Kanto SUB8VMB 8″ Sealed Powered Subwoofer – Black

This Kanto SUB8VMB provides the speed and accuracy that only a sealed subwoofer can provide. An 8″ woofer powered by a 300W amp responds quickly to transients while minimizing distortion. Its small size provides full-range sound without taking up much floor space, and a crossover filter and phase control make it simple to integrate into any audio system. Sub8’s rigid MDF construction, solid rubber feet, metal grill, and long-lasting vinyl finish ensure worry-free longevity. With its matching aesthetics, the Kanto SUB8VMB is the ideal companion to any Kanto speaker or wherever tight bass in a small space is required.

Sealed Enclosure

Sealed subwoofers react to changes in audio more quickly than vented designs. Every bass note is reproduced accurately with little distortion allowing you to hear pure audio and not the subwoofers’ influence on the sound.

Compact Design

At roughly 11″ in each direction, Kanto SUB8VMB fits under desks or in the smallest of apartments where traditional home theater subwoofers may dominate the space.

Adding Kanto SUB8VMB subwoofer to your system extends the bass response produced by your existing speakers and improves their midrange clarity. In a home theater application, the subwoofer takes care of reproducing signals from the low frequency effects channel. In a stereo system, the subwoofer helps reduce the low-frequency demands on the main speakers.

As with all speakers, moving the Kanto SUB8VMB very close to room boundaries will enhance the bass frequencies but will tend to muddy the sound. Room characteristics and positioning have a profound effect on the performance of the subwoofer, so time and effort devoted to achieving the optimum operating position will be rewarded.

In a typical full range application using one subwoofer like the Kanto SUB8VMB  thru a single wire connection, you can connect to either the Left or Right Line Level Input. Connect your stereo component such as powered speakers with subwoofer output (e.g. YU, YU2, YU4, YU6), power or integrated amplifiers with preamplifier output , or multi-channel home theater receivers with subwoofer output. If your components are equipped with both L/R subwoofer outputs or L/R preamplifier outputs, we recommend connecting the component to the sub8 by using both Left and Right Line Level Input channels.

The Low-Pass Filter Control is used to set the upper limit of the frequencies that sub8 will reproduce, typically within the range of 40Hz-120Hz. Refer to your manufacturer’s information for the cut-off frequency of your main speakers.

The Phase Switch is normally set to 0°. If the Kanto SUB8VMB is positioned significantly farther from the main speakers or if the subwoofer is used in a stereo setup where the amplifier driving the main speakers inverts the phase signal, the 180° setting may be desirable. Listen with the switch in both positions and select the setting that gives the fullest sound. If in doubt, or if there is little difference, leave the switch set to 0°.