HOLLYWOOD POST-PRODUCTION HOUSE PUTS CUSTOM-BUILT
BAG END SUBS TO WORK

Complete Sound at 1438 North Gower Street, a subsidiary of Complete Post, was designed specifically to handle HDTV work, thus all of its rooms are 5.1 production capable. Its main dubbing stages are hybrids that can accommodate short-or long-form work conforming to THX standards.

It was with this work in mind that Complete Sound's Director of Engineering Jeff Minnich acquired a pair of custom-built BAG END Infrasub-10 self-powered subwoofer systems nearly identical in design to BAG END's critically acclaimed Infrasub-18 self-powered subs. The main difference between the two is that the Infrasub-10 uses two compact 10-inch subwoofers instead of one 18-inch transducer. Both are powered by a built-in 400 watt amplifier and controlled by a built-in ELF extended low frequency signal processor.

“We have had a large number of requests from sound designers, home theater contractors and studios for smaller versions of our highly successful Infrasub-18, and are actually are in the process of developing several new, smaller Infrasub models,” said BAG END president Jim Wischmeyer. “So when Coast Audio said they needed a 10-inch Infrasub for a client, we custom-built a pair for them.”

Minnich, who acquired them from Coast Audio, said Complete Sound uses them both as a low-frequency component in their main dubbing stages and for the low frequency effects (LFE) channel in their 5.1 editorial surround systems.

“We are very impressed with the BAG ENDs,” Minnich said. "They do a tremendous job for very compact systems, and because they are so easily portable, we find them a very versatile part of our inventory.

And versatility is very important to Complete Sound. “Room utility should not be a limitation,” Minnich said. ”Rooms that are available for work need to be 5.1 capable, or you may have to turn down a job or put your staff on overtime.”

Complete Sound is equipped to handle long-form dubbing and long- and short-form editorial as well as audio for video, DVD mastering and restoration. It also has home video and laser disk services. The facility also does post-production for TV, including sitcoms, game shows, movies-of-the week and feature remastering for TV.

BAG END Loudspeaker Systems is in its third decade of manufacturing professional quality loudspeaker systems and components. BAG END has built an enviable reputation among sound designers, sound enforcement installation contractors, recording studios and post production houses for the its integrity of sound reproduction and rugged construction of its products.