Velodyne Impact-Mini Powered Subwoofer - Small (White)

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Product Feature

• 6.5-inch powered subwoofer
• 6.5-inch aluminum cone driver with 8-inch down firing aluminum passive radiator
• 2-inch copper wound voice coil reduces distortion
• MDP amplifier with more dynamic headroom for high levels of bass impact
• Down firing 8-inch aluminum cone passive radiator for more output with less distortion

Product Description

Velodyne Impact-Mini Powered Subwoofer - Small (White)

Velodyne Impact-Mini Powered Subwoofer - Small (White) Review

I own both the Impact Mini and its more expensive, more well-endowed cousin, the MiniVee. I use the MiniVee in my home theater system, and the Impact Mini provides low-end reinforcement to my high-end PC sound system consisting of the NuForce Icon-1 amp and S-1 speakers.

The MiniVee and the Impact Mini are about the same size externally, but the MiniVee packs a bigger 8" driver with a longer 'excursion' and a 1000W amp into its 0.7-cubic-foot enclosure. Let me start out by saying that if you've got the money, spring for the MiniVee -- you'll get tighter, firmer, and more musical bass, and a bit more of it. That'll seem like an understatement once the MiniVee socks you in the gut for the first time. The two subs are on entirely different levels; the MiniVee is probably twice the sub that the Impact Mini is (which suits their application in my household just fine).

That said, if you're limited both in budget and in the size of the subwoofer that you (or your significant other) are willing to tolerate, the Velodyne Impact Mini deserves your consideration. It's got a 6.5"-diameter woofer driver with an aluminum cone and a long linear excursion (or 'throw') that's borrowed from the more expensive Velodyne MicroVee (smaller brother to the MiniVee) and coupled via a 0.7-cubic-foot enclosure to a down-firing 8" passive radiator. (A passive radiator serves a function similar to a reflex port, but its diaphragm can be weighted to allow deeper bass reproduction from small enclosures.)

One spot where you'll make some meaningful sacrifices is in the power department. The Impact Mini is the most powerful sub in the Impact series at 180W RMS, 300 peak, and it can still sound astonishingly loud, but it begins to sound strained at high output as the amplifier and woofer both run out of juice. Through it all, the amp doesn't get dangerously hot, though it does become warm, and the aluminum cone of the active driver may also become warm as it dissipates the heat from the 2" voice coil -- which is massive for a driver its size.

You'll be impressed with the way this sub can fill bedroom-sized spaces -- it brought a YouTube video of a Saturn V rocket engine test to life with shocking power -- but don't expect it to fill a 18'x24' great room with vaulted ceilings to any great effect; its smaller driver just won't be able to move enough air. This sub needs the right room to really shine, but it's not difficult to mate it to a variety of smaller sound systems. The natural pairing would be to use the Impact Mini with a system of small satellite speakers in a den or small living room.

The other spot where the Impact Mini falls short of the pricier MiniVee is in its musicality. The Impact Mini is refreshingly low in distortion until it's obscenely overdriven, but short, staccato sounds in rapid succession like the speedy double-kick drum on heavy metal tracks can begin to run together noticeably more than they do when played back through a sealed-box subwoofer like the MiniVee. The Impact Mini's performance with most music is fairly satisfying, however, and I've had no qualms about pairing it with the NuForce Icon-1 and S-1 system that I use at my PC.

What makes the Impact Mini something truly special is that it outperforms many of the 10" subwoofers I've heard, while sounding better and doing it all in an enclosure that's half their size. None of my complaints are enough to change the fact that the Impact Mini is an incredible little performer for its price, and if you can't afford the MiniVee or Velodyne's even more expensive Optimum-8, the Impact Mini is a shoo-in. With the Impact Mini, Velodyne has translated their mastery of the small, potent subwoofer product category into an eminently practical, affordable package.

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