology amplifiers of 250, 350 or 500 watts, respectively.\u00a0Subwoofer control, including an automatic calibration system for the acoustic features of the room, is implemented through the application for mobile gadgets\u00a0<i>ELAC SubControl 3.0<\/i>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/40_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Reference\u00a0Series\u00a0includes two models,\u00a0the RS500-B\u00a0and\u00a0RS700-B\u00a0, equipped with 10&#8243; and 12&#8243; HEX drivers and 500W and 700W BASH\u00ae amplifiers respectively.\u00a0Drivers work in a closed case made of MDF panels 30 mm thick.\u00a0Like the Premium series models, the Reference subwoofers are controlled using the ELAC SubControl 3.0 app.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/41_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the top of the ELAC Varro family are two models in the\u00a0Dual Reference\u00a0series :\u00a0DS1000-GB\u00a0and\u00a0DS1200-GB\u00a0.\u00a0Each of these subwoofers is equipped with a pair of 10&#8243; and 12&#8243; HEX woofers, respectively, implementing the push-pull concept in a closed cabinet made of 36 mm thick MDF panels.\u00a0Models of the top series are equipped with amplifiers with a power of 1 and 1.2 kW, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/42_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All new additions to the\u00a0ELAC Varro\u00a0family are expected to be available at the end of March 2023.\u00a0Suggested retail price in Europe by models:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PS250-BK &#8211; 749 euros<\/li>\n<li>PS350-BK &#8211; 849 euros<\/li>\n<li>PS500-BK &#8211; 1,049 euros<\/li>\n<li>RS500-SB &#8211; 1,299 euros<\/li>\n<li>RS700-SB &#8211; 1,499 euros<\/li>\n<li>DS1000-GB &#8211; \u20ac2,499<\/li>\n<li>DS1200-GB \u20ac2,799<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELAC\u00a0has introduced a new series of high end subwoofers\u00a0Varro\u00a0.\u00a0The Varro series includes three subwoofer ranges that differ in design but are similar in approach &#8211; the perfect extension of the low frequency range to achieve dynamic and powerful bass.\u00a0The Premium\u00a0, Reference\u00a0and Dual\u00a0Reference\u00a0ranges\u00a0comprise\u00a0a total of seven different subwoofer models, and all of them fully correspond to [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/elac-varro-a-new-family-of-ultimate-subwoofers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":156352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-156351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}