Automatic Room Tuning for Any Subwoofer
Velodyne makes life substantially easier for anyone who owns a subwoofer. How does automatic room tuning and DSP processing sound?
The SMS-1 Subwoofer Management System improves the performance of any subwoofer by offering automatic bass-correction plus full DSP control. Using the included microphone and onboard eight-band digital parametric equalizer, you can automatically optimize your subwoofer's performance for any listening position in the room.
Do it all right from your favorite seat with the included wireless remote control. You can choose manual set-up, too. The on-screen display takes you through the process.
The SMS-1 is a slim but capability-packed component that plugs-in between your receiver or processor and your powered subwoofer, regardless of brand. It comes preprogrammed with four fully adjustable listening mode presets for Action Adventure Movies, Movies, Rock/Pop, Jazz/Classical, plus a fifth preset that you can specify. Each of the five presets can be totally customized to your tastes. Your sub adjusts to whatever program material you're listening to with the touch of a single button on the remote control.
"You'll Wonder How You Managed Without It"
"Whether running two, three, four, or five channels, the overall musical balance is superior with all the low bass running through the sub and the SMS-1," says Kalman Rubinson in Stereophile for November 2005. "The effect was exhilarating."
"You probably already have a good subwoofer. The SMS-1 will simply let you unleash its full potential," reports Roger Welch in the December 2005 issue of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. "Once you get one, I guarantee you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it."
"If you're not satisfied with your sub's performance, don't go out and get a new subwoofer, get Velodyne's SMS-1," raves Brian C Fenton in the April 2006 issue of HDTV Etc.
"A Fantastic Tool"
"The Velodyne SMS-1 is a fantastic tool for dialing in subwoofers and adding those final touches to tweaking your system for optimal performance," observes Clint DeBoer in his January 4, 2007 review for Audioholics.com. "We give a hearty recommendation to this tool and think that everyone who is serious about bass could stand to gain from integrating an SMS-1 into their listening room."
"It is not often that a product comes along that can either make a complex process one button simple or provide the tweaker with nearly unlimited adjustments in the pursuit of perfect sound but the Velodyne SMS-1 does just that," trumpets Brian Kahn in his October 2006 review for AudioVideoRevolution.com.
Explaining the benefits of a good subwoofer, Keith Howard in England's Hi-Fi News observes, "By helping achieve even, boom-free low frequency output, the SMS-1 -- used sensitively -- maximizes these benefits."
Comes with Everything You Need
Everything you need comes with the SMS-1. There are no additional cables or devices to buy. It includes a high-quality calibrated microphone, a microphone stand, the microphone cable, and even the audio and video cables. Even the needed test-tones are self-generated.
And, of course, the DSP processor reads and measures all the parameters of your subwoofer automatically. The included wireless remote control lets you adjust volume, switch to "Night Mode," and choose the right bass preset for any listening. | 
