C-Series · Cinema Subwoofer

C15
Cinema Subwoofer

Single 15″ · Sealed · Passive · 96 dB

Cinema 15

A high-efficiency 15″ bass-reflex cinema subwoofer. 96 dB sensitivity. 800W continuous power handling. Bass extension to 28 Hz — the frequency range where cinema becomes physical. Passive design for pairing with external amplification and DSP of your choice.

$2,064.99

worldwide shipping · duties included

60-day home trial · 10-year warranty · Hand-finished · Limited production · Direct to customer

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60 days in your room. If this doesn't belong there, we collect it. No conditions.
Description

Cinema authority in its most compact form.
The C15 is the entry point into the C-Series — a sealed 15-inch subwoofer engineered to deliver reference dynamics in dedicated cinema rooms up to 30m².

The front face

Polished Aluminium.
From baffle to edge.

The C15 front baffle is machined from a single billet of 6082-T6 aluminium — the same alloy grade used in aerospace structural components. Hand-polished through an eight-stage process, then sealed with automotive clear lacquer. One unbroken face, one driver, no port holes.

The cabinet is proportioned as a tall, slim slab — 500mm wide, 635mm tall, 293mm deep. At 293mm, the C15 is shallower than any competing sealed 15-inch cinema subwoofer at this performance level. It sits against a front wall without intrusion. In Obsidian or Chalk, it disappears into the room.

Cabinet specification

6082-T6 Aluminium

Aerospace structural alloy · 20mm thickness · CNC milled to ±0.3mm tolerance · eight-stage hand polish · automotive clear lacquer seal

Eight-stage hand polish

180→1500 grit wet sand · machine compound · hand mirror finish · automotive clear lacquer

Internal cross-bracing

Single cross-brace at volumetric midpoint · 100mm air hole for pressure equalisation · calculated to suppress panel resonance at frequencies above system Fc

Four finish options

Obsidian · Chalk · Slate · Stone · 2K polyurethane lacquer · spray booth applied · machine and hand polished · custom RAL on request

Performance

Cinema
authority.
Compact form.

The C15 is designed for dedicated cinema rooms up to 30m². With a 96 dB sensitivity driver and 1,000W amplifier headroom, it delivers reference cinema dynamics from its natural response — and with a room correction processor extends deep into infrasonic territory. The FaitalPRO 15HP1030 neodymium motor is fast, accurate, and thermally robust for full-length feature screenings at reference level.

96dB

Sensitivity 1W / 1m

1,000W

AES continuous power

0.57

Qtc — fast sealed

293mm

External cabinet depth

01

Neodymium ring motor — 1.1T flux

The driver uses a neodymium ring magnet motor delivering 1.1T flux density across the 100mm voice coil. The aluminium demodulation ring reduces harmonic and intermodulation distortion at high excursion — audibly significant during sustained cinema use at reference levels. The motor is the same architecture as drivers used in professional touring systems worldwide.

02

Sealed Qtc 0.57 — optimal DSP alignment

The C15 is tuned to Qtc 0.57 — a deliberately chosen alignment below Butterworth (0.707). This gives faster transient decay, lower excursion demand at resonance, and a monotonically decreasing rolloff that room correction processors handle with maximum efficiency. Every major cinema processor — Trinnov, Dirac Live, Anthem ARC, Audyssey MultEQ XT32 — corrects this rolloff automatically during calibration.

03

293mm depth — the slimmest 15″ sealed

The C15 cabinet is 293mm deep — the minimum achievable for a sealed 15-inch cinema subwoofer with correct rear driver clearance and structural integrity. This is 291mm shallower than the JL Audio Gotham and 291mm shallower than the SVS PB-4000. In a dedicated cinema room, 293mm against a front wall is essentially invisible. The performance is not.

Cabinet engineering

Built to a standard.
Not a price point.

Every internal dimension, brace position, and panel thickness in the C15 is determined by acoustic engineering requirements. The 52L net internal volume is calculated from the 15HP1030's T/S parameters for Qtc 0.57.
Technical specifications

C15

Cinema Subwoofer · Sealed · Passive

Acoustic Performance

System resonance (Fc)

67 Hz

System Q (Qtc)

0.57 — fast sealed

Natural −3dB point

~75 Hz (free-field)

DSP-corrected extension (−3dB, in-room)

~35 Hz

Sensitivity

96 dB / 1W / 1m

Nominal impedance

8 Ω

Recommended amplifier power

400–1,000W continuous at 8Ω

Physical

Alignment

500 × 635 × 293 mm

Isolation feet

4× M8 adjustable decoupling — height-adjustable

Alignment

Sealed — acoustic suspension — passive

Net internal volume

52L

Acoustic fill

Long-fibre acoustic wool — density tuned

Front baffle

20mm 6082-T6 aluminium — CNC milled — hand polished

Cabinet material

High-density natural wood composite

Connections

2× 5-way gold binding posts — 8Ω — recessed rear plate

Production

Limited batch

Lead time

4–5 weeks from order

Passive design

Your amplifier.
Your DSP.
Your room.

DSP-corrected extension figures assume pairing with a room correction processor — Trinnov Altitude, StormAudio ISP, Anthem ARC Genesis, Dirac Live, Audyssey MultEQ XT32, or Lyngdorf RoomPerfect. Calibration is automatic: place the microphone, run the measurement routine, the processor applies the equalisation curve. No manual adjustment is required by the end user. Natural −3dB point of ~75 Hz reflects the sealed Qtc 0.57 alignment in free-field conditions. In-room boundary gain of 6–8 dB below 80 Hz is expected with front-wall placement — this meaningfully extends perceived bass below the free-field figure. Amplifier must be rated for 8Ω operation with a damping factor ≥ 100 for optimal transient control.
Ownership

Built for decades. Backed without conditions.

Home trial

60 days in your room

The only meaningful audition is in your own space, on your own system. The C15 arrives at your door. You listen. If after 60 days it does not belong in that room, contact us and we arrange collection. No restocking fee. No conditions. No questions that require an answer.

Warranty

Ten years. Transferable.

Full parts and labour coverage for ten years from the date of purchase. The warranty transfers to subsequent owners on private resale — register the new owner and full coverage continues. We build loudspeakers intended to last a generation. The warranty reflects that intention.

Support

Direct to the engineers

V&Y concierge support connects you directly to the people who designed the C15 — for setup, room placement, amplifier pairing, and long-term system guidance. No call centres. No support tickets. The person who answers understands the speaker from the inside.

Direct to customer

No intermediaries. Ever.

V&Y sells exclusively direct. No importers, no dealers, no showrooms. The price you see is the price you pay — worldwide shipping and all applicable duties and taxes included. Every element of the customer relationship remains with us, from order to ownership.

Finish options

Five finishes. All hand-applied. All to specification.

Each finish is applied in controlled stages. Coats are flat-sanded between applications. Every surface is inspected under raking light before the next layer is added. The cabinet clears our facility only when it meets a written surface specification — not a visual judgment, a documented standard.

Obsidian

Piano Black

Chalk

Gloss White

Celestite

Metallic Silver

Midnight

Metallic Gunmetal

Custom RAL colours available on request for orders of two pairs or more. Lead time 8–10 weeks. Contact us to discuss.

The C-Series

Three models.
One cinema philosophy.

$3,103.79
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$5,715.00
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$5,214.43
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$2,064.99
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$3,477.88
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$5,977.61
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$7,064.45
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
$2,060.47
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Obsidian - Piano Black
Chalk - Gloss White
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