Perlisten R212s

The Perlisten R212s is a subwoofer designed to meet the demands of music and home theater enthusiasts. This subwoofer delivers precise and balanced sound reproduction, ideal for an immersive listening experience. Its design incorporates modern technologies and carefully selected materials, reflecting meticulous craftsmanship. The R212s stands out as a favored model among audiophile subwoofers.

A Revolutionary Push-Pull Design

The R212s features a unique push-pull configuration. This sealed subwoofer is equipped with two 12-inch composite fiberglass drivers, one facing outward and the other inward. These drivers are wired in opposite phase, meaning that when one cone moves outward, the other moves inward. This ingenious setup creates internal air pressure that helps control the drivers’ movement, significantly reducing harmonic distortion.

Perlisten claims this approach reduces even-order harmonic distortion by 10 to 12 dB. The result is exceptionally clean and precise sound, even at high volume levels. This push-pull design gives the R212s remarkable agility and responsiveness, allowing it to reproduce fast transients with finesse while maintaining the power needed for the most intense effects.

A Powerful and Intelligent Amplifier

At the heart of the R212s is a 1300 W RMS short-term amplifier, equipped with a Texas Instruments floating-point digital signal processor (DSP) and a 32-bit ARM processor. This combination of raw power and sophisticated processing enables the R212s to deliver deep, impactful bass while maintaining precise control over the subwoofer’s response.

The amplifier includes advanced features such as thermal status monitoring, current and voltage tracking, fault detection, and distortion diagnostics. These features ensure optimal and reliable performance, even under the most demanding conditions.

Unmatched Tuning Flexibility

The R212s offers a wide range of tuning options to perfectly adapt to your room and listening preferences. A 2.4-inch color LCD touchscreen is elegantly integrated on the top of the subwoofer, providing quick access to basic settings such as level, trim, three EQ presets, and even a 40 Hz test signal.

For more advanced adjustments, Perlisten offers a remote control app available on iOS and Android. This app provides full control over all subwoofer parameters, including delay, polarity, phase, an adjustable low-pass filter from 30 Hz to 160 Hz, and a multiband parametric equalizer. Users can choose from three EQ presets: THX, Large Room, and Small Room, optimizing the subwoofer’s response to the room’s acoustics.

THX-Certified Performance

The R212s boasts THX Ultra certification, ensuring its ability to reach THX reference levels in a room of 85 m³ at a distance of 3.65 meters. Even more impressively, using two R212s achieves THX Dominus certification, the highest level of THX certification. This distinction highlights the R212s’s exceptional capabilities in power, precision, and sound quality.

Elegant and Robust Design

The R212s features a sophisticated design that seamlessly integrates into high-end interiors. Its elegantly curved cabinet is available in a stunning piano black finish. The front panel has a clean, grille-free appearance, showcasing the recessed driver.

The subwoofer’s construction is extremely robust, with an 80 mm thick front panel and 30 mm thick walls for the rest of the enclosure. Horizontal and vertical bracing ensures optimal rigidity, eliminating any unwanted vibrations. With its imposing dimensions of 60 cm in height and a weight of 48 kg, the R212s exudes confidence and stability.

An Immersive Sound Experience

The R212s excels in reproducing the low-frequency effects (LFE) of modern films while capturing subtle nuances often overlooked by less capable subwoofers. Its sealed design offers a more linear and precise frequency response than ported models, ensuring seamless integration with your main speakers.

Whether you’re feeling the impact of explosions in a blockbuster or appreciating the subtleties of a double bass in a jazz recording, the R212s delivers deep, articulate, and musical bass. Its ability to reproduce fast transients and maintain exceptional definition even at high volumes makes it an ideal choice for the most discerning audiophiles.

Technical Specifications

Design

• Configuration: Push-Pull, acoustic suspension
• Amplification: 1.3 kW effective peak
• Display: 6.1 cm touchscreen liquid crystal display (LCD)
• Application: iOS and Android

Certifications

• THX Dominus
• THX Ultra

Signal Processing

• Processor: ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit, double-precision floating-point calculation
• Digital Signal Processor (DSP): TI DSP, 48-bit processing

Speaker

• Configuration: 2 speakers of 300 mm, fiberglass cone
• Linear excursion: ± 20 mm

Frequency Response

• THX Mode: 20-256 Hz (−6 dB), 16-278 Hz (−10 dB)
• Boost Mode (large room): 16-256 Hz (−6 dB), 14-278 Hz (−10 dB)
• Cut Mode (small room): 25-256 Hz (−6 dB), 19-278 Hz (−10 dB)

Connectivity

• Inputs:
  • 2 balanced XLR
  • 2 unbalanced RCA
• Outputs:
  • 2 balanced XLR (direct)
  • 2 unbalanced RCA (direct)

Settings

• Parametric equalizer: 10 bands with 3 user memories
• Low-pass filter: Bypass, 30-160 Hz, slope 6, 12, 18, 24 dB / octave
• Phase: Adjustable 0-270°
• Polarity: Normal, Inverted
• Automatic power-on and 12 V trigger: XLR 1, XLR 1+2, RCA 1, RCA 1+2

Physical Characteristics

• Dimensions (H × W × D): 600 × 410 × 500 mm
• Weight: 48.2 kg
• Optional grille