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Velodyne Acoustics SMS-1 Subwoofer Parametric EQ System

Performance Rating:(3.5 out of 5)
Value Rating:(4.0 out of 5)


MSRP: $749

Review date: Apr 9, 2006

We were introduced to the Velodyne SMS-1 system at the CEDIA show in Indianapolis last year and were instantly impressed with its potential for improving how subwoofers interact with the room. The SMS-1 is basically Velodyne’s flagship Digital Drive room correction software offloaded into a standalone system that allows it to be used with any (even *gasp* non-Velodyne) subwoofers. The SMS-1 is essentially an 8-band parametric EQ with variable frequency, Q, and gain that shows you a real-time smoothed graph of the room’s low frequency response from 15Hz to 200Hz via an on-screen display.

ProsCons
  • Automatic or manual subwoofer calibration
  • On-screen display
  • 8-band fully parametric EQ
  • Includes microphone and various mounts
  • Multiple SMS-1 units can be daisy-chained
  • Works with any subwoofer
  • 3rd octave smoothed frequency response graph
  • Non independent EQ'd subwoofer outputs
  • Inaccurate (aggressive) auto calibration

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