Ocean Way Audio Powered Subwoofer

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Designed by renowned engineer and pro audio legend Allen Sides, the Ocean Way Audio S15A Powered Subwoofer supplies a focused and dynamic low end for the most demanding professional applications. The S15A features a vented enclosure, a 1,200-watt internal amp, and a single 15-inch low frequency driver capable of handling 3,400 watts. Sweetwater studio engineers agree that the S15A offers plenty of thunder from down under; its frequency response reaches down to 28Hz and heads up to 120Hz and its crossover sweep ranges from 60 to 120Hz. Other versatile controls include gain, low frequency adjust, input selector, and an on/off trigger control. Finally, the Ocean Way Audio S15A Powered Subwoofer features stereo-balanced analog input and output.

The Ocean Way Audio S15A subwoofer offers a multitude of controls for sculpting its low end to provide support in any setting. These include a crossover sweep from 60Hz to 120Hz, a delay ranging from 0ms to 20ms, gain, input selector, LF adjust, and a 12V trigger I/O for conserving power. It all equates to the S15A being a perfect fit for any professional audio environment.

In 1976, Grammy-winning recording engineer/producer Allen Sides started leasing the former United Western Studios in Hollywood, Calif., originally built in 1952 by legendary engineer/audio designer Bill Putnam. In 1988, he purchased the property and changed the name to Ocean Way Recording, and he also added Record One in Sherman Oaks to the Ocean Way family. In 1997, he opened Ocean Way Nashville on Music Row. Over the years, Sides personally worked on over 1,000 albums by top artists like Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Phil Collins, and Alanis Morissette; and it is estimated that albums recorded in Mr. Sides’s studios have sold in excess of one billion copies. Housed in a 16,000-square-foot beachfront villa at the exclusive Eden Rock Resort on the Caribbean island paradise of Saint Barthélemy, Ocean Way St. Barths was created to provide the ultimate creative environment for this level of clientele.

Mr. Sides, who had been building audiophile speakers since he was a teenager, designed the unerringly accurate monitors used in all his control rooms and provided custom designs for many of his clients’ studios. The Ocean Way brand had become synonymous with uncompromising sonic quality, and Ocean Way Audio was the next logical step, enabling studios of all sizes to avail themselves of this remarkable technology. Sweetwater is proud to offer you this distinguished line of professional products.

• Professional studio-powered subwoofer for recording, mixing, and more
• Designed by multi-Grammy-winning engineer Allen Sides
• Tight and dynamic low end
• 1,200W internal amplifier
• 15-inch LF driver that can handle up to 3400W
• 28Hz–120Hz frequency range
• Max SPL of 128dB
• Versatile controls for gain, crossover, delay, LF adjust, and input selector
• Stereo-balanced analog I/O
• 12V trigger I/O for conserving power and other functions
• Vented enclosure
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 24 inches x 20 inches x 26.5 inches
• Weight: 95 lbs.