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VTF-3 MK 2
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater 2003 Editor's Choice Gold Award Winner.
  • Numerous rave reviews and awards
  • User customizable bass characteristics
  • Metal spiked feet
  • Suggested Retail: $999.00
    Factory Direct: $699.00
    Finishes:
    Matte Black (Out of Stock), Holiday Sale 10% off: -$70.00  
    All Blond Maple, Holiday Sale 10% off: -$70.00  
    Electronics Warranty:
    2 yr  
    5 yr: + $60  

    Availability: In Stock.
    Shipping & Handling: $53


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    VTF-3 Reviews

    • "2003 Editor's Choice Gold Award...Class AAA Rating" Lowest priced subwoofer to receive a Class AAA rating by $1000. Stereophile Guide to Home Theater.
    • "...VTF-3 is the current champ of the low-priced super subwoofer class." Howard Ferstler, The Audiophile Voice, October 2002
    • "...in Maximum Output mode...the response stayed flat between 20 and 26 Hz, with no indication of a rolloff at 20 Hz, and less overall frequency-response variation from 20 to 100 Hz."
      Robert Deutsch, Stereophile Guide to Home Theater December 2002
    • Read longer excerpts from some of these reviews
    The Key to Uncompromising Sound Is Giving Choices

    The VTF-3 is the more powerful 12 inch cousin of our well received VTF-2. For those that have larger rooms or who demand more from their subwoofers, this puppy packs a 350 Watt punch and maximum extension down to 20 Hz. For longer life, the woofer has a rubber surround and poly-cotton spider. The poly-cotton spider is about 10 times as wear resistant as a standard cotton spider.

    All subwoofer designs, especially low cost subwoofers, involve tradeoffs in design. You cannot have a small subwoofer that goes very low, plays very loud and costs very little. Traditionally, the engineer decides what tradeoff he or she thinks is best for the consumer. The consumer has to take it or leave it.

    The VTF series changes all that. It allows you, the user, to choose the tradeoff. If you enjoy music that is loud but does not have much deep bass, set the VTF series for max output. That way, you get maximum dynamic range with the lowest distortion. If you like music with deep bass, set it for maximum bass extension to reproduce the deep bass accurately. You can even switch between the two modes depending on what you play. That means effectively you get a subwoofer that can play loudly, and can play low, all in one, at one low price!

    Easy Installation, Seamless Integration

    VTF subwoofers include built in amplifiers for easy installation. Plug the subwoofer into a surround sound processor's 'subwoofer output', run it inline with your speakers, or use the left and right line outs of a stereo preamp. A defeatable signal sensing auto-on/off feature lets you turn it on the first time, and forget about it. VTF subwoofers offer an attractive, minimalistic, form-follows-function appearance, and are also small enough to be placed into many entertainment center cabinets.

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    Technical Specifications

    Frequency response (Maximum extension mode) ± 2 dB 18 Hz
    Frequency response (Maximum output mode) ± 2 dB 22 Hz
    Frequency response (Maximum extension mode) ± 1 dB 20 Hz
    Frequency response (Maximum output mode) ± 1 dB 25 Hz
    Woofer size 12 inches
    Amplifier power rating 350 Watts
    Crossover frequency range 30-90 Hz, bypassable
    Crossover slope 24 dB per octave
    Crossover type low pass only
    Phase 0/180°
    Dimensions 22"(h)/15" (w)/23" (d)
    Shipping weight

    80 lbs.

    Finish Black
    Power Requirements 435 Watts
    Warranty 7 Years on the woofer, 2 years on Electronics

    Specifications subject to change without notice.

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