Product Overview
Add compact, portable, room-filling low end to your system with the PVs 18 powered subwoofer. 1,000-watts of onboard power driving a 18" woofer in a vented enclosure delivers chest-thumping bass down to 48 Hz because it's all about that bass. The high-density cabinet directs all generated energy toward the audience, producing more powerful low end with greater efficiency. Plus, the PVs 18 plays well with others thanks to a built-in crossover and high-pass output that ensures compatibility with a wide variety of speakers. Add Peavey's proprietary Bass Enhancement feature to the mix, and the PVs 18 outperforms any other subwoofer in its class. Steel handles, rugged locking casters, high-density MDF, and a heavy-duty steel grille make the PVs your reliable cohort for night-in-night-out performance. A pair of threaded pole mounts allow the cabinet to be deployed vertically or horizontally and provide flexibility with a variety of powered top-box sizes (sold separately). Internal DSP provides control over crossover functions, compression, limiting, and low-frequency EQ so you can dial in the perfect settings for room and system compatibility.
Peavey PVS-18-SUB Features:
- Vented bass-powered subwoofer enclosure
- 1,000 watts peak available power
- 18 Heavy-Duty Woofer
- Power Amp has forced air cooling for maximum reliability
- Internal line level low-pass/high-pass crossover network
- DSP-based crossover, compression, limiting and EQ
- Bass Enhance button for increased bass impact
- XLR/quarter-inch combo jack input
- Two High-Pass XLR outputs, One Full Range Thru XLR output
- Polarity Switch for polarity reversal of subwoofer
- Ground Lift for lifting cable shield from ground
- Full-coverage heavy-duty perforated steel grille
- Steel handles
- Large heavy-duty locking casters with damped bearings
- Compact dimensions for an 18"-woofer-based sub
- Threaded Pole Mount with speaker pole included
- Weight Packed: 113.54 lb(51.5 kg)
- Width Packed: 26.2"(66.548 cm)
- Height Packed: 23.5"(59.69 cm)
- Depth Packed: 31.3"(79.50 cm)
Peavey PVS-18-SUB Specifications:
- Frequency Response, 1-meter on-axis, swept-sine in half space Environment (-6 dB): 46 Hz – 180 Hz (Crossover Control Full CW) 46 Hz – 90 Hz (Crossover Control full CCW)
- Low-Frequency range (-10 dB, half space): 43 Hz
- Power Amp Rating: 1,000 watts peak available power
- Sine wave Power: 500 watts into 4 ohms (Output duration is limiter controlled) Electronic Input Impedance (Nominal): Line In: 20 k ohms balanced (XLR or 1/4”), 10 k ohms unbalanced 1/4”
- Maximum Sound Pressure Level (1 meter in half space):
- 124 dB SPL continuous
- 127 dB SPL peak
- Transducer Complement: 18” premium heavy-duty woofer, 3” voice coil, 113 oz. magnet.
- Box Tuning Frequency: 38 Hz
- Input Connections: One combo female XLR/ 1/4” phone jack providing balanced or unbalanced operation.
- Electronic Input Impedance (Nominal): Line In: 20 k ohms balanced (XLR or 1/4”), 10 k ohms unbalanced 1/4”
- Output Connections: Two High Pass Outputs, independently electrically buffered. One Full Range Thru, electrically buffered.
- Controls:
- Level: Provides Off to + 20 dB gain adjustment Crossover Frequency
- Adjust: Adjusts electrical crossover frequency from 90 Hz to 180 Hz, in 15 discrete steps.
- Bass Enhance: Provides bass enhancement processing.
- Polarity Switch: Provides either Normal (0 degrees) or Reversed (180 degrees) subwoofer polarity.
- Ground Lift Switch for input.
- Electronic Crossover:
- Linkwitz-Riley crossover variable from 90 Hz to 180 Hz.
- Low Pass slope: 24 dB/octave
- High Pass Output slope: 24 dB/octave
- Infrasonic Filter Slope: 36 dB/octave
- Nominal Amplifier Frequency Response: +0, -3 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Hum and Noise: Greater than 90 dB below rated power
- THD and IM: Typically less than 0.1 %
- Power requirements of Peavey PVs 18 Sub System: Nominal 160 Watts, 100-120 VAC 50-60 Hz (Domestic) 220-240 VAC 50-60 Hz (Export)
- Enclosure Materials & Finish: Black acrylic painted enclosure with 15 mm MDF, with a full-length, black powder coated perforated steel grille. Four rubber feet for floor use, and four heavy-duty locking casters for transport. Dimensions (H x W x D):
- In use position: 26.07 in. x 20.00 in. x 22.68 in. (26.75” with casters) 662 mm x 508 mm x 603 mm
- In transport position: 26.75 in. x 20.00 in. x 26.07 in. 679 mm x 508 mm x 662 mm
- Net Weight: 94.5 Lbs. (43.0 kg)
- Mounting Provisions: 1 3/8” pole mount with M20 threaded pole for stand mounting a suitable speaker on top of the Sub, and four large rubber feet on bottom for floor use. Threaded pole is supplied with the unit.
