JL AUDIO GOTHAM V2 G213 BLACK GLOSS

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Powered Subwoofer with Dual 13.5-inch Subwoofers, 4500 watts

Overview

Your first look will tell you that you are looking at something special... your first listen will confirm it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The beauty of the Gotham® v2 extends well beyond its exotic design and exceptional craftsmanship, aiming right at the emotional core of musical and cinematic enjoyment. This is a subwoofer system with limits that exceed the needs of the typical home theater application, delivering a weight and integrity of reproduction that can only come from a system that is always in control. Its allure lies as much in its ability to convey subtleties as in its prodigious output capabilities. It is simply devastating.

A luxurious, handcrafted gloss-black finish is complemented by machined aluminum and stainless steel accents for a look and feel that fits perfectly with the finest home furnishings. More importantly, the beautiful cabinet houses a pair of JL Audio's highest-technology Subwoofers. When demanded by program material, the Gotham's prodigious switching amplifier can deliver 4500 watts of RMS power, to take full advantage of the twin drivers' four inches of peak-to-peak excursion capability. This ensures that the Gotham can breeze through material that makes other subwoofers go into clipping, limiting or distress.

A very complete set of signal processing features is easily accessible on the top surface of the Gotham. These include a highly flexible low-pass filter, variable phase, switchable polarity, e.l.f. trim and our powerful Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.) system. A calibrated microphone is included for the D.A.R.O. system. Input connections are made via unbalanced RCA connections or balanced Neutrik® combo XLR/TRS jacks. Also included is an XLR output to connect a second Gotham® v2 as a slave unit.

Listening to a Gotham® v2 reveals an entirely new dimension of subwoofer performance... a dimension so satisfying that listening to lesser subwoofers will forever become an act of compromise.

Finish: Gloss Black, hand-finished to the highest furniture-grade standard.

Grille finish: Black fabric (separate grilles for drivers and controls)

Enclosure Construction: Fiberglass, 2-inch (52 mm) wall thickness

General Specifications

Enclosure Type Sealed, with non-parallel walls

Enclosure Finish Black Gloss

Frequency Response (anechoic) 19 - 112 Hz (±1.5dB)

–3 dB at 17.5 Hz / 120 Hz

–10 at 14 Hz / 150 Hz

Effective Piston Area (Sd) 214.70 sq in / 0.1386 sq m

Effective Displacement 773 cu in / 12.7 L

Amplifier Power 4500 W RMS short-term

Power Mode(s) Off, On or Automatic (Signal-Sensing)

Light Modes Off, On or Dim

Signal Processing

Unbalanced Inputs Stereo or Mono (two RCA jacks)

Balanced Inputs Stereo or Mono (two female XLR jacks)

Speaker/High-Level Inputs N/A

Input Grounding Isolated or Grounded

Input Modes Master or Slave

Level Control Reference (fixed gain) or Variable, from full mute to +15dB over reference gain

Filter Mode(s) Low-Pass

Filter Slope(s) 12/24 dB/octave

Filter Frequency Range 30 Hz - 130 Hz

Filter Defeat Function Yes

Polarity 0 or 180 degrees

Phase Variable, 0 - 270 degrees

Extreme Low Frequency (E.L.F.) Trim Variable, -12 dB to +3 dB at 20 Hz

Line Outputs N/A

Output to Slave Balanced (one male XLR jack)

Calibration Mode Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.), incudes laboratory-grade microphone

Physical Specifications

Width (W) 21.50 in / 546 mm

Height (H) 34.13 in / 867 mm

Depth (D) 24.0 in / 610 mm

Net Weight 360 lb / 163 kg

Note: Height dimensions include feet.

Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.)

Summary:

JL Audio's exclusive D.A.R.O. technology uses a powerful on-board DSP to automatically optimize the subwoofer's in-room frequency response. This leads to a superb listening experience, no matter where the subwoofer is placed.

Detailed Information:

In typical listening spaces, subwoofer and listener placement have a profound effect on the accuracy of low-frequency reproduction. While we always recommend that you place your subwoofers in good-sounding locations, we know that these often can be impractical locations. In the real world, subwoofer placement almost always involves a compromise between sonic performance, practicality and aesthetics.

To face this dilemma head on, JL Audio subwoofer systems incorporate a clever piece of technology called Digital Automatic Room Optimization (D.A.R.O.). The D.A.R.O. system self-generates a series of calibration tones, measures the frequency response at the listening position, and automatically configures an 18-band, 1/6 octave equalizer for a flat end-result. The system effectively allows for smooth, well-balanced sub-bass from a variety of locations that would have been less than ideal without D.A.R.O.

Connect the included calibration microphone to the front panel of the subwoofer.

Press the calibrate button on the front panel of the subwoofer.

Hold the microphone at the primary listening position for about a minute.

A few minutes later, you have completed this one-time setup routine.