Finland's DSPeaker will give a new ShakEQ feature, ABL-EQ, its first public demonstration at CEDIA Expo 2026. The show runs from September 1 to 4 in Denver, where booth C517 is scheduled to demonstrate what the company calls Content-Based Adaptive Bass Lift equalisation.
The ShakEQ hardware itself went on sale in 2025 and connects between a source such as an AV receiver and the amplifier driving a tactile transducer. Two RCA input and output channels can handle two transducers or one transducer and a subwoofer separately. It is a DSP placed immediately before the output devices, not an amplifier or a transducer.
For automatic correction, the supplied vibration sensors are placed on the seat and measurements are taken at three positions. Manual equalisation, crossover, delay, and multiple profiles are also available to manage tactile peaks and timing. Adding a compatible microphone enables Anti-Mode correction for a connected subwoofer.
Existing processing includes Bass Extender and Dynamic Range Optimizer. The newly announced ABL-EQ is described as varying bass lift in response to content, but neither the CEDIA listing nor the feature article details its algorithmic difference from Bass Extender or the conditions under which it operates.
This is therefore a preview of a processing feature for existing hardware, not the launch of a new ShakEQ unit. The magnitude of the effect, required firmware, availability date, and upgrade path for current owners remain undisclosed. A technical assessment will have to wait for fuller explanations or measurements after the public demonstration.