SHOCKWAVE.subwoofer

SHOCKWAVE subwoofers are available in 10” (coming Spring 2025), 12”, and 15” sizes and feature slotted port quasi-transmission line loading. All woofers integrate perfectly into any room and any loudspeaker design, retaining the hallmark power, speed, and detail Von Schweikert speakers are known for. A light and stiff carbon fiber driver featuring a vented voice coil and massive motor is perfectly tuned to deliver response down to 12hz. Powering the system is our proprietary Foundation amplifier technology, outputting 1000 watts. The amplifier circuit features an isolation transformer, which allows us to take the signal directly from the system's main amplifier for the purest signal tracking, lowest distortion, and zero signal delay. Phase is adjustable in either standard or inverted polarity from O-360 degrees depending on the application, for example, bass reinforcement or irregular room bass modes in the room. A new feature in Q1 2025 will allow for stacking multiple SHOCKWAVEs for the ultimate bass performance regardless of room size.


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  • SHOCKWAVE 10

    • COMING: Spring 2025

    SHOCKWAVE 12

    • FREQUENCY RANGE: 8Hz - 180KHz, +/- 1db

    • IMPEDANCE: 4ohms

    • REC. MIN. POWER: 50 watts

    • SIZE: 17" x 17"x 17"

    • WEIGHT: 130 lbs

    SHOCKWAVE 15

    • FREQUENCY RANGE: 8Hz - 180KHz, +/- 1db

    • IMPEDANCE: 4ohms

    • REC. MIN. POWER: 50 watts

    • SIZE: 19" x 19"x 19"

    • WEIGHT: 145lbs

  • In the Von Schweikert way, the 800-watt Foundation amplifier powers the woofers. Unlike other active DSP designs, the full range of the signal passes entirely through the analog crossover network. This allows the tonal characteristics of the customer's preferred power amplifier without compromise yet offers the increased dynamics and precise adjustment of your in-room bass response. Whether you prefer the sound signature of a medium power tube amplifier or a high power solid-state unit, no problem. The analog purity, increased power, and dynamics enhance your investment in a high-end loudspeaker.

    Audio professionals and seasoned audiophiles understand the limiting factor in the performance of a system is the listening room. While some listeners have the luxury of a dedicated room outfitted with expensive and often ineffective room treatment, most do not. Within the spectrum of room acoustic challenges, speaker placement is dictated mainly by specific room bass modes activated by the speaker within a room. As a result, audiophiles traditionally place their speakers well into the room to mitigate this problem. It should be noted that irregular bass output caused by the room significantly affects middle and high frequencies with overall tonal balance.

    The Foundation Hybrid Bass System allows listeners to locate their speakers where they look and sound best. This flexibility and exceptional room optimization tool is accomplished in a completely analog mode without the use of digital signal processing eschewed by purists because of its potential to introduce time and phase distortions and without affecting the performance of the main system amplifier.

    This speaker model can be built as fully passive, or as an optional upgrade with the Foundation Hybrid Bass System.

  • Developed in 1994 by Albert Von Scheweikert in association with lab partners from Cal Tech, Von Schweikert cabinets are fabricated using a proprietary triple-wall laminate construction technique. Despite inventive efforts by other makers using aluminum and sheet extruded composites, this triple-wall method remains the gold standard of non-resonant enclosure design.

    Our quiet cabinet design's outermost layer uses a resin-based HDF (high-density fiberboard) sheet. The middle layer is made of synthetic stone adhered to the outer layer using a resin binder. The final layer is a dense woven damping material. The resulting triple-wall composite is approximately three inches in overall thickness. Once the cabinet is assembled, internal bracing is added so that various areas of the cabinet have varying stiffness levels. The elaborate construction techniques combine to create differing native Qs, working together as a symbiotic system of resonance-cancellation to efficiently turn unwanted energy into heat for the absolute best in cabinet vibration control.

  • Beauty and artistry worthy of the Von Schweikert Listening Experience. Today’s high-end speakers are known for their luxurious materials, design and quality. And let’s face it, this contributes to the price and pride of ownership. Von Schweikert’s painted finishes are completely bespoke affairs, the completion of which is accomplished by a true artisan with a storied background tying in perfectly with the beauty and the emotion of the instruments we create.

    Fausto Reyes, is responsible for the finish of every speakers that leaves our factory. Fausto and his team painstakingly labor by hand to apply our brilliant multi-coat finishes. While we regularly apply automotive inspired paints colors, Fausto’s process is different. The reason for this is before joining Von Schweikert, Fausto led the pro division of Fender Guitar where he oversaw the painting of custom guitar finishes for some of the most notable musicians and wealthiest collectors in the world— Prince and Aerosmith to name just a few. For those who respect and value such artistry and choose one can say truly say they own a “Fausto”.

    Add to this our cabinet makers are a second generation American builder reflecting the same craft ethos who have been building cabinets in California for nearly five decades just like the Von Schweikert’s. Proudly building and creating our product in the US, we can say without exaggeration that buying a Von Schweikert loudspeaker is an investment in American craft, heritage and technology.