From Louis regarding the new DeepHemp:
I used to be a sub hater and never found the right sub to mate with the speakers. The old recommended sub page from the old site had nothing on it. I finally decided to have a hemp sub driver made and it’s specific to reproducing bass and nothing else. I then decided it had to be very fast. The result is a critically aligned sealed box and the new 8” Deephemp driver. The sub is very fast goes deep and the cabinet is dead quiet. I also tried it with a set of Lowther PM2As (custom order) in a sealed box for the Pass First watt amp. The sub stayed with this combo too. The sub will be available in all the finishes I offer and look great matched. I will also have a special to AC and Omega customers. The sub is $900 on special in any of the finishes and I will have combos too. I do have pics and need Vinnies help to post them.
A lot more about the sub will be on the site very soon. I have to build a few more in different finishes.
Some specs:
8” Deephemp driver
Critically sealed box .577
Downfiring driver
Quiet cabinet construction multilayer walls and sealed amplifier
Variable phase
Steep low pass filter
220-watt amp with linear power supply
Goes down to 26Hz
Weighs 50 pounds
The sub adds bass and blends in seamlessly.
Thanks again,
Louis
All,
Louis didn't have the time this past week to take many pics of the new DeepHemp, but here is a shot of one and one behind it:
I asked Louis for pricing info and other details:
Until the end of September, Louis is selling the DeepHemp for and intro price of $900, but after that it will be $1100.
If you purchase a pair of Omega speakers with the DeepHemp, the DeepHemp will be $900 (even after the end of September). I think Louis mentioned that he'll be offering special combo packages as well.
The DeepHemp cabinet is the same dimensions as the Compact Hemp, so they can even be stacked (with some isolation device between the two cabinets).
Also, for the Max Hemps and the Revolutions (and upcoming Hemp Revolutions with Alnico 8" HempTone drivers in a sealed box aa) Louis is also planning on making a special pedistal (base) for these speakers that will actually be this DeepHemp sub (same internal volume) but with different dimensions. You'll be able to dial in the amount of bass, crossover point, etc. for each speaker to suite your tastes, music, and room.
There is also the possibility of Louis later coming out with a Super 3 Hemp XRS Dipole, with the 8" DeepHemp Sub driver built into a sealed chamber on the bottom of the cabinet!
Louis mentioned that integration of deep, fast, and accurate (and adjustable) bass response to the new Omega line-up of HempTone speakers is going to seriously boost performance and will redefine value!
More to come...
Vinnie
PS: I also just posted about this, so there will be some minor delay in production:
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=44561.0