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The claims sound somewhat exaggerated, 5kw of subwoofer is nothing in live music venues, though they purposely don’t go as low. Here’s some more modern “big” subs, which are larger and can radiate significantly more power

https://www.aia-cinema.com/products/the64-sub-pro-passive-se...

https://www.aia-cinema.com/products/the100-sub-pro-passive-s...

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Thanks for the links, that is a company I did not know existed, and the woofers are interesting. Really makes you wonder if they have overcome the traditional problems of large woofers. The Fostex super woofer users recommended rotating it once a year due to its own weight possibly deforming the spider structure of the woofer, at only 27" across. 60" or 100" across is back to the future level ridiculous. As another poster said, I can not see this outperforming several smaller units, but I would love to see/hear it in action.

"Really makes you wonder if they have overcome the traditional problems of large woofers."

Having to listen to others bad music, even if I don't want to?

Speaking of exaggerations, there is some hilarious marketing language on those pages. A couple of examples:

> It captures both the weight of a collapsing mountain and the whisper of tectonic tension with equal ease.

> THE100 SUB PRO PASSIVE doesn’t just play low frequencies — it summons them from the earth itself.

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