Submission 6
Best possible integration of sub-contrabass content, be it music or film.
Submission 6 is designed and engineered as a state-of-the-art high-fidelity subwoofer system capable of descending to the depths of impression—naturally, with resolution, dynamics and with all the grace and power to complement high-resolution non-compressing loudspeakers. The depth and quality of bottom octave or two performance reached with Submission will bring a whole new level of satisfaction to you, and your system. Sound targets are focused in the bottom octave or two (14 - 40 Hz), the sustain and decay of the kick drum and below. If your system has great bass yet lacks a live sense of presence and glory, that grounded and expansive connection, Submission should be on your short list of solutions.
Order to ship schedule [updated May 7th]
Satin Black - 8 weeks
Black Starlight - 8 weeks
White Starlight - 8 weeks
Cosmic Carbon - 8 weeks
Mercury - 8 weeks
Rustic Hickory - 8 weeks
Black Hickory - 8 weeks
Ruby Red Hickory - 8 weeks
Electric Blue Hickory - 8 weeks
Blue-Teal Hickory - 8 weeks
American Walnut - 8 weeks
Submission gives you the best possible integration of sub-contrabass content, be it music or film, to your otherwise low frequency limited state-of-the-art playback system. If you are looking for an agile, deep and powerful subwoofer system, that is flexible and incredibly musical, run Submission.
Price is per each.
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[Submission Subwoofer System Specifications + Information]
Submission is designed to compliment playback systems that have great sound down to about the kick drum (50Hz or so) but lack a sense of glory and tranquility that deep bass done right can give. The stereo and home theater systems I’m referring to usually feature large monitors or medium to large floor-standing loudspeakers that get you a good impression of bass but lack sincere detail of body and weight.
Submission features the same electronics and awesome Eminence LAB-12 sub-woofer driver and tuning we developed for our Definition 6 loudspeaker including the machined aluminum alloy casing that helps protect the electronics from vibration born distortion.
Submission Quick Specs
Height: 50” [127 cm]
Footprint: 12.75 x 12.75” [32.4 x 32.4 cm]
Bandwidth: 12 – 80 Hz
Line-Level Input: yes, RCA (left and right summing)
Sub Line-Level Input: yes, RCA
Speaker-Level Input: yes, 5-way binding posts (L/R summing) balanced, no trouble connecting bridged amps or any other type.
Tunability: very
DSP Bypass: yes, switched for those that want to integrate external signal processing.
Driver: Eminence LAB-12
Amp: Zu Submission Subwoofer Amp Series 6
Power: Hypex UcD
Acoustic Technologies
Submission is a medium compliance, sealed enclosure system where the restorative driver forces are shared between the driver’s suspension (spider is primary) and the air in the cabinet. Submission continues our tradition of making quick, details “sealed” subwoofers.
Subwoofer Amp Details
Submission’s electronics really perform and offer just enough tunability to be useful and not overwhelming. The amplifying module is the highly regarded Hypex UcD 400. Inputs are unfiltered left and right RCA line-level inputs, home theater sub-woofer signal, and unfiltered loudspeaker-level feeds (taping only signal). Submission is able to integrate with high efficiency loudspeakers like Zu’s without having to jump through hoops with gain and volume matching. Some design highlights include:
Hypex UcD 400 amp module
ALPS pots for volume and signal processing control
Zu Event hookup wire on signal feeds
Combination point to point and circuit board build
Neutrik RCA jacks (sound great and as tough as it gets)
Linear power supply with new highly damped, extra large toroidal transformer and overbuilt linear power supply
Machined aluminum casework
Hard anodizing (MIL-A-8625) anodizing
Kilo knobs
Premium WBT Nextgen speaker-level input posts
Gain structure of preamp section is designed to accommodate both low and high-efficiency loudspeakers
We recommend the Lundahl transformer coupled speaker-level inputs for Zu and other high-efficiency loudspeakers
Tips On Getting Great Sound From Submission
Submission subwoofers get one week of play before leaving the factory and while it is high-intensity and shakes the bugs out you will find Submission to sound significantly better after a few weeks of heavy play. And of note, if they are transported in cold weather, they take several days to “warm up” and return to giving you their best.
Make sure you have a 3/4” [20mm] or more gap between the bottom of the loudspeakers and the floor; the down-firing woofer needs a bit of room to breath.
Corner loading is not necessary. If you are using one Submission we recommend it be placed somewhere between your left/right speakers, closer to center is better but you don’t need to get all crazy about centering it. If you are using a stereo pair of Submissions we recommend that they be placed similarly to what you would to with your stereo main speakers—placed symmetrically and near your stereo main speakers.
For an excellent review full of setup and integration tips please visit:
The Submission might be of hulking proportions but it behaves like an Olympian foil fencer with lethal speed, accuracy and poised elegance. With this active and flexible giant I hands-down had the very best bass I’ve ever enjoyed in 10 years on the job.
it’s my considered opinion that the genus of subwoofer must once again be included in serious audiophile discussions. To have subwoofers condemned to home-theater exile as imposed by ill-informed snobbery and unfit samples of the breed is ultimately costly on your wallet and counterproductive for the ‘high’ in hifi. Kudos to team Zu for swimming against the prevailing tide and offering not just one but two dedicated quality subwoofers. Their stout Submission should get this process of reacquaintance with the genre started even if by no other means than outraged dissent with my review of it. I for one feel cured from the stupid ambition to do it all with passive boxes no matter what their pedigree might be. It only took me 11 years of intense reviewing to arrive at such a belated realsization. Better late than never though. And perhaps talking about it saved you a few years? Cheers to that!... –Srajan of 6moons
What’s Included
Four stainless-steel ball-end footers for use with hard surface flooring. Four high strength spikes to be used to punch through and anchor the subwoofer through carpets and rugs. Four stainless-steel low profile nuts for locking the footers (installed). 9/16” wrench size; 14mm also works but it’s tight. The thread size for those interested in trying aftermarket footers is 3/8–16.
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